New-York tribune., 1879-12-30
Garcelon suspects he is sitting on hornets nest

Springer once more calls public attention to his
own dimensions as a statesman. He says If he bad
been Governor Of Maine he would not have done
what Garcelon did, but if he had done 1t he should
stick to il. That is sound Democratic principle.
Morality has nothing to do with IT, Ii Is SIMPLY
question of backbone. Springer would much rather
be called successful burglar, apparently than
man afraid Of his conscience.
Montgomery Blair has been quiet for q fortnight.
No wonder Iilden stock is looking up.
The Maine theft was deliberately planned weeks
in advance. The next raid by the Democratic gang
of burglars will be upon the Presidency. That is
already planned.
Congressman Miles Ross, of New-Jersey, with the
Randolph and Parker booms right under his nose
has the cruelty to say that Tilden is the only
whom the Democrats can will nominate for the
Presidency He says he is convinced of this by evil
dence which he has received from all parts of the
country as a member of the National Democratic
Committee. There Is abundant evidence TO sustain
this opinion accessible to every reader of newspa-
pers. The bitter denunciatiOn of Iilden by the
Journals of his own party has totally ceased. All
the boOms which have been started to push the bar
rel out of the field have disappeared. The barrel
alone remains.
Whoever was the author of the Maine crime. there
Is no doubt about who did the dirty work of accom-
plishment The main honors for that belong to f.
+. Pilsbury. After he has had his due, Garcelon
and his Council will come in for generous share.
Hendricks is wriggling again. The old story of
the promises which made to him in 1876 is re-
yived and is given out as great secret, never be-
fore revealed 1t has been told dozen times
already. AS he gives it now he only consented to
accept the second place on the understanding that
he should have the first in $780, He says Til
den's agents at st. Louis, Dorshemer and Others.
Id hot nj cd farm nd
would use his influence to make Hendricks his sue
cessor. Well, what of that Tilden can say truly
enough that he hasn't had his one term yet. If
that isn't sufficient excuse, he can say that his
agents had no authority from him to make snch a
promise. Moreover. whatever view be may take Of
the subject will make no difference to Hendricks
II 1ilden were dead, there would not be ghost of
chance for Hendricks next year. There is not
Democratic politician in the country capable of
forming an opinion on the subject who won't tell
him that.
The WorlFs conundrum about Seymours ability
to carry this State against Grant next year has
vived several unpleasant bygones. One Democratic
brother is unfriendly enough to say that Seymours
chances would be slim If The Word should repeat its
performance of 1868 and call for his withdrawal
from the ticket q few days before election. 1t is
impossible to feel anything but pity for the head
the heart OF the man who could heaye brickbat
like that at brothers nose.
Western admirer of the Bold Brigand of Maine
says "The iron-wiled Garceon stands firmly upon
the Constitution and the laws" He does-tramples
on them, in fact.
There seems to be longing in the Democratic party
for somebody to steal its capacity for laundering
The trouble in Maine will come to head one
week from Wednesday. when the Legislature will
meet.
While condemning the Maine Democrats for their
performances. Mr.. john Quincy Adams has word
of rebuke for the Republicans. "The conduct of
Mr.. Senator Blaine and his bulldozing committee
who have been hanging about Augusta for the past
month, is simply disgusting" That seems to be the
current Democratic opinion, and it is not unnatural
If Mr.. Blaine and his "buldozing committee
had kept quiet. the theft would have been made
before the public knew it. and protest would
have been possible. Mr.. Adams recalls the expert
ence of the traditional parsonage who said "1hey
stripped me and lashed me on the bare back with a
rawhide till was perfectly dsgusted."
1t seems to be tactly admitted by the Calamity
Croakers that resumption won't fail this wear.