New-York tribune., 1879-12-06
Ills unnatural calm must be awful for Springer.

Itis noticeable that while Tammany is able to
call Tilden ''cowardy syndicate lawyer" IL Is
also able to hold itself back from saying that it will
decline to support him if he is renomlnated. his
confirms the assertion of the ubiquitous Tilden
agent. that Mr.. Kelly and his party will vote for
Tilden solid III 1890 in order 10 reGstablish them
selves in the National Democratic household; IL
may seem foolish, in view OF this prospect Tor ian
many to accumulate unnecessary crow, pul lneh
Tammany doesn't mind crow.
SAYS Seymour to Hendricks " You are
commonly gifted acrobat. Brother, but you can't
lift yourself into Presidential possibility again by
straddling my shoulders"
Tilden chuckies st the spectacle of his party
adopting his whispering tactics.
Iouisiana's solidity seems TO have been secured
on the Yazoo plan. The leaders OF the opposition
party in all districts where their influence would he
likely to secure q troublesomely large vote were
either hanged shot, whipped or driven away just
before the voting began. This secured peace at
the polls and enabled the bnlldozers TO telegraph
North that there was "quIet election. Doubtless
they poked one another in the ribs as they the
news and remarked on tine tremendous humor OF
the Joke They Will have another chance 10 laugh
when the Northern Democratic newspapers reach
them with their oracular observations that the
Democrats of Louisiana have once more demon
strated that Federal troops not necessary to
cure orderly elections in the South.
Senator Beck remarks that the length of the ses-
sion will depend upon whether Jim Blame shakes
the bloody shirt in tine face Of Ben HIll." Beck
shows symptoms OF becoming philosopher.
The Southern members of Congress are said to
have become cony inced suddenly that Seymour is
the man for them in 1880. One of them is quoted
rs saving: "We must make seymour run somehow.
We did it in 1868. against his positive declination.
- II.
they will do again, If they force the nomination
upon him, and that is score a handsome defeat
Tilden is openly opposed to Seymour. All the Til
den agents say that the Claimant looks npon Sey-
mour as a sympathizer with Church in the opposI-
tion of Kelly to Robinson and that be is determined
that whoever is the nominee next year it shall he
neither Seymour, Church. Baysrd nor Hendricks.
When asked what they mean, their reply IL that the
Democratic party has bad no success IN New-Iork
since 1856 save when 1ilden furnished the brains,
money and machinery for the campaign, and that
he is not going to supply these requisites to help
any the above-named men. The longer the Dem-
ocrats study that observation the more will they be
on them which they cannot shake oil.
Bayard has risen above party again. Why doesn't
he jump out for good
When Governor Robinson read Tammany's accusa
ton of him as an Oriental despot," ne remarked
with fervor that he only wished he were that despot
for about week he would make IL uncommonly
warm for The NEwYOBK TRIBUNE
Governor Holidays message TO the Virginia Leg
slature gives good reason to believe that he has the
disposition and the courage to thwart all attempts
of the Readjusters repudiate the states obliga
tlons. lie makes strong appeal to the Legislature
TO preserve the credit and good name of the State,
and shows by arguments and figures that the hon
est course IS the Only safe polite one. lie says
iln a a world lITxlnla
tend 10 repudiate her debt: that SHE spnrns the
AID horfid crime. The response is, let her
people prove it by their works"
Fernando Wood has doubts whether II will pay
him to devote another whole session 10 n second
tariff bill tor the waste-psper basket.