New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-17
POLITICAL NOTES.
Beck crawfshes.

Beck craviishes.
The second rebellion is about to slump.
The negro ultimatum: Fair voting or no cotton
We can't scare anybody, says Beck, so let's stop
yelling
LISA brilliant party which forces an extra SEES
sion merely to back down.
Mr.. Seymour is actually shy of the Establishments
of the seductive Belmont How Oddl
Now that the Democratic Senators have backed
down. perhaps the party editor will be less belIig-
erent.
1t IS once more made apparent that the Republi-
can party Is not an easy victim OF either the bully
or the Duiidozer.
Beck's mouth is all right now that it has been
rigged with puckerng-string Of which the caucus
holds the ends.
Thurman is in the line of succession at last.
There are only two healthy, Republican lines be-
tween him ana fair chance Tor she Presidency
Why does the Belmont embassy waste time in
trying to find Seymour's trail, when it can sur
round Judge Church and capture him in a twink
ling
This is one of the most valuable of recent Con-
crosses, from certain specific points of view. 1t is
so valuable that every minute of it ID worth Re-
publican vote
Il think it will ruin Mr.. Thurman" says the
chosen first Democratic successor to that traitor,
john c. Breckenridge"
The negroes have unconsciously adopted the
Democratic plan of coercion by starvation and their
particular method of withholding supplies is the
most effective yet discovered
Why should Springer waste any time over those
contested-seat cases Everybody knows no will
favor the seating OF the Democrat every time, and
that tho Demooratlc majority VIII vote him IN just
as regularly.
Mr.. Fernando Woods patriotic effort to save the
country by keeping the tariff question stirred up
enables his party friends TO dissemble their love
and deal out to him assorted lot of opprobTium
Good men must expect TO sliher.
Dir. Watterson raises himself mp with much dig
nIty and then sits down violently upon Hendricks
for pre6uming to think he can capture the head of
the ticket in 1880. He tho Indiana states
man that he is only important politically as the
tail Of the old kite. This is SO.
The Democrats of Wisconsin have had a valuable
experience They declined to have a non-partsan
election for the choice of a Supreme Court Judge,
but form I'd an alliance with the Greenbackers and
put up an opposition candidate. The result Is
Republican majority of 80. 900, against q majority
OF only 900 over the combined forces Of the same
parties III 1871
Ex-Congressman Smalls says the negroes Of South
Carolina have caught the emigration fever. and
are only kept from starting in great numbers for
the West by their lack of money. He declares that
they are willing to live on teupenny nails" till
they can save money enough TO pay their fare. No
one can blame them for longing to get out OF State
which makes life hell for them during every
election campaign.
The House Committee on Elections has organized
for busness-the business, TO wit, Of lifting Demo
crafts into the seats which belong Of right 10 Repub
leans. Mr.. Springer be trusted 10 lead his
committee moro deeply into the bowels OF that I'M
explored region which lies behind the returns -
than any previous committee has ever yentured To
penetrate
Governor McClelan's unusual and obstructive
activity in pocketing all the bills looking toward
retrenchment. which touched the sensitive pockets
Of hs courtiers, and which were left In his charge
by tho adjournment of the Legislature, has kin.
died intense indignation throughout New-yersey
His unprecedented course has made certain the