New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-15
POLITICAL NOTES.

Please observe the eloquent silence OF Mr. Tilden.
Kitch,n shonld have his name changed to slop-
Room
A Confederate attempt to starve the Army would
be delicious blunder.
Thurman is afraid to call a caucus, lest it 20,
away from him and smash the party.
The Democracy IS waiting for something to turn
up. About one more veto will enable it 70 see ts
own toes turn up.
There is no demand for a Democratic address to
the country on the situation. The country under
stands it perfectly now.
The Democrats are snre the President was bull
dOzed into the second veto by Senator Edmunds
lie certainly wasn't by the Democratic caucus.
1t seems to be nip and tuck between Chalmers
and Shelley as to which one buldozed the most
negroes in order TO steal seat IN Congress.
If the Democrats issue an address in response TO
the veto, the President would DO graceful thing
by sending an address of thanks to Congress for
giving him the opportunity for two popular hits.
Ben Hill is slow to grasp the great truth that it is
always dangerous business for Democrat 10 stir
up "bygoncs." Something rank is ALWAYS sure to
turn up with the Democratic tag on II, which makes
II unpleasant for the digger.
1t is reported that Senator Hill thinks he must
have been in a trance when no offered the black
flag resolutions in the Rebel Senate. "And,n be
ALL
Itdoos seem sometimes as if the South were viz,
tually bulldozed by the Federal Government. No
less than 1915 arrests there in the last two years.
and iifty-f0ur persons shot for merely running liz
cit whiskey stills. yet this is what some people
call freedom.
Senator Voorhees,, who did not show any partIcu,
lar frenzy in getting tho soldiers paid while they
hi 10 f,,1
claim-agents acting for alleged soldiers that he is
even willing to sacrifice Secretary sherman to
them. This IS patriotism by proxy.
Chalmers is undoubtedly right when he says the
Democrats will be sustained ia their present opB-
ion by the entire Southern people. So they WILL
and for that reason, among Others. thcy will be op
posed BY the whole Northern people. Does 70 occur
10 Chalmers that the South is already sufficiently
solid for tie good Of the Democracy
Alexander Stephens thinks the Democrats have
gained al they can ask for in the way Of political
advantage. OF the kind, undoubtedly they have
He says the President has "eyaded" the Issue.
The good mGn means " invaded of course. for he
President walked straight into the middle of H.
and then blew 10 mp. Mr. Stephens has PICKED tpa
fragment which vh,zZed near bis head, aud rightly
says that's enough for him.
General Ewing has comfortable scheme for the
success of his party i'm Ohio this Fai. he says Con-
gress must give the President a chance to veto a
free silver coinage bill. ana a bill to abolish tho
National banks, else there can be no coalition with
the Greenbackers and without coalition success
j. almost imDnssible No Republican will object tO
This programme. The President viii undoubtedly
be delighted 10 accommodate the Democrats with
pair Of such popular yetOes as those would Be-
Occasionally gmpses are caught Of the senti-
ment in the interior of the Democratic household
which do not correspond with the buster which is
exhibited in public. Something of this KIND is fur
nished by the Washington correspondent OF TIE
Aacusta Chronicle Of Georgia, who writes: Among
the more conservative Democrats whom have met,
the prevailing sentiment is that the party has made
a prod gIOus mistake, and that miserable Daek-
down or fatal persistence in error IS The inevitable
sequel That is Just the way 1t looks 10 htphD-
leans also, especially since the second veto.
Several rural Democratic editors arc in a frenzy
of virtuous indignation over an alleged letter from
the " Okolona IDIOT" to the Chairman Of the OHIO
Republican Committee, which was declared to be a
ridiculous forgery on the day of its appearance, sew
eral weeks ago. The letter bears the marks Of a
stupid forger on its face, for it represented the
idiot MS acting under the instructions of Northern
Republicans. As he has been r3ylng IN the same
way for several years, there IS no apparent reason
why Republicans should " instruct MN 10 Keep III
up now.
There is genuine truth as well as patho5 IN that
complaint which the Democratic Congressman
make of the President" lie has disturbed the
Democratic harmony" So he has. The Democratic
editor will be able to add some feeling remarks on
this subject Like his friends in Congress, he had
his mouth all ready to howl that the President de-
clared In favor of troops at the polls, when 10! IN
came the message saying in the first paragraph
that be was opposed to that very thing ana adding
in the last paragraph that he would be glad 10 co
operate with Congress IN any measure which womb
tend TO make such use still more Impossible than lt
is at present. That was disturbing Democratic
harmony with Il vengeance. \ very aOle campaign
veil was stran glsd before its birth, and no line
was granted for the creation of new one 10 take
its place.
These are anxious days tor an eminent Reform
Congressman from Florida. His trial is now on in
his State for instigatinc and procuring the forgery
of election returns The array of evidence against
him is very strong, and some OF his fellow Reform
ers are now in the penitentary for their share IN
the work He is the man who figured in the cipher
dispatches as "ppaishsh," and whose mappro-
pirate name is Noble A. Hull. The present Con-
gress FASTENED to give him a seat with TINS ugly H.
dictment hanging over him, and if that body were
to try hun now his prospects would he mnc9
brighter than they are In he should be conylciea
his place can OF course be made good, Tor the Dem
ocralic majority can he depended upon % snatch
another man who was never elected and put MN III
the seat of some Republican who was.
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