New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-17
The boom business Is about to suffer relapse.

A recent visitor TO Hendricks announces that the
gifted straddler talks with reckless freedom about
Tilden, calling him " trickster" and " fraud,
among other pleasant epthets. Perhaps hendricks
thinks he can gain the friendship of John Kelly by
quoting thus generously the language OF the lam
many organs and secure that NOMINATION when
Mr. Cox and Mr.. Kelly are about TO arrange
1t is Jefferson Davs's turn to speak now. He
must not allow Hill and Toombs to snatch the Bour-
bon belt from him.
The Bayard boom stopped short, never to 60
again. the moment he announced that he would not
spend dollar to gain any Office. 1t is curious but
not unaccountable fact that the newspapers which
had been supplying the wind for the boom. at once
threw m the business aud transferred their exer-
tions to General Hancock All that Bavard mas
left IN the shape OF machine Is tue lAte ieu
party. That shows symptoms OF swinging our ior
him and thus adding fresh agony TO his poHtlcal
decline
The Anti-Tilden demonstration is nearly ex-
hausted and the great uucondoned fraud begins To
loom again.
The rise and fall OF Presidential candidates be-
tween now and next June will be enormous. Many
causes will operate to secure the falls but the most
devastating one Of all viii be- the familiar DluhueI
of being 200 previous"
CONGRESSMAN FELTON,, of Georgia. one of tho So
called Southern Independents who vote with the
lished a long letter the political outlook. He
takes the ground that the November elections
show that the Democratic party has lost the con-
fdcnce of the North. and that David DAVIS Is the
only man whom the Democrats can elect next year.
He adds that independent movements are gong on
all over Georgia. and that tho Bourbon party Ia In
danger of overthrow, sensible men having decided
to sever their connection with party which Is go
hopeessy narrow All this Is true so Tar as II re-
III.
comes % boiling from the party, tlat IS another
matter. MIR. FELTON, has talked In the same frank
way this before, and has meeAiy gone into the
Democratic caucus atterward ana trained Win en-
tire dOcility II the Democratic ranks. W hen nc
makes his actions ana his words coincide, IL Will DE
time to pay to those words that attention which
they do not merit now.
When the Solid South splits enough to put some
Republicans into Office it VIII be ample time to talk
about splitting the solid N,rth
A correspondent Of The Cincinnati Enquirer. who
circulated among the soldiers IN attendance at the
Grant reception In Chicago, found pretty general
sentiment against the third term. al agreed that
the demonstration tremendous tribute TO
Grant, but many said It was purely an unpoltical
one and that ii any attempt had been made to give
it partisan color it wonld have been serious in
Jury to Grant. Colonel w. X. Holloway, of Indi-
annapolis, said "This Grant boom beats them all,
but he will not be candidate for President
doubt very much whether his name will be pre-
sented in the Convention. think he won't permit
it himself. ] sholld not DO surprised to see Hayes
nominated and elected but Grant won't bep Othor
soldiers expressed similar views. declaring belief
that Grant would discover before the Convention met
that 1t would not be- best for him TO run again.
Senator Edmunds says lie has returned from
Europe, as he went, thorough stalwart, ready 10
JON IN the contests winch remain in the future
to drive the Democratic party INTO final defeat.
Ho Will find ten men ready and eager TO help him
" here there was only one when he went away.
Senator Mcdonald has delivered o long speech
UNFOLDING tho Democratic policy IN regard to the
Federal Election laws and defending the
course of his party during the extra
session. This may DO agreeable reading
for the Democrats of Indiana, but In this part
of the country there is Impression that the recent
popular verdict on this question has made it
thing of a dead issue. There IS not half much
anxiety about the shadow of bayOnets on ballot
boxes" as there is a determination to put end TO
the presence of shOtguns there In the hands OF bull
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