New-York tribune., 1879-05-07
siona cancns made up its mind to do and think and

siona caucns made up its mind to do and think and
| say the night before.
Indiana Democrats say it IS folly for Tburman to
hope for either place the ticket in $50 because
| Ohio is hopelessly Republican. This Is a fact. but
it is curious time for Democrats 10 be mentioning
it, for If the party loses Ohio this Fall t Is pretty
sure to lose everything next year.
1t was Randolph Tucker who remarked a few
weeks ago that before they would yield an inch
they would resign their seats in Congress. As they
have yielded several inches IN consentiug 10 have
supervisors at the polls is time for Randolph TO
start the procession OF resgners.
Democratic Congressnen have passed through
trying and unhappy experience in their endeavor
10 cook bill about troops at the polls which
President Hayes would be likely 10 sign. There
wasn't much left of Section Six " to START in wIth
after 1t came III collision with the veto.
Mammoth Cave in Kentucky should have few at
fractions to those who witness the far more NAM
moth cave Of the Democratic party tins week.
And what il tho tremendous fall Of the Yosemite 10
the fall of the Sage of Cipher Alleyf That party is
full of great natural curiOs!tles.
Among the stIffest-bacIled Democrats at the out
set OF the extra session was Senator Garland, who
declared his preference for seeing the Capitol
bic and be given up to the owls and the bats rather
than yield particle to the Republicans. Perhaps
he thinks the owls and bats have got hold Of the
Capitol when he surveys secret Democratic eau
Gus
Senator Thurman declares as emphatcally as ever
that under no circumstances will he be q candidate
for Governor of Ohio this Fall. Whoever the Re-
publicans nominate, he will nosconscnt TO stand
he gives himself no concern about tho Republican
candidate, because far as he il concerned the
question is settled and will not be Teopened He is
a wise man, for if he were to run against sherman
there wOudn't be enough left Of him politically 10
make pOund-keepeT.
Every candidate on the Democratic ticket In
Kentucky Is an ex-Confederate, and Bourbon ed-
tor in Louisville heads IL report of the convention
with these exutant words: "'On TO Richmond
that seemed TO be the motto Of the convcnton-a
solid phalanx Of ex-Confcderates nominated to dl
State Offices" Sketches are gwen by the same edi-
tor of tine different candidates, and of one of them
he says: "On one occasion when he was accused
of oclng an exFederal soldier, he Immediately de-
Eodnced The rum0r as malicious and false That
"OkOOna idiot" seems 10 have plenty OF sympa-
thctlc brethren in all parts Of the south.
The President has discovered an authority for his
course which ought TO nave weight with the major
ty of this Congress. He says the Constitution Of
the Confederate States stipulated that the President
should have power to approve any item and dlsap-
prove any other IN the same bill. ii this ConstItu-
ton were III force over the country at present tho
ex-COnfedcrate majority would not be wasting time
in putting riders on the appropriation biIs. Even
though 1t is not in force, 1t ought 10 have weight
with the Democratic caucus The President also
approves another provision OF the Confederate doc
uent, that that the President shall not be eligible
to a second term, and that the term SHAH be SIX
years IN length He tells correspondent OF The
Cincinnati Commercial that q constitutional ameud-
Inent securing these changes WouG relieve the Land
Of the anxiety and confusion with whlchOur ire
qucnt Presidential elections now I'LL 10.
Secretary Sherman's unexpected visit TO OHIO,
"to repair fences" has created q tremendous COM
motion in both political parties there. The Demo-
crats are autated with fear that he will be caa-
ddate for Governor, and their scurryiug TO and no
for consultation shows how much they dread such
an event. Among the Republicans, the Garfield
men are in trepldation lest Sherman intends 70 run
for Governor and then, if he ISN'T nominated for the
Presidency to get elected to the Senate. The Taft
men are also agtated, and to make sure Of sympa-
thy with the Garfield men, they hasten to have
Taft announce that he is not a candidate for the
Senate Finally, Mr.. Halstead is IN tremendous
state of exbilaratIOn. He is confident that oher-
man Is the man to head off Grant, that he has al
ready killed off the third term movement, and both
nominated and elected sherman Governor and
President. All tins upheayai has grown out OF he
quiet ppearance of piaIn man AT his home Tor The
purpose of prOpping up a struggling fence! Ii Is
lively tribute to the power Of that PLAIN man. what
ever comes Of It,