New-York tribune., 1879-03-24
POLITICAL NOTES.

caIllhDuTy cars anu pun manu.
What the Democrats need is the same ability to
get out of a blunder as they have to get H.
Until the new Members get their seats warmed mp
they will scout the idea OF an early adlouThmeht.
Tho extra session will be a great strain on Ram
dali. He must be Speaker IN the House ana tall-
holder III the caucus.
The noble cause of Reform through q stuffed bal
lot-box is ovcrweighted with an exceedingly bilious
outlook for 1850.
Senator Edmund5 is evidently animated by a
laudable purpose to make the extra session as en-
tertanlnV as possible.
Tammany's amazamcnt and surprise at Tilden'5
suddenly revived yigor as a Reformcr continues to
be in the expression OF its eyes. Yet Tden is
placid.
The Democrats are slowly realizing that the Re-
pubicans are wonderfully expert IN inserting pin
in that precise spot in "Rnformer's" person where
1t will cause ihe livcliest cOnynlslons
Democratic city officials would do well to feel of
their heads carefully once OF twice a day and make
sure they are still. on their shoulders. The Mayor
has not aheathed his broadsword Yet.
The Democrats will gracously permit the election
laws to stand If they are allowed to break up the
machinery for enforcing them. This is theIr pro
posed compromise.
Speaker Randall evidently finds the job of paying
his political debts an exceedingly hard one. That
is the significance of the announcement that he will
take two weeks to make up his committees
Somo of tho moro prudent Democratic leaders in
Congress are now standing at the stern of the Bour-
bon craft carefully taking soundngs, with view
t. backing water as soon Is possible.
The spectacle of an Indiana Copperhcad in the
chief executive olico Of the United State5 Senate
is cnoueh to make that brave Old patriot, Oliver +.
Morton, turn III LIS grave.
The fiery Chalmers seems to be hedging on his
determination 10 " sit TIL hell freezes over" When
he made that declaration ho did not realize that his
party had taken lodgings IN that unfrozen place.
What exasperaies the Democrats most is not that
the Republicans decline to be bulldozcd, but that
they Will persist in sassinE back" 1t was impu-
dcnco Of this kind which provoked Salisbury
eruption.
1t begins to look as if the Democrats despared of
butting down the solid wall of Republican opp0si-
ton in Congress- and were going TO change their
tactics and make an effort to undermine the Presi-
dent Mr Hayes should look out for them
The Democrats in the House disposed TO re-
gard the Greenback faction as u sucked orange, but
the GreenbackerS are indignant and insist that the
country shall believe there is Il good deal of juice
left under the sckiy-lOOkng skin OF their organ
iZatOn.
The chief recommendation Of Mr.. Il. J. Bright for
the position of Sergcant-atArms of the senate just
given him by the Democrats, seems TO have been
his relationship to the late Senator Bright. Indi
ana. Like Mr. Pelt0n, he is the nephew Of a great
man The great man, 1t is Just us well 30 remember,
was expelled from the Senate fOrdlSloyalty IN 1852,
by a vote OF ~ 10 Ii.
1t doesn't appear just why Mr.. Blackburn felt the
necessity of being made Speaker III order to de-
mOnstrate how magnanimously the South could
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have an easy two-thirls majority in the caucus of
the ruling party in both houses and they lcas-
late pretty much they SEQ tit The southern
appetite for power must be uncOmmOny rayenOus
if il isn't satlatod for a while with lis present
pOSSeSSlOn.
IEe baltimore Gazette says: The gentlemen WHO
are determined to see the hand of 1Ilden in the
gan.zatIon of the House saould not overlook the
fact that John G. Thompson, the Sergeant-at-Arms,
is Il powerful supporter of Mr.. Thurman's PreSi-
dental claims. The Sergeant-at-Arms holds tie
purse of the House and has almost much influence
a The Speaker" This is a mistake. The Sergeant
at-Arms has no patronage tO speak Of and 10 inttu
eHce except what h0 eXerts personally. The noble
army of dOOrkeepers, messengers. SweepeIs-out and
sptdOre-cleaIers are not appointed by him. In
the Senate It is different. The Sergeant of
thaC body appoints u regiment Of underotrapperS,
and is consequently parsonage OF political cOnsc-
queHce.
That fre-and-fury organ Of the defunct COnfed-
eracy, The OkaioaG (Mssl Southern States. defends
its character as q representative OF Democratic
opinion and publishes the following Endorsement
from the Hon. j. Il. Clymer, who is said TO be
leading Ohio Democrat: " | am greatly pleased with
The States in its peerless ability and conscientious
devotion TO principle Brother Harper and you
both WELD trenchant and powerful blades. The
cause of Jctt,rsOnlaD Democracy needs such men
who have tho brain to plan and the brawu TO strike.
Whoever the Hon. j. X. Clymcr, Is, Senator Thur
man ought TO SIT down on him hard.
The Harrisburg Patriot m0urns the continued strife
between Senator Wallace and Speaker Randall. and
Saws: 1T will not do to say that Senator
Wallace must go to the wall or that
Speaker Randall must be crushed odt If both
these gentlemen were to die tomorrow the Demo-
cratic party would probably survive, but if the
friends of either persist in making factious conten-
ton with those of tho other is not likely that any
Democratic victory will be won in this State for
some time 10 come" It may be that this iactiOnal
fight il injurious TO the Pennsylvania Democracy,
but It does not appear TO hurt the two gentlemen
chiefly concerned in IT. They are well and hearty,
and aro IN the enjoyment ot two Of tho best offices
i'll the country.
Mr. Alex II. Stephens says hIs speech in the Dem
ocratic caucus not correctly reported. lie did
not favor the issue of $500. 900 600 moro green
backs His financial scheme IL To authorize the as
saying and stamping to an unlimited extent Of all
the bullion that could be- brought TO the miutS and
have Government certificates issued Tor the amonnt
of ITS value IN denominations now allowed by law
for coinage He thinks by this plan $500, 0,COO,0OO
or perhaps 800, 100000. could be put out III SIX
months or at least year to circulate money and
relieve the country" Mr. Stephens insists that ms
certificate currency would be the best money IN tue
world lie has other financial crotchets, and wants
a thorough oyerhaulinRO of the tdrh and internal
revenue systems IL - surprising that man ot his
intelligence should repeat the foolish assertion of
Southern dcmagugues that the tobacco tax falls on
the producers. and should want the excise laws
changed SO rs To permit every farmer 20 make ms
oyyn com INTO whishey for home consumption. EVi-
IDENTIFY National finance Is not Mr.. Stephcnss forte.
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