Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-14

II Grant and Tflden are the presidential
nominees OF the republican and democratic
parties respectively, the campaign will. in all
probability, be tame one. There will be a
large element OF disguised voters In each party,
and about the only Way in which they can
express their dissatisfaction will be to sulk and
stay away from the polls 1t will be TOO late In
the day to run third ticket with any show of
success. Grant would. no doubt win the race,
and once more take possession OF the White
House. AS against T1lden he would certainly
carry several OF the southern states, and those
votes, added TO what he would get in the north,
would make him an e. inner I'm the race
ThOus andS of democra he south, under the
conviction that Tilden Z. aid not carry New
York, and that without that state there would
be no hope Of his election, would endeavor to
make their peace with the next administration
by voting for Grant. One effect of such a
canvass would therefore be to disrupt the solid
south. The democratic hold upon that section
Is not secure as 1t Is, and IL Is steadily growing
weaker. Then, again, the policy OF economy,
which has been enforced In Congress by the
men who manage the party Is very di5tasteful
TO the south, where appropriations for all sorts
of internal improvements are wanted. The
people Of that section have fully shared in the
general prosperity OF the country OF the last
year, and they are now beginning 70 think more
nominate O! an acceptable ticket at Cincin
natl would assure the vote Of the solid south
for the democracy next fall, because 1t would
naturally inspire hope Of success: but the Sc
lection OF weak ticket will lead to a general
breaking up politically In those states and every
man Will look out for himself.
The defeat OF the resolution to unSeat Senator
Kellogg Is now assured and there is accordingly
vn1ShfnOr n In
Senator Hamptons speech yesterday In sup
port OF the doctrine of res adj,tdiCatd as applied
to this case was the first open expression of the
democratic opposition to the views Of the ma
Jorlty OF the committee on elections I'd to the
delivery OF that speech the advocates of the
majority resolution still expected to be able to
prevent democrats from voting against it. They
hoped TO bring sufficient party pressure to bear
to induce Senator Hampton and other demo-
Gratis who agree with him to at least refrain
from voting. but there is no longer any chance
for this. Senators Butler. PendletOn and Bay
ard are to deliver arguments in support of KEEL
loggS title TO his seat, and the Indications now
are that the resolution to GUST Kellogg Will be
defeated by eight or ten majority. 1t is good
sign, politically, when questions of this char
acter are settled In Congress upon their merits,
and not with sole view to party necessity.
uuduSipuld ItItPS says UQo feDel 'OT1g-
adiers' in the House hate Ex-Governor Curtin
OF pennsylvania, because he was active in sup
plying troops to the Union army during the
war, and that that Is the reason they refused to
vote him the seat he contended for In Congress
Possibly even '.rebel brigader" might have
been induced TO vote against seating Curtin be-
cause he did not believe the latter was elected
AT any rate, the Times seems to have thought
the brigadiers pretty clever fellows until they
voted against Curtin.
The commission appointed by the French
government to consider the propriety of re-
storing the palace OF the Tuileries has reported
In favor OF its thorough reconstruction, and re-
commends that the new building be converted
Into magnificent museum. 1t Is to be hoped
the recommendation OF the commission Will be
carried out, at least so far as to restore the
palace. The Tutlertes. before its destruction
Dy the communists was one of the features of
Paris, and 1t was one of the most interesting
historical buildings OF the world Now reyivi-
fed and prosperous, France In its enterprise
and progressiveneSs ought to destroy the un-
slightly remainder Of the vandalism of commun-
ism and erect upon the site building that.
though ii will not be the old Tuieries will serve
10 keep alive It's history.