New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-07
Congress will be quiet until BlackOurRs head

Congress will be quiet uulh Diachpuino "S"
gets superheated
II is said by Democratic Congressman tnat tnoy
will not NEEDLE with the tariff TINS winter. i"e'i
party has just LET go of the wrong end OF thae SUI
ject and is willing to let II alone Tor whlle
Ohio poIitlciaps bring to Washington the inf0rrna-
ton that Secretary Shermans election to the SENATE
is a forerone conclusion. Some of them say IL ID
entirely probable that his name will be the only one
which will 90 before the Legislature IL Is credlT
able to the State that it recognizes so unshlnousS
Mr.. Sherman's exceptional fitness for the SENATE
and il sensible enough to disregard the aDsurd pea
that me should be set ASIDE because he mas had 80
many punlic bonors IN order that some other man
NAV have q chance. 1t is the perfection OF stupuly
10 train a statesman by long experience anu a.. W.,
moment when his services become mOsU Vdu"oi0
make him give way to new man.
H. looks very much now as if the time-honored
Office of tail-holder for the Democratic Congress
could safely be abolished. Unless there ~ al ~
oreseen outbreak by the hot-heads, the ONCE wiz NC
n sinecure for this session II 1t IS retained
The President SAYS q few words about Civil Service
Reform and the able Democratic editors VIII uec"ie
he got the hint from them.
Congress opens as quietly as n school where all the
bad boys have been s0undly nogged'
Last April Controller Kelly and a few choice
friends visited Boston. Mr.. Kelly went for the
audable purpose of delivering lecture IN aId OF a
charitable institution. The citizens OF Boston nave
since been somewhat amused to find that the follow
ing bill approved by Mayor Prince. has been pald
ont of the city treasury: TO refreshments on
occasion OF the visit OF the Con roller ana ehuS VI
Naw.York S44 IO' Mr.. Prince has sometimes
naequeraded rs nOn-partisan Mayor, bui a ter thls
EXPOSURE he is likely TO he ranked as suUlcIently
thorough Democrat.
Even the South Carolina bulldozeys have had a
spasm of Cryil Service Reform. The Legisia. ure,
which is composed manly of Democrats who were
elected by tissuebllOts has passed series OF rcso
utlons insructiug the States delegation IN Congress
TO take such measures rs may be eXpedlent for the
reformation of the Civil Service. etc. Iins ought
10 give the agitation Of the subject treme ndou-
lmuetIs When men who set all law, moral ana
civil az defiance rise up and demand reformation
of the Civil Service, they show hat the subject Is
no longer a local issue. but one which Is profoundly
strnng all classes Of society.
West Virginia is prAc ,icay solid in favor OF put
ting the Hon. A. w. Campbell, Editor OF The Hheet
ina JgieIliqeacer into President GaIields Cabpet
He il very warmly commended by the various Jour
nails of the State and whether he got9 place M the
Cabinet or not has every reason 90 ne proud pi Inc
tributes 10 his worth and ability which are pouring
in upon him from all quarters.
The President puts that old chip the pay OF th'
marshals quietly upon his shoulder once more. bu
the chances aIe that no Democrat viii care 20 re-
new the extra session scummage by knocking i
oil agaIu.