New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-13
The Republican party, being Of age, Is likely to
have It's own way at Chicago.


The Republican party being Of age, Is likely to
have It's own way at Chicago.
1t Is little unfortunate for the third term move.
ment that tho only popular demand for 1t comes
from the Solid South, where the popular voting IS all
Democratic
The anti-Grant Republicans of Massachusetts are
so certain of their ability to control the Convention
on Thursday by handsome majority that they talk
of carrying through the resolution Of 1875
declaring that sound reason. as we'll as the wise
and unbroken usage of the Rcpublic-illustrated by
the example OF WashngtOn-require that the
tenure of the Chief Magistrate OF the United States
should not exceed second term" They will prob
ably have the strength to do this but may decide
that it will be wiser policy not to force 1t.
Hendricks complains that Tiden never said q
word to him after the election in '76. Aud if he
had. Hendricks could never have understood him
without key. Mr. TIlden talked IN ciphers then.
That enterprising Washington correspondent OF
Tammany's Star has started tremendous
discussion on the subject of Tildens physical con-
dition. Ono newspaper announces officially that.
Mr. Tilden docs not have to be turned in his bed
and this prompts another to ask: Does lie have to
be turned out of bed !" 1t will not be surprising if
some rabid anti-Iildenite cribs from the elegant
vocabulary OF Moses presently and calls the Claim
ant " an ague-smitten Pariah."
The German voters of Massachusetts are said to be
unanimously opposed to O third term. II there is
any State in the Union whore they are not 80 OPP
posed 1t is yet to be heard from.
Isn't it an unnecessary display of liberalty to
give the Solid South the privilege of naming both
Presidential candidates.
Pelton is the only man who ever " got Iildens
views" and he couldn't understand them.
Seymour retIres permanently from the field, and
the Mysterious starter OF the periodic Seymour boom
clasps his hands and mnrmurs with the Italian toy
balloon vender whose bunch of balloons slipped
rom his grasp and floated into space: "Py tam,
dere goes my plzneSS T.
There IS O noticeable lull in Democratic Presi-
Dental activity just now, and the cause OF 1t is
easily apparent few weeks ago, when General
Grants denomination seemed probable, every DEM
ocrat in the land who nOurished Presidential hopes
began to bestir himself to see what he could do TO
get the nomination. Even Tllden felt the reviyify-
ing effects Of third-tern ISSUE and decided it was
generally believed, that IL would be worth his
while 20 20 to the expense OF running again, This
activity has been checked now by the Impressive
Northern demonstration against third term, II
Grant is not nominated. there IS scarcely Demo-
cratic aspirant, who at all likely to be offered the
nomination, who is anxious to have it.
The nomination Of General Grant would put the
Republicans on the defensive, position the most
dangerous for any party to occupy Nominate any
one Of the other gentlemen whose names are prom
inenty before the public and aggressive and
successful campaign eau be made.
There has been another Democratic "victory
Rloriousy won" by the chivalry of Yazoo City, Miss
Extra editions announcing the joyful news were
issued by the local newspapers. One Of these says
the election passed off without any difficulty Of
any consequence There were the common fist
fights which occur at every election but no one was
hurt to any serious extent" A few nIegers had
their heads punched, but what Of that The same
"vxtn goes on to say that the fact has now been
demonstrated bey ond q doubt that the true Deinoo-