New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-10

honor to his genius and his works. 1t is more
than three hundred years since his death YET
I his fame is as fresh as ever and his magnificent
epic, "The Lusad," is still the chief classic
of the Portuguese language. Yesterday MS
bones, together with those of Nasco ia GaIna'
the hero of his poem, were removed to the
Monastery of Belem amid pubic rejoclngS
throughout the little kingdom.
The Indiana Democrats instructed for Hen
bricks yesterday. That was matter OF
course but as if to make sure Of it, Mr.. Hen
bricks himself presided over the Convention
and directed it's proceedings Perhaps, how
ever, he is satisfied that the Presidency is be-
yond his reach, and is glad of smaller hOnols
| He may yet clip the wings OF his AMBITION Ike
| the man in the ballad who wanted to be PIeSi-
dent, then came down in his desires to Gov
ernOr, and so grew more and more mode rate as
he grew older, until Mt last, From all llle
I" cares he found release, And died justice OF
| " the peace"
W. L. Scott of Erie, Is one of the frightened
Democratic managers who say that Garfield Is
a weak candidate when they talk for the
public, but ask each other III anxious tones
when they get together in private: What arc
eve going to do about il T. and are altogether
too fustered and dumfOunded to suggest an
answer to the COnundrum. What he says III
the interview in another column about General
Garfield is of no consequence, but there is
good deal of significance in his reference to
Tilden's ill-health and to the possibility of his
not desiring the Cincinnati nomination. Mr..
Scott is as close to Mr.. Tilden as anybody, since
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anybody to know the Claimants intentions.
The Maryland Democrats are verbose, hut
their resolutions are worth reading for the
gross and ridiculous inconsistencies with winch
they are crowded In the face of the fact that
the Democratic Congress has just passed a
River and Harbor bill taking nearly tw!ce as
much money out of the Treasury as the Rcpub-
licans ever appropriated by Il similar measure,
they declare that the Democratic party "will
"check the present extravaganza i'll the eXpcndl-
" ture of public money" They charge the Re
publican party with bringing the country to
the verge of ruin with its financial legislation,
when they know perfectly well that it was only
the firmness of that party which kept the Demo
Gratis from running the public credit and flood
ing the land with irrcdeemable paper money.
Finally, they declare that they will never
ccndCne the fraud of 1876, and almost Ill the
same breath express their confidence i'll Baydrd,
who advocated the Electoral Commission bill
and was member of the Commission.
The great drama which so lately took place in
the Exposition Building at Chicago is now be-
ing followed by ridiculous and contemplate
atterpiece. In the hall which lately rang
with the cheers of vast multitude OF Rcpubh
cans, rejoicing at the happy close of long con-
test, and at the nomination for President of
one of the nOblest Of American statesmen, a
little crowd of GIeenbackels are now holding
so-called National Convention. The gathering
is composed of a variegatPd assortment of
cheap dcmagOgurs and anticipated agators,
ranging in responsibility from Denis Kcamty
TO De La Matyr The picture of Zachariah
Chandler, which hung over the stage during
the Republican Convention, had not been taken
down, and its presence greatly annoyed the
delegates. No wonder. If there was any
thing in these atterday politics which the
blunt, honest old statesman from Michigan
cordially despsed. it was the whole brood OF
| Chean money theories.