New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-19
The tide is surely setting against Tden, bnt he
NAV turn it back vet.

shops. beer saloons and low concert halls.
The tide is surely setting against Tilden but he
may turn 1t back yet
Mr. Reagan is premature. 1t will be time enough
to move to pension Rebel soldiers when a Demo-
cratic President is elected. The motion would then
come IN naturally with the other Dillon or TWO OF
Southern claims
Ex-Governor Palmer, like all other Democratic
Presidential aspirants, hopes the Republicans will
nominate General Grant. Whyf Because with the
third term issue as a mantle for their multitude Of
sins, the Democrats have a hope Of success They
make no disguise Of saying that they have little or
no hope AGAINST any other candidate than Grant.
The prospect Of Grants nomination determined
Tildcu to risk the expense of running again, and 1t
has raised up such a host of other Democrats VINO
are anxious to run under the same favorable cir
cumstances that rildens twist on the party is for
the first time showing signs Of inadequacy. The
Republican party cannot be so unreasonable as to
refuse ponder this significant onstratlon.
Garcelon has decided to stay IN Maine. The Hale
Committee hasn't left anything of him to move
away.
The third term advocates decline 10 commit
themselves against fourth term, on the ground
that there won't be one unless the people want it.
Do they discern any symptoms that the people want
q third term
1t Is min and tuck between the Davis and the
Palmer booms for the rear of the procession.
PENNSYLVANIA is unmlstakably getting away from
TIden and Randall
Those unsuspectng souls who believe the
Southern claims question to be mere bugaboo
will have their faith shaken by an interest
ing column OF names which are published in the
Democratic newspapers Of Tennessee. They are
simply the names Of the residents Of Tennessee
whose war claims have been passed upon BY the
House Committee on Claims, and reported favorn-
bis 10 Congress. There are about 100 claimants.
and their claims foot up 10 about @l5O,OOO. OF
course this handsome total represents only part Of
the claims Of a single Southern state.
Garcelor's confessions before the Maine Inyestiga-
ting Committee show that Le had as boundless a
contempt for law as ne had for the Supreme Court.
He admitted that he expended. after his term Of
office mad expired, more than ZOO of the States
money. though the law prohibits the Governor from
spending money not appropriated by the Legs
Iature; no created fresh officials, though the law
| limits tho power 10 create uiuceS ro.elY 20 tne
Iorisioture: ne admitted that he retired from the
| Goyornorship with more than $4,000 OF the public
money in hls possess on some OF which ne had used
20 INV bills with which should first be audited by
the Governors Council and paid only on the war
rant of The Governor, ana the resi-, amounting 10
S9IG De- still holds When asked for hrs authority
| Tor this extraordinary conduct ne SAID: admit
an admit all in perfectly LEGAL sense II was not
/ n-oprrn tie paid $500 oi thc $1,000 20 tLe legal
! sIvi.ero and lG5 ID thn members oi h's Council,
! WHO like himself were ont OF office II this wasn't
! theft pure aud simple, what was 10 7
Slr. Wattcr,on is a friend in need. At the moment
when troubles thickcn around rden and his re-
nomination begins Go look both expensive and doubt
ful. Watserson makes canvass Of the Kentucky
brrtlifcn and shows them 90 be solid for the Claim
! anti He announces that the "Oid Commonwealth
is for Justice ~ al Tunes and under all circumstan,
ccs" and that the National wrong Is to be riehted'
This Is important. but Il Is not heavy enough To
balance th, Joss of tic Pennsylvania Democrats. nor
strong enough to offset fresh eruption in favor OF
| Iilden from Montgomery Blur.
! Tie painful effort Of the David Davis boom TO set
itself a-.oirg reminds one of the frut.eSs kicking
OF Mr.. Smilcy's frog after he had been filled with
! iuc shot "