New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-25

The Fu,ioni5t fayoI5 gore but wants the other
follow 90 shed Il.
Symptoms of disgust are manifested 10y many as
piring and unapprcciated persons because foreign
missions have been offered O. many different per
/ sons and declined From which it seems 30 be ap-
parent that they had been offered 70 certain other
/ person, they would not have been dccilucd
More harmony The UorM makes the amiaJlo
observation that if Beck continues his murdcrous
onslaught upon the moueycd power OF New-iork
Clty Mr. lilden may begin the publication of MEM
oranda from the stump Of hts check book. That
would make things lively! BY all means keep up
the bomDardment, Mr.. Beck.
One more shot from the supreme Court con be
depended on scatter tho Fusionsts; that Is, If
they don't scatter before II comes.
1t is one of the peculiarties Of the Dunderheads
that they never know when they are beaten. In
the famous extra session tussle with the President
thoy put their fingers in the fire three times before
they could be convinced that It would burn just as
badly the next time as il did The last. They per
sisted m believing that they could put their points
SO siyly to the President that he would not detect
their game. They We're disappointed every time, rs
every body except themselves knew they would be-
From the President they appealed to the people
and received fourth dmO0i 2, which was the
most dlsns tTOus of the series. The whole porfor
nance being repeated in Maine. Garcel0n thought
hn could ask the Supremo Court certain questions
IN so artiul q way that the Court would bee forced
10 dee de against bo:h law and cOmmou-sense. He
fOnud ont ms Mistake. The second shot from the
Court was a similar revelation. Yet the Dunder-
h ads are asking Tor thlrd, convinced that this
time they have certainly been too sly Tor the Court.
It's a queer crowd.
The Democratic anxiety to get rid of Illden Is
the most amusing phase of current politics. large
New-Yorll Republicans will have the bill for
change in the method Of choosing electors. now be-
fore the Legislature. passed, simply because llden
viii thereby be shcycd. II is striking tribute OF
affection tor the paity's first ana only refOrner
An Immediate consequence of that surprising
Blame boom in Penusylvanla is an astonishing in
crease IN the number of Republican, politicians who
are only willing to express their opinion on condi-
tion that their naues be Withheld
General Grant has felt an earthquake in Havana.
and the Grant boom has had a similar experience IN
Pennsylvania.
The great Pillshnry of Maine il evidently suffer.
ing from violent attack Of sack-jaw.
No news comes about that alleged dcclination of
Seymours which is said to have been suppressed
in Washington Probably he did not take u copy
Of the letter. otherwise that would have been gwen
10 the public before this. There arc carpmg per-
sons who will claim that he could easily have writ
zen another letter which would be near enough
to the original to answer tho purpose, bat
Mr. Seymour will bear their nagging with that
philosophical calm which has carried him
through many years of precisely such mIsrepresen-
tation. His chief thought now is to secure harmony
in the party. and ne knows If he were to take HIM
self out of the way "a the candidate of the anti
Tildcn fac. ion, John Kelly would at once appoint
Chcf Justice Church 10 the vacancy, and then har-
mouy would be impossible.
That was a frank GlrcclQn brigand who remarked
IN the Fusion Legislature on Friday that he haG
d" no confidence in tue Court" There isn't brigand
anywhere else who has any, either.