New-York tribune., 1880-06-23
the manufacture of Reform at the old stand and
un1er the same old brand.

| Uno MANUFACTURE Oh ~ VhO VIA
under the same old brand.
1t isn't strange that the Democrats call Tilden's
| letter statesmanlke. It is entirely in harmony
| with Democratic ideas OF oflstatesmanshlp.
When tho Convention adjourned yesterday,
Smith Weeu hastened to the telegraph Office, and
picking out this old cipher dispatch from the batch
he sent from South Carolina in 1876 he sent it over
his private wire direct to an old gentleman in tho
back paror of house in Cipher Alley: " Can't
read last telegram. Situation unchanged. They
are all idiots" To this might have been sent in
reply Peltons famous dispatch Of the same year
Telegram here. You can go fifty If necessary;
Perhaps use future prospects for some part" ana
then the feeble old gentleman might have amDied
nm and down the room, muttering " If after such q
transaction were only successful, but H. a1ter
allotments of its benefits we're made to It's contrv-
erS, abettOrs and apOlOgsts by the chief benehcl-
ary of the transaction 1T were cond0nedi py te tpe
people, practical obstruction Of elections Dy the
people would have been accomplished"
What really causes the Democratic muddle at
Cincinnati is the total lack of the candidate wanted
namely, man who can be elected. The Repub-
licans got in ahead and took the nan.
Seymour succeeded so well in getting nominated
by declining, that TIlden thought he would try it..
There is sad reason to fear the plan won't bear
ITansplantlng.
There is hardly Democrat at Cincinnati who
does not cOncedc Ohio to Garfield That answers
tho mud operators sufficiently.
Perhaps Thurmar will believe in his own po-
litical suicide now.
The Tlden Democrats in raptures over the
wisdom of his letter. They are sure there
was never any other document in politics at
all to be compared with it. One enthusiast de-
clarcs that whether Tilden retires not his policy
must still DO the vital principle of Democracy.
"Tildenism." he adds, " is the DemOcracy's ark of
safety, and sure dcllverance" This is q bungling
plagiarism of the celebrated remark of the erudte
and hgh-sOundng Moses about the " ark and
shcchinah of self-gOyernment" the "signal and
peculiar mark" of which was Tllden's :. absolute
trust in moral forces his entire faith III the people,
their vOltiOns and their power" Not if it knows
itself will The TRIBUNE allow Moses TO be robbed
of one jOt or little OF his fame.
Tho Maine amalgamaton Of Democrats and
Grcenbackers, known the Fusion party, has put
forth a defence of the GarccOn raid on the State
with the evident purpose of making that question
the issue of the canvass. The Republicans onght
to pass unanimous vote of thanks for this mex
plicaGle blundcr.
A visitor to No. Is Cipher Alley on Monday de-
tectcd tho clicking of telegraph instrument in the
back paror, and jumped TO the conclusion that it
was ut the end of a special wire to Cincinnati
How prcp0sterOus! Hasn't Mr.. Tilden requested
"repOse from political strifef
The New-Jersey delegates to the Cincinnati Con-
vcntion are in a fair way to be relieved
of portion of their political labOrs
Senator Randolph has requested them not
to have his name presented to the Convention for
either the Presidency or Vice-Presidcncy. Senator
Randolph has startled New-Jersey several times by
doing good things, hut this is his most amazing in
novation upon a settled practice OF the New-Jersey
Democracy.