New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-12

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Anxiety about Til lens health is once more dis-
rurbiug the minds OF his Democratic enemies. hey
fear he would not survive Presidential term. Ibis
Is waste of worry lie VIII never be called upon
% 40 lt.
u is noticeable that 30 single Grant advocate
feels competent 70 say q word on the snljec. of a
fourth term after third shall have been sccured.
This silence Is a conf ssion that third election
would open an uu0b-irlntcd way 10 q fourth and
htih. II hohooyts fine Republican party % ponder
seriously upon the risl, al entering close and mo-
meutous campaign huIdeuea with an I-suc which
tae enemy eau push TO tnis exteut.
Without the thirl-term issue the Democrats con-
fess that they have no hope Of success. Is 10 good
Republican policy to furnish them With a hopct
Weaver is said to be engaged in accumulatiug
capital "a a Greenback candidate for tie Presi-
dcury. If he succeeds in being nominated he will
have "a poor luck In catching votes as he has Row
in catching the Speakers eye.
That seat for Donuely will probably not be
stolen i'm after election The Democrats have I'D
the Reform on hand now that they wish TO carry.
TIE supreme Court has demolished the feeble
remnant of the doctrine OF STATE Soyere n'y which
the war left
Il discharged by the friend5of The Hon. f. B. Wash
bune that the third-tcrm managers are pnrposely
incorporating his declarations about his own can
ddacv His friends claim that his repeated decina-
tons mean only that he will nor be candidate
AGAINST Grant and thai u Grant is ont Of the field
WashLurue will consent 20 stand. The Editor Of
the Illinois NtG7h /.,tWC says III. W3shhurBe SO
assured him three days after the date OF his recently
publish letter saying he could under 10 circum-
ssrnces or conditions become a canuidatc" II Is
d icuit 20 see how defamation could be put more
sRcioy OF more unyqutNocaly than TINS. The real
difficulty seems 10 be TN tbe Grant managers want
I,t. faff lac do
want 10 hold him Is Il dark horse
The Southern Journals IRE profoundly agitated BY
the Supreme Court decision on the election laws.
They look upon il rs u long stride toward " cen
trail dcspotisnp There is no hope for the country.
one Of them exclams. "unless the empire shall be
kept OF by the election next NOyemberOt Demo
cratic President and Democratic Congress- The
ReDub lcau party will be happy TO have the Demo
Gratis revive th" old doctrine of state SOVerriguty
~ the battie-cry for the coming campaI gn. The
peop,e lave prejudice in favor Of that parry which
i backed up i'm rs interpretation Of the COnstItu-
ton By the Courts and the war for the Union.
It's a queer commentary on the physical yiSor Of
fine Democratic party that the feeblest man IN il is
allie 10 vauk it around to suit his own taste aud
fancy.
Why does Tammany opon an Antl-Tllden Head
ouartersP It's only Use will be to furnish a public
place for the holding Of THAI crow banquet
The Hon. john T. House, Of Tennessee. seems to
bay, been put forward by the Democrats to select
the fighting ground for the Presidential campaign.
Pepubicans have every reason to be satisfied with
the position selected.
No boom Is under such complete control as Mr.
Tilden's If ever 1t shows symptoms of fatigue. he
has only 10 let loose into II some moral forces from
that Inexhaustible barl and of 1t RACES.