New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-09

The Democratic donkey IS lOOSe aTtduJ' OlNo
him plenty of room.
1t viii be a great disappointment TO The Worfd
newspaper if no effort is made by Congress to steal
the Presidency. It's heart is set npOn blunder Of
that sort.
The Republican journals OF the country, with
few insignificant exceptions. heartily approve the
Presidents suggestion of a Captan-Generalshp for
General Grant. The Democratic journals, on the
contrary are unusually sour about it. They re-
gard the proposition imDudent, and advise Demo-
cratic Congressman to give it no support. As one
of them puts il: " We trust the Democrats of Con-
qress will not so far forget their seirespect as to
pay any attention TO this impudcnt recommends
tion Let the Republicans feed their own paupers.'
fins is "A perfectly fair sample OF current Demo
crat IL comment. As the President eCOmlncnds thc
be,towal OF the title and emOument solely as re-
cOgutiou of General Grants military services 10 the
country the Democratic opposition takes the form
of dsappr0val of those services. The Democrats 90
on the record therefore, a. admitting that General
Grants successful leadership IN the war was
purely Republican service, and an injury to the
Democratic party. This IS true enough, but IL mas
never before been admitted so frankly.
The much-talked-of Democratic good behavior
lasted inst one day. If the Presidents Message had
been shorter. even this day might have been cut
down 0ne-hai1.
As General Garield's inauguration is assured any
way, why Will the Democratic statesmen be 50
hopcessly stupid TO Put their party on record as
trying to interfere with iti There is nothing for
them to gain credit for fresh blunder.
Springer FASTENED to hitch himself to the first
blunder of the session. This is wen. 1t would be
National deprivation to have Springer lose his
bounce.
OF course the South is opposed to pensiOning
General Grant. He is a sectional person.
tha
which his party in Congress hastens to put it's foot
in it, If a lively political wrangle breaks forth at
Washington, public attention will be drawn away
somewhat from the forgery cases. and Barnum will
cease to occupy alone the focus of the public eve.
Being modest and shrinking soul, the earneStnesS
of the gaze has been most annoying to him.
There has been considerable forcible-feeble wit
IN the Democratic journals because President
HAYES spoke of General Grant as COmmander-in-
Chief" Of our armies. when that title is given only
to the President. 1t is explained that the phrase
was garbled by the printers. what the President
wrote " Commander and Chief" The enter
pTising printer thought he knew better what the
President was trying to say than the President did
himself, and so he improved on the copy.
As was TO be expected the South wakes indig-
nant over the Presidents words concerning its
peculiar election methods, and pronounceS his Mes
sage partisan and the most dstasteful one he has
ever issued. Occasionally Southern journals COM
plain of the bitterness WITH which the North con-
tinues to treat the South. and insist that kinder
treatment was expected after election. Yet at
the dlgnifed condemnation by a retiring President
of election methods which are a disgrace to the
American people, these same Southern journals fly
into passion and denOunce him as partisan. If
by kinder treatment the South means a Willingness
at the North to overlook cheating at the ballot box
1t will never get it, President Hayes merely spoke
the thoughts of a vast majority of the Northern
people.
That chronic growler at the United States. The
london Times, is moved to remark: The finances
OF the United States may excite the envy not only
of England but OF Europe" All of which seems to
show that the Republican party Is pretty good
party and the American eagle considerable of bird