New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-12
TIE nEMncRACY as HRS. GUPPY.

vent 70 mike an offer of his heart ana nanu I'd
the ward of Mr.. Jarndyce he took his m0tner
along While her son was giving an inventory
Of his prospects in life, Mrs. Guppy expressed
her admiration by winking and rolling her heau
and nudging every one within reach OF her ell
bow. But a sudden change from popularity TO
anger came over her when Mr.. Jarndyce gave
decided negative to Mr.. Guppy's proposal.
Such an abrupt and unexpected ending to her
sons suit she chose to regard as an offence to
herself and her offspring, and she resented IL
with maternal indignation. Placing herself IN
front of Mr.. Jarndyce in beliigerent attitude,
she unceremoniousy ordered him to get OUT"
1t was useless for him to Insist that 1t was I'M
fair TO order man out of his own room, or for
her son to urge silence. The iIate MIS- Guppy
would not be appeased, and was finally led away
still demanding that Mr.. Jarndyce should " get
"Out."
A number of Democrats have for some time
been acting the part Of Mrs. Guppy to Mr.. >.
Jarndyce Tilden, and ordering him to get out"
Of the Presidential race. It Is true they rallied
promiscuously to his support while he was in the
full career of q Reform campaign. When he
wranned himself in stolen hveries and mas
oueraded before the public as the Ring Breaker,
the Democracy, like Mrs. Guppy expressed Its
admiration by rolling its head and nudging
every one it could reach with its elbow ana
asking with wink If such q refOrmer was ever
before known. But when tho PRESIDENTIAL
wooing of Mr. Tiden came to naught, when
his tons of gonfalOns and square acres OF manu-
focturcd editorials and lavish expenditure Of
money failed to bring the lOaves and fishes for
which the party hungered, wonderful change
was observed in those who were so lately ram
mani for Tilden and Reform. They saw that he
could never again pose before the American
peotle in the old disguise, and that the posi-
biity of getting tho party into power under his
leadership was slight indeed. with this tact
the opponents of Mr.. Tilden in his own party
have become so strongly impressed that they
ore eager TO be rid of him, and the demands for
him To get out !" of the way are as frequent
and peremptory as were Mrs. Gnppys. These
enemies of the last Presidential candidate or
the Democracy do not seem to be troubled by
their illogical position and the record they are
making and the warnings OF discreet trlends
are about as useless a. the commands OF her
son we're upon the reckless Mrs. Guppy
Mother will you hold your tongue !" said Mr..
Guppy 10 hs parent as she grew more and
more abusive toward Mr.. Jarndyce. "NO, Will
Glia1n,r replied that beligerent female, g." L
won't A; not unless he gets out, won't" With
canal recklessness the Democratic opponents OF
fine Gramercy Park statesman appear deter
mined to keep up their demands unless Mr.
Tiden concludes to " get out"
This effort to force Mr.. Tildeu out Of the
Presidential race Is not what Mr.. Guppy would
call reciprocity of magnanimous behavior"
Mr.. Tilden seems to view Ii In that light him.
self. for he persistently refuses to let anybody
u hand him out of the gangway," and continues
tn remain where he amt wanted" amOrg tho
other Democratic aspirants for the nomination.
And It must be admitted that he has
great deal of justice on his side When he IL
unceremOniously ordered to take himself OIL, he
can reply that it Is hardly reasonable to AJAX
man to vacate his own premises. For the DEM
ocratic party belongs to Mr. Tilden IL money
md services can purchase anything. He can
roint TO its mOribund condition when he came
70 the front and lent it the use of his name and
cave it free range of his bank account His
nolitical saeacty has given it all the success it
has had for twenty years past. To him alone
ia due tho fact that tho party is to-day re-
spectable opposition. His claim upon it, there
fore. has all the binding force Of ownership.
And when the newspaper which arrogates to 1t
self the title of metropolitan organ of the De-
mocracy initiates Mrs. Guppy ana orders Mr.. Til
den to a get out Of the Presidential field, he
can reply with Mr.. Jarndyce, My dear sir, it
is hardly reasonable to ask me to get out my
Gown room.n The Sage of Cipher Alley will
doubtless prove his right to be the candidate OF
his party despite the vapOrings Of any number
of Democratic Mrs. Guppys.