New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-18

There were 10 ciphcfs in the last Democratic cam
pa.gn. and there Will be no forgery in the next.
The Democracy is slowly and painfully acquiring
wisdom.
Senator Butler is very appropriately the spOhes-
man OF scheme to steal control Of tic House oi
Representatives. He first attracted public atten-
ton by making himself the hero OF the Hamburg
massacre OF negroes and he Was sent to tho senate
by q LEGISLATURE which was elected by tissue-ba-
lots. he hes moral right 10 his seat. for If there
lad been fair election he would never have been
III 1t.
Forney thinks the Republic totters because he
hitchcd himself to the losing candidate, and thus
cut himself on from all hope of living at the pub
lie expense. IAls IS = h3iluouasion.
Alexander Stephens says the Democratic plan OF
campaign was simply mad rush for tie hog
trough That promotes Barnum from mule
driver 20 hog-drIycr
There is a great deal OF talk in the South about
soldity. and general tendency to say that it will
be dissolved if President Garfield gives the neceS-
sary encouragement. Til, IS a m.sapprchenson.
The remedy tor Southern solidity exists only in the
South Itself. Jus! as soon as the South gives Up
stufng bal!1t-GoXes and couHtirg-in Democratic
candidates. lis ,olIdi,y viii vanish, and also will
the solid Northern opposition At present there is
little disposition in the South 10 do this. The South
crn journals and leaders all talk as ii the cause for
the South's solidty WAS no them treatment, ard
are merely waiting fCr a chance % forgive the
North 0r its hJrshuess. 50 long ms Tins spirit exists
tber' Is 40 hope of a change for the better. The
North will be SOLID just as long as the south uph0ds
dishonest election methods. GalIldatrS iOT Con groaS
were cheated Of their election ia the last campaIgu
not because Trey were negroes, for ,EcY were not,
but because they were Republicans. The crime Was
openly and DIlZsuiy commit tCn. and not southern
leader has hat rae courage or thc deceacy TO rcbulle
II. - long as this condition of political nm1rahty
cs u Is useless Tor tie South 70 look 10 President
Garfield or the North FOR sympathy or encourage
ment.
Perhaps Ben Till Will be surprised, but the Re-
publican arty declines to dlsband rs be requested.
When mo est correspondent asked General Gar.
field fer information about his Cabinet the General
smiled and observed: THAI is something we Will
all know more about three months from row. |
have made ~ my mind TO be for three months a
irst-ciass listener Ii h3 Office seekers have their
way he Will have chance 70 10 al the listening he
cares for.
II Sickles, Forney. Butler. Buttcrleld and other
renegade Republicans will 90 of in corner some
where and form a party of their own it will be
a great relief to the Republicans All danger
OF their coming back will then be Gispellcd.
The Hon. Clarkson n. Potter seems to be about
the only eminent and respectable Democrat who
did not lose anything by the recent campaign. His
private opinion of his parry would be likely to
command public attention.
Barnum Will be chiefly famous in history as the
man who did n thing mean that William Ii.
English spurned it,
Private dispatch from BeltzhOOyer to the Editor of
TIE UOrM: 81 For Heavens sake please stop stir
ring up my case. l want to give the public chance
to forget it,"
I1lden still keeps his views to himself. He enjoys
them much he can't part with them.