New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-27

The country nau happy NnrlstmaS' NO lndhks
to a Democratic Congress though, unless its taking
the usual holiday recess ought to DO considered
favor.
The probability of Secretary ShermaD's election
to the Senate must be tIle CALLING to that South
ern statesman who predicted twenty-five Yeas ago
that John Sherman would rOost lower the next time
he Tor office. By tue way, where does that
prophet roost himself n0wf Does anybody know
IL the Now York Democracy were hashed into a
few more pieces 1t would make good mince-pie for
New Years
The luck OF Ohio men III politics has become
stock phrase. Governor Foster has shown that
their common sense ought TO be quite as proverbial
The secret of Springeps effort to keep himself in
the public eye is doubtless his wish to be considered
worthy of place among the EndymIons when some
ADerlC An BeacOnsiield emDalms his experience III
a political novel.
Forney is troubled with putocracy now. Why
doesn't he try raw onions Tor 1t
Accurate returns of the vote cast at the late Pres
idcntal election slow in coming in. Different
tables have been pubshed-one by the Republican
papers, giving Garfield plurality of 5000 over
Hancock, ami another by the Democratic papers
placing Hancock 5000 ahead of Garfield. The
Chicago Inter ocean prints table which 1t saws was
compiled BY committee of congressman at Wash
ngton, the figures of which were obtained from tie
Secretary OF State each State In this table the total
vote placed at .241 1888, of whchGarfe received
4,460,2l9, Hancock 4, 1853, 49S, Weaver 3O7 1893,
and scattering 1888. THIS puts Garfield 6751
ahead of Hancock. But The Inter Ocean claims
that there is III the return from Kansas by
winch Garfield loses 6023 votes, Hancock 2SS4
and Weaver ,2J1. If this is allowed the total vote
would be 9.25l 1876, aud GaItields plurality wOnld
rise 30 $3.50. Ine Congressional table places Han
cocks majority III Alabama, Louis ana, Mississippi
and south Carolina little above $4,000. As is
well known that ut a moderate calculation, there IL
III these four States % Republican majority of
$4,000, and as AT least 100000 Republican votes
were suppressed in the o, her Sout ern states n !.
safe TO say that Gartelds popular ma Onty would
have been 100000 had there been full vote and a
far count CIV ~ where.
Ii Indians were eligible for Office what good Demo-
cratic Congressman those two Sioux chiefs, Bull
Head aud DOn'l How, would make.
Western Democratic organ calls Jones of
Florida self made Southern Senator" lie doubt
less is for an honest majority of the people of his
state never voted to put HIM IN the Senate.
If Sparks will keep the snow shoyelled off his side
walk during the holiday recess he will benefit the
people more than he ever has IN Congress.
Two and half weeks work tired out Congress.
1t tired out the people, too.
Senator David Davis IS SAID to have voted reou.
Ially with the Republicans during the present ses-
sion Of Congress. II is to be hoped that he will be
given all the announcement possible III his effort To
get the Democratic taste out of his mOui h.
Even Missouri begins to see that perhaps she has
had enough of Bourbonism. Some OF the more
liberal Democrats think that two rebel Generals
from that state IN the Senate TOO much of "A GOOD
thing. There are growing indications that Cockicl
VIII not have walk-OVcr IN the Senatorial hgut
tins winter. His opponents will probably concern
trate on GOycruor-tltct Cntteudcn.