New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-02
The Democracy has not been so subdued as 1t 10

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now since 1868.
John Kelly is likely to blossom out as n rabd Civil
Service reformer If lie loses the Coutroorship.
Can't Speaker Randall be induced TO talk about
his share in declaring the Morey letter to be Gar
fields He never declared it to lie genuine III pub
lie and perhaps he did not do 80 m private He WAS
piescn; at Barnum's headquarters whou the letter
was examined. What did he sav aboutiti There
Is an uucommony fine subject for an interview here.
Here's trouble. While all the other Journalists Of
the Democratic party are trying to make Civil
Service Reform the one issue, Watters0n PUSHES 10
the front with the old frce-trAde plank, and says
the party must sink OF swim with that. He says
the party would have if they had stood by that
plank IN the late campaign, bnt they "qaaied and
ran away. Tney did worse they sedaced General
Hancock into a field OF speculation Of which be
bowed himself wholly unfamiliar, and, beside
breaking the line, they made their leader, other
wise brilliant one, ridiculous" There IS the flavor
Of the truth Of history about this. Natierson
goes on to say that. the tailh plank rep
resented sound Democratic doctrine, and thus nals
IT 10 the mast for future contests: one thlnE the
rubbed and braZen hoidcs of pilagerv and pr0.ec-
tiOn may DEPEND on. the day OF clubbing nulilslcs
and tme-seTying compromises rs TO the tarII -
over. the Old, bright blue banner with us simple
inscription, FREQ trade and sailors rights nas
zone no 10 the masthead The Prov OF the i1gshp
has been set seward and there's not an officer, u
man or marine in ali iho Zee, who wishes TO sae
the land again until the pirates and piracy arc
driven from the ocean" That starts the glorious
Zen. cracy Oh twenty years cruise.
Has anybody beard Bsnum express any sorrow
because hc was imposed uponP tie was 50 sorry,
that tNo DAYS after BE- found IL out he was send
Ing hes by he var all over the country sustaining
the imposition. Poor innocent man!
Chalmers IS q sort Of pioneer. lie il likely to
,, al ant gf
from Southern Confessional District Hereafter
the business oil seai->teabHg Is going 10 grow
steadily ia unFopuLifiA.
The spectacle Of Democratic Congress attending
strictly TO tho public business r'| be novelty
Major W. II. Quincy. a devoted disciple Of John
Kelly and Tammany Hail, has sent TO a friend IN
ONO a long explanation # the causes Of Demo-
craic defeat in this State and the letter has been
published Major Quincy makes vigorous defence
of Tamnany, and adds The UNEXPECTED nitro
duetIon Of the tariff issue, and our IlaDk in he
Cincinnati platform advocating q 'talih Tor w.
euue ouly' and our want Of courage and principle
to maintain it 90 il stood or to rnounce 1t MALI
fully: the uuwillnGness on the part Of business
men TO vote for change IN tAf Ndtl3hai A"lhh>-
atlOn through lear oi the tlietl upon "HI Pic''bs
prosperity; the appeals o the Woikingmeu now
satisfied WIfh Their condition tnc -cciloa.h .Nue
and the old dread OF or opposition 10 the Sold
Sou h. and che acl, OF money rn 0nr part -
meet necessary and absolute election expenses, ana
the suDerabundince OF funds IN the hands al Re-
publicius, all tended 10 decrease Odr chances OK
success. The foolish and criminal Chne,e lcltrl,
aud the association of ouT National Committee with
it, as sponsor godfather hurt is mai-ti4l, ID u
GII not sweep away The only chjhtc we mao, ana
added 10 tne list of unfortunate biUf oero commit
ted int ~ conduct and pG0 ccutouoi TIE campaign"
Tha. seems 60 tell The wAoie story pretty accurately
q would be fun TO see tie Democrats enter the
,,t cotr nli,sn on civil service ro form