New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-21

and with Sherman in the Senate and Foster to lead
the next popular campaign, the ending of the Ohio
disputes could hardly be improved.
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Garfeld's Cabinet continues TO agItate everybody
| except Garfield.
There isn't more than thmblefull of olilcal
! excitement in the whole country, and half of that
| is IN Springers head. Still that upsets him.
Is there man named A len G. Thurman in the
! United States Senate T! A Senator of that name is
credited to the State of Ohio but if he present he
| openeth not his mouth Perhaps he spends his days
| IN silent review of his fine collection of political
| biunders there are enough of those to keep him
! busy and quiet.
ChaImers's exposition of his case hasnOt stimulated
support of him in the Northern Democratic press.
he confessed the truth of all publican charges
and virtually boiled down his position TO this state
ment 81 Ny opponent is a Niger; therefore. he has
no right to the seat, # he did have the most votes
| The North is a bad place IN winch to start boom
| for that sort OF sentiment.
Congress has attended to business for less than n
week, and the Democratic editor is Growing over it
as Il praiseworthy and remarkable thing. So it is,
and il is also unprecedented Tor the current Demo-
| cratic Majority
The chaotic condition of the NewYUrk CITY
Democracy affords good opportunity for the Ger
i
mans are too good citizens to remain tied to party
whose chief object is to plumber the taxpayers.
! The Democracy has no claim upon their gratitude
| 1t has done nothing in return for the support they
| have given IL save to dole ont grudgingly few
| Offices 10 Self-appOuted Gcman lenders IL the
Germans should transfer their large yote.to an or
gaulzatOn representing tne popular demand Tor IT,
! duced taxes, economical government and clean
streets the Democrats could not carry another
nIcipal election III this city.
Four Democratic parties in this city are not one
too many. the glorious Democracy is best employed
III rending ITSELF
Verify wisdom crieth in the wilderness. Here is
The atlanta Constitution sduarely backing mp The
TKBUNEs position that the electoral vote of Georgia
ought not to be counted. 1t says: 1t is undoubt-
edy serious matter that State should under any
circumstances be deprived ITS vote, but count
it unlawfully is serious STILL The alleged
statute under which the electoral vote of the State
was cast is nullity 1t has no gal existence. The
Constitution of the United State confers upon Con-
gress the power and authority 10 regulate the day.
ana any State law IN conflict with the law of Con
gress the subject IS imperative IL s the duty
of the States conform to the requirements of the
laws of the United States this respect. These
laws provide that the elect oral vote OF each State
shall be cast the first Wednesday in December.
and it, through neglect careessness the electoral
vote of any State b not cast on That day, it cannot
be legally cast at all"
SIS Cox is credited with the observation that
lunacy is not bar tomembership in Congress. Well.
who said it was The financial record of the Demo
cratic party is evidence enough the point. 1t is
rumored that when Buclner heard of COx's remark,
he swelled up tercely and asked if Cox intended to
make a personal attack apOn him.
John Kelly says the fight has only just begun.
That is the spirit which he might have been expected
to show. He has always been awkward man
to crowd He is the under man in the fight now. but
when the next election comes around he will be
heard from. If any man who had hand in his
overthrow ia up for office then there is likely to be
a lively shindy IL is absurd 10 say he will have
following. That has always been sad of him and
has always been false. He can collect a trouble
souely large support of freshmen whenever he
wishes to.
Secretary Sherman's popularity in Ohio is so over
whelmng that the SANDER squlrt-guns. which have
been showering him steadily tor the past year or
more, are senced for the first time.
Tiden will celebrate the merriest Christmas he
has known for i've years.