New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
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ryp ,rFS1 DFvOCRhTIC TRICK.


rug IlTFS1 DEMOCRATIC TRICK.
The Democratic majority in the House COM
Melted Yesterday its third days exhibition Oh III
cauacitv and unftness, coming out AT inc s"'i'o
hole # went IN at. 1t was a repeuuoh on A."
small scale of the extra session hasco' WI"
mucb thunder In the index and close 'uoNi"N
of tails al the conclusion. IL.
Mr.. blackburn, of Kentucky, VINO so iaree'S
figured in the opening chorus OF the eA'r" s1'
sion. and tapered off TO such small singing at 'no
end was the hero also Of this occasion. IL was
no who sounded the war whOOp year ago. auu-
inc 70 the ult1matum which he offered 'na'
a no who dalied was bastard, and he VINO
Il doubted was damned y, and it was he who' III
the midst of the fight which endeu III 'snol,i'i
ous defeat Yesterday proclaimed 'oa' 'he'o
shonld be no vote I'm the next twelve mounts ou
the pending question. In the one case V'cS
dllied through three months and came oach W
the precise point whence they started. III 'he
other. thew flibustered through three days ana
surrendered Mr. Blackburn Is great deal
handler at proclamatiOns than CAMPAIGNS
nronunciamentos were battles. he would 90 u
hero of uncommon fame As an advance agent
of q circus he might he success, TOT ne "ouiu
80 emblazon Oh the dead walls the wonders OF
his coming show that the rural spectator con-
trast,no the performance with the PROMISE
wonld foin nav extra to be released from under
tho canvas 70 90 out and look at the posters.
BE 10 one of the most promising starters that
aver fretted Mt the bit at the beginning OF the
race; and he has wind-few have moie-Du' no
does not hold out.
In the present instance, Mr.. TOwnshend'
light-waistcd statesman from Illinois, having
nv n trick of the sort common or late among
Domocrats. procured the reference OF bill con-
tr,rv to nm exnrnss rule of the Houses Mr.. Black
burn undertook to lead the whole party mp 10
The snnport of it, and put the House In the posi-
tion of stulifving itself and violating Its own
mles. Townshend's performance WAS so oald
and 50 pauv trick that one wonld suppose
even the Democratic majority III tie present
Uouse would have FASTENED, for their own cred
e. 10 reoudiate 1t and correct the record. But
these men seem 70 gravltate by some natural
law to the support If anything tricky and dis
honest. even vi en- II has not the merit OF beng
what is called smart" So Mr.. Blackburn sue
ceeded In leading up the bulk OF hls party 10
the support OF the ridiculous Mr.. Townshend
and his small fraud. The efforis Of the kepnO-
Hcans. assisted by the more respectable Demo
Gratis. 70 rectIfy the matter, so that AZ least the
Hmlsc should not put Itself III the attitude oil
| self stuirifcation we're resisted by Blackburn
/ and his followers from tho outset with the
| avowed determination 10 exhaust all parlIa-
mentary tactics before yielding.
Then vas presented the unusual spectacle Oh
dominant party fhbustoring TO prevent the
oppos!;ion from amending the record III accord
anc. with rules Of their own making. They
KIT it NJ pcIsistcntly for three days. delaying
all business, 90 stn4tely refusing % permit the
! House to come to vote upon question OF
reference tn its own committees. insisting That
one mans trek should be- made law for the
/ House, and that the minority should rot rule
| At he end of three days Of this sort Of monkey
play. they ceased their flctious opposition. The
| trek Of Mr. Towushcnd WAS uuequvoc'lly re-
undated. and the bill which h. had improperly
had referred to the Committee on Revision oil
the Laws WAS withdrawn and referred TO the
! Committee on Ways and Means, TO which
under the rules 1t should have gone III the nIs'
instance. The twelve months obstruction 81
Mr.. Blackburu's threatening h9d been cnt down
70 seventy two hours The House, thanks T.
tbo Republlcans and the few Democrats wh'
helped them. had saved its dignity and CONSIST
oncy. and the Democrat majority had recorded
q new Illustration of its utter ..cI OF sense o.
the RESPONSIBILITY of power aud It's absolute ~
capacity to administer trust with either WIS
dom. honesty, or discretion.
The House has hardly done anything yet dur
ing tn session except adopt the rules Tins o.
almost IT, Hr,t attempt to do any real business
and we see what sort Of botch they have
made Of il. Let It 20 upon the record then
among the economies If which the Democracy
Will presently be Dragging, that t1ee day
time OF the session were occupied by the Dem
ocrats in flibuslcrag against tie efforts OF he
publicans to make them obey the rules they ha'
inst adortcd. and that at the end Of the thre
DAYS they abandoned the fed, giving mp al
they had so foolishly and obstinately Tough
for. And now suppo-e they give Townshend
aboom." Towushcnd aud Garcelon-there
| foam az trick mules for YOU.