New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-05

The blunder machine at Washington resumes
business at noon to-day.
Be calm, Mr. Wood. The country is perfectly will
ing to trust its finances to the care of the Repub
can party You aIo an agent for the wrong concern.
The business Of making Cabinet for General
Garfield is in the midst of a tremendous revival
Almost everybody is taking a hand in it. The most
popular way is 70 mention " batch of candidates
one day, and on the day following have the cand-
dates thus appointed interviewed" to see IL they
will arcpDt This kreps rhe business lively makes
large numbers Of worthy people happy, and imparts
animation to the newspapers during dull season.
There Is not blt of harm IN 1t, and one man-Gon-
cIll Garield-must be able to extract no little
amusement from 1t.
David Daviss descent from the fence leaves that
political institution to the solitary occupancy Of
Mullctt. There will be "A dome on 1t shortly.
The Democratic Civil Service Reform crusade
seems TO have halted. Perhaps it is waiting for
John Kelly to assume the leadership.
II is rumored in the rural regions Of this State
that if smith Weed had got an inkling of the fact
that Mayor Cooper was going to hold Office 50 late
on The last light of the old year he would have
deavOrcd to have the " old man" In Cipher Alloy
u.s. III, influence to get him another railroad some
where for dollar yea.
TiuR confesses that the Morey letter was for.
gerry, and that II Imposed upon" to publish it
as genuine chiefly by the representations of certain
members of the Democratic Committee. Barnum
SAYS he was imposed upon" also. 1t is really
DONG great wrong to permit such gnileless persons
AS Baruum and the publisher OF Irutt 10 go about
IN this wicked cIty unprotected. Neither one OF
them t. Die to recognize bold, bad man whel he
secs one
Now watch and see if The Ford newspaper li-
mits that the M0rey letter forgery. If 1t does,
the NIX, thsg to be expected will be a confession
from Blrnur that when he tries real hard he ~ cap
able % strliniug the truth just trle.
Tie great question which the reassemblDg Of
Congress raises 10: "Will Sparks or some other
Democratic statesman sOp over first Z!
The Norcv forgery stands confessed. Huat tho
rascal DOWN. Don't dodge so, Barnum.
Il is amusing to see the efforts of the Chic Demo.
Gratis to get up an appearance Of Republican oppo;
siton 10 Secretary sherman ia the Ohio LegIsi
lature They indnce the anti-Saerman Re.
publican newspapers outside Of the State to
publish every few days statements that there
is an undoubtedly strong opposition to 1lr.
Shermans candidacy and that 1t is likely to
trate OF judge West or Mr. Rowland. some Othe1
nan. A. Judge West Is virtually blind and out Of
politics, au1 Mr. Rowland is in condition of III.
health which makes his candidacy almost an abb
surity the value of news of this kind easily be
calculated When the time Mr.. Sherman
viii br elected 10 the Senate almost, If not entirely
without opposition.
Governor Foster says if Cabinet position s.of.
fered him. not as q sop for his unsuccessful SenatO-
rial aspirations, but simply as recognition of his
merits as man and Republican, he will accept it.
There are several other men in the country who
naturally of the same disposition.