New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-26

The Democrats seem bound to so out Of power
with big blunder booming behind them.
If Speaker Randall has taken the electoral count
resolution in charge, that champion piece of Demo-
cratic stupidity is Ill worthy lands
Mr.. Ben HIPS inability to decide upon which side
Of the revolution of 1851 he is willing to deposit
his vote Of approval is probably caused manly 10y
tie uncertainty Of President GarhelPs course TO-
ward the South. If that course should take the
form 90 n handsome Federal office to Mr.. Ben HILL
that hesltatuE patriot would probably STE his way
clear 10 voting Tor pension 10 General Grant; M
| Hill yearns 10 be TccOnclledj that's what's the
matter with bim.
1t is not worth while 10 waste time in discussing
| Mr. Cox's preposterous ReappOrtiOnment BILL The
question is one OF too great importance to be de-
criod without elaborate discussion aud that cannot
be had IN tho last three weeks OF an incompetent
Congress.
The Democratic Franklng Abuse Explorers medi-
tate an uncommonly striking act of generosity.
Wth the proof of Two tons of fraudulent Demo-
cratic matter right under their noses, and with no
trace of particle OF fraudulent Republican matter.
they think IF making report OF looseness in the
Use of the ranking privilege by both parties" That
Is what MAY he called handsome conduct; but what
do Alcs>rs. Cox and Wallace, who charged the
Democratic Committee with forging their lmmacu-
late names, thuk about 1t Don't they want the
rasCals hunted uOWu I
Ben Hill is getting on n little. He is able to al
Jude to tho war Of secession now " revolution"
The last time lie reviewed the political history of
tins country he skipped the period from 1861 to
1860 entirely.
Mr. Cox's Reapportlonment bill must ill Springer
with lively contempt. lie should let out some oil 1t.
Barnum seems to be hunting oblivion rather than
the rascal who imposed upon him.
The Southern journals are making great mistake
if they think General Gartied's remarks to the CO..
ored men mean that President he will adopt
Southern methods of treating the negroes. 1t is
true that he advised them to educate their chill
dren and 10 avoid drawing the color line. The
Southern journals say that is the advice the South
ern Democrats have always given. So they have
but they have done their best To prevent the educa
ton of the blacks and have enforced the law that
negro has "a right to have his vote counted save
whom he votes the Democratic ticket. Their way
of abOlishing the color line to force the negroes
INTO the Democratic party. General Garfield Is not
disciple OF this policy.
The Cabinet speculation business is Tagging
little. The trouble 10 thx every public man III the
country, who is at all available has been in aud out
a half dozen times already. The speculation can't
go bIislly without fresh batch Of statesmen to
draw upon.
John Kelly announces through one Of his news
papers that Tammany can make no treaty with the
Democrats who combined with Republicans to over
throw him. He mtimates that treaty might have
been made IL the Reorganlzels had gone to work in
che right way. What they did was to call meet
Ing. leaving Tammany out of the list of invited
guests. and devote that meeting principally to vo-
lent abuse of Tammany and everybody connected
with it. Subsequently they requested Tammany TO
disband. anybody except Reorganzer ought to
have known that this was not the way TO conoihate
John Kelly. Tafty, judioiousy administered, he
haak aa,, 70 hnf vha,, a
swung shilelah over his head the outcome has
ALWAYS been q shlndy.