New-York tribune., 1881-11-07

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II is perfectly safe to vote always against the
| Democratic party.
John Kelly estimates Tammany's votes at 5SOOO'
Does he expect them to decree sef-destruction by
| voting for Iilden's tcketf
The Mississippi plan is in full operation. If any
body doubted what few negroes were shot for last
week. he can find full explanation in this paragraph
from The Jackson Clarion. Bourbon organ: " If
there is bloodshed on the Sth of next November let
no colored man say he was not warned in time. III
you arc satisfied with the present Government, stay
at home For if a conflict should occur. you know
who will be the victims" That Is the plan as
The TRIBUNE has explained it, The BourDons
always work il in this way. Shoot few negroes III
advance and tell the rest that their only safety Is
to keep away from the polls on election day. lnls
is called free vote, full ballot and tar count
What il really is, is deliberate, cold-blooded mur
der and the muTderers are the " hfSt tainlnej ol
Mississippi.
At first thought it seems strange that the Demo
Gratis should habitually pick out weak and unfit
to for public Office, but the reason is aDpa-
rent enough. They have few or none available who
are fit. All the good aGd able men in their party
are either dead or incapaciaed by the very fact OF
their goodness The party is largely composed OF
strikers and a candidate must be put up whom the
strikers will support. That is why Parmenter got
up who is not morally an Objectionable person, put
it usually turns out that he Is very rich and has
been selected 10 be " bled."
Voorhees, says the trouble with the Democracy is
"exioliation." We knew it was pretty bad case
but did not think it 50 bad as that
We are sorry for Mr.. Hardy, but man who has
the cold heart to say that cabbage was good
enough for Irish to feed on" cannot expect to
receive the votes of freshmen for Congress in this
year of Parnell and English despOtism, even If the
cabbage crop Is short.
When Mr.. Voorhees, throws his entire weight on a
political diagnosis something gives way every time.
esaid in recent interview "The conviction, false
true lit happened to be true-Edl, that our party
favored free trade blazed through Indiana like
comet. The poison of thar foolish and false resolu-
tion exfOliated like the leaves Of upas-tree all
over the State" There you have the truth ~ all
its delOrmity Wien n party begins to eX1olae,
ii j. time for thrifty statesmen to thnk OI getting
out of it.
The HcrdH published in its Washington cores
pondence of October 81 the following statement III
Is reported here on good authority that General
Grant is urging General Beal for the Navy Depart
ment. The recent nomination of Frank hattOn a
particularly stalwart Grant man, First Assistant
Postmaster General is regarded as significant. lie
has charge OF the appointment Office, which practi-
cally controls the appointment of all post
masters under those of the first class"
The same paper reproduced the same dis
patch Saturday and soundly denounced 1t as " fly
dirt criticism of Mr.. Arthur" the purpose OF which
was to get the public TO believe that he is not his
own man, but someone elses." This would be
amazing in any other journal than The Herald, but
the public ceased long ago 10 apply any rules OF or
dn1ry human reason to that paper. If man
should be- seen TO strip and fl himself in the street,
under the impression that he was somebody else,
the police would lead him gently ont of sight But
The Herald does these things continually, and no
one ever thinks oft twice.
The gifted voorhees, has exfoated in demon
stration that Washington. jefferson, Madison Mon
roe and Jackson were al opposed TO free trade, but
is noticeable that he makes citations from the
Democratic platforms on the subject for the past
duartcr of a century voorhees, knows a thing or
Two. one Of winch i not 10 bump his head against
the same wall a second time.