New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-14
The people are patiently counting on their fingers
the days tins Congress has to live yet.

The people are patiently counting on their fingers
the days tins COng.css has to live yet.
The Northern Democratic papers all applaud
Hamburg Buffers exhibition OF plantation man
nrr. in the Senate OF course this is to be expected
Hu' the next time they accused Of toadying to
the southern { " Try they must not get red III the
face aud sputtcr out bad words
The current Of public opinion. which set so
strongly in favor of biennial sessions oil ) ate egls
latures year or two ago. seems TO have spent its
force Under its impetus thrty-one ont of the
thrty-eight States rercaled the laws demanding
annual sessions. In some cases the change was
made without due cousid ration, and now when it is
found to cause Inconvenience there is growing de-
mand for a return 10 thc old system. Even Vermont,
which seemed To be the mOSt favorable Held Tor
IRVING the experiment Un account Oi the sta0lllty on
lis population, Is considering the question or going
back TO annual sessions. 1t Is stated that If the
ulpstion were submitted TO popular vote the OLD
system would be adopted by majority OF three
foufths of tue voters. II would be unwise. however,
Tor any state to change AGAIN hastily before giving
the new system Illr trial.
General Garfield can congratulate himself that
noboly has been able TO get the door of his Cabinet
open wide enough TO get even nose through.
An Admin stration that has reduced tho public
debt $4,000, 900 can consider itself a success.
There seems to be 10 prospect before the poll
ticans tor the next few years but to try and look
pleasant like other people.
The advocates and opponents of prohibitory legis-
latiOn have made queer comparisons to enforce
their particular views on that question. The rela-
two increase in the number of liquor saloons and
churches or school houses Criminals are all we'll
worn comparisons But now The Toledo Blade adds
n novel one to the list. 1t strives to show the
wOr hlcssness of prOhibitOry laws by comparing the
number OF saloons and blackSm shops IN OHIO
The former IL tiuds to be about ten times as numer
Ous rs the latter. Tins rs certainly novel way OIL
looking at the matter but the relation hetWeeI
horsr-shOeng and dram-,lrnkng Is too far-fetcheC
Tor most people to perceive.
Oh, ycsl One other thing, Messrs. Democrats
Don't go home without having gwen the country
the result of your investigation of COMMISSIONS
Davenport III this city last SUMMER
These be the days when the American statesman
is airing his eloqnence temperance, woman SUI
Iragc, compulsory education aud church taxation.
One attribute Of Il trained statesman is to know
how and when 10 hold his tongue.
The Memphis papers are proclaimihg with mucl
energy that the Mardi Gras display in that city thi
year will surpass any previous exhibition Of u lk
character. Ii strikes people with Od-fashionet
ideas of honesty at city that is able TO spen,
thousands Of dollars on meaningless mummery /
able 10 pay its honest debts.
There remain few more days for the Democratic
majority IN Congress TO back down from some ad
vancrd position. 1t has done enough, however. il
that line 10 entite tins to be known IN history q
the Back-dOwn Congress.