New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-01
NEW YORK DAnY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY, MARCH I. I58.


to another, aud declaring that be would noH 70
again with her, He had neither the romance nos
fine decency Of Enoch Arden for he did not go away
in silence to die, but must needs publicly proclaim
that the ungrateful wife shOnld not share the ior
tune he had accumulated in his long absence.
II is altogether fitting that asCongress whose
earliest manifestation of activity in extra session
was an. attempt to starve the Government
should signalize the close OF Its ca
reer by perpetrating the most outra-
geous grab on record in the passage of the pending
River aud Harbor BILL and by an attempt to par
alyze business and prevent reduction OIL interest,"
on the public debt under the guise OF so-caiied
RefundinR Act.
We are anxiously awaiting the promised effect OF
President Frenchs lecture TO his class OF Police Cap
tains on Duty" Public opinion has held the Com
missioners responsible; they have put it where 1t
really belongs; and the Captains must not make
the blunder of thinking that the whole lecture was
sarcasm, and the peoples indignation all assumed.
II might be desirable thing to complete the Mu-
scum of Natural History according to the original
plans, but it would hardly be desirable to hold an
International Exhibition up four flights of stairs
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The country seems to have had all the Democratic
legislation it cares for.
Speaker Randall has lever failed to be as bad as
his party at its worst He stands by his record and
uses the full power of his position to support the
Funding bill.
Ex-Governor Seymour and Ex-Governor Robinson
have been requested to give their views on the in
terestinR question of the future of the Democratic
partv and both agree that all that is for
its success is to gather young men TO its support
That is So but how are they to be gathered There
ia nothing in the past of the Democratic party
which can command Young mans respect anu
there is nothing in its future Whch can exclIe Ms
hopes As for its present. IT there aset-reSpecthg
yOupg man in the country who can contemplate tnat
without contempt he should give his name to the
public.
That time-honored engine of demolition, bull in
q china-shop, is mild and inofenslve creature
when compared with Democratic statesman III the
midst OF financial problems
The party which was strong enough to elect Cen
era Garfield last November is strong enough to
prevent the passage of any reapportionment act
which will afford the Brgadiers any undue advan-
tage. If Mr.. Cox had constantly kept this great
truth in view he would have spared himself much
needless work and worry.
General Garfield is on the road TO Washington
and The Ofice-seeker
It is remarked by Ex-Governor Seymour that
STEADY and firm adhesion to its principles" is need
ed by the Democratic party in order for to win sue
cess AS the principles" all dead an adhesion to
them would make the party success as CORPSE,
and hat would be n National blessing. Perhaps that
Is what the Sage Of Deerfeld has in his mind.
The far-sghted Democratic leaders in this State
are philosophicaly looking over the Tammany and
Anti-Tammany scrmmage at what they call the
growing breach in the Republican party IN New
York and confidently expecting to see the latter
party 20 to pieces That Is the kind of faith which
ought To move mountains. but the only effect it has
at present is to stimulate Republican hilarity'
Congress is almost gone The whole country is
wshing1 t speedy death.
That the Senate would pass the River and Harbor
bill was foreCone conclusion. The Great Kanawha
and the other raging rivulets of West Virginia arc
safe from the hand of the spoiler unless President
HAYES drups n veto upon the whole grabbing bust
ness, which is hardly probable.
General Garfield does not know yet who will be in
his Cabinet There are several newspaper cor
respondents who do, and he should consult them
without delay.
This has been short session of Congress, but the
Democrats have accomplished great DEAL Iney
have shown the country. It'll convincing ciearness'
that their marty cannot be trusted with the manage
ment Of any plblc question. Weak and demoralized
as The Democracy was after tho November election
IL bas steadily lost strength SINCE until 1t stands
to-day at lower point in the public esteem than it
has occupied since the close of the war. Ex-Governor
Seymour says town in future PRESIDENTIAL contests
the party must take man who by his character
and business relations can draw votes from the
Republican party and poll the Democratic vote" In
the language of the esteemed Betsey Ping, there
amt no SIGH person"
Many inquiries are made rs to what is to be done
with the Democratic party. Perhaps it will do for
that American corpse which elate Canon kingsley
wanted for Westminster Abbey.