New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-21

Ben Hin should keep an eye on his colleague
BROWN He may come ont ahead in the blunder
match.
John Kelly seems ~ be- master Of the Democratic
situation in This State If the next State Convention
does not admit him. he smash the party again a.
easy ~ eyer The Reorganzers should take this fact
into consideration aud concentrate their minds upon
the proposition THE TRIBUNE made to them some
time ago namely. to nominate John Kelly for Gov
rrnor and Lucius Robinson Tor Lieutenant tower
nor. That way lies harmony, deep ana ABIDING III
might be- q little unpleasant for Mr. Robinson, hut
h. ough io be- sufficiently devoted Ia his party to
make the sacrifice.
The able Senators say they receive letters begging
them to stick and talk on forever. Their is no
camor Of that SOFT audible III any part Of the conn
Try.
There is said to bc an hallncnaton in the mind Of
Gcorgc {. Gorham that TiIF TRIBUNE is conducting
a controversy with him. TIE TRIBUNE is doing
nothing Of the kind. II doesn't even know what he
has been saying, AMI secs no reason why IL should
,rrk TO-
The only thing said by tho opponents Of Judge
Robcrtson's confirmation which carries weight is
TIE threat thotf he is confirmed it will defeat the
party in Ncw-York. That depends Is it 10 be I'M
derstood that Mr.. Conkling means if he can't have
his own way in everything, that the party shall be
defeated in New-York : Possibly he might have
the powcr to beray it INTO defeat hut does he mean
or do his friends mean. {" threaten that OF course
the President dcprcrates war but II may br expected
that If war il brought to his door, whoever brings
II will lind the President ~ home.
It's no wonder Brown. II Georgia. feels unhappy
in his mimi Like Ben Hill he labelled himself
INDEPENDENT" aud stood in market-pace where
the Republicans could see him. hoping for bid But
no bid came. and Brown marched over to the
Democrats and sold himself back into the old
scr,itude. the price being promise that he might
astrr tu the Democratic Presidential nomination IN
1854. Which Is much ~ II he had sold himself for
nothing and thrown IN chrome rs an lnducement
10 the PURCHASERS -.
Senator Wilkinson Call is a nice man TO talk about
Intimidation and ballot-box irregularities. llc WAS
diminishing around in the background when the
coparcencrs were trying to buy the electoral vote of
Florida in 1876. and his name appears AT the end of
M least one cipher dispatch. lie may be pure
and noble patriot. but hc was IN bad company al
that time. and hc has never expressed any regret
for II either.
What has become Of the petition of the Albany
wobblers
Some Of the Democratic statesmen have the gift Of
silence. Mr.. Randall has been sitting in silence for
nearly a week over the assertion of Senator Malone
that he sympathzcd with the Rcadjustcrs last year,
and offered to help them all h. cond Senator McPhcr-
son has been contemplating for a fortnight a charge
that he asked Senator Malone 10 be his guest In
Washington and in other ways assured HIM 81
hs cordial respect and sympathy Yet he does not
feel called upOn tO say ANYTHING about II now. or Ia
explain why he subsequently denounced Malone a.
a bad man and repudlator
There are slight symptoms in Massachusetts, of a
disposition to hook complacently upon intlrrs threat
10 return 10 politics. and to remark, Who's AFRAID