New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-30
tits evident that nothing but choking will stop
Guitcau month.


tits evident that nothing but choking will stop
Guitcaus month
The able Democrats at Albany have just discov-
cred that John Kelly holds the balance of power in
the Legislature and they are in a peck of trouble
about It, Mr.. Kelly knew it the day after election.
The tariff discussion in the Senate is likely to be
interesting and no; divided strictly by party lines
Senators so widely divergent in views as Sherman
and Bec, are agreed about one thing-namely, that
Congress should retain control of revision rather
than bestow 1t upon an outside commission Both
will oppose tho Morrill, Commission and all other
commissions on the ground that they postpone the
subject, well take IL out OF the control of Con-
gress.
sudden silence has fallen upon the dctractors Of
Senator Sherman, and for good reason. Their prin-
cipal mud gun has exploded and fllod their own
mouths with its filth. The chief Of their charges
against Mr. Sherman was that one Brown, Treas
ury lnborcr, HAD been paid from the Treasury for
work which he had performed on Mr.. Shennan's
private house. and they had specified a large number
If days ~ the time i'll which he had been TINS en-
ploycd. These facts were set forth in an affidavit
purporting to have been signed by Brown. On
Tuesday Brown appeared on the stand and swore
that he never did any work whatever on Mr.. Shcr
mans house and never signed or swOre 10 the ati-
dayit The exposure IS rs complete as the SANDER
was atIoclOus. Senator Sherman has done the cOuu-
Try great service, and has earned immunity from
such assaults rs these lie has borne them with
great calmncss probably because of "a conf
deuce that the country knew him too wei TO put
any iaIth Ia Them
The Chairman Of the Democratic State Committee
is reported rs 81 ,ing that the expulsion of John
Kelly from the State Convention was n "grave err
ror' The Chairman has tho usual Democratic gift
OF a keen hndslght.
A good deal of sharp criticism has been made
on The Chrago Tribune because it alluded TO Mr..
Arthur rs the Acting President" In explanation
OF lis course il saws: The chicago Tribune does not
call Mr. Arthur the Acting President because he
docs not act TO suit it, 1t calls Mr.. Arthur the Act
ing President because the Constitution saws ne shall
act rs President Mr.. Arthur acts to suit Inc CHI
cdGO Tribune sometimes, and sometimes he does not
but whether he does ac' or not, he must still be
the Acting President by the terms of the COnsttu-
ton, under tho authority OF which lac acts Pres
Idcut.'
The Tammany members of tho Legislature were
elegantly alluded to on Wednesday by The World
as six rammany pups" Compliments of that sort
are shrcwdly calculated to make John Kelly enient
when he comes TO dictate his terms on the organZa-
tion of the Legislature.
The Republican Congressman who believes the
country will fully sustain the party IN stamping out
the National infamy of polygamy by heroic meas
ures has good grounds for his faith. Outside of
Utah there will be no division on that question
The whole country Is unit In favor Of Kidding itself
of that disgrace.
Mr.. TIldcn should take John Kelly aside and I'M
fold TO him the scientific beauties of the upward
curve The Legislature could be organized as
peacefully n Sunday schoOl after that.