New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-15
Democratic hostility to the war is by no means

Sparks opposes the retirement Of Grant butSparkss
party would vote solidiy in favor of the retirement
of Sparks and his mouth on liberal pension.
s. s. Cox continues to misrepresent this city by
voting for every proposition which is mad9 for the
injury of the public credit and the breaking of the
public faith. When resumption was an accomplished
fact he was one of the Eastern Democrats who
voted with Ewing for u final hopeless attempt to
overthrow it, and now he joins forces with General
Weaver in favor of constituencies proposal 70 pay
the debt in silver dollars. Yet Mr. Cox presumes 10
turn up his nose in scOrn at the statesmansnip OF
Springer! The sprightly acrobatic Illinois genre
man is often ridiculous. hut he Is never wllfuily
arrayed for cause which he knows to be dishonest.
The Northern Democrats and the Confederate
Brgadiers stand shoulder to shoulder IN defence OF
the opinion that in putting down the Rebellion Gen.
eral Grant earned the lasting hatred OF the Demo-
cratic party. They take that way OF extlnguishlng
the animosities OF the late war.
Perhaps Barnum does not call for an investigation
of the Morey forgery because be prefers to wait for
a Republican Congress to undertake the job. lie
has only TO mention such preference 70 nave IL
complied with.
Wallace saws his name was forged. too, ny the
Democratic Committee Shade Of the cofeepot.
can these things be!
Mr. Bicknelps determination to persist in bring
ing his electoral count resolutions to the front again
until he succeeds entities him to certain amount
of Republican gratitude. Nothing which has been
done during the present session has injured the
Democrats so much as this utterly unnecessary
bunder. The Democrats have nothing to gain by
It, and they have already lost BY ITS support about
ali the confidence the pubic had left in their capa-
city for public affairs.
The disastrous experiment with Marshal Fitzsim-
mons shows the absolute uselessness OF trying TO
enforce the laws of the Government in the Southern
States by means Of Democratic officials The solid
sentiment of the South is against the enforcement
of the revenue laws, and in many sections OF the
South it is regarded as entirely unsuitable act to
shoot revenue officer VINO tries to perform his
duty The United states Government has 10
business 10 he interfering with our AFFAIRS" is the
common declaration about the Government efforts
to suppress, Illicit dstiliatOn IN the South, and IT.
will be remembered thar during the recent cam
paiRn the remark was than once made that
when Hancock IS elected will stop all that"
Democratic official has not the disposition To op-
pose tins sentiment. and if he had tue disposition he
would not have the courage
There are dreadful intimatlons by disappointed
Democrats ia Washington, that large percentage
OF the funds contributed for tho election Of Han
cock never got further than Barnums headquarters.
Ihey talk about demanding a bill of items OF re-
crpts AMI expenditures. II this sort OF caumny goes
much further Barnum is likely to become thor
oughly disguised with politics.