New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-30
POLITICAL NEWS.

Civil Service Reform has thrown the whole
Democratic Press in Ohio into commissions 80 far
known there paper Of that party in the state
that supports the The further they the
the Offices DRIFT from them the more angry they
become. n dOubaleaded articles cola nm long could
have sunk tho bill IL would have been at the bottom O
the Ong ago. Defeated In their effort - Kill the
measure they training their guns Senator Peudle
ton and MAKING MS Presidential boom look Ike prairie
calm after cyclone
The question which agitates the Democracy
all over the country JUS now is whether Goyernorelect
Cleveland will lose his head" The party never had
any faith in GovemOrelect Patson's eligibility, and
the knowledge that New-York be carried II Dem
ocratc President elected makes 10 particularly anK-
lous about Mr. Cevelands course This palpitane IN
certainty Is convincing proof on how elm basis Dem
hopes 81 carrying the country IN 1854 rest Inc
party confesses its only prospect depends upon ono
mans hot " losing his head"
The bitterness that the Senatorial contest in
Michigan Ia developing makes the result every day moro
doubtful The opposition Of The Detroit Post 10 the re.
election az senator Ferry understood to mean that
the Hon. James F Joy. ono OF ts owners, candl-
date for the position But The Post announces decidedly
that Mr. JOY is seeking the place aud will not allow
his name TO be used It prOnOunces in favor OF no can
and says that lis course II the contest Is cUated
By the single desire 10 harmony restored TO Tie Re-
publican party. Michigan has been such a safe Kepuol.
can tnat effort should be spared 10 prevent
from passing into the doubtful list
General Butler has taken upon his shoulders
task that light have appalled, political Hercules As
Gsyernor he proposes to reform al the real and magi
nary abuses that have grown up in the Old Com.
monweath the past two hundred and tho
people end OF money. Ho has also una eTtaAen 10
defeat Senator Hoas reelection ANA to organize The Leg
slaure against the wishes OF maj I1ty OF tue RepuDl.
can members If he can accomplish all TINS. and IN
addition keep the public amused oy some sensational
po,tical move every te WHILE his boom Tor the Demo
cratic Presidential nomination III 1854 viii distance that
Of any rival now In the he.d.
The old Democratic argument against tho
Republican party that it is not National lat sec
ona organiz being revived for again. 1t
a rather weak argument for parry that carried only
three states outside the solid South in 1880 The causes
which have kept Repubcanism from advancing ia tho
south In tho past have TO honor than IS
tisgrlee But tho growing int Eli lCnce and hberaly
indicate that Democratic principles have seen tner best
days IL that IcigLDprhO)d Ihey thrive on iEhOt"its
aud uarr0Tucss amt where these do not prevail che De,
nOcracy is inevitably in minority Tue unqneaucnei
SWAY of the party ia the south Is probably ended
Nothing has been so moderated as the
opossuu's tail Baked 'possum, of course is highly
esteemed 10y all coored brethren who possess sharp axe,
cur dog sufficient length Of limb to keep out Of the
reach Of the enragel farmer who i apt to punctuate MS
objections to the indiscrimnate telling Of bis trees with
shot gun; but the tail Of the possum has been wrong
fully looked upon with man in North Carolina
makes II his business to collect possums which he sells
during the Christmas holidays Lately he arrived from
the mountains with drove OF l23 which he Is stated 10
have rd along the roads though they were so many
hogs At night he secures his drove by means OF poles
having ten possums the pole and keeps three dog,
barking all night which so frghens the possums thi'
they hold firm grip to the poles with their tails untl
ma SIM j. up" The beautiful utility OF the 'pos-uni.
tail a. patent automatic Tie rem 10 100 obvious 10 L1c'
COMM NJ.