New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-23
POLITICAL NEWS.

Senator Frye, of Maine, fayOrs reform in
the civil Service not only will be beneficial
the Government, also for the that this bane
of public to-day Is the importantly of ohceseek-
ers and his weakness comes from the distribution Of
but does not believe thai goes IN 0TOreng
| Government officials from Congressional influence.
If General Butler made the statement at
trbued him. that he could be elected TO the United
states Senate place OF Seneror Hoar II he desired.
no was drawing heavy draft upon the creduity Of his
hearers he probably forgot the fact that when Sen
ator choses every member OF the Legislature must
in his place aud name the man ne votes Ior lns
Republican legislator who would vote openly TO sead
General Butler the United States Senate mas prO0a'
| bly not been discovered yet ia Massachusetts.
Much has been said of late about the growth
OF free-trade principles Iowa. and the election OF
three Democrats the next House Of Representatives
has pointed to a. proof But The Boone Standard
denies the business Of this conclusion and says that
there is not in Iowa, big or little, but is on the
eager watch for the establishment OF anuaet0ries ID
It's limits and OF them at least the Length OIL re-
hitting local taxes fer five years as an in ucement
THIS state mighty poor ground Tor sowing lfeeraoe
seed so long as the people OF this disposition"
Senator Brown, of Georgia, is finding out how
dear the offices are to Democratic heart His speech
against passing Civil Service bill that loaded against
the Democracy bringing him so many responses from
al over the country that he is justly convinced that
majority party indOrse the position ne has taken
on the subject. One writes TO MIN; Yon ia hit
the uai on the head drive u nome: He SHOULD nave
named he Office upon which ne had his eye
Civil Service Reform has few Democratic adj
vocstes ONO When the party wins victory there
wants the fruit and makes attempt to disguse the
fact few years ago when ii Into possession Of
the state every State Institution was at
once placed in Democratic hands. Encouragement on
account OF Incompetence compelled a change OF
officers but the party made excuse for reWsrdl1g
n"ver admitted that II owed one And the Democracy
he m
question
The Virginia Democracy is in the thrOes OF
reorganization. Two successive defeats have demora
Ized the party and It must speedily get new start or
20 into liquidation. The chief trouble comes from tho
difference as to whether it shall continue purely Bour
bon organization OF whether all opponents OF Malone
shall be given standing room The ACCESSIBILITY OF calling
STATE convention to take the matter into consideration
ia now being discussed one point seems to be decided
upon. and that is that me Democrats must not
NEEDLE any more with the State debt Tney have become
ued evidently Of standing UP for honesty ana propose
TO take rest
The intention of the Democrats to prevent
the present of Congress from accomplishing any
thing in the way Of reform and then to claim that 10
failed to do it's duty becomes more evident every day.
| Dispatches from Washington TO Democratic papers en-
deayor tc create the the energy Congress
has thus lar shown only put on with the Intention
| to deceive If the Democracy can see this Congress
come to sn end without having accomplished anything
useful and have all the great measures OF reform turned
80 70 the ne xt house. Will have played ehrewd
noitcaI game But tile Republicans should see to it
| that tue game is blocked.
The demand that the coming of silver dol
lars he sopped grows mole urgent every day in the
No new argument in favor of tins position Is advanced
IA the whole subject has been gone over many times and
every reason given for png up useless silver in the
treasury vaults has been shown to be fascions me
Aiany Argus puts the swndle into cold figures thus;
"Eighty-Ave gold dollars will buy now as much as put
ma afx~ Apll
hunara silver dollars arc declared dollars, the people
are cheated and silver monopOlsts enriched to tne
in the Federal Treasury whcn the business OF the
| country won't have and which the Government cam
force out. They represent swindls OF eloVOVyVv
Ge and the people. and bonus TO that DC
| gree to the silver mOnOpolists.'