New-York tribune., 1882-02-14

the country. TIE authors and promoters of the
deadlock at Albany have been trying to see how
far they could fall in the public esteem without
sustaining mortal wound. They have not Jared
as well as the workman in question They will dis
cover the next time they come up for Office, if not
before that they fell so far to break their poti-
cal necks.
David Davis has risen and remarked to a reporter,
&" am too old for the Presidency and would not ac-
cept a nomination if rendered me" OF course, GER
tamly. STILL it is to be observed that that is about
the way gentlemen talk when they are casually
looking about for the hands of their friends with
view of placing themselves in those members.
In spite of the spectacle that has been presented
at Albany by the Democratic members of the Legis-
lature an Albanian has been found who consents to
appear before a debating society in that city and
support the affirmative of the proposition: " Re-
solved, That capital punishment should be abol-
ished"
An extraordinary surgical operation has just been
performed in Philadelphia. tumor weighing l ~
pounds was removed from person weighing sew
enty-fye pounds. Query: If what is tumOr oT~the
Democratic party could be removed, would there be
enough left to make it worth while to weigh itI
The London UorM begins long article on gas with
the empatc assertion that gas is one Of the great
est enemies of the human race" Mr.. Gladstone is
of the same opinion, and hence his phianthrOpic
determination to stand or fall on cloture.
The average ash barrel might as well be one of
the great chain of Northern lakes that the glory
of our country for all the chance it stands Of ever
being empJied.
The poor and the Eastern question We have al
ways with u.s.
Perhaps John Kelly has gone South to start
Presidential boom for himself
The brass medal business is universally pro-
nounced a blunder Yet we were told, when the
medal was first advertised, that no less persons
than General Grant and Mr. Conklng had
amined the model for the precious ornament before
il was cast, and pronounced it good. Why didn't
they stop the silly business then This looks like
another OF those mistakes which make the ration
tremOle.
We notice that the fresh fight between Nessrs.
English and Hendricks is spoken of as deadly
As it is between two dead men, this seems to be an
accurate designation.
The brass medals and the Grant Club banquet 70.
peiher have showed Mr. Conkline u little further
back into private life than he has ever beeL
Mr. Thomas Kinsella of The BrooiIyn Eag'e is not
what would be called an enthusiastic Tden man.
lie says in recent interview 10 not regarl Mr.
Tilden rs a possible Presidential quantity. Al
though have seen ;auch intellectual brightness in
HIM. and some OF the qualities of an original
thinker he never commanded the hearty support of
the irSt-class men in our party. and lie will not do
it again. Besides, his growing age and undoubted
infrmty are in his way. The State of New-York
would be again broken into factions if he should
rum In the Southern States he was never much
liked by the Oll.time class of Democrats, who adj
hered to the ideas of honor | found that ont when
he ran before, and when the contest TO decide the
electoral vote up, for talked to some of the
brightest men from the South. who used an aTgu-
mcnt something like the following: HIS tamperIng
with the electoral vote III some OF States Is be-
meath the dignity OF President. He might have
chosen the road to honor and reached It's rewards,
but he cannot have the rewards both of avaTce and
honOr.'' That is pretty frank confession of the
truth of all the Republican charges concerning the
cipher conspiracy. We recommend 1t for circula-
tion to the 'rilden Advance Association
Mr.. Hendricks in the course of an elaborate reply
to Mr.. English, makes this remark concerning the
laters statement that more money was spent in
Indiana in 1850 than ever before spent there
by the Democrats: My nomination had no rela-
ton to any probable sums of money that would
contribute, ana in the campaign of 1876 my party
was wholly satisfied with whatever | did In that
respect, and, more than that, without giving much
money | received the vote of the State by hand
some majority. | regard the prevalent talk about
the use OF money IN elections as utterly debaslng
and cOrrupting and hope the time will come when
whoever is nominated by either party upon the
idea tnat hc is valuable because of the money that
ne will give wIil be dlSastrOuSly defeated That's
a fair shot well delivered. English was nominated
becnuse ne had barrel. and he was defeated.
similar experiment with Tilden had previously
failed and subsequent one with BOOkwalter has
also proved disastrous The Democracy is not
likely to try any more barrel candidates right away.
We extend our profound sympathes to the Stall
warts of the Stalwarts They have been accus-
toned to find much comfort in the daily peruSal of
TEe HerdH. II must have been great shock to
them when their eyes fell yesterday morning upon
the brutal article. headed "306,' which we repro
ducc elsewhere.
Is it true that President Arthur, General Grant
and Mr. Conklmg are convinced that the third-term
business was a blunderi
For sale. 305 brass medals OF suitable size TO be
converted into stove covers if not wanted for other
purposes. For particulars apply to I. {. Platt or
the President of the Albany Grant Club. The
reason for the sale is that the medals were made
under a amsapprehension and viii he sold rs insists.
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PERSONAL
Alexander II. Stephens celebrated his ssveuticth
birthday on saturday. All day long hl5 friends
brought him congratulations and flowers poured in
upon him from al quarters from Massachusetts to
Eiurlda Nh stephens was exceedingly happy and