New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-31
What the Democracy needs is less backbone and


What the Democracy needs is less backbone and
| more brains.
How long would it take party with some first
class leaders to settle the disgraceful quarrel at
| Albanyi Just about twenty-four hours
This extraordinary statement is published by the
Washington correspondent of The Cincinnati Com
naercial: "A prominent public man said to your
correspondent tonight: lathe President" said
Stalwart Republican Congressman to me to night,
" will pardon the ASSASSIN Gulteau. on the ground
that he is insane" do not believe that he will,
and said so, whercupon my friend replied 81 know
that it seems strange thing to say, but it is true.
nevertheless | know what Pm talking about, and
yOu'll acknOwlc lge that l am right before the
Fourth of Julv.' AS the Presidents sanity has
never been questioned this production may 10 us
missed as purely sensational.
WHY should q man who voted 1906" times in
hopeless effort to commit his party to an unpa-
triotic course which to prove fatal blum
der, decorate himself with brass medal to COM
memorate his follyH That is surely one OF the
things which no fellow can find out
Mr.. Tilden declines to be candidate but tae
Tilden Advertising Agency goes steadily ahead
printing and reprnting all the country newspaper
puffs of Tilden and all demands for his renomlna-
ton. There is one started fresh round now
evident Il at Mr. Tilden finds himself easily able to
condone breaches discipline like this, or else the
advertising agent would not venture TO continue
them.
II is remarked by some of the more irrepressible
of the Stalwarts that Mr. Conkling will not only be
nominated for Governor of New-York but will be
elected By whomf
Mr.. Book walter seems to have been chucked head
foremost into his barrel and rolled out of sight.
Senator Sherman talks unconcernedly about the
future of his three per cent Funding BILL lie said
10 a correspondent of The Cincinnati Commercial
recently: L" 1t makes very little difference what
becomes of the bill long as l get the Democrats
on record either for against it, This propose to
do If they propose to defeat it l shall insist on
their doing it like men, and not by lacking amend
ments on it. But just see what they are doing.
They are setting themselves up as opposed to the
greatest experiment in three per cent bonds, and if
they carry the Vest amendment they put themselves
on record against the National banks. L shall call
their attention to the Metropolitan National Bank or
New-York of which George |. Seney, a prominent
Democrat. is president. That bank has no circula
tion whatever though it does an immense business
| hruc, il has no money invested in bonds. Now
| according TO the Democratic theory laid down by
| Mr. Vests amendment, that bank mast take
million dollars OF its capital and invest III Govern
ment bonds-take that money out OF the hands o., or
the people and lock 1t up where no one can have the
benefit of it. If the Democrats propose TO 60 on
record against the National banks, let them DO IL
now"
Messrs Cox and Robinson have had their desks IN
| Congress decked with flowers because of their ferc-
| clOus attitude toward Great Britain Dynamite
bombs would have been more appropriate, but per-
haps there was a fear that the bellgerent Congress-
men might in moment of nadycrtence or intense