New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-18
POLITICAL NEWS.

Congressman Springer's constitutional
amendment may be impracticabe as whole, but that
portion of provides for enghenDg the terms OF
the President and Congressman has many advocates In
the country present Two years added TO tne Pres-
dental term and year to the Congressional term
would be welcome relief to those people who do not
care TO be always voting for somebody"
Tue Democrats are growing ccy of General
Butler. They desire to keep their party as free from
unnecessary burdens possible in order that may 90
into the next Presidential canvass In good marching
order So they eagerly upon the report that Butler
has pronounced himself still Republican aud urge the
Democrats to have nothing do with him. IL Is Doubt
fu however if they DC as easily rid OF the Nehefai
as they evidently wish to be-
Goyernor-eiect Grant of Colorado Is q
Civil Service Reormer of the practical sort and he car
ries o. his expressed intentions VIII himself pop
uar with the people he does with his own party
or not He says that the ohicers who compose the Gov
errors caDet will be Democrats but that the other a
pointmens will fairly divided between the two par
election partisan triumph and that lac only
iuure himself and weaken his party by endeaVofing TO
make 1t appear sucn
The unexpected success of the Tariff
Commission in preparing a practicable measure tor
tariff re form took the Democratic organs aDack for
time but they have recovered courage enough to pro-
nounce 1t botched job" There is a" lack OF harm
ony in the changes made they think aud altogether tho
only way open getting judlcous tarih Is to leave
did that a few years ago and they don't feel Inclined
20 repeat the experiment
Secretary OF State-elect Newman Oh ONO
is another Democrat who is anxious to 90 down to pos
terity in company with Thomas Jefferson lie has de-
cled to have his induction into Office January D. as
simple and free display as the fiction makes tle
Inauguration OF the third President IL should DC aueu,
however that h, party friends intended to nave an Ola
Hickory celebration the OCCASION hut after an eHOb
to raise the necessary funds they discovered thar NOBODY
WAS wllng to nelp pay It, and so Mr.. Newnan con-
cluded To make IA virtue of necessity.
The resnt OF the contest Tor the LIMOS
scnatorship may effect uponthe next canvass
for the GOvernorshp OF the state. General Raun II Is
rumored will pc a candidate for nomination 10 tno
latter position If he is defeated for the Senaorsnp III
some quarters il thought that there an understands
| ing between him and Governor GILLIAN which includes
tine election OF the former the Senate and the n1mha
tion of tue latter the G0vernorsbip ms Is pau
time ior poca bargains however, ana tDe AhoWleso
maj one Xisted these two men Wouu uOuDNess
| end ttriOlitical II t OF both
| One of the results of the November cleo
tons which is likely to make trouble for the Democrats
is the approval their party friends in Tennessee gave 70
| ronn iiation The Louisville Past warns them that IL
they attempt TO force dishonest settlement OF the otao
debt au irreparable injury will be inflicted upon 'i'
Manly thronphont the country. The warning VIII Proo,
hlv 90 tor nothing the platform upon wcn uenea'
Rofe ran and was elected distinctly ANNOUNCED tne Ia
tenton of the party scale down tue DEBT one-Ha'