New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-06
POLITICAL NEHS.

Tba nun,ber of disbanded statesmen was prob
ably never SO large this country as 1t Is to-day II al
OF them return to honest work for living there Is uh
yer OF the labor market becoming overstocRed Inc ony
consolation they can have In their retirement Is 10
I'M forward two years in the expectation OF seihs SUM
greater number OF aspiring statesmen P"'"'' ' w
security.
Tho same general complaint comes from
rlv oyerv STATE OF waste of time and general In
niercv I'm the Legislatures. The sessions are spent IN
oo,seouental discussions and chickering's, ana the re-
sut il that necessary business delayed ana little OK
nothing accomplished The Chicago inte'-oecdn COM
menns rnhnke 40 Singing and overwhelming rs TO he
Hello n any short political revolution, VIII surely io
low s SaT the outcome seems have been less fa
yorabe than reasonably expected
The crisis which has long been impending
I'm Georgia politics Is almost certain TO oe has'ene ~
the death of Alexander H. stephens The dlerehce oo
tween the liberal and Bourbon factions OF the Democracy
was temporarly brdged over last fall by his nomination.
III ,eral views were no but his great popularity
made any revolt against him Impossible Oh success m
the RourbOns were compelled 70 suo ~ hi des,h and
.aor tbe two factions Is removed 10y MS ucati anu
nc strgee which has been foreseen cannot oe Heayea
much longer. Politics IN Seo'sa bern sste for Soms
interesting thah III any ~
time 10 come A., p
No disposition has been shown in the Penn-
,ania Legislature 10 keep up the distinction between
ne Regular and Independent Republicans ana the dV-
Ito, I'm the party was apparently at an end There Is an
Intention manifested tine Western part OF the state
however to maintain separate organization until tits
certain that the movement OF last ia has resulted In
some permanent good Little faith Is placed in Governor
patt,son promises of reform. and his administration
"a nrononneed failure before II Is two months OH lho
ect next aimed AT by the Independents Is the senator
sn which becomes vacant In 1883. But Is douotlu
they can muster much OF following the gehert ulspo
ZION now apparent being 10 fight within the party rhAs'
When Governor Buffers nominee Tor lnsur-
ance Commissioner OF Massachusetts announced pnDcv
that he woud devote his energies during the year 10
building up the Democratic party he showed his ireSn
ness and gave his political opponents handle winch
they nropoae 10 use 10 the best advantage Kepu"h-
can leader "a quoted In The Boston Herald rs saying; we
haye got the where we want them 70 20
They profcssed cs service principles in their state pat
form and now turn about and propose their most acyo
marry workers for important state Offices lac Insurance.
sionership Is OF the most Responsible posts ~
Tho % M the Governor and COuncil hope the pcpple oI
Mnssachusetts will realize the Importance OF this noc
40 thcn and feel that the Republican Counehios
will amply sustained In their contest Win Do'e"''
Butler over Mr.. Plymptons nomination
The Indiana Democrats are working them
selves INTO dangerous state OF excitement Inc 10
publican minority In the Legislature rightly deiennnea
TO prevent possible the attempt TO turn over the S'
institutions and nil the government patronage to u"
Democrats and resorted TO parliamentary usagcs 10 az
compsh this Whereupon the Democratic press pcSin'
TO shout conspiracy" and revolution with al ~.
might The Indianapolis Sentinel asks us party i'
In italics II they propose to shack down." III he's