New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-20

The impression seems 10 be gaming ground III
Ohio that Judge Hoadly is most capital cam
paign speaker-for the other siGe
Speaker Chaplin has just been presented with a
life-szed portrait of himself. Some months since
the Speaker presented with u "bust" OF his
political ambition. The presentation Of the bust
took place simultaneously with the discovery by
tho people of his pronounced taste for public fur
niture.
ave have. rs you are aware" says Mayor Swim
purne to the Albany Common Council in the course
OF a message addressed to that body prospect of
largely increased and very excessive taxation
very much larger than was ever known before to
any well-govsrned people" Albany is q Dem
ocratic city by large majority. Turn the rasoals
out
Mr. Dana insists that Mr.. Tllden cannot and will
not be tho Democratic candidate, and cannot
how any intelliR gent man eau think differently.
Nr. Tilden's 4" friend" who emitted an interview
the other day thought differently, and while his
voice was not identified, his hands were the hands
of the Esau IF Gieystone himself. Another DEM
ocratic editor about the same time talked with Ar.
TIlden and got the impression that a nomination
would be accepted. II part of Mr. Tildeu's friends
were convinced that he would not take It, and the
rest bsev d be would, aud went TO work for it, he
and to say he wanted it, If it didn't. 1t is
Just posi- BILE that this state of things might not be
distressing to Mr.. Tilden.
The Boston advertiser demonstrates that the
weirdly able interrogatory lyric beginning,
Pray. why should |, little lad"
was not composed by President Arthur. The Id
rertiser distinctly lays the blame upon the Rev. r.
NJ. Harris Of Dorchester Mass. OF course if it bad
turned out that their Chief Magistrate had written
it, the American people in the exercise Of char
acterstic lnagnanImty had determined to place the
d ed TO che account of his boylsh lnexpereuce and
consequent reckless folly. and twit him Of
1t. All the saDo it is great relief for them to be
assured that he did not do it. IL is now in order
for the Rev. Mr.. Harris to show that the attempt
30 fasten the poem upon him is simply a nefarious
plot to nd vance the cause of nfdelity by breaklng
down another minister.
The announcement that Chief j ustce Waite's iu-
juries are not serious will be heard with general
qualification. After nearly ten years the bench.
service long as that Of his predecessor, Mr..
Chase. Mi. Waite stands high-very high-u The
opinion not only of the profession bat OF the
country. He has shown himself able as we'll as con-
scIentious aud painstaking. and his habits of In
dustry have resulted in rapid dispatch Of such
business as the Chief-Justice can personally con-
troll. The tact which has made the strongest i'm
preston upon the country, however. is that he is
entirely devoted the work Of his great position
His positive and unmistakaDle refusal to allow his
name to be considered In connection with the Pres
ideucy, which brought the discussion TO dead
halt did patriotic service in dscouraging tho
oflicioos tendency TO make Presidential candidates
out of Supreme Court Judges. whether they Will OF
no.
And now Mr.. Cox threatens his party. If see
prospect OF promotion he says in the course of
y conversation on his Speakership prospects, Il
shall drop out of the House at the end Of my pres
ent term This variety OF revenge 10 not Rew.