New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-23
POLITICAL NEWS.

The Democracy is in danger of being
smothered with admoniiions as to how 1t must deal
with the tariff issue in the next National campaign. Tho
Louisville Courier Journal gives the latest advice
the subject 1t believes that "the Democrats must
handle the discussion aggressyey, else it bettes
that be not touched at ALL" Well now, General Hans
cock thought he handled the thing aggressiyey" but
IL exploded and he has been sorry since that he
touched 1t. Mr. Waterson ought TO be Old enough to
know better than TO advise his party friends to kick
dynamite.
The Republicans in the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature will probably agree upon Congressional reap
portionment bill and offer their final decision in the
matter AS Pennsylvania Is Republican State, this is
asking no than Is justly due to the party. The
Democrats have shown disposition to their tenn
porary ascendency In branch OF the Legislature for
the purpose Of gaining appOrtiOnment adyan-
tageous to the party than could justly claim. The In
dependent and Regular Republicans are united IN the
districts The result will probably be that no reappor.
tOnment bul VIII pass.
Ex-senator Barnums intimation that Gen.
era Butler may be the next Democratic candidate for
the Presidency stirs up ali the bile OF The Richmond
State II shows aversion TO Butter than 1t does to
the coored school trustees recently appointed by Gov
ernor Cameron. The South it believes would go solid
against such a nomination. The state is unable to
plain how the Northern Democratic leaders can show SO
much disregard the opinions of the Southern people
mention Butler in connection with the Pres-
neat that will give him more trouble than his seven
mare mules" or the MOrey letter did.
The Young Democrats of Baltimore made
haste to claim victory in the primary elections of tho
party held the other day but the facts which have como
to light since discount this claim considerably. 1t is
the old liners took advantage of the want OK
experience OF their opponents and while they gave the
latter the appearance Of victory reaped all the ad
vantages themselves. They did this by imposing as
candidates upon their rivals some rspresenta-
tVes the machine who, for the time being. were a-
lowed to profess great interest in the Of reorm
The organization OF Young Democrats was formed with
the hope that would prove link between the several
factions into which the Democracy OF Maryland Is split
but its guleless members seem to have fallen ready
victims the experienced politicians That Is the usual
fate reformers meet with In tire Democratic party.
The determination Of the Ohio Republicans to
maintain the position they have taken on the liquor
question is receiving warm communication from tbs
party press all the country. This disposition ofthe
Republican party TO stand By just cause, even though
1t suffers temporary defeat, The S. Paul Pioneer Press
says OF the secrets OF its long interrupted
success IN National politics." The paper perth
nently adds that No contrast could DC stronger than
that between this straightforward defiance OF popular
mistake aud popular clamOr for the sake OF fighting to
the end an which rightly believed to be of vital
to ina tOnist the whskey interest," or any other SET
Of who carry votes IN their pockets for the ume
being. which has characterized the Democracy OF ouo
for many years past"
The Pennsylvania Republican State COnyen-
ton will meet In few weeks The ticket TO be nominated
is short one there only offices to be filed The
composition Of the convention will, however. be taken
as something Of an index OF the fidelity with which tho
promises reform in the party made last year have
been carried out If it is not true indication the In
dependent Republicans will have only themselves to
blame For after they had wrung from the Regulars the
reforms they desired they suddenly seemed TO lose all
interest in the matter They have been strangely IN
different to the election OF delegates, and consequently
the Regulars have a large majority In the convention the
Independents must lay the blame at their own door,
The latter VIII probably learn some day that reforms
cannot be carried out by getting angry once III ten
years.
Governor Cameron, of Virginia, recently APP
pointed two coored school trustees in Richmond This
action has angered the Bourbons than anything the
Readusters have done since they have held power Tho
BourbOns have expressed willingness TO acquesce III
the scaling OF the in cheating the cred
itors one-haf OF their dues but when it comes TO
appointing n coored MAJ to school trusteoship Their
nice OF honor Is irreparably wounded The ch'
airy Of the State is now up in and The Richmond
Dispatch says that might well be understood hgss
as last that the whites of Virginia do not intend TO permit
negroes to be OF white schools. This is hun-
alton to which nobody has right to expect the superior
race To submit" Nothing Is said TO the illness OF Do
men for tho office, the only charge against them pehs
that they are black. With this cry the Bourbon papers
ndustrOusy seeking to excite race prejudice ana W
means OF 1t get control OF the State