New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-24
POLITICAL NEWS.

Evidences multiply in Indiana that exGOv-
ernor Hendricks and William IL. English are fast becom
ing nonenties in the politics of the state Their cOmbind
influence was unable recently TO control the appoint
meut TO SO small Office Librarian to theLegs
They both superuOus the political stage aud
monumental evidences of the decadenoe OF favor
tie business and OF tue DrleI influence money alone
gives man In poll1lcs
Senator Beck intends so far as he can TO
make every Senator toe tho mark on the Isrln Oil.
When Senator Mcpherson about for Trenton
70 look after his for reelection he went Mr.
Beck aud asked: "Can arrange pair on the Tariff
dill with youi am going 1ome" NO. sir, you eau
not replied Beck buntly but cOurteousy VIII not
pair with any Democrat on the TarId bill. want 10
every Democratic senator here vote on 1t himself"
The Virginia Bourbons are anxious lest it
viii not be clearly understood that they have no design
OF foOng with the State debt any more. In all the
talk about convention, and reorganizng the party
that intention is repeated with painful regularity An
other noticeable thing the tenderness which they
approach the work OF making platform for the parry
AS trouble comes from the desire TO Please everyone
and offend nOne OF the organs suggested that
would be best without platform and organize Tor
spells aud not for principe.
Schemes for enlarging the Cabinet are sure
70 crop i'll the newspapers during the duh season.
Various plans suggested for accomplishing this end
The Old idea OF expanding the Agricultural Bureau into
n Department has many supporters. but The Ner-Or-
leans Times has the latest scheme. 1t wants Secretary
of Labor added to the Cabinet, whose duty 1t snail DO 10
foster the OF labor and act rs mediator De-
tween Il and oaptal In the differences which are coz
stany arising There will Be ample time 10 consider
the suggestion when Democratic president has the ap
pOintment OF q Cabinet
The Ohio Democrats are bestiTing them
selves about the spring elections Tho prestige they
gained year ago by carrying the larger cities IN ths
state gave them long start ahead In their canvass Tor
the State ticket Naturally they desire to repeat ths
conditions this SPRING but many OF the elements when
favored them last year are wanting now. lhe Loesa
ue IA not making Democratic capital so Tast as IL wAs
last winter and altogether the prospects are iess
brilliant for the Democracy Neither rs tue year peiV'o
presidential elecGion OF year FOR Republicans.
As Judge Hoadley will probably be the next
Democratic candidate for Governor Of ONO, his opinion
an nnblo questions becomes pertinent According to O
Columbus dispatch to The P.tsbvg Commercial he has
ta faith IA the Civil Service dill which has just become
law II will not keep Republicans In nor keep Demo
crats ont of the ofces he thinks In his own words'
. troclx can DO laid around any obstruction the Dill
contains and all the hue and cry against u mas
from OF its provisions so sccora
nc o one Of the great lights OF the Democracy the
~ has been working itself into perspifa1loh ior
month over q meaningless measure
Senator Cameron's rumored declination OF
rssection 20 the Senate. put IN circulation twoy ea
before the choice to be made. ia taken with
salt An pannsyyana. The story seems TO nave hAa s
origin In conversation said TO have been oVsr"sA
Washington Nobody 10 able TO speak by authoi"v ~
the natter and the most significant think ABOUT - ~
nsbulosty A. Zas Bsss chester R@pwhioaA SAYS