New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-26
POLITICAL NEWS.

If the Virginia election this year goes against
the Bourbons they will have been defeated three times
in the past four years and the prospect OF their recover
ing the State in the Presidential campaign will be dub
indeed They the danger and arc trying to en-
force upon party outside the State the Importance Of
coming to their aid The Richmond Dispatch thinks that
Virginia ia more vital to the interests OF the Democracy
than Ohio Is and It would evidently like to some Of
State this year directed toward Virginia The appeal will
probably be in yain the Democratic leaders appear to
be smitten with the madness OF attempting to carry
Ohio the which acts them the year before eacn
National election
The Democratic papers grow facetious over
the rumor that ex-Presdent Hayes had applied for the
pOstmasership at Fremont, Ohio. They never miss an
opportunity TO show their venom against Mr. Hayes.
And til ~ have very good cause for their malice. His
Administration made the Republican party So popular
that the Democracy failed OF in $780, though 1t
had ma 10 the South solid through monumental frauds
and bulldozng 1t had tho stacking OF the cards and
then lost the game The thud Of the little Democratic
mud machines reveals only the anger OF the party at
having bear the odium and getting OF the profit
from its nicely laid schemes
The Democratic war horses in Kentucky who
expected have the GubernatOria race all to them
selves have been surprised by the appearance or new
competitor the field This Mayor Jacob. OF Louis
vle and he is likely prove troublesome rival to the
candidates The machine sspirants for the DEM
Ocratic nomination Knott, Jones' Owsey aud Buck
ner Of whom have been in politics for years and who
want round off their by term In the Execu-
tive chair. There pretty strong indications, how
ever that the people have become weary Of this we'll
worn the Governorship and think Of choosing
a man from the ranks. Mr. Jacob is serving his third
Mayor OF Louisville and has shown that he
the State. He Is making effort in his own BEHALF his
candidacy having been suggested and pushed by his
friends
The Iowa probibitory amendment having
been pronounced void twice by the court the anger
OF the Prohbitonsts directed against the judges
The DS MoneS Register which has been one OF the most
advocates OF amendment and through WHOSE
largely the popular majority in lis favor was So
cured declares that there two OF rectfyng the
matter. Either constitutional convention can be
called incorporate prohibition IN the Constitution OF
the structure be changed and the ques
reagued The term OF OF the dissenting judges
expires with this and another with the close OF
1884 With elected In their places favorable to the
constitutionalty OF the amendment just declared v0
It could still be male part of the States organic law
II was. no doubt, keen disappointment To the Iowa
people to have their of prohibition fail.
but II they sttempt to anper with their highest court
they will lose much Of thel sympathy they lhave other
wise gained
The supporters of Mr.. Carlisle are becoming
alarmed over the refusal OF his boom for the speakehp
to bulge an inch. Mr. Randss progress is giving them
reQua After learning that several Influential
Southern journals have declared in favor OF the latter
gentleman they concluded that IL for them "a
do something at Accordingly letter from Wash
ington appears simultaneously in number OF Dem
ocratc journals which tries TO show that Mr. Carlisle
not so much OF free trader has been supposed
Copious extracts from his speeches are given which
make him out respectable protectonst. SO long as
there prospect OF eectng him on free trade pat
OF that doctrine but when 1t is discovered that the
country is decidedly against that policy he switched
chucke over this evidence of the panic that is spreading
in the ranks OF his opponents.