New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-24
POLITICAL NEWS.

The people of Illinois are so well satisfied
with their trial OF biennial sessions OF the Legislature
that they are beginning talk about riennal sessions
The present session Ia pointed TO rs an illus
tration OF how little real work there Is for
the LEGISLATURE to do. The time has been spent
of partisan strife and the body will probably adjourn
without having passed law or any Importance 10 the
people But when so great State AZ Illinois thinks u
can get along with legislative session once IN toree
years Is time for smaller States to consider whether
session once In two years Is not enough.
When Mr.. Toots married he frankly acknowl-
edged that what he wanted in wife sense, as he
did not possess that article himself particularly. The
Democracy f. In the boat with Mr. ToOts II The
Macon Tclegraph is TO be believed It says THE
Democratic party has repeatedly failed for want OF
sense Repeated failures should have supplied this de-
1cency. The present organization OF the National
Democratic party cannot, and ought not to survive
defeat III 1884" the Telegraph Is sure, however hat
the parry will not acquire any more sense by alylng IL
self win the free traders
The Democratic situation in Ohio becomes
more interesting every day 1t ia STAGED that the
Hon Henry b. Payne has entered the contest for the
Senator hp and Is trying to the election Of mem
beers Of the next Legislature favorable TO his selection as
Mr. Pendleton's II he should defeat the lat
ter gentleman. 1t would give such on impetus to the
PAYNE boom Tor Presidential nomination that 1t will
the recent meeting OF the state Central Committee will
made known that he has well filed barrel and will
hive the assistance OF the Tden influence The Demo-
cratic fight Ohio Is certain TO be an interesting one
Iowa is among the few States that elect
Governors this year. and the Republican papers OF
the OPINION that time for the party begin prepare
tons for the campaign The Democracy has been here
tofore so weak In the state that Republicans have
had to make little effort TO carry it, This condition of
things cannot continue. however. The liquor interest
will ally itself with the Democracy and there is pros
pect that the Greenbackers aud extreme temperance
men may form q coalition. The Republican party will,
therefore, have look 10 is organization IL has not
done before TheIe Ia no doubt OF the position of the
State II full vote poed The Iowa Republicans like
their party brethren In begin early
and work hard.
The few Democratic papers that SEQ the
folly OF their party declaring for free trade been
searching for common ground upon which the two
contending factions In the party can tpgether
They imagine that the have found It In tho resolution
adopted by the Democratic State Convention OF North
Carolina last year. The resolution reads ~ follows:
We are in favor Of the entire and immediate abolition
of the internal revenue SYSTEM with its attendant
ruptious and denounce the present (atel tariff laws
"a grossly unequal unjust and vicious We favor such
revision Of the tariff will produce revenue sufficient
for the economical support Of the Government with
such incidental protection ~ viii give TO domestic manu-
features fair competition with those OF foreign produc
ton That there should DO immediate repeal OF oil
laws imposing direct tax for the support OF tho GOV
ernment OF the United States" Now wait until MI
Watterson falls afoul Of that plank.