New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-05
POLITICAL NEWS.

Now and then q truth seems to strike
Southern editor SO hard that he cannot refrain from
printing II. The following specimen appears In The
Macon Telegraph at is worse than useless to deny tne
charge that the principles Of thousands OF Southern men
who claim to be Democrats fully embraced In tho
phrase the old dag and appropriation That pro-
eressye Democracy in the South" The Telegraph APP
pears just realized fact that has been patent
the whole country for many years
Ex-Congresman Atkins, of Tennessee, Is
the statement in The Cincinnati Necs that nc
had made bargain with Mr. Randall to secure for him
the votes OF the Tennessee delegation for speaker IN
return for that gentemens influence In the canvass for
the Cerkshp OF the House. He says in letter to The
Eetrs that he hasn't consolidated with Mr. Randall
and doesn't propose to consolidate with any other
candidate for the speakership He will go it alone Mr.
Atkins has undertaken an heroic task but as ne LAS
the rss he doubtless knows enough to put his influence
where it will do him the most good
Senator Hawley, of Connecticut, in his speech
before the Civil Service Reform Association In Boston
the other evening" criticised sharply that superior class
of persons who always ready 10 enlarge upon the IN
cleanliness OF politics but never willing TO assist In
purifying them He said: IF there is man dislike.
IL is the man who talks about his morality and purity;
who sits on aud takes part In potcs They
say that but for the gentlemen would go to
Congress But gentlemen do to Congress- today and
IA body they the highest aud best element In
tine country. There was such challenge as Is
gver TO the manhood OF the young men o. Az 10
The representative, as rule, 10 the average Oh tue
State"
Nothing has occurred as yet to check the
progress Of harmony the Republican party Of Penn
sylvana. The Regulars have shown disposition to
Weld all reasonable demands Of tue Independents, and
the latter have these advances without captious
ness The frat real movement toward reorganzng the
party has Just made by issuing the call for the
state Convention accordance with tho promises given
last year An interval of sixty days ao we'd between
the call and the assembling of the Convention, and tho
delegates chosen. by county committees as
heretofore su by the people in popular assemblies No
attempt be made to excommunlcate any member OF
the only test being vote for Garfield in 1880. with
such magnannity exhibited both Sides there appears
to be no obstacle to harmony In the Republican party,
and Mr. Waterson fully Justified IN his advice to the
Democrats to "lot Pennsylvania 60 TO the devil"
The Democrats are having already an lux
ling OF the trouble for them in the Congressional
elections next year. Congressman is TO be elected
soon in the lid District Of West Virginia In place Of
John Z. Kenna, who chosen Senator. The district
gayo about 5000 Democratic majority 10 $780, but the
tariff question did into the contest then IL Is
now an element however, the interest in the growing
manufactures OF the State having attracted attention to
the subject. Tho Republicans nominated a candidate.
homo Industries. The Democrats were compelled 70
meet them there and TO call 10 their aid the most prom
protectonlst in their ranks, e1Speaker Randall
The the Republicans In the present canvass
cannot DO calculated upon but the fact that they nave
been able panic In the Democratic ranks In
strong party district by coming out boldly IN iayor OF
protection indication OF what they VIII be able 10
do in 1884 In the South