New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-29
POLITICAL NEWS.

Congressman Hurd, of Ohio, informs tho
country that the fight between the tariff factions In the
Democratic party has only just begun At least he pro-
poses TO do his part towards keeping up the eaerwau'
ing The people will thank Mr. Hurd for his timely noe
tce Noxt a fight between two cats tied by the tails
and ung over q clOhes-ne In back yard contest be-
tween the Democratic factions Is the most unenduraDe
In consequence of Mr. Hurds Information there will
doubtless be earlier exodus TO the country than usual
by those who wish TO enjoy their slumDers uhorOAeh
during the coming summer.
The PrOhibitiOnists of Minnesota have de-
cided TO 20 alono and have formed thrd-party or
ranzaton The failure OF many similar efforts does noe
discourage them apparently But the liquor traffic Is
the ony thing they propose to deal with The ram
bling platform put forth that in addition TO prohbl-
Vice President and Senators by direct vote OF the peO
Pic and VIII oppose monopoes aud protect the mt
OF labor The subject OF temperance pretty 0tou1
but II Is not large enough 10 exhaust the eheges OF
an assembly of cranks. Monopoly Il the question on
which they like To spread themselves. 1t Is mouth
filling word, and no mistake.
The Virginia Bourbons are in n most uncom-
ortase state Of mind the effort to pull themselves
together The attempt to hold convention TO take INTO
consideration the demorazed condition OF the party has
failed for the present at least and 1t will have to go into
the spring election in disorganized state They have
evidently tear OF coming together lest their weakhess
should be made visible The trouble Win the party there
Is the same IL Is every where, only perhaps II Is
brought In stronger light IN Virginia than In some
opposition to Malone. The organization madea half
ght for honesty once ana as soon as II was ae
tented II became more eager for reputation than the
Readusers With such record IL expect little SYM
pathy though the platform OF its opponent may not
be approved entirely.
The Sprague boom in Rhode Island appears
70 have run on snag and busted It's bler like Mssis-
sippi River steamboat The refusal OF Mr. Charles H.
George to anything IN do with the movement and
the action OF the old line Democrats in putting
straightort ticket in the field to have taken all
the stifening out OF it, The coored people also
ported by The Providence Press To be nimca to sprgue
III General Buffers hand had not been planlyvs6ls
would doubtless have been better for the mo ement
But when that in addition 10 running Mas.a-
chusets politics he proposed To get hold upon the
Rhode Island crank also with the evident intention OF
acquiring a solid delegation from New England III us
favor 10 the next Democratic National Convention inc
prague boom ut once nateped ont. Butler Will PROB
adv soor learn that this Is bad year for denagosues
That mythical element in politics known as
the Young Democracy which Is always said to be on us
way TO the front but to get there, Is an
nounced as travelling toward that advanced position IN
Ohio again The particular object which it has in view
at the present time the shelving OF the mossoaeks
such rs Thurman, Pcndleton Hoadly and few more
IL ia claimed that these have run the party ong
enough and absorbed all its hon0rs and the younger o
ment "a decided that they must go These preeoNous
youn gsters took turn at the party machinery Two y
reform creation ia one political campaign The deieas
they encountered has kept them quiet Tor near8 Nv, S
years and they just digging out from uhue. Wy
Avalanche that covered them. They arenot likely 70 W
trusted to the party crank soon again, hOt"'N
standing all the noise they are making