New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-30
POLITICAL NEWS.

The attempt to have Il rOsewater canvass Tor
the Democratic nomination for Governor OF Georgia IL
an admitted failure. The scrimmage Is on ana II VIII
nave 10 Th bitterness existing between
the two factions great to allow the present Oppor
tunity to 20 by without unseemly racas" as The At
Lajta Constitution calls it, The Democratic party in
Georgia can hardly hold together much longer. The
differences I'm its ranks appear too ireconcaoe and th9
faction IL too reckless OF consequence 10 admit
OF any permanent harmony II me present canvass a.;
ends without split In the organizations VIII probably
he the last which the party VIII night under QUE
standard.
The extreme free traders in the Democratic
PARTY are not disposed 10 heed the warnings of their
more conservative brethren and hush up the tar con-
troversy. for the present at least. They have not
worked themselves into lighting mood for nothing ana
don't propose TO calm down until they win or are beaten
The Charleston, NetOs says it wants the light 10
Democratic victory in 1884 is greatly TO be desired
But II manful adherence to the principle of tariff tor
revenue only Is 10 bring us defeat then the Ntrs Is
ready for defeat. We have borne II often before We
beer IL again There is evidently 10 ue hSDt lVt
funeral In the democracy.
Rhode Island has about fifty thousand voters,
but nearly twohs OF them are disqualified from voting
nj the State election week account OF failure to
nav their registration tax The number now Oh the poll
lists 3l07O and OF these 1900 are supposed To be
Democrats II the Democratic vote were cast solid for
sprage he would still need about 5000 votes TO elect
him These votes must be obtained. IL anywhere, nom
the Republican party. But the Democratic strength VIII
not be given entire 10 Sprague Opinions vary as 10 no"
mnny votes the Independent Democratic ticket will poll
some Mace the number high 1000: Others reduce
way TO Get Sprague withdraw and TO unite the Denoc
racy on the Independents candidate euch ploect
onld ne considered admission of defeat IN any other
state Int what will In Rhode Island politics IL
something which ono outside OF that state can pre-
sumo to predict.
General McMillen. who ran as the Republic
can candidate for Congress the Yh District OF Louisi-
ma last fa does take hopeful view OF tho
nortv,s condition in that state. As the matter now
sands With tho whites massed on one side and the ne
roes on the other he think 1t possible for tho
Renublicans 70 make respectable fight II the Govern
ent should make known that frand and violence nv
elections would unquesonably be punished Mt McMileh
believes that II VIC uld reinvgorae the Republican party
and with the prospect of there would come an
accession OF white voters its ranks But SO long as
tho coored man is not protected in his right TO vote @
practically useless for the Republicans TO organize no
added that the North never fully appreciated tho
southern Republican situation They expect tno
same state OF things with which they arc
familiar mt home, which has been inpy In and
here Republcanlsm was new on .nps ,,schai ~,
:, nod to encounter all the obloquy tnSt ata.n aS
abohtionsiu the war, the TS hot
sociaI aud notca revolution. Ihey eAPoSSeou 49,. 49,
s arowth 10 come OF this anarchieal cohuaon'
and hecause some desperate, auNentarol - i -, aa
allie characters came 10 the 'front.' nsy so md n IN
nor than wait our sober second nouSnt W.? gu" ,hn 10
rute a"t which was to come with time, they ue-
pIONin od left us to fight the battle against over
hal odds.