New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-19
POLITICAL NEWS.

The Massachusetts Democrats naturally are
beginning TO ask what they have gained by placing
General Butler in tie executive chair Of the state So
far they have had little to compensate them for their
trouble and expense to say nothing OF the Odum they
brought upon themselves Their share Of the patronage
the Governor has had to distribute has been nsgnG-
can't the larger part OF it having been given TO the Butler
Republicans. The General doubtless believes that the
Democrats will continue to aid him whether they get any
of the Offices not. but that the only 10 hold Ids
Republican suppOrersis to give them the lions share Of
tine good things
"ShOestringr Chalmers il giving tho Demo-
Gratis almost a. much trouble Jefferson Davis did.
They don't him in the next Congress and ye1 they
cannot Keep him out without conserving to most gar
ing election fraud They tried to shoulder him upon tho
Republicans but the latter promptly washed their hands
Of him The latest plan suggested FOR dumping him into
political oblivion IS 10 redistTct Mississippi again and
cut on al chances Of his getting reelected II he
cees IN ns present contest. To accomplish this the DEM
Congressional districts. The STATE gerrymaudcred
the shameless way last winter and the fact that
the folly has returned plague lis inventors is
good proof Of the shortsghtodnes OF political tckstcrs
General Weaver of Iowa, is perhaps as YER
satic dcmagogue the country has at the present
time. Not satisfied with being the chief shouter
in the Grepnback and Autobiography crowds, he aspres
also to the leadership OF the Prohibition party in his
state At the recent convention OF the Temperance
people of Iowa he bawled louder than any other fanatic
in the demand for an extra session OF the Legislature
lie discovered the cause ot his ZEAL however, when he
invited the PrOhbitiOnsts 10 unite with the Green
hackers In common party II this union accom-
pislrd It would give Mr. NeSver respectable party In
numbers but the great GRITTY OF the PrOhbitiOns
intelligent TO be taken III by the arts OF shallow
CemasOsue.
The Georgia Democratic papers, while adj
hitting that Congressman specr has all the necessary
qualifications ill the office of DstrictAtOrney for tho
Northern district of that State feel sure. however that
he will commit grave blunder IL he accepts The
gsta Chronicle is convinced that IL would have been
better for him retire gracefully to private life he had
given up hope OF future political preferment from the
Democracy that he has added only another error 70
his A for II causing any pit I'm the Bourbon
ranks the same paper pOOh-pOOhs the idea absurd
rising - tatesmau, IL will feel inclined
There f. less OF huudOZng tone visible in tue
OF The Chronicle than similar event wOu.l have
called out few years ago, and that Is one encourage
ment. at least.
The sins of the Southern RourbOns are rap
idly coming home trouble them if j. Hendrix Mclean
Independent candidate for Governor OF South Carolina
las fall. Il 10 be believed He remarked to a cOrTe-
spoudent Of The Philadelphia Press that the system Of
political fnd is not only destroying the liberties Of the
people bat It Is demorahzus society In all its phases,
and absolutely threatens to destroy all honesty and
virtue i'm the Church well I'm the State. As evil
dcuec OF this need only say that It Is thing
Zoe the democrats TO practice fraud each other In
their primary elections and IN conventions, and
STILL the corrupt methods being practsed IN
the church elections. Put the people awakening
the evil res Its Of this system or frauds and
the of political upheaVal The issue f. freedom OF
speech and purity Of the ballot" Mr.. Mclean l. ma
Nrburu SOuihcrueT and he that though the r,ut
of ballot uing and buldoZng has been deplOrable
10 the victims Is likely to prove still worse for the per-