New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-19
POLITICAL NEWS.

| IF the Democracy is at all superstitious it
will bad in the attempt Nashville the other
day to start boom for " Cleveland and Bate" The
eagle which was turned loose from the dome Of the
Capitol, bearing a medal inscribed with the names OF
those gentlemen as candidates President aud Vice
President 1884, couldn't fly. fell among the tee
graph wires and was rccaptured One other part Of the
transaction was also 10. rea.s'ins The eagle bores
rOsctte made OF ribbons OF Confederate cOOrs.
| The difficult task that lies before Governor
Pattson, OF Pennsylvania. is fully recognized by Lis
friends in that State The pTouse promises made dur
ing the rest heavily the pary's conscience
aud subject it to nervous strain that is painful TO
witness. " He weI," the Democratic papers
hasten to say OF the Governor and they ask
pension OF judgment until he has been fairly tried II
the people did not demand performance. what hila-
time the Pennsy yana Democracy would be having
| In the nrst month OF the new ear!
The Tennessee Legislature passed a resolu-
ton last week In favor of tariff for revenue only and
The Louisville halls the declaration as
d" the first forward movement in tariff REFORM which,
now beginning TO take up its line OF march. viii from
this date grow hourly in velocity and force. sweeping
down to the convention period until II becomes
rpslstble column of united and unterred Democrats"
It's unknd to say II, perhaps but the country Is not
looking Tennessee for its political principals these
days
Faint indications of the trouble the tariff
issue ia in the Democratic party
visible Ohio They portend storm that will demand
all the skill OF the party leaders 10 keep the Old craft
aAoat The announcement Al the Jackson banquet IN
Cleveland by Henry b. Payne that he favored judi
cous tariff Is bringing on discussion of the subject
and the more is said the greater becomes the GER
tainy that there be union In the party on the
question But in spite Of the danger signals aud the
warnings from shore, MI Wauers0n keeps right on
trying the Democra c ship the rock OF tree
trade.
The PENNSYLVANIA Democrats are laboring
under delusion that they repeat their vie OF
last fall this year. They earl, in the field with
,.tna lF1an
eleoting an Auditor General aud State Treasurer in
November They have forgotten, perhaps. that political
ghtnng rsrey strikes twice in the place Aud Gov
ernor Patson has apparently underworld TO show BY his
appointments the run OF me D1ys OF e
struck twice In the same place he said doesn't nes
tison IL did its work completely the first time
There is beautiful lack of harmony in the
Pennsylvania Democracy. The new State admnIstra-
ton Is no in t seat than this fact becomes con-
spcuous. Mr. Daniel DOugherty, one Of the great ghS
of the party very frank In his criticisms OF Governor
Pattson and his Attorney General in The Philadelphia
Times He said among other things; "The nomination
OF Mr. Patson Tor Governor Pennsylvania was ht'ls
better than insult TO every man Of brains in me
Democratic party OF Pennsylvania Pray Wha'
had ever Mr. Pattison done that proved MN
worthy OF being thought OF for such an e1atea
placei The people never nominated MI
Pattison Who did Why Lewis c. Cassidy. He was
the kingmaker. Mr.. PATTON perfectly willing He
never expected to make his living by the law He nas
been running after Office since he was twentytwo
years OF age. don't know how many nominations W
SOUGHT be. ore surely two or three InoSe M9o pay
more attention the sharing OF the sp0ils than 90 es
give you particulars So Mr. Cassidy goes 10 wosA,
ponds with every quarter OF the state, sehus @
friends aud aids county county, using the Hs
meuts that pOgent al with country politicians Pus
the wires spicnhaly that h. secures for MS gress
the nomination. thus argue that Mr.. Pattisoh ow'
his nolniua. ion and consequently hls election 70
Cassidy MI. PattsOn lIened and mortsagSu, ~
what Is known among professional pol,lclanS "s S"S
10 ITiends before he took his seat"