New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-11
whittier dost thou pursue
Thy solitary wayi8

The latest observation by Butter at Chicago mer-
its more attention than the Democratic pl9cc-hunt-
ers will give it, He noticed that the great
soldier who tried in vain TO lead the Democratic
party to victory four years ago stumbled and foil
over the tariff. If the party had clealy declared
ANYTHING or had honestly meant what II did de-
clare Butler thought its candidate might have
FIR 4 better. Possibly. But the General will re-
MEMBER hat the only object Of tho party then was
and now Is to get Office. It's principal difficulty IS
that it has no Opinion-exccpt that Il IS hungry.
II vas quito fitting that the last hours Ct the SEES
sion of Congress should be spent rs they were. IN
hearing strong Republican arguments for sirength-
cning the Navy, and labored Democratic speeches
defending the refusal OF the House to vote money
for hat purpose That is one of the questions which
viii 90 to The people this fall. l. thoy want 10 nave
American citzcns compelled to call on the British
Consul for protection when n'ultcd or vrongcd in
any foreign country, they viii heartily support the
Democratic tckot. Senator Morgan. ON behalf of
tho southern Bourbons argued that tho Govern
mrnf had ppwor enough and was not IN need ofany
mui- ships to defend American commerce or citizen
ship. Asa sufficient reply il may b" mentioned
thnl Minister Wallace prltotte most earnestly, 10
carsr thc right. of American citNep, are utterly
disrcgarled 10y Turkey, and the cxppstulaiio1s OF
oar officials are i'cgtod with 7nprcmo Indifference.
This penses tho British prc,s here and tho Demo-
Gratis Docs It please tho yolorof
The JJorH speaks Of tho Democratic National
Convention na " tho calm doibcntion of u vast
body oil nlatcsmcn ~ the interest, of tho Nation
This l. almost ~ good IN tho way of lropott'rons
character lntion as the Western landlord who spoke
e cc-crc,in on his bill Of fare as that delicious
biyalyc" A newspaper that IS unable to d,tn-
rri,h between "calm del.horaiion" and lovely
bear garden ought To consult cool ocuist without
los, OF Tine.
As sc supposed, it is less easy TO BULLDOG q
large popular convention than TO buy majority IA
"a Democratic Legislative CaucuH. We regret the
fact. but rest content in tho conviction that Mr.
Blaine can beat any candidate the Democrats can
name.
General Butler seems 70 be moro inclined than
ever to make trouble for MIR. Wattorsou. I'm a brief
reply yesterday to an argument based on the vote
of the Ncw-Albauy district in 1850, General But
Ter Observed that II vas we'll known tho Democrat
ic majority in that district had been obtained by
sndden and large nporiatOns from Kentucky. The
remark vas rot exactly kind, but IT hal soma force.
The BaBglo L.qder. a paper published in the
Ii1uor interest, has suspended. The Democracy of
Ele County evidently is not IN promising con
dition
Car,or Harrison is accused of packing the Chi
caro convention with his policemen, the rouchs Of
Chicago and mis- other followers, in order to defeat
Cleveland the candidate whose nomination he
seconded The trouble was that thu Cleveland
people seemed to favor Mcdonald or Hoadly for
Vice-President
General Butter does not como TO the front as
candidate. Apparently he thinks that he might
about as well keep tho nominations that he has
nlIrAdY.