New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-10
SATISFIED WITH THE WORK AT CHICAGO
TIE FEELING AMONG POLITICIANS At WASHINGTON
-NoBoDY SURPRISED AT THE COURSE OF THE
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iBr TELEGRLra To TIE TRIBUSRl
WASHINGTON, June 0.-Ihe tide OF returning
politicians reached the capital late last nlgh''
A few arrived yesterday. without dissent
ing voice they announce themselves satlshed
with the work at Chicago. They include among
them friends of all the candidates No feeling
of bitterness or disappointment Is aIlo"eo
10 darken che prospects of the party. Every
l,odv expresses readiness to go to work now
and help elect the ticket chosen by an oyerwhem-
ing majority OF Republican voters. The dyspeptic
rawlings of papers who failed to interpret the wishes
Of nine-tenths of the Republicans correctly, and
Thought TO stampede the convention by al unimely
display of their personal resentment toward the
now successful candidates, are looked upon here
with pity rather than anger. The course taken by
The Ne,c York Tines surprises nobody Its free-trade
notions havo already cost 1t the sympathy OF many
true Republicans. The manner in which 1t now Is
irving to play into the hands Of tho Demo-
Gratis dsgusts a great many more Con
siderable merTiment is caused by the SoOer men
vitb which II pats the Democratic party on the
back to-day for its presumed friendiness to Clvil
Service reform. 1t is the first time, perhaps
that ANYBODY gave that party credit for such lean
ings.
The unanimous report from the House Committee
mn the Reform in the Civil Service, presented Sat-
urday has deceived nobody here. 1t Is perfectly
well understood that several of the Democratic
,nembers of that committee were not person.
aIlv in favor of the report, but
simply Welded upon being demonstrated
with by the more prudent of their colleagues, VINO
saw that political capital might be made out OF
their action Incidentally they also considered II as
q good bait with which to catch Independent hsh.
The eagerness with which The Times swallowed the
hook 10 crafty its own resentment makes pollu-
clans smile. The praise given the ClVii
Service iCOmmission by Democrats-for tho
work accomplished so far was wrung
from them by political necessity, and was
not the result of their innermost conviction. The
column or so of letters printed by The Times, and
written by those of its subscribers who approve its
course does not impress the leaders in the Repub-
lcan party here greatly might be expected
Some of them pretend to recognize among the few
names given those of old stagers who arc
continually writing "letters TO the Editor"
upon every possible subject and on the slightest
proyocatonh 1t is regretted that the eight letters
disagreeing with the views taken by The lines
not printed also. They might have, II is thought,
proved somewhat more instructive reading than the
1ucubrations of anonymous CORES spondents.
and disappointment, shown by few rad
ical independents there lies strong con
vIction that all differences will be adj
justed before long The feeling OF soreness Will
wear of This is the opinion of men prominent in
the party Not without some reason, IL 10 said that
the political antag0nIsm developed within the Re-
publican fold four years ago was far more pro-
nounced, and the breaches then seemed still more
incapable Of being closed than they do now, and