New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-22

| dispatch from Mississippi says: The more
intelligent Democrats have given up all nope OF the
! election Of Cleveland and llendIicks ana are
directing all their energies to send up solid Demo-
| cratic Congres siona delegation in order to con-
troll the next House of Representatives, This
practical shrewdness shown by the men Oh the
South ought to warn the Republicans in Northern
! States of the necessity OF giving more attent ION
than they have done thus far to their Congressional
districts Il would not be good sense to elect
Republican President and at the same time to
| choose "A Democratic Congress to embarrasS him.
And still The Ereniaq Post keeps utterng in tones
of passionate suppication the Macedonian cry Tor
cleemosynary soap for the use of Independent
Republicans" An impression is gaining ground
that il is endeayorlng to raise $4,000 for Sterne
Chittcndcn, that Sternc can make good his prom
se to Yale COLLEGE provided, of course, that
Sterne will consent TO materalize
Several INQUIRIES have been made of THE TRIBUNE
about the Picgans and propositions to raise public
fund for their relief have been received ut this
office On the 10th Instant we published the
authentic facts regarding these Indians. In brief,
they are now half-starved. and must remain upon
half rations through the winter unless Congress
acts upon the case. But Congress meets in Decem-
her aud there IS no good reason why the public
should now be called upon TO atone for the dis
graceful and nhuman neglect of duty committed by
the Democrats at Washington in this matter. TO
take up public subscription for the pegans would
be TO encourage the culpabe negligence which has
resulted in this most discreditable state of things.
sum of money sent to this Office for the of the
Indians will be held subject To the order Of the
sender.
A bill has been introduced IN the Vermont Legis-
tf..y, Lilo hill ha Inv
electricity instead of the rope. II Vermont Ia In
search of the easiest method of dispatching objec-
tionable people why not try showing them under
| That Ia the way the people dispose of Democratic
| Presidential nominees every four years. aud
Democracy says the experience Ia not ~ bitter
when YOU get used to II. Democracy IL used to A.
The liav George T., Reid pastor ~ the Hanson Place
| Methodist Episcopal Church states that the beat
friends of temperance are ueiba 10 vote against H.
John beeause they doubt his sincerity, and balaye
that no receives 900 night for tho spaaehes no
makes IL would ha Il nioult o. suhstantiata ths
| statement, and therefore, until convincing avi,
danoo ot II can ba produced, it ought not a. ba
inads. Int Ut this there 10 M possible doubt-that
the candidacy of ~ John helps and Ia intended 10
help the Democratic party. There Is no doubt
either that most OF tho money headed for the
organization and support Of tho Prohibition move
ment Is contributed by Democrats, aud mainly by
liQuOr-deaora
Professor William G. Sumner. Of Yale has broken
out again. lie has just been advocating tho form
alton of new political party. lie argues that
new party with u new policy would give the
country additional energy and prosperity" We
all know what this means. The Professor has de-
cided to form himself into hollow square and 20
of aud flock by himself. He will make superb
new party. aud Uncle Sans mouth may well water
as he thinks OF "ths additional energy aud pros
perity" that Sumner is going to give him.
| The most successful Of THE TRIBUNE cam
| palgn Extras has been translated into Ger