New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

The managers OF Senator McDonad's canvass say that
Il is absurd that with record on every important
political question of the last twenty-five years Should DO
expected to play second fiddle to man VINO mas puoho
record Of only half single term as Governor OF New
Yoi sflli stranger point might be made against hlr
Flower except for the fact that Mr. Flower not running
on his record but rolling on his barrel
Mr. Wattcrson's first choice IA Mcdonald, but he de-
mands a Western man first last and oil the nme'
The country is coming to understand perfectly that the
lenders of the opposition to the Republican tichet are al
most without exception foes to Republican principles
Scratch "ndependent" Republican andyou ma aee-
trade partisan
To the universal que stion "who Roswell Flower
Democratic journal occasionally finds it convenient TO
reply Thus The Charleston Ne1s ant Courier having
answered that Mr. Flower ch respectable and young
and has served one term In Congress- adds Mr fIoWer
has claim whatever to recognition by the Democratic
party beyond fact that he IA man OF good character
and the possessOr OF more million d0ars qu
iaeatlon which he enjoys I'm with many otner
Americans OF equally good standing The NOMINATION Of
Mr.. Flower the Democratic candidate would lnevaoy
be regarded as an admission that the party thinks It more
important for its candidate to have big parP than
| wise head and experience i'll public hie'
The Louisville Post on Thursday last uttered wall
which can compared only to the cry of lost soul IL
shrieked that the party headless If not hopeless
that Mr. Tden's letter disclosed like flash OF light
ming amid the darkness the ghasty ebasms ana awim
! depths which we are thoushtessy Swimming |;
that it would be moro heroic though not modern for Mr.
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enemy and die il die he must in the harness. and that
thoiCh six months ago the Democratic party was as
sured OF success which would have rendered such re-
suit impossible tho marpOts vOrmed and wired thel,
selves into prominence, assumed the leadership anu
have brought US ptable and almost hopeless phght'
Mr. Tlden evidently regards the situation with dsmay,
and so do We"
/ The New-York correspondent of The Boston Herald
notes the that Mr. Tilden in his letter of declnaon
bows to will of God but says nothing about the VIII
OF the Democratic party, leaving that door wide OPEN
Mr. Tden's decnaton after hundreds Of delegates had
been chosen 10 nominate him, reminds The Boston Al
retiser of story. law student, examination, SAID
he had merely glanced at Blackstone, Kent, WashDurn
and Greeneaf hut had carefully studied the Massacnu-
sstts satutes whereupOn the examiner expressed ne
fear that the Legislature might together next win
| ter and repeal all you know"
whatever free trade Republican dsaection there is
In Massachusetts is apparently pretty closely confined 10
Boston aud its suburbs II does not touch the mahuact
urng centres nor crop elsewhere in the state Dis
pat ches from the heart Of the commonwealth 10 the
ipdepenent Boston Herald declare that Senator Hoar
Con5ressman Rice, Delegate Bates aud all the party
leaders vicinity going work vigorously Tor
Blaine: and that the Republicans contributing hand
! sOmely to the Republican campaign fund