Year: 1879




seems to have the vertigo.


The Democrats wish to record few more bluu-
ders before they back down. All right.


The tTemendousness of Senator Hills speech has
ben discounted. Now let the thunder roar


1t is uncommonly generous of Ben Hill to give
the Republicans another speech for a campaign doc
ument.


A ticket of Tilden and Davis is actually proposed
by Democratic authorities. Oh, give US a full
length photograph of the PAIR


Hendricks swears tho old ticket will never be
put in the field again. for he won't stand Coax him
with some nore sweet words, WattersOn.
The Northern War Democrat won't be made more
comfortable in the party ranks by this blunder on
the silver question Ills inclination to slip out will
be stimulated.


Objection is made to the proposed ticket Of Hen.
bricks and Church, that the Chief-Justce is too big
man for the tail of the ticket. This is the unkind.
est fling at Hendricks yet.


The most astonishing thing about this bountiful
burst of good sense from Fernando Wood is that ho
has not, in the of long life given the pub
lc chancet0 suspect he possessed anything of the
kind.


Senator Butler declares that the Democrats forced
the extra session because they thought party cap
ital could be made by securing the organization Of
the House before the party became any weaker
lie does not estimate the amount of capital which
uiS Deen aCCulnulattu UP 10 udto.


The North is prepared to paraphrase a historical
song of early Cornish days:


And shall the Army def


o, shall the Army diet
Then several million Union boys


Nlll know the reason why!


1t is said in Washington that letters have been
received there. from men OF all parties urging the
candidacy OF Secretary EyartS for the Prcsidencyin
1880 Ills services in bringing about harmonious
relations between the President and his party in
Congress are said to be lhe chief reasons of the
writers for faycrIng him.


If any political prophet at the close of the war
had dared to predict that his generation would not
pass away before the Rebel Brigaders, in full con-
tro of majority of both houses Of Congress, would
be found deberatng whether it wasn't, after all
advisable TO refuse to vote appropriations for the
maintenance of the Army OF the United states, he
would have been stoned to death by the people


The solemn silence of the Northern Democratic
journals upon the Warner silver initiation measure
shows their agony. Its formal adoption by tho
House Democratic caucus as party policy in
creases The embarrassment of the situation. No
body questions that the North is entirely solid
against any scheme for bringing back the old IN
certainty in financial affairs and it requires 40
political agaclty 10 see that the parry which COM
mts itself 10 such scheme now simply courts
disaster.


Montgomery Blar in the course Of one Of bis
sem-occaSional letters renOminating 1ideD says
he does not urge him because he IS greater or
better man than his rivals but because he will lead
the party back TO the broad National policy which
lie represents.' Precisely; that is why the Repub-
licans urge his nomination. There is nothing in
this country that the people so perfectly eompre-
hend as that same Z" broad National policy" and it
vii be great disappointment 60 them # they ara
deprived OF the privilege OK good square hack
at IL.


The Southern Democrats are beginning to bluster
about their share in The honors Of the next cam-
paIgn. Their party organs are informing the
Northern brethren that it is of no use TO try to win
them to the support of TIldon or any other North
ern candidate until such terms ara offered as
worthy of the prepOnderating strength Of the
South in the Democratic councils. They say the
South is tired of giving the votes and getting no
honOrs. They don't want either of tho candidates on
the ticket in 1880, but they want lots of promises
that claims will be granted. They'll get them, too
There is great truth in the declaration of the
Southern Democrats that tho fighting ground FOR
their party IN the next campaign is the North, and
that the Northern Democrats ought, therefore, to
take the responsible part in shaping the partys
policy. 1t comes a little late, however TO do the
party any good. The policy has already been
shaped and the North thoroughly understands it
that the next battle Is pretty well decided in adj
vance. 1t Is useless to talk about giving tho North
ern Democrats the responsibility 30 long as the
Confederate majority IN the caucus votes s0dy Tor
initiation, reputation and revolution every time.
Certain honeSt-money Democrats at the North are
afflicted with deep disgust the solid dishon-
esty of the South the question of currency This
II is which leads of the organs OF the faithful
10 reDudlato the Confederate brigaders, assigning
the novel reason that tho brigaders are not Demo-
Gratis inasmuch as they were Wings before the war.
At the same time the brigadIers arc pretty thor
oughly satisfied with their own Democracy
and have openly cOnfederated to bulldoze
the dOughfaces into the formal assumption Of their
full share of the odIum which the extra session ana
its works have brought upon tho party. Meantime,
while the two ends Of this happy family arc INDUS
trousy accusing and repudiating each other the
country, with growing nnanlmity, IS getting ready
to repudiato the entire lot


The Democratic conspiracy TO starve tho Govern
meHt into subiection is being felt in Indiana. IAe
Indianapolis Journal SAYS Attorney General DeY-
ems yesterday telegraphed United States Marshal
Dudley of this state. that the appropriation 10 de-
fray the expenses Of the United States Court was so
far exhausted that only the conspiracy case
aud the men in jail charged with the commission OF
crime could be tried, and when these were COM
peted the court would be compelled 10 adjourn, un-
less the necessary appropriations made by
Congress. After = consultation between the 1udge
and officers Of the court and tbs attorneys, IL was
determined that the grand and trial jurieS World
have 10 be discharged The trial now on Is tho hst
for the present term OF tins court, and tho docAe'S
very heavy"


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