New-York tribune., 1871-12-15
POLITICAL NOTES.

An Independent German American Reform
has formed in Brooklyn with the follow
ing officers: VIM. Zimmerman. President; Wluiani
Mnni haaa snpona 70 confer with Reform
asSocons III order to secure united action asanst 'no
Riug.
The following is from The Erening Post OF
this city, The Times finds efforts to make partisan
affair OF the great reform movement checkmated by the
conspicuous facts that Democrats have been the leaders
S sss Sat an% FnS f y
But we trust 1t will that is not wise even pos
bc smash The machine to break in pieces The the city
and Srate movement, simply because II VIII not
assist the plans of the Custom House faction.
The ProhibitiOnsts of Connecticut held their
State Convention at New.Hayen on Wednesday. About
100 persons were present The following named we're
chosen ~ candidates for state officers:
Isn s.a.i.!:, ss%aI: 70 q kd IiS%,
Tr,l.ursr zGeorve Greenman d Mystic Bridge
Mr. Iawrcncc. the canddse for Secretary Of state is
Il Democrat. The Convention resolved that the name
of tis PARTY shall be the Union Reform party o IOh
ncctru"
The efforts of TIE TRIBUNE to fumigate
Judiciary appreciated even no far away as New
Mexico The Santa Re Post concludes an article on the
subject with the following just observations The time
is fast approaching when the people Of all parties will
unite in demanding that the bench be kept aloof from
the cesspoo OF politics and beyond the reach Oh otnea
than men of character and The requisite cuture Inc
iIer service, in packing caucrses and doing dirty work.
its dangerous effect must lead complete change
which cannot take place too soon Az least et ~ sne
and dirty tricks peculiar little minded denagogues
For some years past the indebtedness of Bucks
County Pcnnsy has been an unknown quantity-
the county officials themselves being unable or unwlli-
ing to give even an of its amount Two years
ago it asserted that there WIS outS2ldne debt
at ALL and last year debt Of somewhere about ESQ., N
si.Y steadily res,eG any inv y he facts
Now that the political characfeE Of the hoard Is cnansea
the to s and tie Se
mi,soncrs publish notice calling upon az persons hold
DS claims against the county 70 them before the
first January otherwise interest VIII cease arter That
date. - 49,.
We have been imprudent. We have often
spoken Of the Democratic organization dead, and we
may be the unfortunate party to whom country paper
in Pennsylvania alludes follows: "Some milky
philosophers would have the Democracy surrender their
organization and support some hybrid formation excOg-
itatcd from cunning brains some disappointed Rat
ical" This Pennsylvania gentleman is still for war to
the knife and for the knife to the handle and he pre-
diets follows: In spite Of any possible occurrence
there will be Democrat running for President in ls72
You come to thai Or even more-the more the mourn
fully merrer-some of them running. some leaping fee
US snS nopRs 81 tRs and All Of displaying
Ss like dead wy frog Ddss sss Ss G 'cSa nS
have fsa Seen such S'isi sn exhibition .Ipcs tho
@ as sf ys9i three
outsider respectfully suggest have its little fun
and its little victories In its sweet bOsomi The
Democratic National Committee will hold fairly pie.
prizes n cash for the largest the next to the largest
!" Democratic" minority, and 40 on In diminishing
series Of credable defeas This would lend kind OF
the election which suspect 1t will not pos
things go they going rather II they
opponent hope does not suspect Us OF loving
too well The pastime Of hitting out at nothing With all
everything" beg the Democrats to make an effort,
and ready at any time to stick PIN into them, II
1t will do any good.