New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-04
POLITICAL NOTES,

Miss Mary Howard is the anti Monopoly
candidate Tor School Superintendent in SansImon
County, Ill. In accepting the nomination she
said: 1.-THE voters of the county re-
specially charged TO verify by actual expert
mont their time-worn but as yet undemonstratet
assertions that women are incompetent 10 Ill this oaice.
and that the holding Of 1t viii be more demOralzinx
than teaching district schools"
If the voters of both the Democratic and
Republican parties this ont fall ranks
to-day there is good prospect for double ylctory-at
least that is what the party organs prophesy. Each
side is that full will give it the victory 1t
very doubtful the full vote vii be IS aeaQite Ihs year
as usual The members OF the "seratch" party VIII
number more than before and their operations win
play havoc with regular" tickets. as indeed they
ought 10.
A great question is stirring the patriotic
souls OF " loyal" Republican leaders in Iowa It
whether at the coming Of the Legislature it will
be right to admit those hateful the Independ.
ents into the sacred fold OF the party The
powerful argument in favor OF such step is that unless
they are admitted the will be OF since IL
will not control a majority Perhaps the Independents
will prove worthy Of their name and refuse the invita-
tlcn thereby giving the death blow TO OF the
perncious influences In legislation 1t will be bad day
for jobs and grabs OF all kinds when the backbone OF the
party caucus Is broken.
Ex-Gov. Henry A. Wise said, recently, that
his views on the political situation would I'll volume,
yet If he had written three volumes he could
truth than he did in the following paragraph
"As for the political parties in the country.
would touch either OF them with PAIR Of toDgs. They
are both corrupt rotten from
In Congress we notice that both parties participate In
all the rascaties II party happens to monopoze
particular steal 1t IS because the other can't get
We talk loudly about reform but the frat step
toward % sweep both the rotten old parties
out OF existence. They stink with corruption aud ono
Is just as bad as the other"
The political campaign in Buffalo appears 10
be animated than in many other parts OF State
Trv.o
for Senator, and it is the general opinion OF
preudlced men OF both parties that Lewis will be do
feated There is good deal OF dissatisfaction among
the German Republicans at the action of the Rcpubh
cans in the Common Council the question OF appro
priating money for German teachers in the public
schools and large OF them Is said viii vote
the Democratic ticket TINS Fall. There IA also much
Ter Senator and many will either not vote an
win vote FOR Ganson. This is certainly good news.
Iowa is pretty badly shaken up by the re-
suits Of the State election and the Republicans
trying to large amount OF uneasness under
a vigorous whistling The Cedar Rapids Times wiser
than is party leaders, thus admonishes them: Never
affairs mixed since Iowa has existed and what
time will bring forth FROM this inexpcabe middle tho
wisest but lose their time in guessing That thers
dissatisfaction among the people with the Republican
party for some cause whether real imaginary can
be denied aud had better the matter fairly
and squarey in the f'ee. and meet IT, than cry bosh
aud Halter ourselves that the Republican party is uyu
heed 20 the warnings OF this election sounded from
every corner OF the state, and let them get down to
business ana let that business be the work OF busting
domagogues.
Those organs which are keeping up pre-
tense OF belief in the reality Civil Service reform AFRO
put shame by The Troy Times That Journal not only
admits the existence of for political pur-
but cooly asks What you going to do about
10 ia his 1t IL doubt true that the Post
once employees In NcwYork have been asked 20 aid In
deirayng the expenses OF the election to some extent
on the Republican side Probably, also the Custom
house officers have been applied to- We certainly hope
they have. II Is the most natural thing conceivable
that they should bo They holding good places uu-
der Republican Administration from which they would
speedily be BUSTED should tue Democrats ger into
power and II right that they should not only feel an
interest IN the continued ascendency OF Repubicanisn
but exhibit IL in substantial manner Ii there are arr
OF them who cannot afford 70 contribute toward tho
OF the party In State election not mms-
datey affecting the stability OF their official tenure,
then they ought 20 resign and into bust OF
private nature aud give place 10 Others who oan mako
u(tlo money 10 kAgthqr,"