New-York tribune., 1873-12-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

Mr.. Horace K King is the Democratic nom-
nee for Clerk IN Onondags County.
Newspaper sentiment appears to be unit
upon two points-thst the debate the Salary bill wa
disgrace 20 the nation, and that 1t will do the members
Of Congress good TO home and how entirely thor
are opposed TO public opinion
Great preparations are being made for the
inauguration OF Gov Allen IN Ohio the 9th Of Jsnu.
ary The Democrats are OF opinion that as they have
not mad a Governor for % years 1t is good time -
show what they can do when they do have one.
1t is reported that the Baxter Temperance
law Indiana Is failure and that ntemperanoe has
rather increased than diunished. "Local option
is feature OF tho law and Its failure therefore indi'
Gates that public sentiment is in fayar of liquor traffic.
An examination of the accounts of State
Treasurer Hayes OF Texa, shows that he has deposited
s20Os e. Of the State in banks at Topeka and
New York City, in direct violation OF law which for
bids him to expose the public funds to the RISK OF bank
failures The amount in this city is sllisTs 6' and IL
deposited with Gilman, Son & Co. The state Auditor.
who reports results OF the Investigation. says tho
Treasurer has repeatedly been admOnished 10y the Coy
ernor for his disregard OF law. but to no purpose.
The generous manner in which the old Ringin
Philadelphia accustomed to manufacture votes
shown by single in the vote on the Constitution
In a division OF the XIth Ward, where Customn house
officer was election judge total vote OF liz there
were 3 votes for the Constitution and isa against
it, making dishonest increase OF loa votes An exam
nation OF the hourly reports OF the same vote shove
when the Ring gave up tne nsns na an hour @
O'Clock respectively follows: Ia -, o. 9l 90 ~.
After O'Clock there were no more attempts at cheating
Mr. Alex. II. Stephens, according to The
Montgomery Advertiser and Mail, deserves no suos
regard as representative Southern statesman rs TIA
TRIBUNE has lately given him. The Mail declares that.
on the contrary Mr stephens much admired BY
Radicals than by Democrats in the South and adds: IA
q Southern press we wish to give notice that there
is no man the true South regards with less confidence
and political respect" Referring 10 Mr.. sephens's Sc
yannah speech in 1851, The Mail says Certainly iS
effect was as TRIBUNE states OF ncalcuabe value
70 the cause OF enemies IL would be doing inusos
to Mr. stephenss intelligence and political exrorepcs
To suppose that he did not fully comprehend
its eects In other words DO not believe that Mr
Stephens was eyer for single day true confed
crate" The utterances OF The Adeert.er ana Mn" ue
rive specal significance at the South from the TACT
that Mr. Robert Tyler announced as s leading eotot
PHILADELPHIA is agitated with discussion OF
the proyisiou OF the Constitution relating 10 o"
elections The term Of office OF certain city omcers'
Mayor Controller. Receiver OF Taxes, Clty ooici'o'.
seversl members OF Select Council. and about onehaf
the members OF the Common Council, does NOS ehp''
until tho eud OF the year 1874 The new Const'ua".
rovae for he holding OF city elections on tho third
Tuesday in February b the ofncers 10 succeou s
present incumbents will have TO oe elected IN
1874 I'm order to assume their positions IN 1873 inc pres
en officials are trying to the election postponed u"
1875 thus extending their own term OF ONCE VI '"
months longer than they were elected iof' nu' '""
not tho only point the Ring officials are striv'nx for
said that good lawyers consider s grsSe duss" .h
case there ia no election next fepruaiy Wuo'no s,n
present incuu would not necessarily nod oyer
election in February 1877 an,it ,u
Tha ne Constitution seems 10 Do pcrecty rrssrv
declaring that the election must De held next fep' s
and the people will doubtless understapu toi
enough - defeat this last scheme OF Riss A''sS''
driven To desperation.