New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Territorial election passed off quietly
yesterday in Salt Lake City. The Mormon ticket was
unanimously chosen the Gentles voting The usuai
number OF women and children, mostly aliens, voted
The Indianapolis Journal insists that "Sena-
tor Morton has gone 10 Washington TO arrange the DUST
ness Of Committee, with especial reference to the
question Of the manner OF eectng President anu VICE
President stated In the public prints some day Is
ago. Only this. and nothing more"
The Boston Herald, commenting upon Cen
Buffers quetness upon recent occasion, reminds MN
that audacy his best hold and that he cannot succeed
In enactng the part OF oyster; adding the e1hort
ton, Awake my Benjamin and tune thy Tyre anew
This Is a trihe obscure. Is his organ lyref
The PENNSYLVANIA Democratic State Con-
vention is called to meet. at Wkesbarre, on the I VI
the present month. The Philadelphia Age thereupoh
calls for an immediate organization and vigorous cam
pagn, but intimates In guarded way That perhaps
will I've well to give the Reform ticket the support OF we
party in Philadelphia prevent the success oil the Au
ininistration Ring Which is good so far as 1t goes.
For some months past Gen. Butler has been
promising defense Of the Salary bill, and now we are
assured that IL will shortly begin to appear as serial IN
TN, CharIesto,cn DIass) Chronicle Mr. James Redpatn
the publisher says he has columns in type but
contents himself for the present with giving abtraeta
column md half long Gen Buffers defense, according
10 MI Redpaths abstract is in the form of letter. al
dressed to constituent and is an elaborate historian
and legal presentation OF the whole subject.
The Springfeld Republican says that Butler
instead of being the power for mischief he Is to-day,
would have been a hopeessy broken-dovn politician
Gov Washburn and the brothers Hoar and Mr. Dawes
and our other politicians of their class had had tthe
of his aggressive courage-had shown half the hdely
to their own records aud the people that he has to b. r.
Rutler By their cOwardDesscs and Inconsistencies ana
compromises they have played into his hand; thelr
tmdity has furnished the best possible background ior
his audacity
The Boston Adcertiser thinks the platform OF
the new party in Ohio is mot remarkable document
but saws that whenever the Ohio Republican Conyen-
ton meets it will the party 10 higher rule OF
action than these feeble negatons and fcebler arma
tons signify" II will to some readers perhaps
that great many conventions have committed tIe
party "to higher rule of action" in the past but unhap
ply the party when 1t gets into power won't stay cou
mited II the party half as good as It's platform ~
would be nvincible.
1t is too late now for members Of Congress
or their friends to attempt deceive the people on the
Salary Grab" question. Those members who have
not given good evidence OF having returned their back
pay to the Treasury may well make up their minds az
once that it is generally believed the money Is IN the
pockets No one has yet heard II intlmated that
Senator Window OF Minnesota has returned his back
nav, and The Minneapolis Tribune will not convince
many persons that he has by such questions as tle'
Does not The Springfield Republican know That Sen
ator Window first voted against the Salary 1l, ana
then drew his back salary aud returned 1t to the Treas
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