New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

Massachusetts politicians are looking about
for successor 10 the late Congressman Whiting from
the southern Boston District. Mr.. Writings strongest
competitor was the Hon. II. l.. Pierce now Mayor Of
Boston, and 1t Is not improbable that he may be chosen
10 M the seat. II s thought that the Federal
OoehOders OF Buffers ring, will try TO put one OF their
tools into the position but IL Is doubtful IL there is at
present in the ring any man qualified TO fill the place.
There seems to DO good deal of dissats
faction with Gov. Washburn in Massachusetts, concern
ing his failure to enforce tho prohibitory liquor law
The Boston Courier says that while it cannot imagine
much worse political fate for the Commonwealth than
the elevation Of Benjamin f. Butler the highest Office
In the gift OF its people," the time its detesta
ton of Gen Buffers rule OF political action does not
make us blind to the fact that his structure upon the
Executive branch OF our State Government and his
attitude on the liquor question timely and right"
1t would be good deal wiser for the other Boston
Journals to take this fact into consideration, and
try In some way 81 remedy IL by the selection OF cand
date who will promise to enforce the law. il elected
than to attempt to silence al compaining by laughing
Buffers aspirations IL is going require something
more than laughing and whishg to defeat Mr. Butler
spectacle Massachusetts began to find IL out.
The leading Democratic journals in all Sec
lions showing disposition to return to the old party
camps and to fight battle at least under tie
old banners. When tho famous Allen County resolutions
first published there warning all sides and
for time looked IA If 1t only needed signal from
some prominent leader to start stampede along tho
whole line But each waited for the other and so all
stood still. Now the reaction has come, and the more
literally disposed Democratic organs holding Ian
guage like this in The S. Louis Republican concerning the
invitation OF the Liberal Republicans: 1.-THE Democracy
are strongly inclined to into tho battles under
Their banners, and Democratic organs are de
cariDg that thoy will ngt under any other
the Liberals Will win single local battleif they VIII,
York or either OF Them this Fail we belieye they will
be able to all the Democratic votes they may need
for future engagements. What more can they ask 7"
Ex-Gov. John NJ. Palmer of Illinois dcliy-
cred Fourth of July address at Springfield in that
State and in the Of his remarks touched upon the
railroad problem He reviewed the various schemes
which been suggested for its solution and declared
them all he than foles In his mind the only
remedy for the abuses and expressions incident to rail
road management to put into the hands OF the people
the means Of seltredress for every wrong they may
suffer- and any relief obtained in any other way than by
the voluntary action OF the people themselves would be
productive of greater injury to the institutions OF the
country and tho popular spirit than hundred years
OF the exacOns TO which the railroad corpora
tons can subject the people" Concerning the new
Illinois law he said "Iregret to be compelled 10 say
that the railroad managers have yet shown dis
position this law in the just spirit In which 1t
was enacted On the contrary they have found in its
passage a new pretext for eXtorton. They assume, In
the first place. that they and will have the per cent
net profit on tho nominal capital invested in the roads
and the large furnished TO them by the people Is
part of the aggregate upon which the same people are
required TO pay them the nterest-such claim is un-
reasonable Their capital invested in railroads sub
ject TO the fluctuations and casualties of business They
have no ght to demand than their share OF the
general profits Of business and that ~ all that Will DE
conceded TO them have seen the proposed talnS Oh
many OF the roads and they ayowas OF distinct
purpose To MAIN and crush out every interest with the
Legislature TO repeal the railroad law OF last Winter they
meet TO make war upon every effort to curb them