New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-19
POLITICAL NOTES.

| A most important piece of political intelli-
| Cenoe comes from Washington. 10 il that Senator
Cameron has declared himself In favoriOf Gen Grant
for third term. M6sby, Butler, and Cameron! What
/ noble trio OF leaders, Under such proud guidance
Will great party OF ideas march forward to
| fresh victories.
| Congressman CHARLES Foster of the Xth Ohio
District has yielded TO public sentiment and returned
bis back pay the Treasury March last he decided
present bis share the school fund Of his district
but his constituents having shown such dsapproyal Of
that sep he has reversed aud taken the one e should
| have taken at first.
Ohio Democrats seem to be badly pressed
for a candidate for Governor The refusal Of both Gen.
Ewing and Senator Thurman TO accept the honor leaves
the field open toless prominent men, and az the same
time increases the Importance OF the Liberal Conyen-
ton which meets ON tho 5Oth inst. Indeed tho most
prominent Democratic candidate now is Judge william
b. Caldwell sirner Of the famous Allen County resoln-
tons calling the Liberal Convention. Another candi-
date is Mayor Johnston OF Cincinnati.
This concise and unprejudced biographical
sketch Of the next Governor Of Massachusetts, appears
in The Taunton Gazette: His political record as n
pseudo Republican; a deserter from the Democratic
ranks a oady upon Grant, who bottled up bis military
dispenser Of offices an opposer Of the civil
Service reform nuisance IN he House until be was
squelchod by Farnsworth and. lastly the engineer Of
thevng raid on the public treasury, Is all wei known
Let each voter apply 1t FOR himself"
Jealous Administration organs are wasting
space III vain attempts 10 emo" tAht TIC
publican party not alone responsible for the salary
swindle since fhe Democrats helped 10 pass the bill.
The scheme wac originated by the best embodiment OF
Administration principles and policy, Mr.. b. /. Butler.
and carried through by the Republican party, ana al
attempts TO shit the d5graceiu burden viii be futile
The Democrats undoubtedly helped the thing aOu" lint
If they had ut it would have gone through just the
same The Administration ordered H. and 81 course II
was done. 1t a simple act of loyalty.
The ST. Louis Republican Dem, protests
against pronouncng its party corpse, and says If no
body else comes forth TO ght the Republican party tho
Democrats must aud will do IT, "But," it adds Il any
other power shall come forth with respectable show
OF fighting spirit and munitions, It viii not only give
place TO the new conner but give it tho benefit of lift
when hard pressed. IL makes no difference what the
new power is-Libemls, Farmers, or what not-the
moment it shows its capacity 10y gaining some slight
advantage over the enemy the capture OF advanced
work. OF a breach III his main line, that moment, We
believe, the whole Democratic lorce WIN Drttk rtuhS,
leave their standard and rush forward "th shout
its support"
The Western farmers are becoming faslidi-
ous Alarmed by the furious love for agricultural pur
suits developed by the politicians, they holding those
deDonstratiye gentlemen at distance and calmly sur
veving them before admitting them TO the MD.
squad Of local politicians in Leavenworth Kansas, re-
Gently organized Grange" and applied for a charter,
but as yet the request has not been granted Being III
terrogatcd upon the subject a leading GanCerphilO
sOvhicalV remarked: eve must draw tho lIe sOIle-
where II we admit Col. Coffin would have ~ admit
Len smith. II Smith were admired We would DO OuSed
10 admit jim Legate. When Legatc was admitted, Mark
son would apply. III admitted MarksOn, Tom John
son would have TO be admitted, and within les Than
two months every dOnOthing individual IN town would
belong the order" The equilibrium vi That Changers
head uuQucS1Uu1be.