New-York tribune., 1874-12-25
POLITICAL NOTES.

This is a very unfavOrabe time for public
improvemcnt schemes. but If Congress would take a
generous reef N Its own mouth th1 country would sub
NIT with good grace TO very extended enlargement
| OF the mouth Of me Mississippi
! The Hon. D. W. voorhees, has gained very
rapidly recently in the Indiana Senatorial contest AMI
his prospects thought to be better than those
OF Mr.. Joseph f. Mcdonald. CONGRESSMAN Holman has
some chance compromise candidate. III case Tho
forces OF VOORHEES, and Mcdonald are pretty evenly
Uaanced aud are inclincd 10 be stubborn
Almost every Journal which has the courage
TO speak true opinion of the Currency Dii!
uitcrance to sentiments like these from The try Times
We far from feeling with the Currency
BILL and fear that It will turn out to be sad m. 'take.
The aacrty displayed by snch extreme in1LtCnsCs
Senators Carpenter. Ferry OF MchG m Logan and Nor
voting for the measure, and the openly expressed
nisSivIngs Of sound thinker Senator SrlurZ,
cannot overlooked In fOrr"lSting the probabilities OF
the future. There Is an aspect Of trcKin"-s 30 10
speak, about the whole thing which IS calculated 10
ex Ite dstrust'
Consi icsSman Go0ch of Massachusetts is not
the Only unsuccessful: candidate who has to doubt
the wisdom OF packing nayyyards with voters the day
before election and dschargns them the day after The
Great American Franktr, Mr. Platt OF Virginia. not
Ouly did put In enough TO OutvOtc the rest OF
district but has secured the execraton Of tne good
people OF the OF Portsmouth filling their streets
with large number OF destitute persons who are suffer
ing for want OF food They docked to the Navy-Iar
shorty be ore the election, and given work with
the understanding that they would be employed all
Winter few days after election they were discharged
and since then have been thrown upon the town FOR
suppSr m Eau "a @ cuEns n 70 pockct,hoHp6 IL ~ donbt
shere Is anything IN 1t but franks, and those would 1e
rat,.."r dry living.
Elizur Wright thinks there are "tlree things
this country Gt ours than 1t knows OF. l.
wants direct Open honest personal taxation, prop
erfy or incomes or both. and other Collecting rev.
enue through our inacstrs Custom houses IL nothing
else-never was and Can be-:han roDbnG or
stealing it, 1t breeds thieves faster than the ESAtn
Commandment multiply honest men. .. II wants
honest currency. 1t WAITS 1t as much M II wants
yardscSs as possible to SO luches and pounds
that weigh about le ounces. g. The thing wh'h our
democratic republic most and cannot long do
without is statute law enoHgh TO make caste cr9F"r
Impossible. Parson BrOwnlOw 10 the contrary not VIII
t. pass Mr.. sunners CIVIL R'aLts h Themselves me
Almighty haS no ctt 10 brat"w u"h tiri 80 I''ut r
az 10 nave ne eutIdi NoFciIlAeut cn' q - '" law
immedIat"!y.'
The party whip in Massachusetts has been
taken up by The Boston Jrnnt and snapped with more
vlgor than discretion the Senatorial qaesun Ail'r
the usual harmless talk about bringing the "OT=anzi
ton up to the high moral standard o. the past" Tie
Journal says: The application OF these trnhs TO our
coming Senatorial election Is Obvous enough. We want
to choose the best representative Republican, OF Ma-sa
chuse:s. We do look FOR perfection, for that has
gone OF politics If It ever IN them; bt "" sim
ply want To do duty by matching II best pace with
our best OF course il must he ono wlo has stood
by the orGanizltion .or do not believe that any lie
publican s warranted seeking the plrcatIon of hi
party by Joining his enemies" Standing by the organ
izatior the last campaign meant supporting BuIeF
and that just what great maj0riiv OF the Il pub
Leans Of the state refused To d. It's qi.cr WI' To
raise a party 10 a " high moral standard " t. make
adherence To Butler test OF ntncss Tor ONO NJ
Dave, scems 10 have bn"u the only man "ho " siond
by" the recent election. and nO oae kAoW5 better
than he how dearly IL cost hlIr