New-York tribune., 1874-10-27
POLITICAL NOTES.

They are making it very warm for the " des-
peratev snor." Senatorin Wisconsin. The MCauee Ad
yerttSer publishes yecOumn editorial entitled "MatPs
Misdeeds." and candor compels the statement that the
space barely sufficient to contain all OF the simple
of history that subject The arraignment in
cludes defending the CrGdit Mober swinde; defend
ing Caldwell in his claims for seat in tho u D. senate;
fatherng and fostering The Infamous Poland press gag
law pOcketng his back pay and defending the swlnde
opposing the abolition of the frankng privilege; ac-
cepting fees from Kellogg of Louisiana opposing all
attempts at civil service reform; favorDg infation
by dsrepuiabe course in politics generally rum
ing the Republican party Of Wisconsin. Ii Is pretty
long list every count in it is true as the strongest
evidence can make it. The defendant IS now on the
stump trying explain away the charges against bim
Ore OF his most attempts to Justify the back pay
swinde the reading of list OF expenses showing
that IL cost him from $500 5000 month to live i'll
Washington. He can live good deal cheaper in Wis
cons1n and it would be good deal cheaper for the
State and country TO give him the chance lie too ex
pensve luxury for Washington.
The October elections had a depressing
effect upon the Peoples movement III Missouri and the
Democrats are boastng loudly that aey will
the state by large majority The ST. Louis Republican,
which has supported the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor predicts that its candidate Will be elected by
o 600 majority and that the candidate for Lieutenant
the ticket Will also be elected but by
a reduced majority
Ralph Waldo Emerson is suggested as an
Independent candidate Congress the With Mas
sachusetts District.
For a man who is running for Governor as
a special patron and defender Of Prohibition, Gov Tai
bot OF Massachusetts, does not present very edfying
spectacle The Springfield Republican asserts that III
city the liquor saloons entirely undsturbed, and
their proprietors working for the Republican can
didates, 1t says: "If there is hquOrseller of the
slightest political influence Ia this city who has not been
given to understand that has nothing to apprehend
at present for time to come from the zeal OF
the State cODstabulary. and that Mr. Alexander is
much better man to send to Washington than Mr.
Chaplin we shall take 1t favor II he will hand IN his
name and business address, We hear Of this thing
in other places. Within fortnight, a we'll
duor OF westfeld has publicly Dragged that he
could damn the constables and boiler the street
all he pleased. He had been told from headquarters
Some one from Springfield had been down to Boston
see Mr. Boynton and 1t was all right the cops wouldn't
40 much as show their in Westfed again bus-
ness until after election The Worcester Press tells
that quor-seers in that city have been promised COM
plete immunity from raids for all time to come II they
will only help the Republican party In this pinch" II
Mr. Talbot in his devotion to the Prohbitory
law which remains the statute books solely through
his refusal TO egn repeal, he should meet this damag
ing charge against him without delay. Either he
enforce his pet law he not II he fails TO do 1t
now clearly lacks the backbone necessary to make
useful Governor
The Hon. John COburn, who was left at home
by the election in Indiana the other day has been
planning the defeat Of his party in that State. In his
opinion the last Winter and the Winter
before did great part of the business. The public
mind" he says, has been unsettled by Congressional
Investigations as matters involving many Republi
cans and which, although conducted with the best III.
tentons on the part of the investigators resulted In
their injury and covered them with cloud OF suspicion
Many persons instead Of giving our party credit for
purity Of motive denounced 1t as corrupt Mr.. Coburn
seems to about the right opinion OF tue condition
OF the public mind II IL unsettled" and from all
proposes to calm Itself by unsettng several
Of the distinguished statesmen who have caused the
disturbance.
If all the rumors are true which are flying
about Massachusetts concerning discovered corruption
in the affairs OF county Offices the Legislative Committee
which been making the Investigations must have
unearthed a system Of fraud worthy Of some recon.
sructed state The Boston Gazette says OF them: II
ntimations that are be credited viii be
found that the State suffered from the Of
rings that preyed upon the public from
Cape Cod to Berkshire. Scarcely county outside of
sGaok it reported, is likely TO come out with COM
plete credit from this scrutiny. Some regulations have
been already destroyed aud resignation has resulted
But 1t is believed that the bottom OF the revelations s
by no reached. and that, before the inquiry
over still other politicians who have vaunted them
selves are destined to fall 1t is pity that the people
could not know the full facts this case before the
coming election They would quite probably thus have
brought home them the fact that Investigations are
IyWhere needed 10 Tins STATE such only yoi
ton In its politics able 10 furnish The continuance OF
party power strong Is the dominant party OF
Msssac chusetts is always dangerou ard ls doubU ~