New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26
POLITICAL MOTIFS.

There does not seem to be much enthusiasm
in the State press work OF the Legislature. The
Democratic journals very glad Speaker Mcclure
where he do the party mischief and some OF
man who should be left at home.
Massachusetts, has one State Senator, at least,
she proud Of He represented the LIST District OF
Bristol County in the last Legislature, and when he re-
ceved his pay he returned $3.50 OF it to the Treasury
because had been absent account OF Illness during
third Of the session. His name is William Loyerins
and it is pretty safe TO If he ever becomes Congress-
man he will not turn out to be q saary-graober.
The latest argument against an anti-third
plank in the platform Of the Ohio Republican Con-
vention from the Postmaster OF Columbus and is
effect that there should be expression upon sub
ect concerning which tho party is not united. He is
afraid 1t will be bad policy take any step that the
pie may not sanction AS a remedy for this alleged dan
ger. The Cleveland Herald suggests that tho primary
conventions follow the example Of their brethren Sum-
NIT County and instruct their delegations what course
to take. That would be an excellent way to nnd out
what the people think about IT,
There is one paper in Pennsylvania which
thinks the proper time for squechng the thirdtcim
question has not arrived. The Pittsburgh Gazette hopes
that the state Convention, which meets to-day thinks
it declare hostility third term 1t will do so
in such o way not TO reflect upon the President
It would feel happier though To have nothing said
about it. 1t says We think however the great mass
of Republicans Of Pennsylvania desire the Convention to
the birdern question to be settled when the proper
tim" arrives"
The Cincinnati Convention Of 1872 seems
to DO undergoing brisk postmortem examination Tho
try his hand at it is the editor Of The Gin
einna Commercial who gives this result of his observa
tions "The Greeley and Brown combination was dis
covered the night before the nomination occurred
There was combination that would have beaten it
Adams and Trumbull. Mr.. White urged to go to
the telegraph office and stay until he obtained Trum
Drpei1 wi
to unto the Illinois delegation for Adams on tho next
ballot he had lingering theory that the Adams and
Greeley contest would continue until third man could
be nominated, and that the third man would be Trum
bull He discovered his mistake too ate and great o
port,Inity was lost The Cincinnati Convention might
have the President; and it does not seem Ioss
BILE that the better elements represented In that Conyol
ton may organized that in May next the things
can left undCnc three years and three
weeks ago"
There has been considerable rejoicing among
the partisan journals of the country recently over the al
legged disappearance of the Independent party IN Cafor
MIA. Because o journal which was for q long time the
leading organ OF that party changed hands and WAS
against the party 1t supposed that the organ
ization itself had end Ii ~ be entirely
otherwise. The San Francisco Builefin newspaper Ok
far wider influence than the other organ has now as
sumed its place and 1t is very clear that the lndepend
ents are sufficiently alive to give their enemies good
deal of trouble yet. In recent issue, while discussing
the tendency to independence In National politics. no
Bulletin says 1T has been seriously proposed to con-
duct the campaign in this State on the same basis pre-
csely az that Of 1862, when the rebellion was fully do
welcomed down its warcres and shbboleths The pro-
eramme would have been presented by sagacous
to say nothing OF patrioticmen To mix up sectional
apimoses with the general American fraternity, which
all the events 1876 inculcate prcposterous folly
1t Is very apparent that the tendencies OF tho
times are toward independence I'm politics. and that no
partysm which was the distinguishing feature OF tho
Revolution and without which IL would have been DIS
astrous failure IL is beginning to look rs II We cannot
haze n real genuine fratenal Centennial without sup
preston of both political parties which are now III tbr HELD
the one because of is doubtful and unreliable record
the other because of it's violent radical course al ~ very
time when knitting together OF the sundered sections
was so necessary and had so pereeptiDly set M