New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

There are indications that the soft money
MANIA which has been dying out in the West is under
going revival and is likely 10 work good deal more
mischief than the grasshoppcrs.
Ohio Republicans are not so timid as they
were about the third business They no Longer
afraid it will be gratui:ous reflection" TO Say they
don't for any in theirs: Pennsylvan has stfeneo
their backbOncS wonderfully
After a prolonged wrestle with the merits OF
the third term question, The Cincinnati Commercial sums
mp the whole thing in this VIVID sentences "Tbo real
question touching tho true inwardness % whether Cram
Is holding the country by the tail ana whether In tnS
smash"
The Independent Voter who has been con.
tcmpating temporary alliance with tho Democracy -
choice Of evils feels he surveys tie Newiiampshfs
performance good deal like the simpleheared MEM
Der OF the Society Of Friends who went to the June
Meeting at Newport. Arriving a. tho depot instead OF
having his head nearly split open with Have hack,
ssGa h the 4. III thee the vo sc:
he behed hackmar arrayed in tho unusual earp on
hf Win a asd & Of 81 GENT:
Iehu he toyfu,y engaged his services But his JoX
in the question, shall 1 take thou baggage"
The Democrats of New Hampshire quote the
following statute law fun Justification for rejecting
the votes cast for Matt" Head The full christian and
OF every person voted for with the initial 6tsR
or letters OF the middle name. and tho usual abbrevis
ten printed upon every ballot and every ballot noe
thus prepared, shall be regarded as blank and NOT
counted, speaking Of this The Concord People Says
Ills law has been the statute book since 1913. and
ton, charge the Democracy Of New Hampshire with
having been governed By mere ecnnicaes, IL Is very
certain that they speak IL Ignorance OF the Facts.
Vice-Presdent Wilson has been very careful
about saying in public anything concerning tho Prest
dents views Of o third term. but according to Gov
Chamberlain of South Carolina he has been talking very
freely in private "Iw tell YOU" said tho Governor
recently q correspondent Of TIC Cincinnati CONNER.
eioi what Vice President Wilson told in Boston
short time ago. ro said there doubt but what
Grant wanted third term and that lie Grno believes
that he tho only who could pull the Republican
party through lie thought that Grant would certainly
be candidate unless the country spoke out very empa
cay against II between and tho meeting OF the Ma
tona Convention" Concerning Grants siren 9Th in tho
Southern States Gov Chamberlain said: "Not only
he get the vote Of South Carolina in the National Conye
other Southern state OF course carry every
State when the election came on but ne would TINS QUE
beyond all manner Of doubt"
There is nothing in American politics 30 touch
ing the anxiety shown by the Administration defenders
to let the President down easy when has received
tied The Pennsylv Republicans showed the
disposition when they put such generous amcune
OF Jelly the third term pill they felt obliged to ad
minister; and tho comments OF the party thaS
exhibit the most admirable ingenuity IN conccctn6
savory excuses take the taste out Of the patients
mouth. Here 10 an organ IN Boston. The Transcript.
giving this most original explanation Of the case AS
Cameron and Grant had conference just before tho
Pennsylvania Convention met, who knows hut the Prcs+
dent prvy to the sound resolve adopted 10y that body
respecting the election OF tie present occupant Of the
Whto House" That Is pretty fair in its way, bnt the
following from The Springfield Union seems To 60 ahead
OF It: 1.-THE an:ithird term resolution was neces-
sary because the Convention of last year passes
one (Which IL didn'u, and II this years Conyen
ton had not done 1t again, somebody would
have insisted that Pennsylvania Republicans had
ged their mind" But Of course the organ
in little at Washington The HatioaaI Republican,
ecpses all the Others. Behold the amount OF comortn
sq,cezes out Of the PLATFORM: Tho Pennsylvania he
publlcJns have poincdy spoken against the uirdtow
project. They have accompanied this protest Win q
most convincing argument to show why exactly such
man az President Grant IL should be- selected to succeed
him. They neglected however TO declare that the aBi'
taion of tits question originated with his political enc
mics and the enemies Of t.s Republican party He VIII
probably congratulate himself That Ito discussion nas
given his party friends In VI the foremost states OF
the Un,on an opportunity. by Of plank In their
platform defend him against the malicious eharg,s OF
the opposition"