New-York tribune., 1875-10-11
POLITICAL NOTES.

Gov Aliens moral character was the sub
icct Of anxious inquiry by correspondent OF The CIV
cnnah Commercial The editor answers with certih-
cate as to the Governors knowledge Of cOpperdisted
whisky, and with the following explanation of his pro-
family: He has however, been about the world long
that he has habit of speaking almost, perhaps alto
gether unconscously of himself and the Almighty. as
il the two had been associated in great public works
from mmemOrial times, and had become accustomed 10
the ways of each other There may bo more truth IN
this cOncc than some person. slspect-cnOugh at any
rate to make language that the mouths OF ordinary
morals would be profane, something OF different ma
turc coming from Allen
Gen. Cary has had a good deal of uphill
work in his soft-money crusade in Ohio The people
keep asking HIM disagreeable questions. Recently he
addressed an audience made mp largely Of Western Ro
servo dairy men, and at the close OF his speech he stepped
down among the audience to receive congratulations.
committee of the dairy thanked him for his speech
and lust a. the General thinking he had made HIT
one Of them remarked General, Yankees up hero
are in the habit Of taking practical view Of things. and
thi. one thing We confess inability TO comprehend
We can't see how, by adding two gallons OF water TO
gallon of milk. there will be any more cheese IN IT,"
Pressing duties called the great man away suddenly
he was unable TO solve the conundrun.
Senator Gordon of Georgia is the last man
who has arisen to crtlcise Dir. Schurzs speech. He
thinks Mr. schurzs premises principally assumption.
and calls his arguments oracuar bOmbast" Tho Sem
ator seems be enamored OF the 365 bond scheme
the remedy of all financial saying: ." tell you, Sir
repudiaon aud dshOnOr both al the end OF the road
that leads to the wreck of private fortunes and this
the road upon which the conracdonts would lead tho
people of this country. No man cOnemplates repu
diaton of the Governments ndebtedness-any portion
Off Certainly those who advocate grecnback circuls
ton redeemabe in low rate bonds, and who striving
rescue the people from unnecessary and oppressive
taxation to float another and better currency. cannot
with any truth, be called repudiatonlsts No Sir. as
said above II any policy will lead population II il
that contraction This il the towering fact not to be
overlooked in this controversy" There IL good deal
The sort filling several columns OF The ~
Lanta Heyuid but this is the substance OF the whole Of n
Whatever the result may be in Ohio to-mor-
row. there is one Democratic journal in the country
which will have nothing to he ashamed of in ito treat
OF the issue there From the moment the Conven
ton declared for soft money till the present time, Tho
Baltimore Gd-eae has stood unh pehngy Ly the OF
honest money and has advocated the defeat OF Allen and
Cary IL is the only Democratic journal in the country
that has that record. Ii says now: We reason
change statement, made early IN the campaign.
that the chances fIl vote, which will undoubtedly
be polcd, are more favorable to Hayes than Allen.
While il is true that tie effect of the election may be felt
in other States the importance which attached TO tho
contest earlier in the does not belong 20 II
The real danger that the sofmoney lcprOsy would be-
come contagious has passed away. Only Pennsylvania
has become infected. NcwYork. Maryland. and Massa~
chusetts IN the East Minnesota. Nebraska and CaOr.
mia IN the West are indebted The imitation balloon has
priced and fast coapsing II has proved disas
tTous politicians who fooled with 10, and
hitherto III high esteem have been badly bruised ia
the fall But issue. whether Ohio and Pcnusylys
mia go up dows, imitation cannot expand 10 the dmen
of narional issue. aud the country saved rom
diz zgrtcc md ruin"