New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-07
POLITICAL NOTES.

Gen. A. f. Burnside of Rhode Island has
been nominated for the Presidency. The Vooneockes
Patriot did II.
The Hon. ID. W. Voorhees, of Indiana is ex-
pcced TO take the stump in Ohio for rag money He Is
az Wild on the subject as Mr. Pcnhleon Is.
Several Presidential candidates have come
TO grief recently. They should follow the example OF
the lous negro preacher, ana bo" huinpiy 10 dc as
pcnsations OF a wise but uuscrupuous Proydenee'
The darkeys phrascoogy doubtless best nteres their
feelings
The nomination of the Hon. Samuel j. Kirk
wood for Governor by the Republicans Of Iowa be
considered a danper upon the aspirations Of ex-Sen-
at0r Harlan. Mr kirkwoOd is not Harlan man. but
on the contrary has been the cXsenator most formid
able rival for the L. : scuaorshp. 1t il thought now
That kirkwood. if elected, will Lis Office step
png-stone the Senate else will throw his influence
In ,voro Of Secretary Beknap AT all events Mr. iiar
lays little plan seems To- he upset ana tat ACTION alone
is credit TO the Republicans oil Iowa
The Democrats in the West who are trying
90 convince the abcrng classes that imitation means
more money in every poor mans pocket should reflect
upon these words of Of the greatest men their party
ever had Thomas II. Benton said in 1881 eli were
going establish workngman's party. it should he on
the basis of hard money-a hard money party against
paper party Paper money banks tend to aggrayate the
inequality OF fortunes 10 make the rich richer and the
poor poorer, to multiply nabohs and paupers. Paper
receive no avOs. and the price OF the property they wish
to acquire raised the paper maximum, while wages
remain at the specie MINIMUM
Gen. s. +. Cary of Ohio. Democratic candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor is great hnancer. After
demanding rag money, and plenty OF it, in recent
speech he asi0nishcd the world with this oubleback
action plan Of specie assumptions How can the green
backs become interchangeable with goldl The first step
that direction for the Government to cease dscred
ing its paper and make 1t full legal tender. Then
infusc new life every department Of productive in
nd at woIk WIN Is
able to- TO add to the common stock. Let farms and
mines and founderie, and furnaces and workshops camor
fer workinen Multiply production, build up mcr
chant marine, pour products into all lands secure
the balance OF trade in favor and then gold, the nj
instrument of exchange in foreign commerce, would flow
in and would at he par with Treasury notes
specie payment would bee natural ana necessary iesdl
This Is the only ii will be attained Laws OF
Congress viii never bring gold into circulation, and
National banks will indefinitely postpone that end ANY
other road to hard non'y must produce individual ana
bc demonctizcG-madc in law what they are in TACT
simple commodities to be used only in the settlement OF
foreign balances.
II is n great relief to the fanatics and never
forcctanytmg patriot OF the North that the South has
still a few, idiots left Who get chance once in while to
abuse the North. Robert T0onbs has afforded great
deal of satisfaction of this kind, and fresh contributor
has appeared recently in the person OF Gen. John b Pres
ION OF South Carolina He delivered Grafton before
the University of Virginia last week. which was chiefly
notable IA showing him to he about quarter Of cen
tury behind the times. lie talked like wild man about
the wrongs which the South had suffered AT the hands OF
the North, and his remarks have been yeritable
godsend happily small class OF persons in the North
who differ from him only IN hay ing been born In dincr
6nt sec on and IN hating the South instead Of the North
The Southern newspapers generally condemn his bttor
ulerances and say he does not represent public sent
ment in making them Thus The Lynchb'"g I"gin'dn
says 1--WE glad TO learn that the sentiments oi Cen
Preston though elegantly expressed were not received
with favor by those to whom they were addressed anu
do not Indicate the opinions Of the thinking people
OF virginia and the south Let the Northern Journals
make "A OF this when they undertake 10 hOd III re-
sponsble for the nprudent uerTlnces OF retired OLD
gentleman who lived in South Carana when II was Gus
toinary there denounce everything north OF certain
lime