New-York tribune., 1875-10-09
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Ohio rag baby ia very sick. That cOfiln
should he busted of made rady for Tnesday. the
poor thing dies, 1t should be buried Immediately.
Senator Bayard is 10 deliver an address at q
Democratic meeting In Richmond. on wednesday eycnng
next. lie Will also speak at the Georgia state Pair as
Macon on the 18Th Inst.
What has become of all the Presidential can
dilatosi At the present time GOV. Tden seems to be
standing alone in the center the field, while all tho
other asprants grouped around the edges, ankousy
watching tO see what he In going To do next
judge Kelley did not start a currency rev.
oution In Connecticut. His speech at New-Ha'en
total failure Very few persons went 10 hear him. and
fowcr still cared anything for what he said The Judge
should not waste any more time on people VINO are 80
sct in their ways nothing for new inventions
in finance. He should hasten TO Ohio Immediately and
sfen up the backbone Of the g baby WIN $40 bona
two. The poor thing needs ii dreadiuly.
Mr. William W. Crapo, who has just been
nominated for Congress by the Republicans OF tho LIST
Massachusetts District is undoubtedly sound on tho
currency question In his speech OF acceptance he said
he the remedy for the present hard times was
an early resumption OF specie payments and since
Republican Congress had declared that resumption
should take place in 1879 The party should 't'nn " '"''
declaration with unalter0bls nrmness
:. The Hon. ID. W. Voorhees, has "A lasting
rrudee against the Bank Of California He wrote out his
first Ohio speech in advance and sent slips to the news
papers In the effort there Vas very forciDie asoh
10 the gold -bottomcd gold rooted, and god-beamed
Bank of California which burst because II had none of
our beautiful soft money Before the speech was de-
lycrcd the thoughess directors Of the Bank resumed
without giving the great man notice, ana tbe news
papers, Instead Of leaving the passage OUT prlhch hha
Iokcd fun at its author IL was rccklessly cruel
Ex-Secretary DelanOs regularity in drawing
his salary duriDg the az cent Of his time when nc Was
resting" suggests the story told Of Colonel OF one OF
the New gland cavalry regiments at the beginning OF
the war He was good deal expert In punishing
whisky than In nghtng the enemy and greater part OF
the time was in very mellow condition. His camp was
flooded n~e night with furious rain in which his tent
wa b.oyn down lie dragged out and set up In his
night Gown on cracker In the center OF deep pool
~ water Maintaining upright position with great
difficulty. he shouted 10 his soldiers: courage poys We
making history! Yes, We arr inhanS history anu I
the time our pays song on WIN the most s'"Isn'ms ss
regularity !" At t, point the box upset and ne usdP
pearcd gracefully beneath the surface OF the puddle
Ex-Speaker Blaine did not go tn Ohio IA re-
ported. He wrote letter 10 the Chairman OF mo
Republican state Committee. declining an invitation 10
speak for the Republican ticket account OF "privae
and imperative cngagcments" and adding: Your con
test plists the interest of the whole country In your
struggle for honest money and against the spirit OF rcpu-
diaton I cannot doubt that you will be yictorou- No
State in the Union has more enlightened population
than Ohio and it altogether incredbi~ that tho
mass OF your intelligent he mscd by the al
vocaes OF a perpctually iuedeemable paper currency
The forced upon yon in regari to TIE public schools
though local its character may yet have lar
reaching consequence. In q government where every
citizen intrsied with political power the Importance
of free education cannot he exaggerated Ana tho
be kept free free IN every sense and espe
cially free from sectariaD interference or donauOn
The bitterest of all srifes ~ the - iic between rcgos
secs II that strife be permitted tO cross the trrsh
public schools free cdl cation IN ths country ~
at an end The result Of your contest IN ONO vi" go lar
toward peacefully settling OF fatally uscttlhS l' W"-
mon tom, ule estI IO