New-York tribune., 1875-02-27
POLITICAL NOTES.

( ,,aulcinc in its reprehensble habit of saying
...sortabe things The ClnciaAad Commercial
-, out this observation In n meditative sort OF
President Grant Ia not paving the National debt
~fef ss own pocket as mncl as he was.
The third term scheme has plainly gained
:. sround with the party press since last Fall The
H.ls which regard it as all few and far
3..~een. and the more common thing now is TO find
,m frankly adni. ting that the Presidents silence
s. subject doing the party ncaculabie harm: Not
rgle dares openly support the project Does ~
~, President begin 10 feel little disoOursgedf
Judge MILAN, the new United States Senator
.ow Minnesota, Is thus highly spoken of by Of the
koenocratc organs OF his State, The ST. Paul Pioneer :
he "a OF exceptional virtues OF high character,
urbendng integrity, and OF absolute freedom from all
stangiiug alliances and all corrupt rings He will 20
,,o the Senate with clean hands only. but with
assn heart BE win further be free from obligations to
s,dytduas clioues. and wish could add. to par
. but the character OF his speech of acceptance
sds the latter presumption. He himself
10 straight Republican. In one sense this Is
urseiug fast for VI must be acknowledged that the
sssd sssd Of A'a'''n' In Congress are very crooked
There seems to be wide difference of opin-
pa concerning the "gagGing powers of the Poland
nv In 81. Louis, where they have had an opportunity
q witnessing It's operation. they don't appear regard
gas entirely wanting III those powers. The 81. Louis
p1aoeai, good Republican authority says This
stae Poland Gag lsw-ss infamous a law ever
atrved by tyrants TO fetter free speech According
% recent report OF the Judiciary Committee the
<uaie this law has effect whatever in cases of libel
A We perceive that 1t does put man TO some trouble
70 keep track of bis body. In other words il tells
very young who may be earning his living as a
sorespondeni and who may may not be rich enough
sAse II through all the courts of the Unted stss that
not safe or him 10 tell the truth about any OF
y yuDlc servants at Washington"
, Grim m-visaged war has been waltzing carelessly
,Dout Wisconsin and has given the grinder who turns
ne crank Senator Carpenters organ in Milwaukee
m Senh,ei dreadful fright The grinder has discov
sed that there VIII he several exConfederates in the
ps1t Congress who will occupy hitherto filed by
oval carpetoaggers aud no is they will up an
ssful bObbery Hear him: lit clear as clear can
e thai E the North does not become alive to the peril Of
ne situation before next years election the Govern
ssnt this country will be in the hands Of disloyal
,sd taitrous men Tie independent and weak kneed
y-ss the North are rgely responsible for apathy
which the people regard the politics OF the day.
hey are playing directly the han is of the enemies
8, union. ". and order The time come when their
sJes will be opened. We trust it will be before
r1al catastrophe comes hut II the people 90 pay
iced to the unmlstskaoe signs OF approaching trouble
tine u prevent it there Will be terrible revelation"
And In that terrible revelation leading states
zen will doubtless get badly damaged and Govern
peni advertising will be redIstrouted. Tue weak
need newspapers should think Of these things.
UOt OF JNO Ol TIC IuOSO lnSiSnlHCa0C ana
harmless organs of this State attempted dispose
Mr. ThurOw Weeds recent letter the political sit
satiOn by liberal abuse of him. They have become
socustOmed to calling every who speaks against
the party " for the party's good either fool q
nave that they do change their habit, even when
% trusted leader as Mr. Weed INDUCES in a timely
FsrpiDg. The Rochester Democrat aud Chronicle
Ossnt TIN this despisng of good counsel is exactly
The sort OF popular strength for the party
says the elections last Fall clearly Indicated that the
republican party is IN danger, and since that the
he thing the leaders do TO confer freely
either for warting II on 1t 1t is affirmed by
IT, Weed and others that the suspicion that third term
pnspiracy exists severely iBjunng the party pros
scts Under such circumstances it would seem to
AZ this ghost OF Cesar by prompt dsavowsl the part
the President OF aspirations for third termby
prompt Reputation of any completely ia suoh
rheme the part of the Republicans, was done in
Hampshire other dav Tus Is better. is IL not,
his silence and aequiesoence at any rate 1T
yere wise. when earnest Republicans express their
upon this matter to some heed to their words
tnd not staggeF onward deaf and blndfOlded to the
that may arise from despisiDg their coun
eis. They are worth being considered, II they are
Forth 40 more"