New-York tribune., 1875-01-28
POLITIChL AOIES.

The Albany Express COIcurs with those
newspapers which favor he eec,Oh OF Senator Fenlon
20 Congress In the XXXIud District OF this State.
The Connecticut Prohbitionists met at Mid
.dletown on Tuesday last and dominated Mr. Henry D.
Smith for Governor and Mr. Jesse G. Baldwin for
Lieutenant Governor. Mr.. Smith las been honored
~ th the same nomination for severa! Iears past.
Illinois is puzzled TO find some way to pre-
vent absenteesm the Legislature. At least onethird
members absent all Of the time and the session
#. thus peedessy prOirac;ed. The compensation now
es day and 1t Is urged that II this Is changed TO q
saary OF 500 for session tho members will hurry up
business and get home soon a. possible Fve dollars
a cav is so munnoe a sum that the members prOong
the session Tar as possible
President Grant has just returned to Wash
fogop from Philadelphia where, we are Informed, he
that the better Judgment OF the country
proved OF his IN the Louisiana business There
seems however, be dG OF opinion On the sub
lsct among the pUbIcIns Oi Philadelphia for one OF
their most intelligent Journals, The Inquirer says
Congress cannot afford TO longer refuse to settle In
.some fair manner the wronRe with which LOUISIANA IL
Arrdened For the sake the country for the sake OF
the Republican party. winch Is about entering upon a
national contest must get ri Of tho incubus Of the
Xp,lop, crew OF plunGCrers TheTa be DO Goubi
chat onr terrible reverses in November were largely
owing TO ne condition Of oairs in the South OF the i'm
proper use Of troops, and uawlse Federal interference
with the ghts OF SOulhcTu States, which Interference
has prevented genuine and thorough Teconsiructon and
which has thus deprived the North of the advantages Of
Southern nrosnerifv and trade The Republican party
obtaned and kept Itself III power aOd ID tne love ana
respeot the COuutrY because Of as Geiehbo OF the
rncpes OF right aud Justice. Aud now its direct road
20 regain All that has lost D, 10 ce0Ve 10 those prlncl
,,es unon which IL was fOundeG-tD dare to 40 what Is
night simply because 1t night. And hrst OF all II
should do what is reht IN LOGlsala"
0 Here is the latest tune for the organs. The
Kitchen instrument at Washington Tie National Repub
Ioan pitches It, and the faithful must follow suit or
lose the Government advertising. 1t is deliberate
reading out Of the party Of Messrs Phelps and sOster
for their Louisiana report and rap at Speaker Blaine
for appointing committee with such prediction for
telling the truth AfeT remarking that the two Dem
ocratio members Of the Committee are Democrats and
consequently hostile to the President aud bis Southern
policy The Republican continues: "ext on the list we
0nd MI William Waiter Phelps Of NewJersey and Mr.
Cbares Foser Of OHIO both OF whom are Republican In
ane only and both whom have proved their reach-
cry 20 party principles, 20 party friends anu 10 the
olicy beb can alone the success OF the party
CLEARLY they are also inmical the President 10 his
sonberu policy aud TO the Of the Republican
Marty "A the Committee is composed OF seven mem
her. IL appears from this explanation that the -FOUR
,entenep named a clear aud decisive majority, will be
lila ~ they combine, as thew evidently will, 70 over
,ons tha conclusions reached bJ the remaining mem-
oer. Messrs Hoar Wheeler, and Frye. or course, the
,eleoton of such a committee was all erfofd Dlubder
~ whioh many a mau ieSs sGgdCiDus than MI speaker
blaine might have been guilty but Is mistake from
tbe effects OF which Is not ipO-le 10 recover Ane
10 ~ It's ~ D. " ioh tue ICte IC
ported by that portion VI TIE ConiuitteV DIV III
partisan reports OF tao DeIony OF this truly-named
outrage committed"