New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

Isn't Mr.. BlaIne'S paper, 1he HenneDcc
yonray Just little reckless In assuming that the Re-
publican party viii not rononinate Gen Grant but VIII
nresent some other Republican Of the bes character and
tpeev Judge Kelley was led out OF tie party With
peesnnt abrrpDes5 for much les heinCus olen5c udn
that, only lew dJys ago.
The Hon. Geo. II. PendletOn gave select
party in Cincinnati week. and among his guests were
senators sherman and Thurman, Gen. W. 4. Sherman.
exGOy. Stevenson OF Kentucky, MT Richard smith OF
The Cincinnati Gazcie and judge Ballard Of Kcniuey
President makers ought to be able 20 discover mgsy
it's announced mat the meeting had no poItic De'As
whatever.
Tile TrOy Times is second to none in It's I'M
questioning devotion to the fortunes OF the President IL
isn't without a suice of malice however in its loyalty.
az witness the following: THE NEw-lohh 1hiILNh
tells us that The Washington Republican is the only
newspaper In the United States which enjoys the conn
dcnce OF President Grant And yet The Reteaa " ~ ~
lowed 60 make fool Of itself the o,hcF aay " b
i nst .@A' secretary FISH ID @"'D' 10 ''''' ~
There must have been frightful mortality
among the voters OF the LIST Massachusetts, District
during tine last few weeks. for they able to see now
who is ahead the for the late Mr. BuntoDs scat
I'm Congress- Previous accounts have simply announced
that every naturalized voter candidate and no
body could tell who had the best chance Now Mr VIII
liam T. Davis of Plymouth IL SAD 70 pc mEs ,.n k IN
have plenty of companions In his disappointment
There is one newspaper in the South which
will be very unhappy IL the Democrats decide not to go
into the next Presidential campaign with the
"straightest" kind Of ticket and platform It's me
Memphis appeal, and its devotion to the umehonorcd
principles of the Democracy is only equaed by ts horror
Independent Voter. In recent protest against
any combination Of its party with Liberal elements. It
held ont this consolation in Of defeat as an extra in
ducement for a straight" fight: "The next contest
will be a square standup fight for and against the Demo-
cratic party and with reliable candidates the party will
defeated, !
will feel that az least It can save the ark OF the covenant
though it should wander in the wilderness for forty
10 come 1t il greatly to be feared that the average
Democrat wonld prefer 10 set the ARK OF the covenant
down for while and carry about the public crib for
few years.
1t grows more and more evident every day
that reign of the "bloody shirt" is ended and that
the party which hopes for in the next National
campaign must find popular Issue than that oil
fighting the war over again. The extremely sensible
speech Of exPresdent Jefferson Davis at Houston last
week has had excellent effect at the North The Dtod
Herald says truly Of it: ct is the duty OF every loyal
citizen TO accept the words OF jefferson Davis uttered
in all sincerity, and representative OF the revived
patriotism OF the whole Southern people. 1t should
the regret Of ALL that the day OF such an understanding
has been postponed long, We are fast draw
ing to another great Presidential campaign
Certainly the hatred and the bitterness which have fol-
lowed their introduction into former political canvassea
will have proper place in those Of the future There
will be Kux to convince the Northern voter thai
the Is worse In It's CRIME tnan the one "bcs
preceded it. There will be Force bill, to compel the
Southern people to think the North meant only
repression and violence when it promised complete and
perfect restoration the Union. There will not even Ia
Louisiana, IL may trust present Indications, 10 com
pei the belief that there is virtue among public men OF
either side the Southern States Eliminating all these
features from the canvass before u.s. and we nave apu
followed by closer fellowship between North South
Senator Mcmillan of Minnesota is a most
unfortunate man. He has fallen under the deep dis
pleasure of the Hon. William s. King. Tho whole
trouble arose about the Postmaster at st. Paul. MI
King it will doubtless be remembered considers the
posoices Of his district his personal property aud
not long ago had an animated conversation with Post
mastorGenera Jewell and President Grant hat alb
ject 1t afterwards appeared that the President yielded
TO Mr. Kings views Senator Mcmillan showed great
disrespect for Mr. Kings prerogave by actually do
mandng the removal OF Mr. Kings postmaster at 81
Paul and the substitution Of in his place.
This was too much for the of Canadian bull 10
bear in silence He bursts out in his Minneapolis
paper this strain Of exalted patriotism The st. Paul
Post-Ofce is small matter to talk about. and would
not have elected o moments discussion had not the
question been raised as TO the right OF the Senator
to cause the removal Of the Postmaster, In the
middle OF his term despite Of tho protest OF the Post
maser-General and the President What troubles the
strOy the harmony of the party. Hear him IL should
his mission to endeavor TO heal all dssepsions IN the
eycYy means giving 1t added force and strength II he
will devote himself this end, he not cny has IN his
power do much good, but TO make hosts OF friends
among factions ciiques and sooner or later 10
unite them in harmonious action for The success OF Ie
Republican nary in Minnesota" DID the author or tEit
noble sentiment ever hear of Pacific Mail, or OF ndcC
that his own idOsyncrasies might not have the most
soothing eject upon the unity OF his party