New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-27
POLITICAL NOTES.

Secretary Belknap wants to be the next United
States Senator from Iowa. and no has already begun Tho
preliminary pIpe-laying.
There ia great excitement in the Democratic
earnp In Ohio Tho Republican,. have hunted another
William Allen, and threaten TO run hin Tor SoVenor'
The Democrats deuOunce the project as diaoolo con-
spracy to catch Democratic votes, and say the Whuae
Allen who has the last to rise up is not for mo-
,prnt to be compared to his namesske that be ts
long lank suler dyspeptc. tobacoO-chewns man. whs
has been in all parties by turns and whose greatest
II be not bon before the Declaatoh Oh inocpo"
dence there Is no hope for MIN.
Tie venerable Gen. Leslie COombs does ncs
seem to soften with ago In recent conversation With
reporter OF TIE Louisville ConreonrnaI he freed ms
mind in this way: read tho papers, but do not READ
political articles. have poor an opinion OF urans
that Let oil political questions CO. because he Is sure %
be mixed up In some way with all OF them. Ithink him
he uot reckless obstinate, and ignorant political prov
titute this country has known Get that wor fos
word now as It's OF my political faith He is
in Of third term and any number OF terms, s"S
the people careful the potcans VIII nave nun
elected Then Gseries horn viii sound pleasing 70 my
ears"
The prospect seems to be good now for tho
next Republican state Convention OF Ohio 10 speak ous
against the Several of the Republican jcor-
nals of have already expressed Themselves in
favor Of such action these nay be added The To-
iefo Commercial which while iuIly recognizing
the great indebtedness OF the nation TO liz Luxurious
Chief Magistrate and his Administration, IL should mako
no expression that be Inexperienced upon tho
question Of third term. Uncertainty on that po'ne
should not be permitted. We say this not that there may
not Republicans who would gladly to the coun-
try advantages Of four more OF lake adnniss
tOn but deem IL TO be lust, ana because pop
ular entment on policy of third term T. such thae
the Republicans OF Ohio cannot afotd TO have doubt %
to their position"
There IL one newspaper In MassachIisettS
which has u spasm every time any one SAYS Z" In
dependent Journal" in its hearing II Is published in
Worcester and Is named Tie Spp but IA better known ~
the old lady OF Worcester The conduct OF its psriy CO.
tempOrares ia Boston In calling upon the Presdene TO
speak third term has shocked the good old lady
dreadfuy and she ut them IN long column OF t
tolal which c fly remarkable fOrthe Number OF timcs
the words "indopenden Journals appear each tunc with
quotation marks and 10 the midst Of uneommony pep
perry .eutenoe Here is asample OF the productions Tho
most CURIOUS thug connected with thi, matter is tic
fact some Republicans have each weak thst IN
dependent journalism can use them very much Is tho
children use jumping jacks we them start, Jump.
and ding their about wildly at every mention OF
stlrd term 10 the Journals Ia which have referred
n 4, largely due to such Republicans that this third tsrsa
talk has kept up long. II is not surprising thai
Ddcpecnt Journalism bas found their luna,ic contor
tons very snsng and done is best 10 increasc their
agitation II IL had been properly met IN every quarter
At the outset ths malicious third term inyenton would
have been laid aside long ago, useless deyio%
IL has kepi Ia uso because hcro were RepOroans
who could be worried ny IL, and who would persist
acting in -lich enable the Presidents arab
ants TO -ay these ystcical Republicans believe ere
is SOM thing It. We do not admire such l;rp,lhcssI
we ,.,n MT believe that they admile themselves