New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

Minister Washburne does not care to run for
the Presidency, after all Washington correspondent
Of The Cleveland Leader he Is told by high authority
that Mr.. washburns has Informed his eonhdenn d..
friends that he has positively Withdrawn hom the conoss
for the Presidential nomination.
Senator Oglesby Of Illinois is said to DO sit
ting sackcloth and ashes the result in Connecticut
He takes it heart sorey that after making all the noise
he did in the State and after thrilling the country WIN
the patriotic but unnecessary statement that he might
shot II he knew anything about nnances' tne peop'~
lberately voted the Democratic ticker.
IIere is an irreverent paper which needs 70
be taken in hand The Cincinnati Commerc'o' exeels~
tho arguments Of The World about the impossiphiyo
remaining ont Of tho other OF the great parties
and There Is nothing in the nature OF no'e
I'm this Every furry that gives party squad an au.sn
il supposed by the idiots who have dred 10 Ve'!
to represent the condition OF eternity"
Democratic Governors have been OF great
deal more credit to their party during the last "ef
than the Democratic Legislatures have In nearly e'e
state where the party In power. the Governors nav
held the law makers in check and relieved them OF 'u'
responsibility Of harmful legislation by promptly 'e's
ing It, Gov Hardin OF Missouri. Gov Allen OF ONO aua
Gov Bede OF NewJerscy are good illustraIon. Va sms
state Of things. 1t goes without saying tnAs 'no '
truth Is wildly Illustrated IN this Stale -.
Senator Merton has returned to Indianapolis
in improved health and the newspapers have ~ QUE
sought his views the political situation. He tod 10
porter OF The Sentinel that no not surprised OF ~
courased at the result IN Connecticut, and thousn'
the defeat was duo to the parVs 'o
Quoting tho campaign on tho defensive "
stead Of the aggressive o was akaave on the su
joct OF a third term. but convinced that Gen Sls
would under any circumstances or for any cons,,n
ton consent to have his name go before the
and the people as q candidate for D third term
Still they come. The Boston journal hss
reached tho conclusion evidently that tho tnru
movement Is something more than silly twsdae' 49,
II remarks, with considerable asperiy, that the u" ~
for tho President to announce his INTENTION
tire from Office ut the close OF his present term anu
that bold and manly enuncation" Of such pulP".
would undoubtedly revive the dropping spirits VI 'A
party. This feeling. it assures us, Is enet'a
by the best Republicans OF Massachusetts IL also 'n
he will have fine opportunity to define ms po'a.
when he Ia present In the State at tho Concord ,sis
NAL exercises for whether it be his Intention 70 nab
candidate to retire, II Is due from him 70 tno
can party that no should frankly state his s,r,.
DO you kear that, Mr. Grinder Of the Kitchen i "a
ment II behooyos you to speak few solemn "o'u'"
this backsiiding broSher.
Another Republican journal secs that the onu
hope for It's party Is in vigorous application o. -
advice to unload. TIE 81 Louts Democrat says ~
IS but QUO possibility OF success Tho Eopbl'sh p~"