New-York tribune., 1875-12-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

Senator COnkling is once more receiving his
periodical airing Presidential candidate by the party
press OF this State.
The person who believes that the Presidents
Message has put permanent quetus the thirdterm
spook has not yet stepped to the front.
Perhaps it hadn't anything to do with his
appointment, but the new Indian Commissioner John
@. Smith OF Ohio voted for the Force bill every time 1t
was before the House last March. He was overwhem-
ingly defeated when up Tor reflection
Ex-GOv. Dix says in a recent letter; " In
another year have great contest, one OF the
most important iii Its consequences, far as the good
faith and honor OF the Government are concerned We
have ever had and IL am alive and in good health
seems probable financial question is chief issue"
Bishop Haven's zeal for a third term is not
approved by the Administration journals. The Troy
Times IL in uncommony agitated state Of mind about
IT, saying "Who asked this very respectable gathering
OF Methodist clergymen TO nominate Gen. Grant any
body President OF the United statesl 1t
20 us these clerical gentlemen travelling out OF
the strict line of their duties, and that they doDg
that they would be the first condemn in other
deuomnatonal convention gathering in the country.
Grant Is the favorte candidate OF this denomina
ton for President 1876 its ministers Just
the course his defeat should political
convention after such action DC foolish enough to nOmi
hndness Of his Methodst friends While at the sane time
he lament the folly of their indscreet zeal in his be-
half"
pathy from The Nation. That journal says it has no
strong expectation that ne will be recalled and thinks
had he been t for his position he would have
signed ana homo after the bursting OF tho Emma
Mine bubble. 1t adds: II he had come home at first.
he would have come homo with the reputation OF being
an indiscrect man simply and many people would have
looked on him victim, and should have heard
more about his transactions with Park others. But
he now comes home no dsgraced because the
posure OF his consentng TO act as common clamagent
the Wizard throws light his connection with
him any longer simply dupe. In fact, IL Is difficult to
avoid the conclusion that wuen he Went to England he
on the make r. the politicians say. and ready
for almost thing that would increase his private for
tune"
Secretary Bristow's increasing popularity has
excited unpleasant feeling IN indianapolis. Senator
Mortons brother-inlaw is agitaed with mingled feel
ings the secretarys report receives nothing but
praise from every quarter, The Indianapolis Journal
declares It "much more yOuminOu, than it need be-
than any law requires" and adds: He could have said
all he had say In half and all he required say
quarter of the space He il not required by any law
20 discuss the finances give his views
iect. required to have views. He is simply
required make report containing estimates OF the
public revenue and public expenditures for the fiscal
year, ana plds tor l,o'i OK ossSlnS tne rcHtnues
from time to me for the purpose OF giving Information
10 Congress in adopting modes OF raising the money
requisite meet the public expenditures All that he
Is required by law to say could have been pat IN ten
pages aud he makes report OF nearly sixty pages Let
US have a rcst"
Mr.. Samuel Bowles who is in Washington,
sends these items of political gossip to The Springfield
Republican: "Mr. Blaine will make an early and aggres-
syo currency reform speech Postmaster General Jewell
has won a complete victory Burt the Boston Post
MASTER is for the time fully established in the Cab
net Secretary Bristow too. far. holds himself firm
and strong However the Presidents friends complain
aud threaten the President himself sIsta ns him. aud
bids him 90 ahead Very ugly rumors about that tho
developments OF tho Chicago Whisky Ring may make
Grant vince than st. Louis has done The third.
purposes OF the President still stonty disputed
by intelligent Republicans. The signs point both ways,
aud the party leaders confused and dom0rali1ed.
Democratic leaders equally at fault for thoir
and the wisest not confident for next
year. present Tilden and Lamar is the strongest
Presidential ticket on tnat side, aud BriSto' ami Blame
the strOuAcs, Republican"