New-York tribune., 1875-01-27
POLITICAL NOTES,

From present Appearances the leading
statesmen VI te Administration party regard tue 300
taiulDg OF the Kellogg fraud In Louisiana a. the test
issue upon which to make the next Pres i"ruh ca'n'
Tue Democrats baYo reason u give tuAbkS iOf
thus remarkable foresight.
To its many frank uttcrauces recently on
the abuses IN its par,y ranks, The UGed Herod adui
this very dscrminat estimate OF selaior Chandler
~ ,chaIldh Chandler Is totally if, tu every way, 10
represent great state IN tie United States Senate
There s net vestigc or statcsmanshp IN b' max 10
Ho never has risen aud con Else above The low
level Of the unscruDuiOus and III rigung pOcIan He
governed neither by discretion nor By principle AID
yet he has been leader councils. H. aspr1I u
DO leader tbero for six Jears 10 come. The party cau
carry such burdens 10 lOntcr. They are uarhaces
that ere sinking the ship Ono OI thrn ms Otch
scraped of. Lst others eliminated III hko Ddna,r,
and Tue ship. rehted ior aGotncr lous
aud prosperous voyage.
Mlssour1s new Senator, Gen. COckreli. is
evidently ambitious to preserve tue reputation Cf h'
State for eloq Ience u the nate. In his speech 20
kuowledging tle honor OF hIs election. he sad When
the roar OF the last hostile gun died away. with tsors
than the hetosm OF the Roman CuTitus. hied that
ohasm with ell our hopes for the establishment OF q
separate nationality ana bowed IN recognition Of our
allegiance 10 the Federal UniOn and our love TO our com
mon country. We rnkled with tears aud iDho'
diateg there spran- up, II by tie hand Of ag'-
beautiful perennial flowers of tho richest and sweetest
fragrance which waited love aud peace aud fren iship
aUd good viii uorthward aud souihwad ahd easlwilu
ami westward. ana we planted ourselves n he ~ as
with olive branch Of peace excluded u thOSe "H9
had differed with us during the war; ana we prOclned
peace friendship ana Hvr: 1hu "ar ot @ nnr ,,rs
lana. ana 4 occupy that posision to-day
Several of the State journals are urging the
Democrats aud l. beras OF The XXXI.lJ C0ngreSsionb
District to nominate Senator FcnIon for the seat the
XLIVth Congress- made Ly the death OF Col. A
F. Allen. They urge that the only way defeat tue
Administration party will be for the elements OF Oppo
HtlOu to unite IA they did last Fall upon Lherh Re
pubcan. 7he Eiiir9 Gazette aud lie Rochester Utf0a
speak warmly in OF Senator F,nrpu tho Losi
candidate. The latter Journal says ME- Fenton filed
a seat in the House OF Representatives. for term Of
years before he elected Governor Of this 6ao
aud ono Of It's Senators ia Congress. He viii never
again have the opportunity Of coming conspIcuou>y
hOnoraby TO tue front, before the people not only
Of Tits State. but OF the couutry which Is now re-
sented To him. Let him be Nominated ah' bol Nv lahe
the slump upon aliOriU joining issue sluarely Hib
the Grant Adninlsl oa the Louisiana and Mssi.
sppi usurpaons and bis election will be assurou, aud
DO regarded Us Of national importance"
There is trouble among the faithful in Con.
nectieut. Que OF the most dOce organs IN tue ate
The Waterbury American has spoken right ont III meet
ing and spoken very loudly. II has no fault 10 nat
with ticket but it does not like the platform
II absurd, the thinks % say that ouly the ros
who stand by Graut Republicans. Formerly there
was only Sind OF Republicans, because the entire
wngs-an Administration wing, represented by Senator
Howe. aud National wing, represented by Yice Pred
dent Wilson. TIE star regrets that the founders VI the
party Greeley. Sumner, and Chase, we're driven out;
the former rabd pariaHs and make haste 10 rne
ont the party all Republicans who believe that instos
above party. and country above ADMINISTRATION cen
Grant may be ci cisrd and IL ne IL criticised the
same military rgor that marks his government a''h
means to repress the critic. Nothing but tusome praise
OF everything named Republican will suit tLese Admin
stiatiou lovers Yet these extremists ara no more Re
DuLcans than Vce-President " li0n or william M
Evarts These neal fehhws are The wort ehrnic'
the rty has. for tho cOuDtry wants hOsest facis s
iuige iis rulers by, and not nItt ring eUogies Ahr
undue partis'nship dtsgusts tue VISIT. more oonSh
Republicans, aud We contend that ins altrr class
ncluninS william Cullen Bryant aud other RUhtl ui a
is truy R;puOlcan than the fotDer. IN 4fHa "a Nv
uHcpho leys anl politicians" After working itself
To tls point the the attempt Ia deprive h
pubcans Of the right of private ia gnent mast De
abandoned and hOl y dec Ires II no siI u OcleYr tt
nm honest Democratic official IL hetter than dru kes
fellow like Senator Chandler or demaspsue lie Dcs