New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-17
Political NOTES.

"Noy FOR ConrecGcutW shout the party
Journals, and tho floating voter" sitting serenely IN
the top Of the foDce smiles and waltz for the auction 10
BEGIN
Conhling clubs continue to spring up In
Oneida County Tho 1Gmrers of tho Senator at Bridge
water formed ono tho other night and resolved With
great unAnimty that " the Ron. Roscoe Conkns Is the
cham piOn stltcIman and orator VI our nntion.'
That i, remarkable Senate of ours at
Warrington. II approved and greatly rejolced IN the
nomination OF Gen 3chenok. but IT shrinks back IN
horror At the idea of sending "a London drcputAbic
a person "a Richard n. Dana IL won't stand II. The
Pr-rnt take back the nomination and look around
sOmcvhero FOR another 5chencR
The town elections in this State which have
thu. FAR been held show rather significant Republican
gain, According TO IN. Uuca H,rdiFs estimate, In tho
A OUT OF 80 counties whore elections have been held the
Repubcan, hayn majority Of the Board OF Supervisors
In % counties tho DcmOcrstsa majority In IL, while In
i've counties there Is tic h those counties tho Demo
clt, had au aggregate majority last year Of So This
year tho Republican, not only overcomo that majority
bat secure clear majority ~ tho aggregate Of 1870, thus
making actual net s.n, ~ compared win tho result
Ofh.ty year, Of lJo.
The indications from Ohio that the Hayes
movement there Is not entirely Irresistible magnify The
CI,se'and L,ad,r, ignoring tho Governors claims en-
tlrry. remarks: "lho sigma point moro and moro
strongly every day toward Dir Bri-tow the safe and
Inevitable candidate Of tho Republican party. He IS the
one solitary man either party whose chances for tho
future hayo been obviously improved by tho Beknap
revelations, Meantime, tho danntess Secretary IL pull
ing no wires giving himself any anxiety about tho
future There IL something novel ana interesting IN the
spectacle Of Presidential aSplranS making sfluy ana
definite progress toward q nomination by tho simple
process OK nindins his OCT business
The most wonderful explanation of the Demo
cratic defeat New Hampshire comos from that soft
money curiosity shop In Cincinnati, The Bnqrer office
Tho Democrats Of New Hampshire and Connecticut"
saws the editor faded TO present to the people bene
ncent They ignored the vital Issue. and they
will probably lose Connecticut they have lost New
Hampshire. Possibly they viii by ana by learn that IN
ospousng tho people, sdo Of tho money question which
touohe, all business and all prosperity lies thu path to
political success to common Justice III the Demo
cratic party win not learn that lesson tho coming ProS
Dental election will bo enlarged photograph Of Me-"
Hampshire. and with good reason. rue whyHrhs
Democrats though fools or bondnoilcrs ouS 10 De aDc
To read that fact by this tune. II fewer "ayiarlnG
Democrats" in New iIdmpshre had ',espoused me
money question" to the extent of - or $40 apiece per
haps tLey would have different result to read now.
Boston may be said to be mad. The Specta-
cle U Senate led around by the nose to Kick MI
Richard H. Dana r has been tls too much for 1t to
bear with cquanmty. IN, Advertiser only calculate
extraordinary r. aud give up trying to express its feel
ings The mild maunerod Transcript is fairly majestic In
IL, wrath Conscious that tho be, blood Of the Com
monwealth IL at It's back II declares; Mr. Danas re
lection would blow directly In tho face OF the best
sentiment ~ the dominant party In tho Commonwealth
No Hepublicsn worthy Of tho name. would regard 1t
ton How Will read In history II Richard II. Danas
designation n, Minister to England Is defeated by Gen
Il. J.. Butlori what chapter that would make In
Republican politics II would comprise tho record OF
the effort, Of noted politician whose influence, dwared
and insignificant in Massachusetts transferred TO wash
lucou ,wayed and controlled tho Republican mAolN!
OF the Foreign Affairs Committee, 40 thlt IL htshthru
th, nnno,n mont OF one OF the distlngui shed
Republican rcformcrs in the Commonwealth! Can any
idea be- more insulting TO those Republicans VINO WISH 20
purify the party than that T.
Thus far only one Republican paper has
come 10 hand which the fairness honesty 10 admit
that there was unbushng and dsgaceful bribery In tho
Nav election This exception Is The Boston
idcers All the other party journals shout their loud
ct over the glorious victory but refuse TO admit that
there has any corruption Of voters Some Of them
90 40 far say the result Is stern rebuko to the at
tempts Of the Democrats TO buy voters. The Adp,rsrs
sensible words are as follows There Is no time good
a. tho present to ssy that OF tho employed
by both parties I'm cndeayOring 10 carry this clectOnn
deed every election IN the Last ten scandaous
and disgraceful 1t il EXCUSE for either party to plead
the practice of the other I'D are equally guilty Both
use open bribery votes for themselves or to In
duce opponents not The public conscience seems
to be altogether denoraliIed when 1t Is question OF
saving or gaining We rejoice over the triumph in
Now Hampshire far It is victory OF good prnc
ME, over bad but We regret far II IA triumph Of
ampshire want reform let them begin ut homo ana ro
form themselves In their way they have done things
onIs Ms bad 40 that for which t country condemns
Bclknap Tho political atmosphere j. lou ~<ASXk COT
ruuion II tho party cannot win without bribery,
turn its attention 10 awakening inc puDuc ooasoonVo
| and moanwhie. lcsvep4sery and political success TO
tho party which has no sorupe~ oa>aa saolso' III any
! State"