New-York tribune., 1876-01-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

! Secretary BristOw's Presidential stock con
it, steady and rapid rise. The cannot be saA
Of any OF his opponents
Congressman Lamar is SAID TO feel sure of
his election the Senate by votes His latest W
ponent is Gen. J. T. George. an ex-COnfederitc.
There is pathOs as well as "cheek' in this
paragraph from Ihe chicago Inter-Cceon: I've have
never intentionally placed any obstruction In the way o
President Grant Secretary Brstow in their tnors 10
destroy the Whisky Ring; and We Will aid them ;her
labors to that end to the extent OF our power"
Church taxation is not popular in Pittsburgh
evidently for The Presbyterian Banner OF that city sys
II the Republican party, under TIE leadership of Grant
any other man, proposes 10 enter campaign IN he
platform Of taxing Christian churches out OF existence
and heathenzing our public schools, n will be bIi.cl
under avalanche hotter and heavier than ever ro
into the Alpine valleys"
The sudden appearance of Il counterfeit five
cent piece mandatory in the Ohio Peutcnuty at Co
umbus is a lsughabe comment the imitation Teachings
OF tie Ohio Democracy. As The Cincinnati COa.merri
says the punishment of the manufacturers Of boru
nickcls in the pententary ought to be severe THEN Do"
tempt increase the volume othard money IS n d'ht1
oi the Democratic principles OF Coy. Alien, sam t.!
and The Epgu"eT'
There will be little dissent from this posi-.
ton OF The Phuddephtd Times: :" Mr.. Kendall ana is
committee If course understand that the bulSuolt s
opening that must be stopped. though II II jas %, We
save at the spigot also. We like Of the reductions
the consolidation OF consulate and the reduction o tns
South American missions. But not quite slr,tht
we like cutting down the salaries Of the Mner' % lt
first and second classes. II it Is necessary 10 rpn ~
these missions they ought 10 be- KEEP No. crtit.t OBJ
an American Minister at London, faIi>, or BtiA- co.
hardly live on nls salary now"
Mr.. Henry C. Carey gives this as his opinion
of Secretary Brstows financial policy rs - tor'h IN D
recent report "Tha Of all the contr' we have
had since the first adoption Of the McCuloch policy i'i
H.. 70, 80 will az d
ploycr and Of the farmer, the manufacturer AMI TO
merchant To the absolute will of the moncyender, u s
the one entitled TO take precedence ~ the most Injurious
and the most certain prove effective As described %!
Mr. Lincoln and "a 1t really was under his ADMINS -
ton our Government one OF the people Dy He e'
pe and for the people And hence the wonderful power
that was manifested throuy hout the war. o'nce tur
promulg alton OF the McCull0ch manifesto al tue N',u
of S6j il has been Government OF tAe n9AeI ,.,ll
hence the extraordinary and houryincIeasug "e1kese
/ that so clearly manifest
The Western Democrats are talking loudly
now about contesting the next National convention
rnus The Cincinnati Enquirer says: "The West VIII
II, p5 oct the next President. and he will be Demo
ora, Rut the denizons Of the forests, the d"ellers
or,onr the Western wildnesses, are maSuahinons
peope They are willing TO concede something 10 the
East IL is not unlikely that the Nce-Presidency vi" oe
offered 10 the il they can agree upon candidate
There are Democrats in the East who are seized ahy
Massachusett. can furnish several namesaud Massi-
chusetts is fond OF holding offices. There Is the hoA
George s Hiard. He is not IN otice-seeker, Dui he
uond M almost any public place creditahiy. MI HI
lard should not be overlooked. Then there are Gov
CASTOR and John Quincy Adams The latter was se''i'
times willing TO be Governor and headed the Democratic
state tcket several years, and served "lh
ability in the Massachusetts Legislature. Besides be Is
an Adams and Sam. Bowes and llastead might lie ici
suaded TO support BIN. There are several other gh
mon in that State alone who might worthiy tShe tie
second place the ticket Who will put one oI lhen III
The pooti We are disposed TO be generous