New-York tribune., 1876-03-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Connecticut Republicans intend to open
| their campaign with public meetings this week
The rapidly growing party of the Independ-
ent Voter is the only which has gained anything
from the Belknap exposure. The damage is about
equally divided between the Democrats and the Repub
The Democratic capacity for putting its foot In IL
seems 10 have been underestimated
Senator MortOn's friends are losing hope.
Ono OF them informed the editor OF The Cincinnati Com
mercol recently with tearbedmmed eyes that he be-
licved 1t nil over Between the softmODey plank in
tho Indiana platform and the betrayal" Of Pnchback
in the house Of his friends Mr. Mortons prospects have
been badly damaged
The New-YOrk Initiation Convention which is
to meet at Syracuse Wednesday may DE an imposing
and important assemblage but there signs tha
will be now The Republican papers have patted the
infant party the back persistent and vigorously
that the chances they have driven out what little
breath il had In the beginning.
There is a disposition In the Administration
journals TO apply orens epthets to Brother oryiL
This is unjust There is nothing about him. When
the Presidential hand grasping him firmly by the slack
Of the pantaoons lifted him from the gutter Of his nnan-
cia failure and set him broker in posttradesps
Orvil accepted the position any other brother in like
straits would have done The able editors are hitting the
wrong man.
Judge Taft visited the Chamber of Com
mcrce before leaving Cincinnati forced against
his will TO make speech. 1t was brief and sensible and
was follows Z" have business to make a speech
to-day. made mis- sko in coming in. look forward
to the duties which have been imposed me, and which
am about to undertake, With that uncertainty which
hangs over one when he enters that which he has
no experience have business talk except to say
that you arc my friends, and therefore could resist
your urging TO rise before YOU know the merchants
Cincinnati, their enterprise their lberay, their hon
esty claim nothing ON the score OF honesty more than
others All say for the future is that will do the
best can"
The resolutions of the Union League Club
have fallen like on exceedingly wet blanket the COnk
ling movement The Conkling Journals alarmed
that they dare not print the resolutions entire. Not
single one of them has allowed its readers TO
garbed copy The part OF the fourth resolution has
been "doctored" moro less by all OF them. The Troy
Times the most arrogant Of all the COnkng papers, c=
of the following clause entire "We insist that the rep
resentation OF the state Of NewYok in that Convention
shall be committed TO delegation wholly unpacked aud
Unpedged cho shall be untrammeied aud free TO choose
from among all the candidates that may be brought before
the COnrenon and unless this be conceded to u.s. We
refuse to be bound by its action" The Albany Journal
and all the other COrIkng papers which have come to
hand tho words In italics. cause which needs
bolserng up with such silly dishonesty that must 10
in bad way That sort OF journalism has had IT'S DAY.
and the editor resorts to 1t now writes himself down
laundering ass.
Mr.. Emery A. Storrs is disgruntled because
Attorney General Pierrepont denies the honor OF his
acquaintance. He speaks of the matter with cOnsdea
BILE feeling reporter OF The Chicago Tribune Here is
an extract from his remarks: "Mr. PerepOnt may
have forgotten a unmpOrtant TO him.
But how cou be expected to forget event Of such
consequence to myself introduction to Edwards
Pierrepontl However this matter 10 have as
sumed national Importance, will give you the facts
During the campaign OF 1872 was making political
speeches in Pennsylvania Ii happened that Secretary
Boutwell,, Edwards Pierrepon and myself were sdVer-
tised TO speak at meeting in Philadelphia was INTRO
duced to Mr. Pierrepont, think. by Mr. Boutwell,
had the distinguished honor OF sitting next TO Mr. Pierre
pont on the platform. He spoke immediately before
did The meeting a very large one and very noisy
withal so much so that Mr.. PicrepOpt could not DO
heard by the audience His speech was very short
envied the audience. They did not hear his speech
did met him again just before the November elections
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New-York He gave Inc q
printed copy of Of his speeches requesting mo 20
return one mine. did not have printed copy oil
any OF my speeches and could not therefore reeprocae
But after looking through his felt that the trade nc
proposed very uneven one Lhe next occasion On
which saw Mr.. Pierrepont was az the ftesuent n
tion about six weeks ago" As for the way the Dyer
letter got out, Mr. Storrs said That VIII be e1panep
in due time, but say this lnucn tbat zen baVco
did not steal it, was intimated IN Pieireponls eer
Mr.. Lord"
Mrs Mary Clemmer seems to think there Is
some uncovered rotenness still existing IN washington
She closes long letter TO The CtHeinRd" Commere@
with these specific and vigorous assertons "Cnles
everv end OF Justice is subyerted the impeachment OF
Gen Babcock ia but the beginning There is al eaSta
few who know the utter mOckery ut setting 50 uVer"
fraud as George NJ Robeson even for a few hoursa
day I'm the empty chair OF the unfortunate exsecfelJ
~ War Robeson differs from Belknsp In TINS, tha no
has subtler intellect and thus far has known perfectly
how 70 cover his own traols But Beknap was never
oute certain how he became Secretary OF War bu.
having somehow gained that high level II never occou
IN him that IT was possible he might slip back the uo"n
ward road So he went paying his princey pIs VIZ" WIN
money exorted from soldiers and poor wretene' VI ~
plains and was not afraid. though the President ke" ~
But the Secretary OF the Navy knows botter 'nAu o.
this The name OF Robesons Marsh does not aPpo
on the books OF the Navy Department D. no. lne o'
tar OF the Navy far too acute for that but thee
names there that could they speak, W0uld 'eu u -
sands paid year by year to RObeson ana To lhe n'"
nut him In power for the privilege OF contracts "U
furnishing navy supplies at eHorbant pion'' ~
may not rob poor soldiers, but he has robbed MS
ment with an unbushing front ever since he cano
poyer The way that he swOre before ths' P"'
committee uf Congress-the way his minons s"oie w.
their names did not sppear-proyed them eunnins -
they are dishonest You navo begun now 20 10 WV
tom There arc honest men In Washington .S e'e"
man who never took cent that did not belong 70
, n,vn ,hv ~ re hxy ana FAR between The AdmlnsIa
a. such from Grant through Is rotten as hde our
IT'S hdeOus lust for gain Is enough % a. a. amusing
face before the nations Of the eartn but ponnbllcdn
TO hear the Democrats cry out about lhe reveal.
narty Bless you! these are all Doulo & pelkuap
ING al This late day their original sin Gran, "nH
are and II Robson is not, he ought 10 Oe'
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