The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-21
POLITICAL NOTES.

Michigan Is for Bristow
The Hartford Courant is for Bristow.
The West Point (va) Star is for. JeG Davis for Presi
dent.
Baltimore Gd,ete:.It is fixed fact, we think, that
the Presidential election will be definitely settled
in a few weeks at Cincinnati and 81 Louis. The tale
which these cities will tell Will positively indicate
the result in November.
The Oakland (Cal) Netcs makes It's bow to say:ssWe
proud having been the first journal the Pacific
TO present the name oil Charles Francis Adams
possible candidate for the Presidency and feel conf
that he embraces all the qualities OF honesty
and patriotism necessary bring order Of the
chaos into which GrAntism has plunged us Manly,
Straightforward and independent, with tho quality OF
honesty added what more could we ask in PresI-
dentg Let choose the occasion Of our centennial
year who will be fair prototype OF our great
Washington. and will have done much to retrieve
almost ruined reputation at home and abroad"
The Utica Otsercer praises the democratic party,
by saying-..ws willing that the party OF love
and comnlemoration should stand or fall its
record But we ask in common fairness. that II BIO al
lowed reasonable time in which to make q record
Nobody who is wilfuy bind has failed to notice
the steady growth during the past year Of healthy
sentiment among democrats in relation to this hnan-
cia question 50 general and genuine is this growth
that il to be settled beyond all reasonable
doubt that tho St Louis Convention will nominate o
hard money candidate on hard money platform
The Cairo tIll) Bulletin says:-s'Our choice for the
whose nomination viii spike the guns Of Morton
and Blaine is David Davis but, n the ST LOUIS con-
ven.,on dominates General Hancock he will be good
enough candidate for US We will heavc a vigorous
sigh over the perversity Of the Convention in not
taking Davis and will then take OF hat give three
cheers Hancock, 60 In with vim labor for
his election. We consider General Hancock Of
the best men In the country. military man, he has
all tho instincts of civilian and woud bring TO the
Presidential Office those qualities and character
which tho proper administration OF tho government
just OF the hands OF Grant, will so eminently re-
quiro."
or the coming conference Of independent voters the
Boston Transcript tells US that will be observed that
the conference New York will meet one month be-
fore the assembling Of the Republican National Conven
ton at Cincinnati This not an accident but a
premeditatcd circumstance, designed that the Re-
publican Nominating Convention may have before 1t all
the elements for wise decision regards candidates
The signatures to the circular those OF Of
weight and influence with the Independent voters COM
prsing the strength Of tho republican party.
The Denver (Cci Tribune in burst Of old fashioned
writing lets know that during the administration or
Washington there such thing party politics.
He associated men of opposing political beliefs his
Cabinet And from Jcfersons time there was no
change Of administration till Jacksons inauguration
Each OF the Presidents, from Madison 10 John Quincy
Adams Inclusive, the regular designated political
successor OF the immediately preceding one Tho
Presidency curing that period transmitted in rcgu
lar legitimate political succession with all certainty
OF an English landed estate descending, through the
generations, from father to Hence there arose
no occasion for removals for political reasons
John Quincy Adams Is, indeed, said to have
fused to remove men from Office because they were
working Tor Jackson's election And John Adams
might not have regarded politics the claims md
incrcsts of party In making appointments TO Office
But the Adams family have always, now, constituted
an exception to the rest OF the human race and no
general rule Inferred acts OF two OF its
members.