New-York tribune., 1876-05-24
POLITICAL NOTES.

Is"Donn Cameron sample of what Presi.
dent Conkling's Cabinet would BET
| Senator Morton's opinion Of the new Secre-
tary of War would be mighty interesting reading"
The Ncw- York Express attributes the defeat
OF its editor delegate for the State Convention to the
interference Of Tlden, and grmy be has been
| committing good many blunders OF that kind.
Why ia it that the journals which are 30
deeply convinced that Mr. Blaine not sufficiently hone
to be President perfectly willing TO make him Vice
Presidenta Is not honesty desirable thing in Vice
| Presidentl
The latest fgurer on the Presidential question
is The Detroit Tribune 1t takes the delegates chosen pre-
yous to yesterdays Convention and divides them as fol-
| lows: "Baine. 49, Brstow, ia Norton l04 Conk
| ling. 60 Hartranft So; Hayes. AZ and Jewell, 10"
Now that The Cincinnati Enquirer has been
informed that Gov. Hendricks Is Presidential candt
date it is gracious enough to say: Gov Hendricksh
not the hindmost In tho by any means aud the
contingency may arise at ST. Louis when he will receive
| o very hatteriDg support IRON ONO.
There is q pronounced flavor of "cheek" in
| this observation by The Albany Express: "Al things
considered 1t seems to that Senator Conkng Just
the kind of the gentlemen who attended the Fifth
Avenue Conference looking for We cannot think OF
any man prominently Dcoro tae peoe VINO ho wOud more
| Congressman b. A. Willis advises the De-
mocracy to nominate Gov. Tilden. as be Is the most
available man. since he commands the confidence OF the
commercial and business interests OF the country He
does not think Senator Bayard will be the man this year.
although IL available he should prefer MN persohahy
He is young and can wait, Mr.. Willis thinks.
This is the mild way The ElmirG Adrertisr
puts It You might well try to dam up Niagara Falls
as stop New-York from voting for Roscoe Conkins.
Against him no power could by any possibility prevail
1t is queer though that so irrepressibie moye%ens
should require the time and labor OF 30 many apeseo
Federal officers to keep 1t on It's ieet'
In quoting J. b. Stewards recent letter to
THE TRIBUNE concerning the John t. Baino business
The Ciacinndt Commercial says Our general ipreS
sion is that there not much left Of Riddles solemn and
sentimental yindcaton" Notwithstanding its hostility
TO ur Blaine 1t expresses inclination to sympahizs
with him and says "At rate he bears himself like
one of the biggest boys In the schooEhouse We are
capable OF that he cannot be the next President
The Hon. Montgomery Blair thinks the In
6ationss must down hard back seat and Kept
there or there hope for the Democratic party Ia
conversation with correspondent Of The Baltimore Ca
sctte recently he charged the nationts with bringing
about seymour's nomination in 1868 aud declared they
were using the same machinery now for the purpose OF
either nOminan OF their own men, or Tor command
ing the nomination Of some one WHOM they axe whhngo
support. Hence Mr.. Blair concludes: "1ho ohiy sue
woy TO victory now and hereafter TO rebnks ana put
down these schemes and schemers. Tden mas peer w.
great breakwater between them In the last anu s
lan in the West; hence, in my Judgneht' inuen aA
Thurman ought to be nominated at ST. LOUIS
Senator Morton's friends are beginning to
oyate the question of financial plank In the Cincn
natl platform. What they want Is :" stra Ole e'f
IDENTIFY Nothing in favor OF imitation, nothing Id laVof
OF contraction or forced resumption, simply harmless
sount n both directions. Thus The Indianapolis Jour
pni saws: "The safe lies between the t"oek-
,rcmes and this middle ground Is where the great mass
OF the people stand all seriousness and candor We
say to the men Fast that the policy OF forcedr
sumption is extremely unpopular In the "est ana !"
adoption ut Cincinnati will seriously weaken the hepu
ican party and jeopardize several Western states Ide 40
people OF the West do not want niaticn put tney 10
want relief from present Distress WIN some ass
OF mdcr and wiser financial policy ID ne issare % & sns
rsneealy do they desire abandonment OF Tue sIne
policy trying TO resume specie payments on 'ne 0'
Janualy, lof9'
The general judgment of the press seems TO
be that the Cabinet reorganization was Conkne move
but that it is likely to prove OF more INJURY thah pencn@
Even so faithful Administration journal as The COM
,re;a drerser says 1t looks much like huckster-
ing and that Mr. Conklng would be stronger WITHOUT
PENNSYLVANIA than with 1t. An equally SOUND kepuor
can organ The Boston Journal says the day has sone
when an edict from the White House Is going TO nave
effect. and that II it did carry Win IL inc f."H
sylyania delegation, it would provoke rcacu0h
Republican papers less conspicuousy devoted 70 ,n
hdHinstrarlon are much outspoken. They declare
that the thing which cond happen 10 Tn,..
man III, Boston Transcript says such demonstIatln
OF Grantism will drive the last nail INTO tne eaa NE
trade for the spols will be disastrous TO tue hs nanhs
Similar expressions general throughout tne hsf
can well as the Democratic press.
The Presidents last Cabinet changes are al
most universally interpreted mean that hs VIII use ~,
influence In favor OF Senator Conkling as PreshenA
candidate The Administration organ In this city, i"s
Commercial Advertiser Is I'm curious state OF m'n1
about the business. 1t actually has tho dsioyav
doubt the beneficial effects Of tine Presidents indor'
mcnt for it says: "There are grave doubts whether
1a nd
Prudent friends would advise against the appearance
ANYTHING Ike huckstering combinations and bargains
The temper Of the country is not favorable 10 deAens
II is walking very thin Ice ana quite as dangerous
passing counterfeit money. Mr. ConGlins Is s'rouse
without Pennsylvania than with IT. lt is matter "
history that Cameron and Pennsylvania have been ~
the market for 20 years. The delegates have oeoa
bawked about at every National Convention where
chance was open to make bargain We repeat .n ss
Impression goes the country that Pennsy %
ConkLng under bargain, it will be OF no adyahtaso
him We hope for Mr. Conklng's sake that the,. there
nothing in the story that comes from Camerons apOh'
ment a place IN the Cabinet"
The Rev. George F. Pentecost, who was
chaplain IN Secretary Bristows regiment during the "A
has written letter giving some personal remniseeu
| among which the following During the "
was ever the terror and dread OF dishonest suffers ~
tractors and all triing and incompetent officers
administration Of his regiment and the various p0'
that were at different times under his command nns'
of all kinds were dashed to pieces like po'iers'
sell, and corruption fed before him like fog before ".
SUM- No matter who was guilty-bc 10 friend or -
| was instantly called to an account There was
when be might havo had abrigadier senerais o'u. a.
sion for the asking other officers In the brssac anu
vision were working day and night for these hoho's
said to him day. Colonel, why don't you 80 y"
commission you know you can have It for tue asa
His reply was arson, went into the war TOT "'
aud notl for the honors am satisfied that can
good service at the head OF this regiment as % Tina
brigaiier-generals commission u wm ,ns ,ecessxy
enough for to take higher rank when ee "a ,heuf
nf The snryce cnlla fnr Il, lie almost moro az