New-York tribune., 1876-08-23
POLIIICiL NOTES.
The cry of anti-resumpton is immensely

The cry of anti-resumpt0n is immensely
louder in the DE- mocIaic ranks than the cry of reform
"Ihe Republican nominee for Governor of
Kansas is not the WHO has bullet in his head but
is his cousin Col George T. Anthony 10y nam. lie is
native OF Cayuga COdny, n. ". raised company and
commanded "a battery during the war. and, like his
cousn with the lullct, il row AN editor
The Hon Gideon Wellcs must be astonished
little to see what u tremendous admiration the Demo
cratic editors have for him. Some of them are actually
In pressed the belief that the would have been
failure with any other man at tie head of theNavy De-
partment. They didn't think OF IL though till Mr. Weles
declared for GOV. lidcn
The Ohio Democrats are Il genial set of men.
Witness this paragraph in The Cincinnati Enquirer:
Mr. Cox stood beside the bed Of Mr. Kerr and watched
tle dissolution OF the spirit. His tclegrdm-his feeling
teegramsiving account OF the sad event is sent 10
the cunntiy through the medium of-the Associated
Press. II ia understood that Mr. Cox VIII be candidate
for the SpeakcIshlp next WINTER
Senator Morton says he will be only too
glad GOV. Hayes carry out his idea of evil ser
vice reform and .relioyc Senators and Congressman OF
the task Of suggesting appOutces He has found the
burden the greatest he had, and believes man
makes ten enemies by il where he makes friend.
lie said this To reporter OF Tie Ihicdephia Sunday
World and added tnat the charges about leading Repuo
hcans controlling mirQn!ge were very small the most
of them cut out of whole cloth
Illinois journalism, like Illinois politics, is a
fearful and wonderful taus contemplate. The Chicago
Times which Ia supporting the National Democratic
ticket publishes long article on the unfortunate
who stands the head of the Illinois Democratic State
ticket, placing above it these astonishing headlines:
Here Is man who says he knew Steward in boyhood
and ever since, and that he is prOane and scoer
Of heavenly things who has been challenged in court
because dcspsed the Dciy and laughed preachers 10
scorn hcTuOTc, that he held his mother while his
father whaled her, and has been 20 punish his own
wife, and is known TO tyranni2o over his family"
The vigorous efforts made by certain Demo
crats TO prove that Gov 1ldcn a Jealous war man
In $50 have recalled President Lincolns story OF the
California Judge who produced Virginia witness TO
prove that Lie had been hostile TO the Union The
witness swore that the Judge loyal he him
SELF but en- being questioned could not recall instance
IA which he had exhibited any loyalty. At last ne was
asked, "Wcll when Fort sumter fred on. what did
ho u" % dsiomember what the Judge did say but
know he felt lust as ! did, And pray Sir, how did
You feel r. Well the fact Is always have felt that the
hiring on Fort sumter ras premature"
Ii is striking fact that the worst kind Of
blackeuardism follows in Buffers wake wherever he
goes The Lawrence District In Massachusetts, is flooded
with IL now. Mr.. Tarbox has distinguished himself by
eclipsing Butler and he has been followed by Repub
ican orator. Gen James A. Hall of Maine, who has left
both OF them far behind Ho addressed meeting
at Lawrence recently. and being interuped by risky