New-York tribune., 1876-08-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

| Is
| AntresumptiOn what is iti
The average "Dimycrat' is a little bewildered
by tho display poll ical .conomy Gov Tldens let
ter but he entirely clear about that word usufruct.
He swear5 il IS an uncommony able word.
1t is occurring to the friends of Mr. Cornell
Just now that Mr. EyaIts is above al Others the wlo
ought TO DC sent TO the United states Senate that
his talents would bc completely buried IN the Office Of
! Governor.
Reports are flying about Washington that
the Democrats preparing TO spend large sums Of
money in Blaine in gigantic effort TO buy up the
for their ticket Tna would be reform aad initiation at
| the same time.
| Ex-Goy. SeymOuI's refusal to be a candidate
for Governor has left the Democracy al at fora
fayoritc There il little talk about Lieut. Cow Dor.
sheimcrejust about much about the Hon Carkson N
Potter and one paper The C0,Hiag Democrat fayors
| state Senator George Ii. Bradley OF its city
! The Hon. f. w. Bird is delighted with Gov.
Tnden's letter. lie finds in IL "no claptrap. no bun
combe no nonsense, but satesmukc exposition Of tho
condition of the country of It's needs ard the remedies
Mr Bird docs not see how the lad pendent voter
help liking both Letters and supporting tie writer's
| The State committees Of both parties in
Massacl setts met the same day, and each selected
Mechanics Hail. Worcester as the place, and Sept as
the time for holding its state Convention. The Demo
Gratis were sharp enough however TO engage the hall IN
advance 80 that the Republicans will have to change
| their date.
The Hon. Martin l. Townsend, while he will
do noticing TO the Republican nomination FOR Gov
eno is understood to have cOnscntcdto have his TREND,
urge his name position. Outside OF Troy there
little tax about him, however. IL Official circles itb
said that Prcs!dcn; Andrew ID. White is very likely 70
h. the man upon whom compromise VIII bo made IL
would One-sded compromise, the Administration
getting the side OF the Jug thai has the haldle'
Gen. Banks announces WiJhOut reservation
that he is f Hayes and Wheeler He tells reporter OF
Ie Boston Herald that he &c. c.ermncd months ago that
he could not act with the Democrats He tbiuks tue
South really the controlling element in the Democratic
party and Tden should be elected be would really be
controlled by that section. As for going Dah 20 Con-
ts the tcera says he not ycry ANXIOUS ii salary
docs not support hin, and liyms IN Washington has
many dlscomiOrts.
The country is safe. Samuel Fenton Cary
saws lac Shall not mink from the responsibilities" ot
the 20 on OF Yce-Pycsident the Initiation ticket lie
had lah IN Democratic party once he said to re-
porter Of Ibe Cincinnati enquirer, but that organization
had been captured BY the enemies OF the people lie
does beicy" VII. DO restored TO power untll tae'e
enemies expelled IL Is great comfort To know tLt
cary doesn't sarink" he ha- ncytrd5 II under any
circumstances and probably never WILL
The imitation journals are sure Gov. Tllden's
letter means precisely wIat they have been lighting for
aud the harl-noney jodnss 1.-THE Democratic party are
c1ualy sure II contains no concession to the iDnatcn
IT'S but means hard monegal the time and they both
prove thr claims by extracts Perhaps this conflict ot
opinion docs no, display gcnuneness IN the letter IL
self; but IL worthy Of note that no ili'honist mas
been able To lind any comfort IN Coz Hayes letter and
else hJs had Any tIuuDle III Understanding pro
Csely what IL m'als'
In spite OF his refusal to hang the boy
Poneroy GOV Rice seems TO have gained popularity by
his administration Massachusetts,. The AosiJn HoGd,
which has been cspeci ily fIiendy toward him.
says he has made uu-Xpcc cdy good Governor; That
his administration compares flyOraSy with CIat OF his
preiec, ssors that byhs common sense and TACT ana ia
all ways. he has helped 10 make his parkaorc r1speei-
able Than ever IN the state. Ihe Hottd THINKS Cow
Rice viii be reelected unless ChTlcs Francis Adams IS
nominated against hun. When means bo viii be re-
elected for however much the p'npcatS may listen ~
talk about Adams II scarcely cnirl, tLat Lsy
have lived long enough yet 70 actually nominate MAJ
The worst that can be said against Gov. Ill
letter its joyiul reception by the imitation wing Of
the party. TIC Cincinnati inquirer which las been tho
Influential advocate OF soft money as wen as the
widest is in ecstasy the letter IL quotes what the
Governor SAYS about the volume OF the currency and
itacises his statement tat tie Government "is bound
70 furnish all which the wants OF business require" add
ing Is an emphatic statement for whose truth the
Ohio Democracy have cortcndcd IL is cOuched almost
in very words Of platform o: 1870 which was 80
bitterly berated." fhe Inquirer finds several other points
in the letter which coincide with the same soit-money
platform of 1873 and declares with delight that tho
Governor made greater concessions Ia the sentiment
Of the West hau the ~. LOUIS platform More than TINS,
il thinks he has said than Gov. Hendricks even IN
favor o the Western idea upon the currency question
A sudden alarm about the school question
has broken out among the Democrats The Baltimore
Gazette says II is TO be live issue in the campaign,
aud that the Democratic party must speak out plainly
upon il Il il hopes win IN November. TIE Gd:ee adds:
Zach Chandler and the who managing the Re-
publican campaign already in the field with their
pamphlets and documents stirring up the seeds OF siris
and fanaticsm among people. F0ur campaign docI-
going prove alliance between the Democrats
party and the Catholic Church arTaignmg the party FOR
its nacton this question: have been issued ana scat
tered broadcast this aud other States, There only
way meet the issue they have presented and that
by taking high and strong ground upon this school
question u must be taken ont OF the campaign, and tbe
way to take it out il 10 pass the amendment wh!ch
Catholic Congressman from this State has prepared ma
ready offer We Cntreat the leaders of tne b,mo-
cratic party % take measures To Keep this AItban OHs
of the canvass; to crush ont issue which VII M
doubtculy Dc rlsed and which will bring rain and de
struCtiCu 10 the Democratic party"
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