New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-26

Ex-Secreiary Robesons unhappiness seems to be
something uncommon.
President Iom Scott is said to have rented Chief
Justice Chase's former house. in Washington, for
the Winter. This seems to indicate q lively Texas
Pacific campaign.
The everlasting work Of nominating Mr.. Hendricks
for the Presidency will begin again ", and will be
brisk by spells till the Democratic Convention meets
in 1850. The great trouble viii be to keep it up
after the convention meots.
Gen. Grant has put damper OH the brilliant
dodge of hitting the President over the head by
pralsing his predecessor. The General says he is
thicll-and-thn Hayes man, and, if at home, would
do all he could to help him IN his noble course.
Come now, Nh Robson, cheer up!
Ex-Pubiic-Prnter Clapp is pretty mad at the Adj
mnstrauon. but he is notquite mad enough to start
an opposition newspaper in Washington, after all.
He has thought the matter over and concluded that
the agreeable privilege OF having journal to air his
grievances in every morning viii be liable to cost
more than il will come 10. lie yearns TO grOWl, Dut
ut Il moderate pecuniaTy sacrifice.
What has become Of Packard and Kellogg, and
the peppery Pitkin 7 Not whisper has been heard
from any Of them for long time. Has the fishing
season ended early, did the sport become wear
lsome' Perhaps the receptions ceased to be cordial
or else ceased TO he offered ut all. Even the eager
Democratic editor became tired of pumping Tor
lawful disclosures" which never, never came.
The President heard at Atlanta of the talk about
assessing the Washington clerks for Republican ex
penses IN Ohio, and at once said it was not worth
noticing. " There can be absolutely no truth in the
reports,r he said las the clerks know perfectly
well that they are not expected to pay money or do
anything OF the kind. IL is not worth while to con-
tradict such statements" The President is right,
there The chronic Democratic lie bursts OF Its own
accord if 1t IS given a little time.
his eDpech
Ohio canvass with an for his late appearance
ON the stump. lie did not think it necessary to
enter the field sooner because there were already
there multitude of speakers. young able-bodled,
able-minded and vigorous; and the people are quite
likely to hear as much talk as they desire" There
is little doubt of the truth of the closing portion OF
this remark. TIE only difficulty will be to find out.
where the "able-minded" speakers are holding
forth. Their efforts have not yet appeared IN the
newspapers
Judge West tells the Ohio Republican Committee
that he il confident of his eectit and of Re
publican majority in the Legislature. In all his
travels over the State he has found the best of feel
ing among Republicans, and constantly increas-
ing faith in the wisdom of the Presidents course.
The Judge made twenty-nine speeches in twenty
two days and had flattering reception each time.
The evidence seems unmistakable that the Repub'
licans are gaming steadily and the Democrats los
ing. There is a lack of earnestness in the Demo-
cratic ranks, and the leading Journals encourage all
sorts of ippan treatment of the august head OF the
ticket, Your Uncle Dick.
If there were any anti-IIayes Republicans left in
Massachusetts after the recent convention it is safe
to say they have been converted for the Presi-
dent said at Knoxville: "You can always rely upon
Massachusetts, doing the right thing at the right
time. 1t is in the vanguard in the march of pro-
gress." No citizen of Massachusetts, can stand out
after such tribute as that He would have to
admit he was not in the vanguard to do it, and
he would die first The President went on to say all
the College Presidents in the State favored the
pcace policy and they are sure moulders of sound
public opinion among people so universally edu-
catedD The most sensitive spot in the most mae
cessble portion of the back of the venerable Com
monwcalth has rarely been 50 Discriminatory
scratched.