New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-12
POLITICAL NOTES.

has tne ClVl Service Reform movement
stopped TO resti
The silver dollar and the rag-baby are closed
in a long embrace
The head of the Cameron official in Pennsyl-
vania falleh not yet into the basket.
The Ohio Republicans will have a nice time
Of 1t trying to mako an Endorsement of the President
and demand for the repeal Of the Resumption Act io
peacefully IN the same platform.
If David Dudley Field and nephew PeIton
couldn't bring evidence at Washington last Winter to
convct the Returning Board where do they expect 70
lind nowi Are they prepared offer bigger price
The Louisiana Bourbon should be careful
how he Frances II he succeeds in uniting the Republi-
can factions in the North and wakes up the Old Line
Whig TOO, he will amputate his own with celebrity
and skill. Mr. Tlden shonld pull the wire with dis
erection.
Whoever else comes and goes, it seems pretty
safe 10 say that the great and peppery Mulet has
from the Civil Service forever IL should be said OF him.
tho old lady said Of her ayorte parish shepherd
humble laborer in the vineyard and h. took his
coffee strong"
The Senatorial head of Jones begins to lie I'M
The Legislature Of Nevada will have something
about his next year. AID the number OF
gentlem IN Nevada who silver mines and who
hungry 10 have adore sed To them by Pres
dents OF the United States already bewders the arth
metic men.
Gen. Thomas G. Dunn, who was formerly
Controller of South Carolina. unes with Patterson in
says he has poor enough opinion OF Gov Hampton and
Of the Southern policy he thinks that present evils
would only be exaggerated by disruption of the Nation
al Republican party.
Those American freemen who have Just been
declared from using U. mail bags hold their lunches
and soed linen. will now wheel into the anti
Administration caravan. citizen never gets such a
comprehensive view Of the enormity OF the President.
Southern policy as he does when his vested rights in
mail bags are invaded.
The Hon. Stanley Matthews makes cOmpre-
ensive denial Of all completely in any bargain New
Orleans He said to reporter of The Cincinnati En-
quirer on Tuesday: "You may say for that never
made any bargain with any body about thing at
time connected with Louisiana affairs, and all assertions
to the contrary are pure inventions"
A delegation of twenty Texas Republicans
Delighted the President with call Tuesd ", and
talked about Southern affrs. and especially about the
lOngedfor Texas Pacific subsidy They went away feel
ing very happy over this remark Of the Presidents 81
desire 10 the county devcofed to its utmost capac
ity. and am OF opinion that internal Improvements will
conduce To that end"
An effort will be made, the New Orleans cor
respondent of The Cincinnati Commercial says, have
the of the Returning Board members transferred TO
the T. Circuit Court for trial II is claimed that there
law and precedent for such transfer II tins the
beautiful project OF packed jury yanshes and the ilar
ity IN the Democratic camp Will give place TO sulphur
GUS chorus of lamentatiOn.
The President is evidently determined TO
give the Republicans OF Ohio a chance their own
STATE tOnVtHtOI IL etu 10 nave OIutfth al
men officials stay away from the Convention, thus
giving the party perfect freedom TO say what 1t thinks
about him and his Administration IL lies with rho
people now to show that they can take care OF their own
political machinery If they have a chance.
Pitkin has left his death box" in Washing
ton and started back Orleans shond diverge
the Northwest and pick up Packard who pinng away
in silent grief PSkard will be ready to 60 home now
the President has given the Federal officers in
Ohio NOTICE that they TO attend the Cleveland
com m q %
renders Packard's hand the crank imperative.
1t is claimed with great glee by the silver
ndyocates that Mr. d. A. Weiss recent letter tho
silver question has carried dsmay into the Of tho
opponents of tization. This is in the nature Of
news Mr. Wells has a right TO his own views. and no
speaks probably himself only. His letter. whatever
else may be said Of II, far from being adequate
representation of the views OF the opponents OF unlimited
silver.
Another zeal0us silver agtator succumbs TO
the inevitable, and ont fatty for the repeal OF tho
Resumption Act. The Chicago Tribune, which has been
demanding unlimited silver with all the zest but with
none the brilliancy OF The Cincinnati Commercial,
that resumption is not possible in 1879,
ana calls for the pospOnement Of
IN tc period when private capital shall make resumption
by the Government possible Inc imitation party should
appoint "a thanksgiving without delay.
The Grand Jury which has indicted the
members OF the Returning Board, said by correspond
The Herald to have consisted OF four Bourbons
negroes and eight Conservatives aud Liberals The
foreman politician appeared before the jury and
the evidence given by the exSecrcary OF the
Board and the ex-Sate Registrar Of voters He also
states is plenty Of testimony only from
witnesses but from documentary evidence etc. 10
Wet turning Board not only or rauG but OF perjury,
and of altering public documents, each OF which PEN
itcntiary ofenses Tins testimony also stated 10 DO
very damaging To other prominent persons outside OF the
state All of should be discounted nifty per cent,
and LAID aside for confirmation.
Judge Kelley is in a dreadful tangle with his
record He letter recently sustaining tn preva-
lent Western attempt to prove that silver demone-
tized surreptitiOusy. He was Chairman OF the com
mttee which ported the Act In 1878 which did the BUS
mess and in his letter he sought To show that the
mittee misled him. Some persistent searoher has
hunted up the Judges speech the BILL and extracted
this interesting paragraph 1t impossible to retain the
double standard. The values OF gold and silver
stantly nuctdate. Hence all experience has shown
that YOU must have standard coin. which shall be le
gal tender all others, and then may promote
domestic convenience by having subsidiary coinage Of
silver which shall circulate in all parts Of c0un ~
az legal tender for limited amount again call the at
tenOn the House the fact that the gentlemen who
oppose this bill insist maintaining silver dollar
worth and one-half cents than the gold dollar,
and NH seven than two half dollars aud
that these provisions remain cannot Keep
silver coin IN the country"