National Republican., 1877-03-11
rOLITICiL NOTES.

just so : Mr.. Evarts has never held an cleo
tive otIlce; but then John Morrlssey mas, and so
has Grover.
The politician who begins to see that his
dividend Of the spoils Is precarious at once pre-.
diets for the party an Had Of woes
People begin to realize that the polls are
closed, tho votes counted, and the boxes locked
talk sound so stale and unreasonable.
There is such practical unauimitv through.
out the country as TO the support of President
Hayes, that II his Cabinet wcrc submitted to the
hnowhcrc."
Congressman Becbe, who sprang into noto.
rlety and on top Of his desk at the same time Ia
speaking for the Democratic ticket IN New
the granite hills to spread himself out thin and
add to the Republican majority.
D, mocrstic journals are propounding this
S,nuIGTu% wiil HAYES itoE to which
time ago they asked, "Will Hayes resign" and
then evolved from their CONSEQUENCES an atlrma.
likely to be ogain.
1t helps surprisingly TO relieve ones anxiety
to know that the Rhode Island Democrats have
resolved that their faith In Democratic institu.
tiuns is unabatcd II tho party In that State
would only make m effort once and poll vote as
large as tho Republican majority, It would stifIcn
peoples faith 3 tritio more.
Plain people are trying to discover wherein
the Iolicy Of President Hayes, so far as 1t has
been toTeshadowed, is a depar turo from the party
platform or from his own pledges, and they arc
wondering whether this cabinet OF his isn't Just
such n one as was promised before tho election.
Republican Senat ors have oXuded little instruc.
tion on these points up to date.
The Democratic journals have been more
severe In their comments on the resolut passed
hy thoir party friends In the Ohio Leg stature
lhan the Republican papers, Here is one from
"ilas il come 10 Tits, that tie potsScrds Of cSrth
dare measure swords with impotence, aud call
10 quest ion the acts Of the Great ans" Af,er
tI..I RurtQ Qlafu IiAnrt thn
hers will have leisure to overhaul their cate.
chisins.
The contest for the Ohio Sepatorship has
narrowed down to Gen Garfield. Attorney Gen;
Shcllabarger: member of the Legislature
makes the following calculations "On Joint ballot
are permanently absent, and when tho vote shall
tie taken in caucus there will not bc more than
- mtmhers present. Necessaryto to choice, 20
votes The Cincinnati d delcgation have Il of these
solid for Matthews. The North and Wost arc
solid Tor Garfield, about IS votes; but both will
yet few more vote. from different sections OF
the state. Shellabarger will start OFF with i've
votes. The Cincinnati delegation will change to
TAFT frst, II there Is any show Of success. Tho
nearly even, though Garfield will lead all his
cOadJutOrs on the first ballot"
A correspondent sends to the Chicago Tri.
bune letter he received from ex-senator Key,
of Tennessee, dated November ., 1875. This was
shortly after his appointment as Senator, and
when some Of the most influential of the Demo.
luuTDals VI tno otute Nerc calling upon
him to resign because he opposed the grecnback
horcsies Of the parry. MIR. Key says In the let.
ter; II beg you to remember am no
diplomat no trimmer, no timeserver; | believe
you know that. My motto and my platform are,
Hon, sty is the best policy II my party adopts
| platform, every single principle OF which l do
| not indorse, 1 think may vote for and support
| Its men, II l choose. > . When Colonel
| r was superintendent Of public instruction
we had conversation at the Maxwell house, In
| Nashville, In which we both agreed that we were
not and would not bc partisans, but should re-
serve TO ourselves the right to do what wo might
| think right. That is yet my platform, and al
ways shall be. If II takes me to the altar or ths
| stake shall take that platform with me to It,
| II my party and conscience 20 together shall
go with my party, but # my conscience go one
| way and my party the other, then I prefer to gC
with my conscience and judgment: II the Demo
| era ic party doesn't want u man with this sort o
| platform It had better read me out.
stand by my utterancos. They were sincerely
| given, and have no apologies to make for them
| They are the truth, and shall stand or fall BY
| tho truth You may hle this letter anI
use 1t against me II / fail In a jot or n little 0
| what say" These sentiments show that Mr
Key Is not wanting In the old. fashioned virtues
| and the selection Of such n man brings out in
clearer light Mr.. Hayes purposes In constructing
his Cabinet.