New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-03
POLITICAL NOTES.


Senator Kellogg has more luck than tho Repub-
lean party has.
Say some Republican Senators to the elusive car
pet-bagger: with all thy faults we love thee
stilD
Mr.. Hendricks says he never tres TO be funny
nowadays This throws a fresh mystery around
that famous lecture on foreign geography.
Congressman Brcntano, of Illinois, is sure Judge
Davis is nothing else than Democrat, and would
be greatly surprised to see him vote with the Re
publicans.
The Democratic press IL calling now for the OK
pulsion of Patterson from The Senate. The seclu-
sion of the penitentIary will DO sweet after this
black ingrattude.
Democratic anxiety about the sodity of the
South for initiation seems to be increasing. The
hard-money leaders OF the party are troubled and
silent. If Senator Bayard could be induced TO talk
a little ON the subject MS remarks would be nightly
interesting.
William Allen eliminates himself from the Ohio
Senatorial contest by declaring that he IS not, and
in no contingency will be, candidate for Senator.
As everybody expected, he is IN favor of General
George W. Morgan for the position, and gives that
gentleman the benefit of hearty word OF commen-
dation. How powerful this recommendation NAV be
remains to DE seen but II succeeds IN sending Cen
oral Morgan TO Washington, McsSTs. Bland, Ewing
al in lis zeal fOI soft and unlimited money
The rcpudiationists in the South Carolina Legis-
laturo have begun their usual clamor already Gov
ernor Hampton is trying TO hold them in check, but
he finds il no light task. They are calling for an
immediate report from the committee which has
been investigating the bond question: though the
committee has not yet completed its labOrs. What
the report will be is unknown but there IS pretty
general apprehension that u VIII favor at least
Il in IN Democrat
determined 10 make tho s0dty Of bis support OF
the party as burdensOme rs possible.
The iniationists Of all kinds are visby depressed
in advance about the Presidents message, and it IS
q tnemo for National gratitude that the document
when 1t reachc, them to-day is not likely to afford
them any relief. With the people already against
them, as they undoubtedly are, even in the Vest,
and the President and Secretary Of the Treasury de-
ferlpiDcd to thwart all their schemes their chances
for undermining the public credit arc delightfully."-
small The dcmag1gues. little and big, Wil. thus be
saurched more but they are 50 used TO IL they
VIII be up and active again IN a snort time.
The Western editor whose hobby is unlimited sill
yer as the remedy for all financial ills is an anus
ing and instructive person. HIS fayorlte attitude IS
that of superior knowledge lie answers all dissent
ing voices with the crushing observation: 20, you
have not studied the subject sutcionty' lie seems
to be the only man who has a complete mastery Of
modern political economy 1t does not occur 10 him
chat one OF our modern philosophers might have
had him directly ia mind when be said " it ~ a
good deal better not to know 50 much than to know
SO many things that amt So"
Senator Ben Hill is panied at the display Of parti-
sanshp in the United States Senate, and he has rea-
son 10 be- His unhappness is a timely rebuke TO
the Democratic Senator's who began the exhibition,
and who have mado SO lttlo By 1t, too Per
haps it is the failure which pains Mr.. HILL The
management which involves the Senate in partisan
quarrel for week or more at the expense of All
public business. and then ends in accomplishing
nothing which VIII permanently benefit the party.
won the repute OF buying two men they have al,
wavs abused aud they are no nearer the eontrolo t
the Senate than they were before Il 10 sad Mt.
I'LL. Your uuhappinoss does You credit