New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-04
POLITICIL NO7ES

Tho Dollar OF the Dadd IS will be LEI. in is li,tls
grave.
II is painful to thinS Of Joues's disgust when 10
reads the Presidents Message.
The United States Government will not be- run Tor
the benefit Of silver ~ .cuaiors.
Six years Of William Pitt kellogg is not altogether
pleasing prospect and yet-It was a famous VIC
tory
Perhaps the masses when they come mp With their
sponge may wipe out Bland instead Of tho public
credit.
The demand Of the silver agitators Tor Secretary
Sherman's resignation il liable TO be renewed vita
increased violence.
n Central africa the veneratod silver aallgh
called the "iatAer ~ buttons Ia heather "a q
less reverence even than Nall-st. shark.
For soyon solid weeks the Senate Of ,he United
states devoted i.-ef 10 collar and elbow discussion
OF the great questionable Is boss
Secretary Shorman's stand on the honest side OF
the silver question will help 10 nrutralzo some Of
Ihe Democratic assaults on the National credit
The noyer-discouraqeG James Haitian Is irving 70
get back into the United states Senate from IVA.
As he hasn't ghost Of a chance there is no reason
tor wOrIlment
Ohio has the misfortune 20 contain good many
financial heretlcs, bat She deserves credit for pra
ducing the three men who have dore the cause Z
public faith and honest money most yaluabla s.r.is,
al critical time President Hayes, Secretary sh.r-
man and General Garfield
Ex-Goy .ruer IiaigIt rctiros from tho Senatorial
contest r California because be does uot wish To 90
against his instincts and convictions DIS stopping
to a personal contest. This q croitaLlc seati-
ment, but 10 ~ none the les- r. solemn fi-t thtf Mr.
Ii"islt W, not near enough 90 the mont al the bat
tie 90 be IN any danger Of injury.
Senator Conoger say3 he has nothing AGAINST the
President, since the latter has treated him better
than General Giant did and made al the appoint
mcnts he asked tor. he Dc thoroughly iu accord
with the Southern policy. and voted for BltIers
admission because he Thought p vas as eo,i tuo
- any 10 trail 10 the track of Hayes. The great
man is merely Al amateur ftconcleL
The Democratic party should conFo,.dltc az once
now, As tho champion of imitation ana a4t-r-nmp-
ton. The attitude Of the Administration lcavest
40 alternative. The solid South and The West arc
ready for the move, and brand new organ 60 adyO-
cate the faith has been ed at Washington. The
Eastern brethren may object little, but thry are
tr.b.e minority ana are moreover used ~ So '.-
may ~ we'll be struck now as az anY oihoI tuue.
Governor Hampton, observations upon repud'a-
lion. which he sent % the Legislature in DIE n IS.
sage, were specific aul vigorous. Ho said ven
turo to express tao hOpo hat under DO circgm-
stances viii reputation. direct indirect Doe coln-
tenanccd. Pepudia,iop would bring inevitable 81 L
aster and would entail ndelibie disgrace" 10 -
going 10 take something besides vigorous words,
however, 20 hold tie Icpndiators from mischief.
They are in strong force IN be Legislature and caro-
nothing about future disaster II they can iii them
selves OF present debt.
Tie report Of the South Carolina investigating
committee on theeection Of Patterson 70 tine Uni'ad
States Senate Is a wonderful document. Il contains
the sworn statements OF sixty members Of tho
Legislature Of 1879 that they were offered money
for their votes or heard Of money being offered ID
Others and the voluntary confession If large nun-
Der of members who took tie money. Tie prices
ranged from on oycrcoat 20 $4,000. 4 good many
of the members failed 90 get thtlr money. aoW' 80
criyng q part only and some receiving mono 40 a.l
Patterson tod one member who drnucd lin Int
the id election had cost mora than 10 VS.
worth and D.. IS doubtCs, more than ever cos-
riuccd of thar iact now. Tue total cost 20 nlm 3
estimated AZ SiO.oOD