New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

The anti-Tilden Democrats seem TO be laying tho
foundations OF another sore head
Mr.. Cox's confidence appears to be just about one
hundred times the dimensions of his following
Where is Mr.. David A. Weiss impending Free
Trade cyclone concealed AZ present In the sepal-
chre'cf the Free-Trade Leaguef
The able financiers who are clamorng for the res
toration of the silver dollar to its old place should
remember that il is in the same position now that u
always was-Out of circulation.
Congressman Goode, of Virginia, has thrown mp
the speakelshp contest. He gave mp all hope when
he found three members OF the Virginia delegation
pledged to Randall. 1t would be interesting to
know how Mr.. Randall secured those pledges
Which attitude OH the subsidy question dlu lie alio"
them to sect
Ex-Gov Chamberlain says cx-Treasurer Parker
does not tell the truth when he attributes dishonest
conduct TO him in South Carolina The failure OF the
Grand Jury To inIict Mr.. Chamberlain gives adj
ditiona force to his DENIAL while the prompt ndlct-
ment of Mr. Parker is not calculated to help his size
of q question of yeracity.
Tho prevailing Democratic dependency has
settled upon the party in Pennsylvania too. lhe
State Committee meets Gully to quarrel and assess
the candidates for money The party hasn't an
issue TO its back, cent in its pocket, and us
seemingly inexhaustible supply of wind IS talihsn
last III should be put i'll It's little grave, WIN I'D
last word "fraudp engraved on its tombstone.
The Ohio Democrats are bracing up sufficiently 10
remark in chorus: "Oh, so confident TX
Congressman Walling has carried the good news'o
Washington. and Chairman Thompson may be eN'
pected 10 burst out shortly with buglc blast tb1s
will rock the whole State like cradle. iouI ONc'o
Dick isn't making any speeches, but no j. Iolhs .
powerful amount of Misunderstanding among the taii"o''
and business men,
Gen. Toombs is actually IN the field for the l. =
Senate His friends say his course in the Consl''".
tional Convention has opened new career iot u'''
For the credit of Georgia, the career ought !" ~
short and so conclusive that politics VIII never ~
burdened with him again. His course III 'H' 'V
vention was simply reckless from beginning 'oo
All that is worst in the new Constitution y va
credited to him. and none OF his p,t ptYsII s"nth
adopted either. He would do Georgia ana " 80
as much harm in the Senate as Mr.. GORDON h'ls "
them good, and that Is saying great dear
That Wisconsin platform bears painful mar~s "
labor II there is any member OF the party J." ~
State who is unable TO find there his peculiar Wv"
of any existing political question. be must nave
very original mind The Presidents policy seems :"
have been set up on n pole, and sort OF
hands-around" performance executed aDon. -, "a
ter which the pole was kicked over; IT,, hnt IL
n triumph of the friends of the pfesuen" PIN IT,
reads like a masterpiece OF Daniel lra'l; nIst-
nately, the ticket Is good enough 10 push '"'
form into the background ana Keep u tl'''' -
Ex-Speaker Sloanhas had sort OF De"'''''""s
experience in State politics His exeeien' -
| in the Assembly encouraged his friends 10 Iii
| him for the head of the Republican ticket LUIS
| and the proposition was making consuefa"' I'll
WAY. when the remark was made ny ' o..
| friendly to Mr. Conkling that Dir. Sloan 49,,
useful man to lie spared from the Speaker =.
and that he would probably nos oousen' !"