New-York tribune., 1877-05-01
POLITICAL NOTES.

Putting almost anybody in the place of James
f. Casey is practical civil service reform.
Waiting for the failure of the Presidents
policy must be pretty dismal business now.
The Hon. John A. Logan has probably Sc
cluded himself for another two weeks struggle with the
science OF political economy.
The rumOr is flying about again that eI-
Secretary Fish have the English mission If ho wants
it. The country hopes he docs want It,
1t is proclaimed as piece of news that the
future political OF Gen. b. Butler 10 thought TO
be uncertain. When was It anything else
1t is not an inappropriate time TO recall these
words Of Washington: There is an ndissoluble unlon
between magnanimous policy and the solid rewards Of
pubic prosperity and fehclly.'
The Hon. Chas. Hays Of Alabama ought
now 10 attach himself to tho opposition The hns
creative genius of Mr. Hays might find scope in furnish.
ing full line Of sample atrocities when the time grows
rpo for firing the Northern heart
Mr.. Randall processes to be amused at the
reports of his possible defeat for the Speakurshp lie
says he received letter assuring him Of the undivided
support oIthc Texas delegation Do you hear that Mr.
COXi And yOu made II an Empire state tool
TIE country is anxiOusly waiting Tor certain
Southern Statesmen to unbosOm themselves OF thoss
awful disclosures, ncose checks in full OF all demand
to the conscience fund, TO abandon all aspirations for
"carccr" and to experiment for while upon some form
OF honest labor. They may be useful YET
Mr. w. T.. Chandler of New Hampshire is
credited with saying that the OF New England
Republicans are opposed 70 the Presidents Southern
policy and that the sentiment is strong IN Maine that
resolution giving expression TO It will be incorporated
IN the platform OF the Republican, Convention. Ihe
safest way 10 treat that report Is 10 lay 1t aside III '
Chandler denies IT,
Ohio Republicans send out pathetic appeal
for the reelection Of Mr. g. Thompson Sergeant
Gtarrus. II either Sayer Thompson must DO sacr'
need, they beg for the sau ger OF SayeT. Thcy say
Ohio large State hut i is too small for ThompSon
His buSie-ollsts and sheet-Ton thunder require ns-
tional field to mako them bcarable Thompson, Tx,
some othor worAs Of arr they seem 20 think Is most
beautiful at distance-say several hundred Lc5 away
Mr.. Wendell Phlips's absurd comments upon
the Cabinet OF President Hayes have crossed che At
tic and have revealed 20 at least commentator On
American affairs glimpse OF important historical
truth. The raj Nal Gd-ehe says: The injustice ot
this and frantic rhetoric makes rs understand
how the cause Of emancipation was so long delayed "a
tic UnIll ivCS by Tho Oies or its advocates, ana row
the Aboi.iunst faction was drsplsed and detesed ny
many Who had no sort OF sympathy with slavery
When Mr.. 3. @. Jayne, of fragrant memory
gayiy alluded to tina "brood Of Importer" his dialect
testified to the insulting treatment which tho merchants
this port received from branch OF the revenue
service II the Custom House Commission nycsti-
gate matters with prymg eye, they may discover tha
considerable percentage OF the customs officials have as
sumed tue same bearing toward importers, ana hsyo
merce was 0ny exempted from cOUlsCaion Oy osr"h'
ins OF Official ccmeuCy,
The high-tOncd Democrats statesmen at Al
bany have attracted the stteuliOn OF tho country BY
their "rcbuko OF Mr. EvaTts last week Ths CiHe'H"1H
Commercial thus puts IN It's tribute OF admiratlon We
suppose the po0selors who drew their bots whom they
that Mr. Tlden hdn't thing were the bead Oh
the social arstocracy that presumed % own down upon
Mr Eyars The social position Of Mr.. Eyarts In Now
York as high that oi any IN the city, outside
the solemn circles Of the Knckcrbocles II happy
Thought that the representatives OF Tho contracts tas
have made mionIres OIt Ot thieves, and the araloo-
racy at Albany that get tle money appropriated 10 lh
tuouce legislation, should Tcbuke Air. Eyarts."
Mr.. j. NJ. W. Gcist has issued the first num-
her of his Journal RE Ne Ere st Lancaster Pcna.
anG most promising s-lhokoE number il ID. twill 10
remembered that he withdrew from The odt0rship of
the loading Republican paper VI his section because
he could not coGSeenuoisy support the election OF J.
Don. Cameron 10 the souate. Mr.. William CIen Beyant
gives the new venture a pleasant sodspeed IN Kindly
note, III which he saysi THc name of your journal 70