New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-27
POLITICAL NOTES.

Postmaster-General Key is melancholy ex-
ample Of the awful responsibilities of too subtle joke.
1t is most reassuring to notice that every
nnationst in the land demanding Secretary 5hermans
removal.
The Iowa Democrats will make an heroic
attempt on Wednesday next TO collect worse lot of non
sense for platform than the Republicans accumulated
1t will be tremendous J0D
Tho silver agitators are hoping TO roll the
Dollar Of the Daddes into the next Congress and have
some prospect Of success. The average Congressman
posses,es tremendous accumulation Of misinfornation
on the subject
Mr.. Cortlandt Parker writes from Europe
that he cannot consent be the Republican candidate
for Governor Of NewJersoy, because he cannot afford
to abandon his legal practice. This will be unwclcOme
news all NewJersey Republicans except those who
are canddates-say about LOO.
One thing seems to be pretty well settled
about tho Ohio senatorshp, and that is that Stanley
Matthews will not be reelected The Hamilton County
candidates nearly all against him. and that is his
own home the effect upon his prospects is considered
fatal report is in circulation that if the Republicans
secure Legislature, Secretary sherman VIII De can
ddate preferrng the Senate to the Cabinet.
The South mOdestly informs the President
that it is capable OF being reconccd some more by his
pckng out Southener for the Supreme Court vacancy
They remark, With malicious sGun toward the unfort
innate Mr. Key that can't please them by picking
OF their number another weak Old fossil PERHAPS the
President may prefer have the South do little re
eonciling OF its own before he goes any farther
Ex-Goy A. G.. Brown of Mississippi, has
given his party in that State an uncOmfortaby large
dose of his private opinion He says he dsapprovcs of
much OF what the Democrats have done since their
turn TO power and he feels moral conviction that the
party is hurryng its overthrow, not this yeas
perhap but certainly In the not distant future. What
the ruin will consist OF Mr. Brown does not say but the
Inference is that he anticipates fatal break in the
sOdlty or the party Otnor prophets agree WIN MN
there.
The Maine Democrat is, to speak .!.inly,
most emphatcally his That letter Of h rlnIi.
date kicking the fraud platform into kindng-wOod
before getting upon it, has done the business one editor
IN Bangor is especially unhappy. He says tho letter is
without warrant Justification and Is insult to the
weknovn and declared sentiments not only OF the Con
yention, but OF the united Democracy OF Maine" The
Commercial to be wrestling with fact The let
ter had large amount OF common sense, and that is
always an Insult" to the declared sentiment OF the
Democracy The trouble with Mr. Williams Is his train
ing. He has been Republican, and when Re
publican comes in contact with Democratic principles
there Is ALWAYS a CONFUSION
Senator Thurman has been discovered and
cornered at last reporter OF The Crnennah Enquirer
devoted two days to the search and rewarded with
success The Senator is very hopeful Of success
Mr. Bishop Is popular everywhere in the State, and
poets 10 take part in the within few weeks.
lie sees only points OF danger to the partyone from
the Grecnbackors and from the workngmen yet he
expects the Republicans will suffer full as much rs the
Democrats from both hese elements AS for the
the majority, he would make prediction. He hopes
for enough to redeem OHIO On the subject OF finance
and i'm fact concerning the entire party platform the
senator was silent lie will have nice time OF IL, stump
ing the State in the rear Of Ewing aud Pendeon, talking
for hard money against their greenback and antresmp
tiOn ran tings.