New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

No office holder who refuses to resign his
political position is yet suffering the psngs Of martyr.
dom.
1t will be futile to speculate upon the futurs
OF the Democracy till the selfdesructve capacity Of the
party reveals itself in the next Congress
Republican Iowa deserves little chastisement
for her stupid platform, but Harlan for Senator would
be Judgment OF unconstitutional severity.
The County Conventions have no trouble in
indOrsng the President Possibly because there are
fewer toes OF great American statesmen 10 be rodden on
than In State gatherings.
rather doubtful report floats in from New.
Jersey that the Democrats likely to nominate ex
Senator Stockton for Governor. Every Republican
I'D tne state Will approve OF that choice
Secretary Sherman has returned from Obio
full OF hope that the Republican party will carry the
state He found the Democrats much divided on local
issues and the Republicans united and determined 10 do
everything TO deserve success.
lt behOOves the friends of the President 10 no.
tice that his enemies have changed their tactics In
stead OF trying TO his IN the State Con-
Ventions the antHayes papers are all arguing now in
favor OF no expression the subject for sake Of har
mony II the Presidents policy worth anything It IL
worth standing up for.
The Syracuse Journal prophesies that the
Hon. s. 9. Cox will scalp the Hon g. j. Randall in the
coolest kind OF blood. But The Journal does not state
whether Mr. Cox proposes TO wait until he catches Mr.
Randall sitting down the ground. or whether he will
climb up on stepladder and reach for Mr. Randal's
hair when that gentleman is in an erect position. Mr.
Cox VIII nave some difficulty in securing bird's-eye
view OF the top Of Mr.. Randars head
Mr. Tilden should come home and ouiet bis
party in this State The old squabble between the Canal
Ring faction and the present Administration has broken
out Hereby the question OF the denomination Of the
State officials AS usual the Canal faction is making
most of the noise, and dealing largely in threats It's
very entertaining fight as it opens and no right
IL. al
springs from an oyerpowering zeal to reform
and get a share Of the spOs.
The Southern Democrat snuffs another enemy
in the air. He is that the abandonment Of the
Republican party organizations in the South was only
sklful mode Of attack upon the solid Democracy. He
says, the "stigma" OF the out OF the way the
members OF the hated organization prowl about as
they please and the first thing anybody knows a new
party will be started which will split the Democratic all
TO smthereens. He is the President Is at the bot
tom OF this OdOus scheme and he stands up hs toes
aud bowls "beware" 1t seems to be tremendous dis
coyery.
The athletic Democracy of Hudson County, n.
j.. strike supertragc attitude and they never will
submit No. never-rrr! IL seems that the State Com
mittee other urghteous party has been trying
TO reduce the representation Of that county State
Convention and thus cripple the Abbott column But
Patrick and Michael and Pheim and Teddy and Dennis
and Barney have no inducement to stay at home when
there the prospect of oldashioned shndy Tren
ton SO they ali down. IN spite o. the state House
ring aud If they only shout for "IayOn" loud enough,
they Will all be translated TO the police force OF Jersey
City.
Lieut.-GOv. Wilt of Louisiana doesn't expect
to the sodity OF the South disturbed for time
yet 1--WE are" he complacently remarks, "very much
pleased with the in which Mr. Hayes has acted.
We now have just what wanted,-local selfgOyern-
ment. The Democratic party will present solid front
hereafter and of course will have solid South Why
shouldn't WEI Our interests all prompt it; and moro
than that the coored voters will help hereafter and
in short time shall be stronger and richer than
before. I have always been in favor OF
utilizing the eOlored voters by taking them by the hand
and swinging them into line, but can not get fell
lows to do it, II dsaseful to them. but they
coming round all right" He goes on TO say that IL Mr.
might get a few Democratic votes In Louisiana, but not
enough 10 have any effect on the result He thinks
Wells and Anderson will be convicted OF perjury, and
punished warning 70 eyildOers, but adds that tho
prosecutors Will kindly refrain from disturbing tho
President. This is reassuring
Simon Cameron has made another vigorous
denial OF the sentiments recently attributed him by
The Cincinnati Commercial He tells another
pendent of the paper that the first interviewer
scoundrel who misrepresented everything he said He
did say he expected the Republicans would lose Olo
and Pennsylvania What he did say that he differed
with the President the expediency Of trying TO
a Republican Administration with Democratic officials;
that such course would divide the Southern Demo-
cratic party, and only result would be to make solid
South, with all that the term implies. AS for Civil
Service Reform he said II had been the custom OF
the Republican party remove from Office except
for ineciency orunfathfuness TO duty and he could
not approve OF the plan Of removing Republicans 10 make
places for Democrats Furthermore, he does not believe
IN taking away the appoisng power nom Ionglesss9
state OF mind the venerable statesman went on TO OBJ
that 1t was the duty OF all Republicans to work for
the Of the party in spite fdherences OF opinion.
Wouldn't the work be fun as valuable If the grumbllng
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