New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-29
POLIIICAL NOTES.


Unlimited silver will not only be gross dishonesty:
il will be colossal stupidity.
1t is an awful thought that Thomas Jefferson and
James Madison may have been bribed by foreign
capitalists.
The Administration has more reason TO dread it.
self than to fear exposures of bargains with Demo
Gratis OF anybody else.
Perhaps it begins to dawn upon the silver adyo-
cate that it is not the highest wisdom to black
guard man just before asking him for loan.
II may be that General Butler will open his de-
laycd bombardment of the Administration with o
secondhand and badly damaged brick, but the
CHANCES are very much against 1t.
OF course it is no news to the bonanza silver specu-
lators that the sole purpose of the Bland bill is the
enrichment of themselves. 1t creates financial
chaos solely to make few men rich. There are
signs tAat the country viii stop the game.
There has been no bulletin about the great YoOr-
hces for some time. He should not be suffered 10
overhead his brain in the preparation of the great
est effort of his fe.D 1t would be the merest prl-
dence to detail a sympathetic Democrat To pour
pail Of water over his head at intervals. The fric
ton must be awful
Still another rumOr comes TO hand about Patter-
son. So soon as he is able TO travel he will take
two months leave of absence, and will refrain from
asknga Democrat to pair with him. He will do this
because he has been so severely denounced by the
Republican Senators that he wishes TO see how they
can get on without him. The Republicans will prob
ably be able to stand IT, and II VIII make II much
cheaper for the Democrats 10 control the Senate.
Patterson should be careful however, and not wan
der within the boundaries OF South Carolina.
Mr.. Hendricks makes the astonishing statement
that he has views on the silver question: actually
has them but wishes TO arrange and elaborate them
before giving them to the calm scrutiny of the pub
Tic eve They will be given forth al the proper ume
This ia natural-fOr him. The silver question has
not been discussed much, if any, and man must
have time to come to a conclusion with some sort OF
deIiberation Meantime, Mr.. Hendricks gives a toll
erably accurate indication of his position by his
earnest support of Senator voorhees, tor reelection.
ANYBODY who can support such roaring lnaton-
st rs Voorhees, cannot be much OF an antl-silyer
man.
Your Uncle Dick Bishop, Of Ohio, is a person
of thrifty disposition. He IS trustee Of the Gin
cinnati Southern Railroad and he is soon TO be Gov
ernor of Ohio. The former position brings him
salary of IS, O0O and as Governor he will only re-
ceive 81, 600 Naturally Lie dslikes to give up the
frst-named sum- and the happy thought has occurred
10 him TO ask the Judges OF the Supreme Court II
there is any law against his holding both positions
at the same time. They have delighted his heart
with the assurance that there is none. The CnciR.
natl ERQuTer is cruel enough 10 assure MN that IL
he doesn't resign his trustoeshp the Legislature VIII
pass law compelling him TO, so quickly that 10
will make his head swim. This viii scarcely be
possible. Uncle Dicks head isn't one of the kind
that swImS.
Senator Ben Hill has been trying to ease the mind
Of an Iowa correspondent who had apprehcnsions
concerning the rapacity of the Solid South. The
Senator devoted long letter to denying with much
emphasis and solemnity, that the South could not
if il would, and would not if it could vote to pay
pensions to rebel soldiers to pay any Confederate
debt whatever, or to abolish the pensions TO North
ern soldiers He assured the correspondent that the
Constitution renders all such acts impossible Here
Mr.. Hill stops He has 10 word to say about suosi'
dies or other internal improvement schemes. no
word TO saw about reputation or about unlimited
silver imitation. He has some admirable wotis -
saw about the evil effects of sectional discuss ~
and about letting the and It's issues drop ous va
sicht The Iowa seeker after information see.is ~
have been satisfied with what he received ouy Iu,y s
are a good many other people who "ouiu NO'
haan