New-York tribune., 1877-08-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

The anti-Resumption excitement seems to be
confined to a few able editors
If Senator Conkling should develop into a
good HAYES Republican, 1t would be great disappont
ment To the Democrats
The President is having a first-rate time, but
be s making the Democratic editor who has TO
stay at home dreadfuly unhappy
Come, Mr.. Randall, speak up like little
man. Are you in favor OF making the United states
tributary OF the Texas and Pacific Railroadl
Mr. Blane's friends in the Office of his old
paper The KeneJec Journal feel called upon to deny the
absurd that he has written letter To friend in
Washington expressing belief That the labor question
would drive the Southern Issue out VI politics lie Las
written no such letter.
Mr.. Randalls Northern friends are trying
the old dodge OF saying Northern ears that be is not
in favor of subsidies, while his Galveston interview
remains conradicted This IL feeble and useless IL
Mr. Randall is not in favor OF subsidies he is able 10 say
his signature and until he does that he VIII DO
held 10 his Galveston avowaL
Mr.. Hendricks has been heard from. He
writes from Paris 10 friend Indianapolis that the
railroad strike was a Startling movement :" that he
was greatly concerned about Il for several days. and
that he is must have given Gov Williams great
anxiety" He is right there. Uncle Jimmy was dread.
fully anxious till ne rescued his son-naw from the grp
of the unsympathetic postal CLERK
Ex-GOv. Wells of Louisiana stopped IN Cln-
cinnati on his way Washington long enough 10 give
an Enquirer reporter his views the southern policy
He sand the people liked the policy very well the coored
people being especially satisfied VITA it, The native
whites liked it better than those who nave gone 20 he
state more recently He believed II would be for tue
interest Of tne southern people IN lie end
Senator Hamlin of Maine is said to be so
much at variance with the Presidents policy that he
suspected Of being the author OF thas volcanic reso
ton adopted by the Republicans OF Etna County. de-
elarnc the President traitor 20 his party his country
and his God This is triie too strong for even Mr.
Hamhn He has never been entirely uncOntrolaoie on
any subject except that OF newspaper postage
There is so much unhappiness in New-Jersey
that the tmorous Republican leaders are afraid to cal
state Convention lest the dissatisfaction with tie Presi
dents policy prove uncomfortable. Perhaps the eadersare
cononndng their own enormous minis with that OF the
pubc II the disgruned politicians will allow the peo
pc TO hold their Convention, II Is pretty safe TO pre-
diet that there will oe no violent opposition 10 io i'e''
dent.
Gen. Sam. Cary is talking with his CUSTOM
arv euency and recklessness about the finances. He
made this remarkable statement IN recent speech;
asked old Peter Cooper what he would do the other a'
Az his eve kinded said let the country give PACK
- tho neople the money they robbed them Of ard
crash The hammer Of industry through the miln9hs 81
bonds" chrome should be offered Tor SOLUTION VI
this conundrum.
Where is Senator Thumanf His voice Is
NOT heard i'm the Ohio campaign, aud the persuasive
interviewer undeth him not He took no part IN the Dem
ocratie Convention and has expressed no opinion OF
ia works He tried for several years TO spit on the
marty platform and support the candidate who stood
nnon n hui he seems weaken before eJOb tl y dI
IL would take Niagara OF spit 80 do justice 10 tue s
platform. aud ne probably feels II
In 1873 Gen. Grant appointed postmaster
I'm nm Ohio town without consulting the Member OF Con-
gress In whose district the situated and the
matter was 40 serious that the President ie called npon
TO write letter Of apology TO the distinguished pro-
sentative for presuming 10 take rash step The ONh
s.rvice reform machine or imperfect work IN
1877 ut il Is not liable 10 collapse hue ana sc"id
the engineer and stokcrs % II WAS four years ago
The Indiana Democrats are showing tbelr
customary indeeency by talking about Senator Mot"hs
successor In the senate, II his death were altead!
matter Of course. They have gone 50 far as TO s'e "
that Gov Williams would appoint d. W Voorhees, 10 'Ac
vacancy This will give additional sincerity to the PUBIC
wish that Mr. Morton's death is 10 be postponed ir
good MANY wears yet It would be Dad enOuSh ~ ,vso
him. but to have mis- place nlled Oy 50 pa'Sn' "'
gogue as Voorhees, would De almost uhoe''"''
Gen. Toombs seems 10 be at the bottom Oh
all the most absurd measures adopted by the georgia
Con ouslitutional Convention IL now appears 'n"' :" "
the author OF the section giving the state power 70 rose
a,a the fares aud ghts OF railroads. though rs
,h oer o interference Is much less than he at nis'
ndeavorcd to make At the opening OF the
q was announced that Toombs would throw tho wcSn.
=, Ma yigantle intellect upon the CONSTITUTION. ,hs
Il In order W suggest thai the bess soins