New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

Is Tweed talking in support Of Tammanys ~ foi
a new ticketi
Bowles has found ont that the Administration IA
through fooling" with tins Cornell business
Crazy Horse has gone. but an inscrutabe Provi
dence still spares to Sitting Bull aud David Dud
! ley Field.
IL is going TO take pretty roomv plank in the IN
ture Republican platform to give . comprehensive
! Endorsement Of the Civil Service policy.
| Everybody in Chicago seems 10 be pleased with
the new Collector except Jones, who has been decap.
itated If continuous Outpouring Of protests will
afford any relief, Jones viii feel better presently.
A large label, bearing the impershable inscription
"Neyer put Oft till tomorrow what Jon ought 20
have done last week" should be- posted conslcuousy
on the business end of the Civil Service reform
| machine.
The Hon. Galusha A. Grow got at the centre Of
! great truth the other day IN Washington when he
remarked that he thought the people generally IA
vor the philosophy of the Presidents policy, but
don't admire the negative methods Of lis execution
Mr. Hendricks sails for home to-day, and Tam
many ought to De preparing hun a reception which
so long an absence deserves powerful electric
candle should be procured, that Tie populace may
! have chance TO see how robust" the great man
has become.
| Maine Republicans say that the rumpus about
Williams Is not going to reduce the Democratic
jorty nearly much the fuss IN the newspapers
would indicate. They say Williams is much the
strongest man the Democracy could have put into
the field and thar his kicking over the platform has
really done him no laTn; in consequence, thcy
don't look for any marked Republican gam.
Another unhappy Republican Senator is waggng
his head mysterously, and showing signs that he
NAV be induced to go over to the enemy. This il
M Conoyer, of Florida, and the Democratic polit
clans are already counting his allegiance in
the Republican majority gets small rs It is now IN
danger of becoming IL is a curious idea Of con-
sstency these doubtng patriots have. They are
ostensibly dspleased with the President because OF
his enlency toward the south, ana 50 they threaten
to join the Democracy Tor comfort.
Judge Lawrence tells The springfield Ohio Re-
public as the result OF his observations OF the Ohio
canvass that the Republicans sure OF carrying
the State ~ because the registry law will eur OF
two or three thousand fraudulent Democratic votes;
~ because the Republican workngmen are salts
ised while the Democrats will lose 10y the separate
labor movement; (3D because the Democrats are
hopeessy divided Oh the currency question, at
least a third of them having no desire for success
which can only make Ewing or PendletOn the Sena-
tor; and (l because the business men ana mahuiac-
tuners alarmed at the imitation talk
Spencer, of Alabama, sends out another wall from
the Black Hills The President has calmly removed
Spencers right-hand man. Mayer, from the United
States Attorneyslip of Alabama, and there IS dis
tressing rumor that the Senator may antagonize"
the Administration by going over to the Democrats
His faith in human nature is all gone. and there Is
danger of his being forced to work for living, If
some party does not take him mp and support him
pretty soon. The Democracy is place for him.
There is lots Of there, but nothing 20 i've on
except wind. Verify, the lines Of migratory states
men are no longer east IN pleasant places.
The anti-lildcn Democrats are an innocent set.
They walked into the party camp several weeks ago,
remarking with great blus;er and offensiyeness that
L. L.. sntr1at
Now that a frst-class family quarrel is well under
way they are sitting off in great dignity and regret
ting that sounseemly disturbance has been created.
and are especially surprised that Alr Iden's name
has been drawn INTO it. The puguacl0us person who
walked into a prayeT-meeting and began to bruise
the head OF the brethren in free and lnd,crminate
manner was greatly astounded on finding himself
dropped in dcmoraZed condition into the gutter
that religious persons should nSlsl upon IualIel
IN 30 sacred place.
The chairman of the Democratic Committee Of
Maine Is evidently fond Of his little joke. lie has
issued private circular containing this delicious
paragraph: our opponents are divided aud dis
tractod by internal dssensionS. and feeling Of m
difference and apathy peryades their ranks to he
gree unknown before. Ii is 0nW opportunity Ihere
isn't any APATHY" in the Democratic ranks but
there is plenty of sonorous profanity. The unamed
Bangor editor realizes fully that It i his oppor-
tunifyn 10 make j national reputation az lllir
puller and he Is meeting it Ike little man. 40
dSsenSions long since ceased 10 be internal ana dc-
yeloped into tremendous external explosion.
Whenever campaign gets Il little dull IN Ohio,
somebody pulls the venerable William Allen from
his obscurity aud extracts from him the old
interview. A reporter Of The Cincinnati enquirer
went through the usual operation once more the
other day. and aScertained Tor the twentieth time,
that it was Sam Tildons money" which defeated
yonr Uncle William IN 1875. About the only fresh
remark in the conversation is lively one on Mr.
Tildens stupidity in writing his letter against
granting Southern claims when read ms let
ter exclaimed the old gentleman, with the custom
ary sulphurOus ejaculation. threw down the
paper IN disgust, and / said BY -, he has tlrot-
tied himsolf' From the moment Of that letter his
chances were on the wane, and when the critical
time came the men who sold him his nomination at
st. Louis sold Hayes his Office This seems to he
complimentary aliusion 20 the high moral tone OK
Mr.. Aliens own party in the south. lie even says
further IN the interview, that lildch DoUsHt as
nomination of the southern Democrats ana uio
same persons subsequently sold the tfesldehcY 70
HAYES. There Is chance tor D1Nld Dudlel f"n
lie yearnS to mpeach some body Why NOT iinp,.ch
the southern members aud cali your Uncle w Imam
rs a witness