New-York tribune., 1877-03-10

couundrum: "wili Hayes stickT 10 which n negative
answer is invariably given. short time they asked
win HAYES resignP aud then evolved from their con
sciousness affirmative reply. They disappointed
once and are likely to be again
1t helps surprisingly to relieve ones anxiety
TO know that the Rhode Island Democrats have resolved
that their faith in Democratic institutions is nnabated!
II the party in that State would only make effort once
aud poll vote as large as the Republican majority'h
would stlnen peoples faith a tribe more.
Plain people are trying to discover wherein
the policy of President Hayes far IL has been fore
shadOwed is departure from the party platform or
from his pledges, and they are wondering whether
this Cabinet of his isn't just such as was promised
before the election Republican Senators have exuded
little instruction on these points up To date
The Democratic journals have been more
in their comments on the resolutions passed by
their party friends Ohio Legislature than the Re
publican papers. Here is one from The Macon gal
telegraph aud Messenger Has 1t come to this that the
potsherds OF earth dare swords with Omnipo-
tence and call in question the of the Great An
After thn lie ea;ure adiourns the Democratic members
will have leisure to overhaul their catechsins
The contest for the Ohio SenatOrship has
narrowed down to Gen. Garfield, Attorney General Jaft,
Stanley Matthews, and The Hon. Samuel sheaharger
member of the Legislature makes the following cacua-
tons joint ballot there s4 Republicans Per-
baps two at least eny absent, and when the
vote shall taken in there will not he more than
70 members present Necessary to choice, 40 votes.
The Cincinnati delegation have ii OF these solid for
Matthew'S the North and West are solid for GARFIELD,
about 2s votes but both VIII get few more votes from
different sections of the State. Shelabarger will start OF
with five votes The Cincinnati delegation Will change
TO Taft first there is any show Of success The chanccs
between Matthews and Garfield are very nearly even,
though Garfield will lead all his competitors on the frst
ballot"
Nasby's gl1cf when he learned that Hayes had
been inauguated could only find expression III the io
lowing Sam NV Agony :" "In the dust NV hoomashcn
had hy he
full Har-cloth next to skins. fggerative-
w. Harcloth we wood wear next to skins. actoo-
ally eff Good git any one TO trust us Tor supply.
Wood that gon about neerly naked wuz proper mode
Nv expessn greet for then Good go into the deepest
kind NV mournn without changin our costoom There
be three things wich wonderful for me- yea four
wich I'm best eff know: Wat the Dmocrisy
wanted NV a High Jint Commishn at all.
Why it didn't hev Dmecraric High Jnt,
Of it he'd to hev Why it didn't bust the concern
afore eveasny too late when II ound 1t wuznt
a Dimecrat High Jint. Why we wuz Gust with men In
the leadership wich hedn't cunnin enuh to VIII by
strategy or courage enu 10 take by force For three
things Denocrisy is disQuetcd, and four wic nearly
killed it Tilden Hewitt, Pelton, and Field. When
think the idiocy NV these men, wch we trusted. ana
into whose hands we gave ourselves ny up hy 'oco @
strength to Old wimmcn' Young ones lake away strength
but rcturneth old oues dGstio} " ncr cosci G & a
he'd money, we'd never bin made Observation-Disclosures u''
and bIn turned Out TO grass IN TINS way.
A correspondent sends TO The Chicago Tribune
letter he received from ex-senator Key OF Tennessee
dated Nov. 8, 1873 This shortly after his appoint
inent and when of the most lnnuenila
OF the Democratic journals OF the State were calling
upon him resign because he opposed the greenbacK
heresies of the party. Mr. Key says in the letter:
heg you to remember am no diplomat, no trimmer,
10 tlme-server believe you know that MY motto ana
my platform sre Honesty is the best policy lf my
marty adopts platform every single principle OF which
do not indorse think may vote for and support its
men if I choose When Col F was Snperin-
tendeDt Public Instruction, had conversation AT
the Maxwell House. in Nashville, in which we DOth
agreed that not and would not be parsans Dut
shoud reserve to ourselves the right To do what we
might think right That yet my PLATFORM ami always
shall be- II takes the altar OF the stake shall
take that platform with 10 it, II my party ana con-
science 90 together shall 20 with my party but If my
conscience 20 way and my party tie other, then
preter To go with conscience and Judgment II the
Democratic party doesn't want man with TINS sort OF
platGolrl il had better read me out. htand ny
nv utterances. They sincerely gwen ana nave
no apologies make for them They are the TRUTH ana
| shall stand fall by the truth. You may ME
This letter and ii against mo II fan III JOt or
title of what say" These sentiments show tlal Mr.
Kew wanting in the Oldfasbioned virtues ana e
selection Of such brings out in clearer ignt Mr
Iayes's purposes in constructing his Cabinet.