New-York tribune., 1877-05-18
POLITICAL NOTES.

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The Greenbacker seizes the country by tbs
ear and hows that specie payments will here befors
we know IT. And the country calmly replies ~Ibs
! sooner the better"
Several hundred applicants for Office who
have been playing mumblepeg in the yard Of the Erec
tive Mansion for four days will make determined
! charge upon the President ths morning
One of the most moving spectaces at pres.
ent s that Of the crossroads politician bent double over
an Easy Road 70 French J" some other languagetn
heroic attempt to t himself for foreign conulsnp
The clerks in the War Department have
been informed that they will be furnished with toilet
soap after July Is thia nyidous attempt make
them all Domocrats-members OF the "uhwsshsd-
| party
| There il a loud call for Gov. Stone Of Mia
! sisslppi to be doing something about that Kempe,
County massacre Newspapers Of all parties Joining
in It. and there is an immense volume OF public indns
| tion behind lt.
! A feeble suggestion was made some time
ago in Mississippi IN favor OF putting colored man On
the next Democratic state ticket but the which the
Bourbon sent MP when ne heard OF it TO have dis
! cOufagcd the movers
James Hustled of Westchester mot unknown
to fame or far removed from grcalncss) to-day the
most strongly backed candidate for Gen sharpes place
Nearly ell presidents Of the city. IL said, have
| signed his recommendations
That demand for troops which comes I'D
from Louisiana like belaed ecno has strangely iam
lar tone It sounds II the ghost OF the old regime had
stepped back from its grave for moment and had
\ marked. "Oh, by the way, troops''
| When a small boy or leading editor is re-
duced to necessity of calling names in order 10 relieve
the high pressure his virtuOus Indignation. it sure
sign that he is improperly constructed He wants TO DO
| ftted out at once with larger exhaust pipe
The Hon. Leon Albeit has secured certificates
Of good moral character egoabeD from the Hon. Noah
d. Taylor and Barney Ford esq; Charles Francis Adams
| haa fp lprr In
NcDermott to reract and NewJeGsey and Massachusetts
| clasp hands across the bloody cnasm.
! One by one the prominent Republicans who
have been advertised bitter opponents Of Pres
dent Hayes coming out with fiat denias OF the i'm
parchment The Ingenious opposition correspondent who
has exertng himself TO create sentiment" by mis-
! representing Messrs. Morton, Roberts, Boynon, the
editor of The Cleceland Leader and Others may he
tank Of mcndacy" is not hbelou- assert that
when his stop-cock open II is not h' aaOy peiucd
! article of truth which he discharges.
| The Hon. 5. +. Cary, late-very late-cand-
date for vicePresdent, emerges from ooscurty to
mark that Cen sherman siandercd the American people
when he said Destroy your army and your Govern
ment, and you "A mob" Mr.. Cary says millions are
crying bread" and the fact that they don't resort 70
mob violence proves that the General slandered them
The late guardian Of the rag baby to be wduy
| excited Gen. Sherman did not slander the American
people half badly Mr.. Cary did when he asked them
| To vote FOR hm for NicePresident.
main with TRBUSEs account of the Kemper County
troubles but finds this raj fault with "E. v ss'
statement We have heard very charges against
Judge ChisolIn and know Gilmer a cold bOOded
murderer. Mr.. Smaey must have heard these things
and our complaint him that he refused to enlarge
Oh these as did those things derOgatOry TO the
| Gully party" When that ia all the V,okSJug Herald
has TO except to IN the statement 1t may iHIly be e1-
prcted tnat the country VIII be ready to receive as
! substantially accurate aud Impartial
4s.-tr. rFsaff Fun
TRIBuNEs desire for Iest in politics" 1t insists,
the other baud that there too little discussion Of i'm
porant political questions concludes: IL is good
time for people to themselves, Why am Republ-
can OF why am not oneP' People will be able to an
swer either conundrum with greater facility aud accu-
racy when they ascertain what extent partisan Bepuo
ucansn finds itself unable to agree with National
polio, which the country 10 IT. ancient concord
| aud introduces c0mmOnsense business principles lhtO
the administration OF the public Offices.
There has been a great deal OF loose tax
about the cooness Of the Presidents reception Ii Phla-
Gelpla and been geeuly stated that the greet
! ing given to Gen Grant much more cordial In
PhladelDhd Tunes says there is no foundation Tor elmer
charge and adds: "Thcre not the enthusiasm tha'
Lincoln or Clay aroused, nor the huzzas which Woud
have greeted Blaine had he been mere as President but
| Hayes received the vote o. Pennsylvania aud Of ONO
Uhout nfusiug any personal enthusiasm m the contest
and he will be respected rather tnan dOIed "hhe ITO
fills the first office OF the Republic
T.
has the double distinction OF having been nden cleo
tor and OF being present Democrat OF sound sense
He has written to a friend: g preparing letter IN
answer TO attacks that VIII please neither party
and believe viii he about right not only cOmmenu
everywhere but honor and thank President Hayes or
MS Southern policy, aud Tor showing determination 70
carry out the pledges OF his letter What we want Is the
Government run on the Old Wing principles ignoring
scctioualism and war issues" Mr. Leach may CONSIDER
himself crowded out Of the Democratic party, I.a. s
sort of talk is as unfit for the camp he ]. ~ as 70
| warncst place we have any record ot Is uhu' 'o'
| powder magazine
There has been an attempt made TO extract IN
| formation from the Hon. Is. F. Wade by means o. u"
interview, but it was not enormously successful CUT
respondelt Of The Cincinnati Enquirer tired H. bu' S
the editor Of that journal says the old gentleman u o'
leak copiousy" Mr. Wade said he had nothing % add
to his published otters. He had told the Republicans
how he would like TO have them 10 and what ne uoNsA
il right for them to do but if they didn't choose to pay
any attention TO it could not help H. "POAtcs 10
marked the old gentleman somewhat bitterly, us no's
very niee business nor avery payin Di5,ss; s p p
WIN IL M, M,dc pO,si1D l'',ta 80 ~, a no Re-
that he thought there would be trouble at te pio
publican Convention, FOR when asked Wiat .lc PIssX
would do there he SAID eatiricdty' Ou' NV '
mdOrse Hayes policy y
Supervisor jeremiah Drew and his compatnot
| weighers, who testified before Mr shelmns Ih'c7'.
gators appear from their account 70 be ouCos VI
the most polished efficiency. BuC use dom bFeeo
babit in a man." and practices "upheld 10y old repne'
consent or CUSTOM" have a narcotic influence ulOH
| intellect and morals, aud sadly bonumb the jug
| ment. So that when Supervisor Drew ana I-'
rest Of them called npon 70 esub'aV'
the amount result and value Of taer labors ana o'H
cude that they shedding good deal Of pefSpi"on
in the service OF the United States tLey are prouaoH
mistaken. They don't weigh anything. Their ci,IAS
f1rcmeu and assistants weigh some bur they pa! u,
more, ANA the whole machinery Is clumsy 4l
| and sluggish II Mr. Jays commission VIII SN'iue
some city weigher ana some city gauFcr they wl aH,l
that WEIGHING port toulh