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

The time has arrived for every honest man ia ti,
country 10 get mad.
IL isn't the first time the silver agtators have
claimed 90 have sure thing
Four Texas Pacific Subsidy bills OUGHT 10 be suiI-
cient to tell Speaker Randall which side be l. on.
Senator Thurman Is a thoroughgong iuhatoni.t
at last His uncle, William Allen, can now be prold
of bis nephew.
Stanley Matthew's speech on silver Is a startling
illustration Of tho brilliant nonsense hr'llantman
can utter, on a subject be- does not understand
II il an insult 70 the public Judgment 10 pretend
that unlimited silver l. not initiation and repulll-
tom when every iuA'tioui-t and repudiator ia tho
land rs red-hOt with Zeal for 30.
Desponding citizens are reminded that the Ma
tional credit was once before 90 quite as -efious
peril as n Is to-day. That was just before General
Grant vetoed imitation.
Philadelphia still holds 70 her simple faith in
Civil Service Reform ~ 10 Is. and weep. because tho
President is So slow about administering dose oft
10 5lr Tuition, Custom House.
"Just for a handful Of silver DO left u.s. Thsr
the mournfu song which Democrats who believe boz
honest money and who once believed in senator
lburuan are singing over their now thoroughly
lost leader
An interviewer who applied himself 20 Fi1 SIM
mons. Of Georgia. has been able 90 extract some
beautiful language from that official. The Christian
mcckncss with which Nir liz :. cndurgs tho
cancellation which las been hcapcd upon hlm IS
truly admirable
Mr.. Boutwell, has been looking over thc ground in
Washington and MS % result of Dob. observations pre-
diets that the Silver Bll will pass over tbe rrei-
dents signature and will contain % provision f0r ma
limited pgat.nder II is p0-s DIE that hc ha, boon
miSled by the windy claims of the iuf1ioni-~, Tor
thcy arr making no end of uol' al present Vet u -
disgrac,fully evident that the uound, loi thrf
claims are dangerously strong
Judge Kelley says he is receiving largo quantities
Of letters from persons in Ncw-Eugiand urging tho
passage of the silver Bill. This is nothing either
strange or significant There are plenty Of people m
Ncw-Euglaud rs well rs everywhere else, who arc
in debt. and who would be- glad TO Do let 'h ~ ~
cents ON "a dollar. That they are ashamed ~ their
desire l. manifest 10y their writing @, Judge Kelley,
rather than 20 the members from Their own sech'n'
The amount Of incohcrence which the silver cdit-
ors are talking ~ present j. absolutely Incredible
A casual reader Of the Western press would think
that the socallcd financial articles were written by
Cary. Ewing or Bland. There is nothing he them
except historical abuse Of "Wail-st sharks East
ern boud-holdcrs' Gold thieves and the like. lt
is insult to the Western pubic 10 clam h3t " -
fairly represented by such stun as rms. decent
argument iu favor of unlimited silver may Doe pos
sbr. but IL Is yet 90 be made.
The formation Of gold ring" and the upward
tendency Of gold may possibly teach tho SILVER advo-
cafes that the Wall-,t. sharp" viii not Dee over
whelmed with grief if their plans are successful and
the country is flooded with silver II il useless 10
r.terate the scf-ey'den fact that W1Ilsf iourshcs
most when the finances of The country arc in tho
most uncertain condition. With toe Gold Room r.
opened and silver changing in Naiuc every ua}' ino
sharp" aforesaid VIII be Restored To- the prosperity
which smiled on INN m war times.
Mr. Packard says there was little or no politics
talked when he luuchcd with the President bur he
does not explain any further what was said az that
interesting interview. lie tells reporter Of The en-
cinndd Enquror that he doesn't know what his
chances are for bong Collector of New-Oreans, but
hopes to Slip in If Lawrence is not named again. ~
Lawrcnccs name still hangs IN the balance, Pack
ards prospects may possibly be frightening. In Tho
meantime NcW-Orlcdns Is ~ state OF uncertainty,
and cX-Goucrnor WarmOths heart Is bleeding Tor
the suffering poor.
lis evident that the chairman Of the Democratic
committee Of this State does not share the views ~
those Republicans who insisted throughout the last
campaign that the disaiiecton IN the Democratic
marty would not show itself in the Democratic
vote. and that the Republicans could gain
nothing by attempting TO take advantage Of 10.
The Rochester Union, Of which Mr.. Purcell IS
.1;tor makes an elaborate statement Of tho
vote, received by the different Democratic candi-
dates. and insists that some explanation be made Of
the detection which put the head Of the ticket at
the tail. when the votes were counted. The Union
gives some facts which, in It's opinion shed hight
on the matter The secretary and clerk OF tho
former State Committee. although called upon
for the books and papers showing tho
state organization. furnished nothing. " not
a single ll-book. not a name 81 any local commit.
tee not even a scrap oi paper or the mark of pen.
Tho new committee was compelled ~ organic tho
state afrcsh. Then IL II found that from
Weed Parsons Is Co.'S printing office, IN Albany,
splu tickets we're sent ont, evidently 10 boachs
nrr.oua opponents aud various other circumstances
an. a,luced 10 show that some mcmhcrsti the beaten
minority at the Albany Convention came near beat
ing the special candidates oi the malouN. bu. IL
H.ach', connections and character may have had
! sonethiug to do with the result.