New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-27
POLITICAL NOTES.

Senator Gordon should be deployed to reveal some
godlke sympathy in South Carolina.
Montgomery Blair wishes the Democrats to re-
nominate Tilden in $780, THE TRIBUNE has
similar yeaTnIng
Ciphers and tissue-balots are both light, but the
Democracy will find them tremendous burden In
1880.
Why wouldn't South Carolina be a good place
for the coparceners to emgrate tot Ostracism
would be grateful to them.
Considering recent developments at the South
this would TO be an suspicious occasion for
the Democracy to tune up the fraud YELL
Thurman declares to a Washington interviewer
that he still adheres to his financial views. But he
doesn't state which set of financial views he refers
The Democrats have given the Republicans two
frst-class issues for 1880. Now if they will con.
time to oppose resumption everything will lie
lovely.
There is no more inviting territory for exploration
by an adventurous investigating committee than
the abysses of Colonel William 1ilden Pelton's
memory.
There Is probably no man who entertains at the
present time so high an opinion of the sagacity of
the Hon. Montgomery Blair as does Ex-Governor
SamuelJ IIlden, of New-iOrk
1t is stated authoutatiyely that the ruInor that
the Hon. Clarkson " Potter has consented to accept
the nomination for Congress for the vacancy in the
XJIth District, is without foundation
The Democratic statesmen who have arivedin
Washington are said to be unanimously opposed to
an extra session. They realize, evidently that OBJ
security Is the party's best dodge at present.
Ewing draws a little more water than the average
Western Greenbacker, but no one would suppose
from his latest talk on the currency that he knew
any more than Daniel voorhees, or General Cary
Congressman Wilson, of West Virginia, says his
party will crowd the tssueballOt and cipher issues
out of existence before 1880 by "saying nothing
about them; ignoring the whole matter as the dead
pastv They might rs we'll talk about Ignoring
the perfume OF q skunk.
Certain members of the Potter Committee now
declare that they are tired of investigation Ii will
never do to grow weary now, brethren! fon iaid
hold of the plough with rejoicing aud amused your
selves for year. scratching frutlessly over the
surface of tins election business: Inc country now
insists upon vour cutting few deep burrows Just TO
see what sort of subsoil you can turn mp
| The Vermont Legislature has felt constrained to
speak its mind on resumption before going home TO
Thanksgiving. This it did by passing joint reso
luton expressing cordial approval OF Secretary sher
mans efforts to bring about specie payments andre
ouesting the Vermont delegation to render MN al
the aid i'm their power. and especially 10 vote ana
work against any scheme for the repeal or hinorance
of the Resumption Act. All which Is eSceiieht .
It gives Republican observers no end Of comfort TO
notice that the Democrats are unanimously defend
ing the bulldozing aud balot-box stufing III South
Carolina. Not one Of them has a word Of disap
prova To offer but there is abundant evidence that
they think there was no BARN done so long as the
paIty was successful. Go on, gentlemen; you arc
making Republican votes by thousands.
1t is announced upon visible authority that
Senator Thurman will be elected President pro tenn.
Of the Senate when the Democrats gain control Of
that body. This will have tendency to elevate
the "Ohio idea into position as the leading issue
of the party for the Senator's political future ~
bound up in the soft money principles whleh Inas
idea represents. Ii Will probably be the only way
OF bringing Mr.. Thurman near 10 the Presidency.
If ANYBODY is still so innocent to suppose that
tbe name of independent. as applied to Southern
Congressman, means ANYTHING more or less than
Democrat, he Will DO enlightened by the observa-
tions of Congressman Banks of Georgia. Mr.. Banks
SAYS the delegation from that State is as solid as
ever and il has two Independents IN 10. Every
member will go into the Democratic caucus and &C.
liver no his conscience to the guidance OF that en-
lightened and spiritually elevated institution
Congressman ]. D. Cox, of Ohio, has departed
somewhat from the beaten track of Presidential
speculation and picked out candidate Of his own.
He tells reporter of The Cincinnati Commercial that
il ia pretty early speculate but II the Republi-
cans are looking about for a representative party
man who embodes the best elements of character,
trustworthiness and ability, they have, IN inc nat
nral order of succession, man VINO ought 10 os ac-
ceptable-Vice- President Wheeler" Mr. COX mas
seiected precisely the night a0lectlyes Tor correct
description of the Niee-President.
Southern politicians complain Of a deliberate con-
spiracy on the part of Mr. Tilden to ruin the party
in case il does not renominate him in 1850. They
charge that he is using all the means in his power
70 get abroad the impression that the party cannot
possibly succeed without New-York; that he does
this knowing that he is the only candidate who can
carry that State in order to have arefusal to reno
mate hun appear a confession of defeat IN ad'
vance This is a subtle and altogether unnecessary
suspicion, because 1t nvents conspiracy to prove
what is perfectly apparent of itself. Ii needs no
labor on rildons part TO show mat DIS parry can
NOT succeed without New-York; everybody knows
that now. 1t needs superhuman amount OF iaDYr
IN show that he can carry New-York. for nobody
capable OF forming q judgment on the question De'
eyes he can The party refusal sal, 70 % ynmao.
ton of him would mean the same thing.
Ohio fairly bristles with Presidential candidates
for both parties. On the Democratic side are Thur
man. Ranney, Payne and Uncle Dick Bishop, andon
tbe Renublican side, Garfield, Sherman and Foster.
So shrewd an observer as Congressman Townsend,
of Cleveland is of the opinion however, that both
candidates for 1880 will be taken from States out
aide of Ohio He expects to see the sof-money
| nr;ncipes of Thurman and Hendricks crowd them
o,r of the Democratic race, and wouldn't be sur
| nrsed if Senator Bayard won the prize. As for
Republican candidates, he hears good deal about
Grant but he doesn't expect 10 see him nominated
| becanse n wouldn't look like progress for the Ne
publican party to countermarch away back to laos
aud put up the same man II mas tried ior e ssnd
| Years. Personally Mr.. Townsend likes Blaine, ana
| thinks that while Conkhng has been looming upoii
| late he hasn't the accommodating nature aho
magisterial softness to suit the Presidency"
There is sequel to the story of Lester b. Faux
ro,,s candidacy for the Craftsmanship of the Demo
st. state Committee. This is in the shape OF