New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

Barnum is eolipsed. Buffers circus is the greatest
show earth.
The Massachusetts Democracy is on the ragged
edge of probably fatal CONFUSION.
1t should be remarked to the hilarious Democrat
that several things may happen between now and
1880.
Mr.. Thurman should sOlemnize himself with the
thought that the next President win not be elected
this year.
An impulsye Democratic editor rushes before the
public with a suspicion that those cipher dispatches
are forgeries. Don't the cOparceners wish they
were, though
The Potter Committee will probably have to
worry along without Butler when it plucks up
courage to reopen with fresh batch of imbeciles
and perjurers. The General has his hands tull at
home
The Democratic Congressional Committee is so
elated with the Maine election that it is flooding
The Eastern States with Humans soft-money
speech which has heretofore been confined to
Western circulation. The party is rushing to It's
inevitable collapse with yells of pure delight
Political prophesying is always risky business,
and the industrious persons who are now sure
that the Maine election has killed off Blaine
should reflect upon the possibility of reaction IN
favor of honest money, within year. They Will
perhaps be able TO see that such a reaction would not
put Mr.. Blame IN the worst position I'D the world
General Hoyt has not been frightened out of his
honest-noney position by the furry in Name. He
clearly enough wishes TO be elected Governor OF
Pennsylvania on a straightforward, manly platform.
or not at all. He made a speech at Scranton on
Friday night and reiterated with increased force
his former declarations In favor Of honest finance
and rigid preservation Of the public faith. 1t Is
said in the State that the news from Maine has
strengthened the Republican leaders IN their de-
termination 10 fight financial heresies without
mol IL
the leaders are shrewd enough TO see That When inns
temporary madness passes away 1t VIII leave inc
party In better condltlOh IMAM IL haS oecn III LUZ
long time.
Mr.. Devices. the chairman OF the Greenback party
in Pennsylvania, evidently believes that the way to
carry the State is to "claim everything" on the
John G.. Thompson plan. He says If his party IN
creases during the next two months at the rate OF
the last two months, the Greenback candidate for
| Governor will surely be elected. He predicts the
dsinteraton of both the old parties in about equal
measure This is pure wind. Mr. Devices knows
/ as well "a anybody that his candidate LOT GOV
| ernor has almost no chance OF success. ms cheI
| usefulness in running will be 10 splt tine Demo
cratic vote and thus give General HOyt plurantV'
| The mischief OF the GreenbaGk movement WIZ De
| confined TO the congressional and legislative DIS
| trlCts.
| The Hampshire Democrats do not help their
case by announcing that they did not adopt the
more ouspoken of the two sOft-money platforms be-
fore their convention. The rejected resolutions were
| in some sense more credltable than those adopted
because they said without any disguise what the
| latter said in a sneaking, underhand way. Both
| favored the worst kind of financial hereses, and
both announced the complete surrender OF the party
| 10 the Greenbackers. The manly Republican plat
/ form stands out with increased brightness IN view
| of This shameless coalition which may bring Repub-
lcan defeat for the Greenbackers are well organ
lzed in the State, and the majority OF either party
| there is always small
| Chairman Quay. of the Republican State Commit
| tee of Pennsylvania, is cheered rather than dis
beartened by the news from Maine. He thinks
General HoyHs election is assured by plurality Of
| AZ least 100000 The law of Pennsylvania says
that plurality elects, and Nj. Quay reasons from
| the way that the Grcenbackers absorbed the Demo-
cratic votes in Maine that the Republicans in Penn
sylyania have now a sure prospect OF success. Inc
Democratic press of the state gives strength 10 is
| clatu by making appeals TO the Democrats not 10
vote the Grecnback ticket, because every vote OF
! that kind will help HOyt. As Mr., Quay says, the
| Greenback movement rs annlhiaung the Democ-
| racy and the further it goes IN that direction IN
! Pennsylvania the larger will be Hoyps pinralty'
Senator Ben Hill has been moved to dip into
prophecy on the financial question. he believes the
| financial issues which now divide the Democrats
will soon be settled, and settled as they always
have BEEN and only can be- by return to the
pain constitutional standard of coin as money, and
| to a safe paper currency always equal to' because
always convertible into CON-" He thinks that
when this result has been reached men will be as
| tonshed that they allowed themselves to be deluded
by the wild theories of financial quacks, who are
going to make everybody rich by fiat money instead
of by labor and frugality Warming up to his
| prophecy, Mr.. Hill continues 1.-Two things may
now be safely predicted of tho future: the AiLeri-
can people, without sectional divisions or eNcep-
| tons Will return to sound currency like other
sensible nations and will pay their National oblga-
| lions like other honest nations Wesnaii nave hrst
| GOOD money, and next a plenty Of it," MIR. Hill
| hadn't heard from Maine when he said this, or he
| might have excepted his own party from the " SEN
| sibio" aid "hOnest" portion OF tins Nation.