New-York tribune., 1878-05-15
POLITICAL NOTES.


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Speaker Randall stands up a good deal stiIsr for
taud" than for protection.
The Democrats kick a little, as usual against Mr.
Tilden's lead, but caucus or two will reconcile
them.
Perhaps tho Democrats can hold ont TO cry frand
two years longer, but the people won't hold out TO
hear them for half that time.
"We don't want to hear any more about Oregon
groaned the Democratic Congressman on Monday.
But you will, sweet gentlemen.
By refusing to allow a thorough investigation, the
Democrats simply say: 1--WE confess to fraud on
our side, but we hope to balance il with fraud on
yours" What stupid party 1t isl
Careful search in Massachusetts fails TO disclose
enough of National party to fasten label to The
only New-England States where the movement
seems to have made any considerable headway are
Maine and Connecticut
Mr. Wood has decided to take his Tariff bill out Of
the way till the December session of Congress, in
order to give the frand Investigators full swing He
ought not to be permitted to save the BILL and its
opponents do the country no better service than
to call up the nuisance and XIII IT,
MI Morrison says that if he had refused to ap-
prove the bill for $196, for assorted liquors
tracted by the committee of the last Congress of
which he was chairman, the members who drank
them or the Sergeant-at-Arms would have had to
pay for them OF course that would have been
calamity too horrible to contemplate. Democratic
committeeman pay for the wines and cigars they
drink and smoke long there is a single dollar
left in the contingent fund of the House ! Never,
never.
The Democratic scheme for redistrict!ng Ohio
converts the district which Mr.. Foster now repre-
sents into a hopeIessly Democratic one. and
insures the return of shouting Ohio "fnan-
q. ha fha main
thing aimed at in the measure though it is not the
only one. The Seventeenth District, Mr.. McKinley's,
will also be made Democratic and the general enect
will be to give the Democrats twelve out of the
twenty Congressman, though bard work by the he
publicans may reduce the number TO ten.
The Democrats in Maine are carefully surrounding
the Nationa-Greenback Party Of that State. in the
hope of capturing it in body. They hope to do it
by having committees of conference appointed on
each side and a compromise ticket and platform
patched mp between them 1t does not look now as
il the game would be successful. The third oarty
leaders are bitter in their denunciatiOns OF both old
parties and elated with their own sscceSsm IN
making noise that they are disposed TO make
fight alone. They must have care Y the Demo-
crats though, for if that party can't catch the Ma
tiOnals it will insist on Jumping into their arms
Stanley Matthews is sangmne of Republican
triumph in Ohio this Fall. He bases his hopes on
the shortcomings of the Democrats, who have con-
ducfed the a1falr3 OF tue Ctdto Ou VI
holding all they have and getting all they can The
redistrcting of the State may give them more Con-
gressmen but it will cost them the Legislature and
the State This seems TO be the general view of in
teIliQent observers. Governor Bishop Is as unpOpu-
lar as the Legislature and is at oggerheads with his
own party. His administration has been so dsas-
trOus failure that the State is likely to be shy OK
business" men for Governors for long time TO
come.
If the Democrats are asxious Cor irst-cldss CAM
paign issue, why don't they give up the dangerous
investigation business, which is n perpetual injury
to them, and take square stand against Southern
claims of all kinds 7 BY agreeing upon measure
which would forever make the payment OF claims
under any administration impossible they would
spike the heaviest and most destructive Republican
gum The South ought not to object to this for its
newspapers declare that the claims are all made by
Ioyal citizens and with them the South has no SYM
pathy. good way would be to have southern
member introduce the measure, and advocate u In
ringing reconciliation speech. This advice is given
in a kindly spirit and without hope OF remunera-
ton When il Is followed it will be time TO think
of trusting the Democrats with the Government
not before,