New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-01
POLITICAL NOTES.

Ex-Boss Shepherd should be sounded on the thru
term question.
The Republicans of Maine were too busy TO
squander any sweetness on the Administration.
Butler knows better than to get upon the same
platform with Kearney. He is too wise to overload
new party in that way.
Senator Blame has put the Republican party on
the line where it has won all its victores-nnninch-
ing defence of the National faith.
voorhees, says the Republican leaders cannot hear
the walls Of the distressed, because their
stuffed with untaxed bonds. voorhees, doesn't try
to stuff his in that way. because he would lose
the bonds.
Senator Thurman will not be trusted to sound the
keynote of the Ohio campaign after all General
Ewing will cut in ahead with speech six days in
advance which will put the Ohio idean on its
feet SO firmly that Mr. Thurman can do nothing but
embrace IL.
Ex-Governor Warmoth declares that JEFF Davis's re-
cent speech will be the Democratic basis of action in
the South this year. He says the Democrats wlnom
nate Confederate ocersfor most Of the civil stations.
This has already been done in Texas, and there is
ample confirmation of the Governors statement IN
other States The "bygones" are returning to tho
front.
Senator Patterson expects to see the Administers
ton back down in the dispute with South Carolina
about the imprisoned revenue agents He says the
President told him there would be in resistance
if the State Courts refused to give up the agents,
because the army could not be used as posse comita
tus and he did not believe posse could be raised
in South Carolina in opposition to the decision of its
State Courts. The Democratic Congress evidently
knew what it was about when 1t muzzled the army
Congressman Campbell, of Pennsylvania, has dis
covered that the National party of his State is
pretty well supplied with funds, and he wonders
where they come from. Nearly all the persons en-
gagged in the movement arc without resources and
must draw upon some outside for their sin
ews" This is as curious as the existence of Shupes
newspaper was till Peter COopePs pocket-book was
discovered behind it, 1t can't be that MT Cooper Is
supporting the party every where out OF the same
pOcket-bOOk. If nc Is he Is n0uriSnlng TIE mosG
greedy brood of bloOdsuckers the world ever saw.
When an ingenious friend told Mr.. Hendricks, re-
Gently, that he destroyed all bis chances for the
Presidency by cOnsenting to accept the second place
in 1876 the great straddler replied that he sacri-
feed himself for the good of the party He did not
want the place, but the party said take 1t and ne
took it, This is meekness, but it is triiie I'M
substantial. Hendricks never had q ghost of q
chance for anything higher than the Vlce-Presl-
deucy and he will be lucky IL he ever gets anOmna-
ton for that place again. The party has never hurt
him half much as he has hurt himself Inc
straddle is not considered an element OF greatness
Of OF % Z PSoSSi0 VIM "'' i'-'D' ~ w
Southern Claims question has been made by Sena-
tor Voorhees,. He quoted the Fourteenth Amend
ment as a complete bar to Che payment OF such
claims, because it prohibits the assumption by the
United States of any debt orobligation incurred in
aid of the rebellion, or any claim for the loss of
slaves. The claims which have alarmed the
whole country by their numbers and size
belong to neither of these classes. They are
for supplies furnished taken by the United
States Government 10 and IN crushing the rebellion.
They are made by rebels, who may or may not pre-
tend that they were Loyal There are also claims
for rent of property, and for property destroyed.
These are thicker than lies in Louisiana.
The Democratic Congressional Committee counts
confidently on solid delegation for their party from
South Carolina, and they have good reasons for
doing so 1t is evident enough that the bplldozers
are determined to have things their own way. Gov
ernor Hampton talks WE'LL but talk is not enough to
rive the negro his rights. There will probably be
no violence but the negro will either vote the Demo-
cratic ticket or stay away from the polls. Senator
Patterson laughs at the idea Of any Republican sue
cess in the State He says the Democrats have the
whole thing in their own bands. The Niger
knows on which side his bread is buttered." Pat
tersou is much amused at the notion OF sending
Northern Republicans down there to make speeches..
They wouldn't be harmed, he SAYS. Nobody would
advertise their meetings and If they should attempt
10 speak the negroes would be kent away and the
Democrats would attend and laugh down the
sneakers The party is dead, and Patterson says
the murder of 1T saddled upon the ADMINISTRATION