New-York tribune., 1878-05-02
POLITICAL NOTES.


The country groans at the mere hint of revivia.
cation of CroniD.
The uncomfortable versatility of the "fraud,
| witness Is what alarms the Democrats.
Glover declares that he is a non-partsan inyesti.
gator. Non compos mentis would be more accurate
The trouble with the fraud, brand is the ue,.
sistency with which il leaves its mark on the Dem.
ocratic manipulation instead of the other fellow
| Mr. Randall win discover presently that his con.
sttuents differ with him on his tariff record as com.
petely as they did on bis salary grab, but he won,
! pacify them so easily this time.
Gold at par is one "hindrance to resumption
which the Democracy have discovered since the ST.
| Louis Convention. They propose to remove il by
showing out more greenbacks.
The friends of Mr.. Hayes ought to see to IL that
Glover gets inspired to investigate the count
| Glover would soon capture every Democrat who
| had grab at that barl OF greenbacks.
Springer is lovely person to be in charge Of the
"fraud interests in Congress- II there is an inves
tigation, let us hope Springer viii conduct it, II
would be a second edition of Glover's fishing expe.
! ditiOn, enlarged and improved.
Mr. Randall has achieved some signal trumphs asa
ground and lofty straddler but he wrenched himself
seriously in his effort to get on both sides of his
record as a salary-grabber. Acrobatic statesman
ship sadly admits the existence OF an impossible
| straddle.
The President and his Cabinet keep on explaining
that musty Civil Service ORDER evidently irving to
convince themselves that it means something, and
70 convince everybody else that it means nothing
Neither the text nor the commentaries are matters
of "cOntempOraneous human interest"
The hasty Southern editors who are declaring
that they will never, no never support Mr.. Tilden
again. would be wise to reflect upon the fact that
the Northern portion of the party press is gradu.
ally concentrating npOn the fraud" cry as a cam
paign issue 1t will save "crow" by and by to
think of this now.
Proctor Knott has been taking soundlngs and has
discovered that the popular mind is in an apathetic
state on all questions touching the Presidential title.
This is correct, but trfe belated as a piece OF
news. Mr. Knott can wake up the popular mind by
starting out to unearth Republican shortcomings
and finding only Democratic rascaities, as he did IN
the days of his glory.
Mr.. Hewitt enjoys the distinction Of being almost
the only level-headed Congressman in his party.
His advice is always 80 good that it makes his asso
ciates mad because it is un-Democratic. He is
credited with saying now Of the latest " fraud' yell,
that its only effort will be to prolong the unsettled
condition of the country. and that the party would
show more wisdom to be thinking Of some way to
carry the Fall elections and the next Presidency,
her than by Trying 20 ONeftuTu WHdt ls iihHof@
bic.
An intimation is carefully spread abroad that the
epidcmic of quckened consciences Is liable to break
ont presently in Louisiana, causing dreadful out
pouring of sinful events against the Republican
party One Democratic editor is dancing around
Packard. shouting: Hes got it! l tell you he's
got it. and you will hear from him presently An.
other has a close eye kellogg, and hopes for
pronounced symptom every moment, while there is a
whole squad around Wells, Anderson and Company.
shaking red flag and bowling: Spit it right out
You'll feel better for it ~ These demonstrations are
amusing. but not source of uneasness to any one
except sensible Democrats. There have been several
terrible disclosures in Louisiana already, but
they have all ended in disaster to the Democratic
party.
The Southern Democrats are becoming clamOrous
about their claims on the National Treasury. Open
threats of revolt against the Northern wing of the
pafty unless these claims are recognized, COM
mon. and some of them give the terms of possible
agreement Thus an editor in Vicksburg says tho
South wants a Southern transcontiuental railway
and some steps taken toward the protection OF the
alluvion of the Mississippi River" which Is an
uncommonly elegant way of asking for an appro-
priation for levees He adds: let Us make an
issue with the Northern Democrats on these ques-
tions We have the power, and the time has arrived
for us to use it," This is applying the Mississippi
ulon of bulldozing to National politics. II will sue
reed for the Northern Democrat always has
'knuckled down" TO the South. and always wilk