New-York tribune., 1878-01-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

The way to kill the silver movement is to keep on
hitting it.
vote on the silver question will awaken Judcs
DayIss third party from its apathy.
The Bristow and Mcclellan movements are about
neck and neck being tied to the same post, as II
were.
The reform crusade in the Indian Department
seems to have encountered snag There are no
more interviews, and, stranger YET, no more pro.
carnations.
The Western Democratic editor is expressing with
great freedom his contempt for the Electoral vote
of Nev-York rs an important element IN a rresi.
dental campaign. He always does II, and always
takes it back like little man.
Blackburn, Of Kentucky, has been presented with
a gold-headed cane by some Baltimore admirers Of
his eloquence. This is cheering, for it will initiate
the gifted recipient to such oiEt that speech
will De necessary to prevent explosion, and speech
by Blackburn rieans black eye for the Democracy
every time.
The Bristow party is rent in twain over the dollar
Of the fathers The Halstead end has broken of be.
cause the Boston banquet took such offensive ground
in favor of the money Of the gold sharps anu the
movement must 20 forward now III much the same
condition rs the dog whose tail was removed just
behind his ears.
Mr.. Mills. of Texas, is about to discover what
miserable sort of person he is. The Tilden organs
arc warming up to his case with alarming feryor
One of them tells HIN that his soul is mortgaged to
Tom Scott, and that everybody knows that Tom
Scott hates Tiden because he is an enemy Of subsi-
diesl Is TIlden an enemy of subsidies 7 This is a
nuestiou uron which the South l. anXlOus for light,
il Will be no holiday work to Coax the South upon
National Democrat c platform which declares against
Southern claims and subsidies.
The hilarious remark of Western editor that Wall
Street would contribute five million dollars TO have
VOORHEES, hanged was based on aTsapprehension. 1t
ISN'T Wall Street that VOORHEES, Worries but the silver
editor who wishes TO make the public believe be is
not an infiationist voorhees, has made him almost
Wild for he has let out the secret OF the silver move
ment. voorhees, has done the cause OF honest money
more service than any other Of its opponents save
Bland and if he can Oe induced TO Make Anew more
speeches tho safety or the puDNc laltii VIII ue %'
cured beyond doubt.
The rivalry between Governors Bishop and Nc
Clelan continues. Uncle Dick aims ut the Demo-
cratic heart by showing his discrimination put
none but true Democrats in office General olcClel-
Ian strikes more directly at the partyS empty stom-
och by announcing series of receptions with ac-
coupanying refreshments. He Is to entertain all
Jersey first in order to harmOnize the home sentl-
ment. and t!en the Democracy of the rest OF the
United States will be filed up by sections in what's
announced ~ series Of dinners" IL, aitcl an
This OutlaV Mr. Iliden shall wal IN III tD cdPt tuo
ro,ninotion. the famous remark (of Senator Ran:
dolph h that the Gramercy Park statesman Is cold
as a dam clam.r will be more apt than ever.
There is so little left Of tho charge of bargain
between President Hayes and the South that IT'S
hardly worth while to pay any further attention 70
it. II will do 10 harm, however, to quote the fol-
lowing extract from speech which Congressman
Foster made on February 90 1877: Representing
as do the district in which Governor Hayes resides,
and being lifelong acquaintance OF his but speak
he opinion of all persons who know him whenl
saw that his administration will be wise. patriotic
and lust His letter of acceptance is the expression
of man of the broadest and loltiest patriotism
foel certain shall be sustained by his acts when
saw that his highest ambition will be to administer
the government SO patrioticaly and wisely as TO
wipe away any and all necessity or excuse ior tpe
formation o. parties on sectlonai Da.is am az, al
races of party or color lines that thereafter ana iOf-
ever we shall hear 10 more OF solid south ora
uni.od North The flag shall float over States n9s
,,rovinces over freemeD not subjects" ibs speech
was delivered at the request OF Southern Congress
men and is the only basis ever existing toI tie ap-
.url charge of a bargain.