New-York tribune., 1878-07-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

Resumption will be more poDuiH iS9"o s'-"
4" fraud tins Fall.
II looks rs il Mr. Hendricks had been nearer tne
Vice-Presdency than he ever will be again'
Mr.. Tilden smiles at the simplicity of those pei
SONS who thought him careless enough to go TO Eu-
rope in such busy season.
The Potter Committee has settled itself with an
eve of hope on another rotten egg, and Announces
in advance a most tremendous chicken e..
There is loud call upon Stanley Matthew'S to te.l
what he meant when he hinted that he was shield
inc somebody besides himself 10y refusing to go pc
fore the Fraud CominIttee.
Mr.. Watterson fills something less than page OF
TIE tourier-JoHrnal with a few fpa remarks about
his controversy with blr Hewitt, aud closes DYsay
ing that Mr. Manton Marble is in poSsessCD OF al
the facts and settle the trouble Dy pIsLosi,iHs
them. Disclose, Mr.. Marble, ana caIp inc O'S-
turbance. -: "a 80.
There are signs Of distrast concerning GloVers
gifts MS statesman in his district. One cotl3y
convention has refused to elect delegates in favor
of his denomination, and there has beena split 70
sultlDg i'm cOutcstng delegations. lhls TS 1irPIS-
ing for GOveT's peCnlar t0lents h4'e,, tatwNSlyy
seemed to be OF tn. kind mOss admired Dl DiiSSo"ii
Democrats. .. b.. -. o..
The Arkansas Democrats embelhshed. their plat
form with an urgent quest to tire coloGed brother
20 come into their ranks and vote to give them the
Offices 1t was q magnanimous act, bnt there was
more frankness in the declaration of the Democrats
of Jefferson County in the same State, atew Gays
before the State Convention met. JeteTs9n comfy
has about 900 Republican majority, and Of feoufse
was in great need Of reform The Democratic
leaders addressed the coored men, who came 70 see
how the white mel mana ed calcns, III anoHt ills
strain: I'VE have tIied To- persuade you 70 70 FOS5 e
with u.s. but you have scoited our advice. VOW We
are In position to have our own Way me tioReTHor
has appointed n Democratic judge, thus putting the
election machinery into our hads iiefeai5e1 ,t ny
NAV Out-yOte u.s. but we can Gut-cCmlt yoh.0 lhis
is a beautiful and comprehensive delnit3on 9l the
famous Mississippi plan.
The Southern Democrats are about 10 strike for
terms. Their anger at the ungenerous conduct oi
the Northern brethren will not be suppressed any
longer They say that SO far ~ they we're con-
cerned tine last Congress might as well never have
met at ALL They received NO subsidies for sonth-
ern railway or for levees, no appropriations for
" claims nothing but a request 60 keep quiet and
vote with the party They say this division of hon
ors will not be borne any longer. If they cannot
have definite promises about what they will receive
from Democratic President. there VIII he az ieast
six Southern states in 1880 winch Will not vote tor
the Democratic candidate. Ot course tins would
be fatal, and the Northern DepoeTfts know u.
THOR only course therefore, will be to enter the
next camDagn on a Southern claims. SOutheIh too-
sidy platform. If they wish 2 foretasle OF what
expeTimentng with a similar platform IN the cleo
tiOns this Fall.
Governor Hampton gave the South Carolina
Democrats regular talking TO" on the Fourth Of
July. lie spoke in Barnwell County, where the
colored vote Is very large, and the tenor Of his
remarks shows what has party is contemplating for
the next election Thus he said they had carried
the county IN 1876 By treating the black men
kindly and assuring them that if they voted with
the Democrats their rights would be protected.
This year he charged them with saying to IN"
colored men We have use for You ; You shall
not vote even at tho primary elections" Why are
they thus able to ignore the immense coored vOteG
Governor Hampton gives the reason by saying:
ct is thought that we can be successful in this
election bv fraud. and have heard rumOrs floating
throuqhout the State, occasionally, ntimating that
we had the machinery of the elections in hands,
and that we could count in anybody we chose"
That is a significant remark for Democratic
Governor 10 make, for the fact OF hls making 1t
shows fat the rumOTs he speaks OF we're OF unusual
importance, or he would not have noticed them in a
Dnblic speech He made vigorous protest against
countng in" and declared his purpose to do all in
his DoYer 10 defeat any efforts IN that direction IL
he IN, tie power to carry ont his threats, there
will be several Republican congressman elected
from South Carolina tins FALL but If the count
irp i'm prevails, there will be solid DemocI4 4tc
dCleRatiOn.