New-York tribune., 1878-12-28
POLITICAL NOTES.

Peri Smith thinks Tilden ought to run again. So
does The TRIBUNE.
Mr.. Hendricks begins TO suspect that he has
always been hafd-DOney man.
Keep it in mind that the Democratic record shows
a consistent and rertnaciOus opposition to resump-
ton.
Smith virtually confesses that the cipher dis
patches are genuine, and accurately translated.
Carry the news To 1ilden.
As Mr. Potter rolls toward New Orleans he
chucllcs to himself: Rid of that cipher barrel at
lastV Suppose lie should stumble over another Onef
Coparcener Smith says Moses was Generals
simo" in Florida, and Coparcener COylo says he
was id fool" Is there a conflict here, or Is
there mott
Anderson IS doing reG-headed duty as City E'itor
on a Nevada newspaper, and if Mr. Potter wishes
for further testimony from him. somebody must
pay large mileage bill. Swearers are so plenty
in New-Orieans however, that he can be spared.
Democratic demand for Horatio Seymour as
the partys candidate in 1880 comes from Connecti-
Tins is not original idea. but 1t seems to be
a good one Mr. SeymouI's war record is calculated
TO make blm popular with the Solid South and
safely unpopular with the Solid North.
Mr.. Tilden's sagaclty resumption prophet has
been defended az last One of his organs declares
that he based his prediction Of the failure of
sumption on the ground that the naming Of a par
tcular day was hndrance lime says the
organ, "bas abundantly INDICATED the wisdom Of
his position" for If the day had not been fixed we
would have had resumption in August last. In the
language of the vulgar, this is a ripper
canvass of the Republican members of the Hi
nois Legislature las been made by The Springfield
Register on the question of the United States Sena.
torshIp Thirty-ono members declare their first
choice 10 be Senator Oglesby, twenry-three named
Coz nil dsiy
ex- x-CongIessman Hawley; nineteen are gwen as
unknown, and the rest of the 100 are distributed
about among a half dozen candidates of little
pro inence. The tusSie Is nkely to be confined 10
Logan and Oglesby.
Senator Lamar remarked IN the opening of hIs
unfortunate reply to Blaine that If the lattor would
propose a scheme for the advancement of education
in the Sontb, every Democrat would hasten to sup
port it. That Is in the lno of argument habitually
adopted by Southern statesmen. They object to
anything like interference, but they are heart and
soul IN favor of any scheme which tends to improve
the South at the National expense. III the negro
can be educated at the expense of the Government
the South Will consent 10 the improvement, but
when the South undertakes to educate him WIN
club, there must be no interference.
The pnshers of the Bayard movement the
hardest-working men in the Democratic party at
present. They are "heayng' all along the line
from Maine to Texas. They have two parts TO their
prosramme First they mean 10 convert the party
10 hard money by main strength and, second. to
nominate Bayard on a hardmoney platform. This
is a good deal Of job, and its progress will be
watched with interest When the West has been
converted to sound money, and the nomination has
been consented to- then third part will have 10 bo
added II will be necessary to convince the North
of tine wisdom of putting into the Presidential chair
at this critical tine man who is a S0uthemor by
birth and education, and thorough Southern synl-
pathzer on all public questions. If the Solid SOnth
al Dt lf-plt
be a desirable candidate for the party TO nominate.
Congressman Reed, of Maine, is one of the Re-
publican members of the woe-begone Potter Com
mIttee and he talks about CIPHER hunt like man
who comprehends the subject in all of its ramifca-
tions When reporter of ihe Washington Post asked
him what the committee had decided 10 do about
the cphers he replied that the subject bad not been
mentioned in the committee. The Republican mem.
her, had been waiting for the Democrats to decide
what to do The jury wasall empanelled and sworn,
and is ready to determine the case impartally
whenever they submit the evidence. As for the Re-
publicans being afraid of investigation Mr.. Reed
said that was not so. "Weye got no interest III il
except to decide who of the Democratic leaders
ouilty We are not afraid of unpublished dis
patches. II there are any, We want to see them III
ihe Democrats don't decide to ahead pretty soon,
we WILL rhat is The TRIBCSEs attitude. Tho
Repnblicans are waiting to If the Democrats
dare TO touch the question IL they do not, and have
confessed as much sufficiently by their wriggling,
then il will be time enough for the Republicans TO
decide whether TO continue the slaughter or not.