New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-07
POLITICAL NOTES.


Providence alone can save the country Iron tue
laws of this Congress.
There are signs that the popular yearning Tor
reform legislation Is about satisfied.
The announcement comes from Washington that
i--;-.ye tjoY j. aS serene as ever. Ii holds
clear monopoly IN that line.
One bright hope for the future is the certainty that
this Republic will never again be at the mercy OF
worse lot of statesmen than the present Congress.
Packard is said to have given up hope of being
appointed Collector of New-Oreans. Meantime the
President il in diligent search for man to put Ill
there vino Will please every body.
The Senate Finance Committee has disregarded
the influence Of the mighty Voorhees,, and has de-
cded to take no action on the resumption repeal
bill till the effect of the Silver Act be ascer
tanned. voorhees, has wasted some wind, but he
won't miss II.
The term Of the Toledo Postmaster expires to-day,
and the tea pot will begin sputter again with the
old fury The friends of Mr.. Reed, the man whose
name is awaiting confirmation for the place in the
senate Committee, said TO feel sure OF his sue
cess now.
If Governor Nichols is to pardon Anderson lie
must do it to-day in order to have the deed effective
The pardon will not be of any force unless it Is rat
flied by the State Senate. and the Louisiana Legis-
loture adiourns tonight. The chances in favor of
pardon are not al all bright. The Governor IS
clearly afraid OF offending the Bourbon wing OF his
party, prrferrlng reelection TO the barren credit
of performing an act of justice
The Greenback party has developed surprising
strength in Maine At the recent local elections Its
candidates carried several towns, and defeated an
election in many others. As in Newiork, the
party is the refuge Of all the dissatisfied voters in
the State They are not particular about having
more greenbacks as they are about securing better
times. AS the old parties have tailed TO give them
what they want, they are trying their luck with a
new one
Because the passage of the Silver Bill has had no
considerable effect upon the price of gold and Gov
crnment bonds, the silver editor is declaring that
the prophets of coming disgrace and disaster were
either mistaken or wilfully malicious. 1t is notice
able, however, that the same editor is cautious
about alludng to the process OF rounding the
bonds which the silver agitation arrested. tie has
nothing to say about the annual loss of 1000 900
10 the country by that operation alone. II none of
the OF her predicted evils follow will rejoice
more at the failure of his prediction than the
prophet himself. IL is too soon yet TO say whether
he has been mistaken Or not.
Doorkeeper Polk is a specimen " reformer.' Be-
ing badgercd beyond endurance by an army of hun
CRY Democrats, who wanted chance to loaf at the
expense of the Government, he gave them places on
the House force, at expense of $500, and
trusted to the good fellowship of the Committee on
Accounts to allow the extra Appropriation and say
nothing about It. But somebody has objected to
this generous way of doing business. and Polk is in
trouble. All such disagreeable disclosures as this
cratic asCendency The salaries of army and navy
officers and of postal clerks will be cut down with
our mercy but the hungry Democrat will have his
pap if it. "mpties the Treasury.