New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-09
POLITICAL NOTES.
named.

Another "fraud" yoll from Moses seems to be in
order
The Republican party might as well give ND thu
ghost as give up honest money.
The general conclusion is that Butler and Coy
both got the worst Of it in that last squabble.
II is mighty lucky for the Democratic party that
it has only one Doorkeeper to look out for. Two
would capsze 1t.
General Garfield fears Congress will remain in ses.
sion till July at least. The postponement of Fer
nando Woods tariff speech is sufficient to insure
that.
II there Is any head which aches to be coneilated
with club it is that of the Southern COngressmer
who speaks of the United States Army as Your
army"
Ben Hills friends deny that Thurman held aim
back by main strength from answering Senator
Howe; he had no desire 70 answer. That makes The
Senate unanimously of the same opinion.
Buckner's Banking and Currency Committee Is
said to have decided TO recommend that the gooid
dollar be submitted to the "serions consideration"
of the International Silver Conference. After this
who can help rejoicing over the prospect OF the eff
fete" nations refusing TO hold the oOnferencef
Uncle Dick Bishop is philosopher as well as
trustee and Governor. When one OF the party re-
monstIated with him recently concerning the APP
pointnent Of an obnoxious man TO Office. Uncle
Richard retOrted: what Is the matter with him.
know him to he n good man. He has bought gro
ccrcs Of me for ten years, STRIP The Governor was
elected a. q PLAIN business man. and he Is simply
keeping up the character.
The first mention Of n recent famous deDonstra.
ton on the floor Of the House. which las appeared
in the Virginia newspapers, is IN The RichnOnd Dis
Patch 10 this effect: THE Hon. II. b. D0ngas denies
that he was drunk when he violated the rules of the
House, and says that he. has determined to drink no
more during his term mere seems 70 pc some
thing crooked about the two sentences OF tins state
ment Why does the Honorable X. ID. swear on
drinking ii he didn't drink too muchf
The Democrats have two especial causes Of alarm
alout the outcome Of the Fail elections. They ore
afraid of the Nationals in the East aud West and Of
iudepsndent movements in the South. The latter
are sufficiently threatening IN nearly all the South
ern States to induce the Democratic State Commit
tees TO nh their addresses to the faithful with SOL
cmn warnings against them. II the Nationals do
Thorn no more serious injury than these southern
splits are likely 20, they need not worry much Any
SPLIT IN the South will bring forth nothing more nor
less than another variety OF Democrat, Who' "haF
ever his name will be solid every tme'
There are symptoms Of uuhappness among the
silver advocates because the buzzard dollar fails TO
circulate In some sections OF the country speol-
men of the new coin has not been seen yet and tho
nonuace in those localities are unhappy about IT, IL
does not console them a bit to be told that they
would be more unhappy If they were to see one
Secretary Sherman is charged with violating the
suirit of the law in boarding the dollars In the
Treasury % aid resumption, because the bill was
passed for the express purpose Of giving "rc'ieL'
Scs but IL was also passed 20 give rs an optional
Standard and that is what Mr. sherman Is DONG
with il. Anybody can take silver ont OF tho
Treasury as he peases, bY paying gold Tor II. The
trouble isn't with the Secretary, but with the Op-
tionv The clamOr was for Congress 10 make silver
as good ms gold. and Congress has done all Il could
10 accomplish that miracle.