New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-23
POLITICAL NOTES.

That yacht Of General Buffers. Does it represent
Capital or Enterprise
Why tins uuhOy JOY on the part of the public
whenever Butler is sat upon =
Unless the Potter Committee develops a fresh
lnnatc 10 day, the work will close without a
" startling development"
No Independent candidate for Congress has APP
peared yet in the South who promises to oppose
Southern claims.
IL looks as il the principal Issue in Ohio were to
be rot the Ohio idea,' but Senator Humans at
tempt 20 straddle II.
Mr.. Marble still hangs on 20 the ark and shechi-
nah, but SAYS never word about those dispatches.
A brief card from Mr.. Hewitt might arouse him.
Senator Harris, of Tennessee SAYS if Judge Key
runs as an IndC pendent candidate for Governor of
that State he will be defeated by 900 majority.
Tbis implics that Old Line Wings and other grave
yard citizens will net be permitted TO vote.
There is a Republican bot in the Hid Vermont
District. but 1t Is not hEaIy to amount to much.
The leader of 1t Is aSprant for Congress, who was
fairly defeated in the Republican nominating con-
venton, and who gave his pledge to support the
successful candidate. He has broken his promise,
and has organized a combination of GreeubackerS
aud sore-headcd Republicans who have nominated
him. His chances tor doing serious mischief
small the Republican majority IN the district Is
over G,000, and the Republican candidate General
GrOut, is a worthy and popular man.
General Butler was so anxious to get q rap at
Major Burke, on Wednesday, that he forgot how he
was exposing himself. When he was questioning
the Major about his services in Washington as the
counsel of the State of louisiana the latter started
tn mention the newspapers, and then stopped with
the remark that he believed the General did not
care to bear what they said. "Oh yes | do" ex-
claimed Butler " whom they accuse me of being
faithful tony clients do care.' Doesnt 1t strike
the General that when man Is sent 10 Congress by
tho Republican party TO represent its interests and
i'm the middle OF his term leaves that party and de
votes all his time and energies 10 its injury. he is
open Ia the charge of being 'unfalthful TO his
clients"
Senator ThuTman's friends are so elated with his
success in harnonIzng the Ohio Democracy in his
favor that they going to work TO secure his noml
nation for the Presidency with enthusiastic boasts OF
an easy victory. They say they have word from
North Carolina assuring them of the mdoubtsd
support Of that State, aud they think the other
Southern States will follow suit. If they would
stop boasting and read a few Southern journals,
they would see their mistake quickly enough. In
South Carolina Virginia and Georgia, his "OhiO
idea y speech is openly condemned and the leading
journals of those States, which are the ableSt In the
south declare that ho has nJnred ms PRESIDENTIAL
chances by making il. Put this opposition by the
side of the solid opposition of the Middle States
and even Thurman himself can see that his ambl-
ton has obstacles WlCh DOasllng alone VIII NOT pe
able to remove.
Ex-Secretary Boutwell, is doing good service in
Maine. When discussing the financial question: in
his speeehes for the Republican ticket he allows
any one in the audience to ask him questions. A
Greenbaeker improved thus opportunity at Saccar-
appa the other day. and learned good deal moro
than he ever knew before. Mr.. Boutwell, asked
what the greenbacks, which their advocates de
mand should be redeemed in The Greenbacker
said, Redeem them like gold and silver" Which
is not at ALL" responded Mr. Boutwell, In no place
on this earth is a man bound TO redeem gold
or silver dollar. They represent their own value"
Then the Greenbacker asked to be told tie differ
ence between gold and paper dollar, and he was
silenced permanently by this answer: Gold and
SILVER are money because they have money in them
and there IL limit 10 the supply, andt0 the labor IL
costs To produce them. With the 100000 printing
presses I'm the country there is limit To the supply
of paper currency The effect of such an increase OF
currency will work on no class as bad as the poor
man. The rich mon Will invest their money care
fully and not Keep it. but the laboreIs wages viii
grow less and less. Labor advances last and talis
first No more fraudulent scheme TO rob the poor
man can be thought Of"
There has been an animated discussion in Georgia
for several months past concerning who was en-
titled to the honor Of 'redeeming the State from
Repubhcan rule" Ben Hill claimed that conven-
ton which no controlled did 1t. and Alexander
Stephens declared that resolutions OF his were
the moving causes. Now comes General T0ombs, and
settles the controversy by the frank admission that
intimidation and bribery are entitled to all the