New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

Will Douglas be taxed as whskey in b Z
1t is an insult to the Daddes to call it their dollar
II the Dollar of the Fathers looked like this no
wonder il wouldn't circulate.
Paving lO2 cents for a 9O-cent dollar illustrates
the beauties of an "optOnal" standard.
1t would seem 10 lie high time that "D0nglas
round HIM drew his cloak y of q dense obscurity.
An alarming spread of the weak-back trouble
among sta esmen Is likely to accompany the growth
of the National party
The Democrats complain of an inability to get ac-
cess to the rebel archives. Be patient, gentlemen.
The archives will get access to you again full as
quickly as you viii care to see them.
There is SAID t. be fresh demand, IN Washington.
for a Presidential message Civil Service reform.
The call probably comes from Mr.. Foster, who wants
something to base his proposed defense upon.
The minority of that New-Jersey Legislative com.
mittee which has been investigating Messrs Kelsey
and Little. and which consists of Major Harris
ought TO remird itself that it is possible to be
disagreeabe without dlsagreeing 50 loud.
Tie announcement is made in behalf Of the Pres.
dent that he did not say as reported, that he found
:he Republican party dead, and is trying to resusc
tate H. Now will competent authority be SO
obging as to inform us what he Is trying 10 10
with 1t!
After three months of studied neglect of the pub
lie business the reform" House quietly votes itself
$50 900 extra for " contingent expenses" The
country would pay double that amount cheerfully
and think il cheap bargain, If the statesmen would
divide 1t up among themselves and 90 home nc once
The Toledo Post Office case has been postponed
another week This will give ample time for the grave
yards of that city to be canvassed, and the names
of the departed affixed to another monster petition
III favor OF side or the other. Every living male
IN the city above the age of two months has signed
already.
Pinchback. who claims that he speaks on r" insde'
authority, says Governor Nichols will not act in
Anderson's case till after the courts are through
with 1t. If he Is not acquitted by them then he VIII
grant pardon, and tell the public why he does So
This is the course which Anderson prefers. but 1t
will not he safe To believe implicitly that the Gov
ernor will carry ont lis part of the reported pro-
gramme TIL he actually does 1t.
Governor Bishop, of Ohio, like all truly great and
successful men, is surrounded by enemies. A mem.
Der OF the Legislature, and what makes the act
more atrocious a Democrat, has introduced bill
making it pententary offence for any person con-
nected with State institutions to buy supplies OF q
firm of which the Governor. or any other state OFF,
GER may be a member. This Is a glarlng attempt 10
undermine the wholesale grocery business of tue
firm of K. NJ. Bishop u Go.
The serenity of the Administration is said to have
been increased by the New Hampshire election. The
President sent his hearty congratulations on the
encouraging result 10 governor IrcScOtt, ana ~
said to have told visitor, on Thursday, that he
thought the party would make important gains this
year, if il continued to follow the course marked
| out by the Administration. The White House arth-
metic seems To be- tho only one which can figure q
gain ont of a Republican majority which has
| fallen from 500 TO 1000 III one year.
| good indication that the new Virginia funding
bill is an honest measure is found in the opposition
| OF the organs of reputation. These journals de-
nounce il of 10 Use whatever, and say, with en-
| tire truth that there can be compromise between
the Readjusters and the Funders, because the only
| thing when will satisfy the former is measure
which VIII let them triumph and let the state re-
cover rs freedom meaning freedom from IFS deots'
| or from portion of them. Anything else, they ac,
clare, is a triumph of the " money-changers. ana Oh
| the ''one-uan power now welded against lno
people III the interest of the money rings" NoIhlns
but deuge of capital letters capable Of relieving
| the mind Of your editorial ReadUuster.
Judge Kelley has broken out i'll reply TO Secretary
| Shermans recent ausion to him, and the letter Is
chiefly remarkable as demonstration that tno
! Judge knows more about the condition OF tno
| Treasury than the Secretary ever dreamed o1
| The part of Mr.. Shermans letter which seems' 10
have reached the tenderest spot his alusion u
the Judges speech a specimen OF the - diairlpes
of such men as Kelley" On this point, the Juuso
| gets in IA neat sde-rap AT Congressman L roster "
saving he requested by Governor Hay 10 :,
| to ONO III 1876 aud Use his "dlatrbes III all y
his ltOsteI'S election. be rest OF the letter WIZ"
it's author more uarm than IL will the Secretary