New-York tribune., 1878-10-14

during the next three weeks. Wherever they ra
audiences will be asking them to explain the mean
ing OF half Glasgow Edinburgh Copenhagen
In the vote-buyers' lexicon, Russia meant Tilden
and Petersburg, its capital. was deposited. Bus
Denmark meant Pelton, and Copent agen mean,
cash payment. Thus there fair division oi
labor,
Congressman FinIey's Ohio friends say his reslec.
tion vindicates the Potter inquiry because he was
one Of its authors Perhaps 1t does. but Mr. Potter
would be q good deal happier If the yndIeatne
were done by his own reelection.
IL has taken MIR. TIlden. Mir. Marble, Mr.. Pelton
Mr.. Woolley and Mr.. Hayemeyer six whole days, and
yet they have not produc d a single libel SUIT
These men do not know whether they have been
llbelled until they hear all the evidence your
HONOR
Mr. Hendricks has declined to give his views on
the Indiana election, or any other political sub
ject at present agtating the public mind. That is
disappointment, for the public would like to Know
whether or not Mr. Hendricks is glad he lived a good
distance IRON No. 10 Gramercy Park in the Fall Of
1876.
Secretary McCrary is jubant over the Ohio vic
tory. He says If in the very agOnies of resump
tiOn, 1t were, Ohio be carried against its post
Donement, it foreshadows that the party which adj.
vocates honest money is to be popular with the great
masses of the people," TINS Is precisely the thing
which makes the cipher Democracy so despOndent
now.
Senator Mcdonald, of Indiana. is sure the result
in that State places Hendricks foremost among the
Democratic candidates for the Presidency in 1880
because it shows Indiana to be the "Only reliable
Democratic State in the Northwest" He thinks
Hendricks is not so extreme on the financial ques-
ton at present as the Eastern Democrats are, since
his platform Is National currency convertible into
com. which shows simply that Hendricks has re-
Sumed his straddle.
The curious claim is made that the Presidential
chances Of Hendricks have been improved by the
October elections. 1t is argued that Thumans
overthrow will help him, and that Tilden's ruin
Will give 1ammaDy a free field TO help him in New
York This isa superficial view of the situation
\ The Ohio re nit means that no soft-money man will
be the candidate of either party in 1880. IL is
therefore, as fatal to Hendricks as to Thurman.
As for the aid of Tammany, when the November
elections are over 1t is doubtful II Tanlmany wl
feel like aiding anybody for some time to come.
The Ohio election seems to have had distressing
effect upon the genial Mr.. Watterson. He rails at
the "Greenback idiots for aiding the Republicans
to defeat the Democrats and says the result will be
Grant aud plenty of hard money" in 1880. As
for the South he says. it ought TO in this two
things: "Ihe North is not ready to repudate the
National debt and the country is not going to the
devil" This is tantamomt to a declaration that
the devil is not to be loOsed but is to be tied mp
again, and is, therefore, refreshing news. Now that
Mr.. Watterson has disposed of this danger won't he
incline his to the cipher chorus aud tell us what
be thinks Of thatf
Secretary Thompson is pretty vigorous Grant
man, if he is correctly reported by fke Pittsburgh
Commercial Gazette. He is credited with saying that
if the Republicans were to nominate candidate for
President tomorrow, General Grant would be tue
man. He thinks Grant wOuld abe stronger in the
South than any other man. and would carry South
Carolina. Louisiana and Mississippi. as well as the
Solid North. Still 1t IL long look ahead, he
adds and there is no telling what the future may
unfold, which remark the sOundest one in the
whole conversation.
Ben HIPS remarkable fraud" letter has re-
vived an old story concerning an interview be
tween President Hayes and Hannibal Hamln,
year aud q half ago. AS Washington correspond
ent of The Clere!dRd Leader tells it, Mr. Hamln called
at the White House before leaving for his home at
the close of the special session of the Senate which
met at the time of the Inauguration of the President
He told the President he had called from sense
of duty, which he hoped would not be considered an
impertneuce He had been in Congress TO see the mis-
takes vf eight Presidents and he wished 10 warn him
against the danger of trusting the promises of South
ern Democrats. "They Will hattcr yOu and court
YOU" he added, $50 long as you are of any use TO
Them but when they have got what they
want they will kick and malign you, They are an
mgrateiul, hypOcrtical set of rascals and l hope
you will have nothing 10 do with them" Ihe
President thanked the venerable Senator Tor his kind
ness but replied that he was sure ne was III niStaker
and Lamar, and others, aud respected them very
highly 80 hear" burst out tue old gentleman,
land III be blanked If it is any credit to you"
Perhaps Mr.. Hills letter will show the President
that experience Is after all pretty good guide La
politics