New-York tribune., 1878-10-01
POLITICAL NOTES.

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year politically has gone to the rear.
The Nebraska Democrats were determined 70 -.
up with the Greenback procession if they perishss
In the attempt.
Ohio is maintaining her reputation of Ia yInemo,.
politics TO the square inch than any other gtate :
the Union She has bristied with oratory for vecs
past, and will for week to come.
The probabilities favor the denomination of Gen.
eral Banks in the Vth Massachusetts, District He
is picking up strength quite unexpectedly, having
secured majority of the delegates elected SO far
His majority in the convention will not be large
however.
Ex-Doorkeeper Fitzhughs guarded statement
that he did not authorize the report that he pos
sessed facts damaging to the reputation Of soma
members of the XLIYth Congress will serve in
a measure 20 relieve the minds OF statesmen who
served in that memorable body.
Colorado has the opportunity to-day Of putting
stamp upon the most barefaced act of fraud that
has disgraced American politics. The act Of the
House of Representatives in unseating Bellord who
was elected TO Congress from that State, and seat
ing Patterson. should result in majority for the
former which will bury his opponent tor all time to
come.
Colonel Vest, Missouri Democrat, and a candi.
date for the United States Senatorship has had
enough of fat money In a recent speech he Rays
this as an illustration of his experience with that
sort of money "Afler the late unpleasantness |
had to nav Sl6,9S0 of Confederate money for
horse and it was the meanest horse ever saw
Naturally he wants no more money OF that KIND
The most remarkable resurrection witnessed ia
the Democratic party during the present generation
is that of Mr.. Spriggs, who has just been nominated
for Congress in the Oneida district. After his men,
orable blunder two years ago, when he led the
Democratic State Convention to believe that Mr.
Seymour would accept the nomination for Governor,
he was pronounced dead anyhow" and y every
wayD in the Democratic party. HIS resurrection
will mpart new courage to several statesmen OF that
party whose blunders have caused them TO retire TO
private llte
The canvass in Hamilton County, Ohio, looks
more and more promising for the Republicans. The
indications point TO large detection of the Irish
vote from Sayler, the Democratic candidate fOr
Congress in the Ist District. To Offset it desper
ate effort is being made to win over the cOlOFed
vote The lid District is also in bad way for the
Democracy The prospect of fair election in Gin
cinnati has given the Republicans confidence.
The Commercial has made a careful canvass of the
city and the suburban town. and this is the cOnciu
sion IL reaches II is some years since the outlook
has been so promising for the Republicans OF Ham
iltOn County. It rests entirely with themselves
whether they elect the greater porton If not ALL OF
their ticket on the 9Th of October, and send repre-
sentatives of honest money to Congress from the
Ist and lid Districts"
Senator Mcdonald holds queer views on the money
question for a representative of a party so fnan-
cially crazy as the Indiana Democracy. When IN
Chicago recently he said that he was not soft
money man, adding: Gan the fat money busi-
ness has grown out of the hard times. and as the
times improve, the soft-money mania viii disappear
People in general don't want a deprecated cur
renew Agricultursts don't want it, business men
don't want it, and it won't find lasting favor any
! where Bnt the condition of the public mind Just
now on the financial question is very much like that
of n patient with chronic disease. He is willing
TO take any patent nostrums that promise MN re-
lief So with the people on the soft-Inoney tbeoIy'
They think that anything which will give them re-
lief from the imDecnnlOslty they nave Ieit LOT 70
long mnst be goodD People would have httle
rnSa reSnect for the Senator's opinions If he were
not striving so energetically 10 elect Democratc
Legislature that is certain to return voorhees, TO the
Senate.
A reporter of The Boston Herald has been gather
ing some "ruadside politics. for that paper. In
other words he has interviewed number OF labor
ing men in country towns on the political SITUATION.
He came across one rustic philosopher who wanted
N know if Butler would lift the mortgages con-
traeted IN prosperous times promising to vote for
INN If he would pay off these unpleasant encum-
brances. A granger showed that he had grasped the
financial question exactly. He said: " don't want
any of Buffers greenback imitation money. When
7 leave home to sell my wood want TO know that
nv SO so a cord is going to be wuth S6 90 In gold
at the place sell it, don't II To have dollar
iumpir, up an, down is as bad 'twOuld be to have
eight feet make cord in Stirling and ten feet make
a cord in Ierminister. How could sell wood with
a measure that was lepgthingin' out or shuttm 10
every hour! HeyY farmer when asked ifhe was
poinp 10 vote for Butler, replied: When the devil
oets nm with tear in his eye and tells you that he
is going TO retOrm' everything YOU don't believe
him do youp An Irishman remarked; Iheyrc
teln' round as how ould Spooney Butler y agoiln,
He'd better pay his laborIn min IN the mills daGint
iyin' wages" If the talks given are samples OF the
opinions held by the country people, Butter WIZ ma
himself weak where he expected to be strong
The struggle for the control of the XLYIth Con-
oress and the activity of the Greenback-Labor
party add largely to the Importance and interest of
the October elections this year. Colorado leads of
to-day and will elect State officers, Congressman
and members of the Legislature. The new Leglsla-
ture will elect successor to United states Senator
CbafTee Rep.l The State is now represented IN the
House by Thomas NJ. Patterson (Dem.l, who was
gwen the seat to which Mr.. Belford tRepl was
elected The Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and West Virginia
elections will be held next Tuesday, when forty
five Congressman will be chosen. West Virginia
will elect three Congressman only, but the other
States will elect State officers as well as Congress
men. In Indiana, which is now represented by
nine Republicans and four Democrats, the Repub-
Kcans arc lighting hard and are hopeful OF good re-
suits. new Legislature will be elected this year,
and upon it will deVOlve the duty OF choosing q
successor to Senator Voorhees,. There are three
State and Congressional tickets in the held-the Re
publican Democratic and observation-disclosures. In Iowa
the Republicans expect to return nine CongreSSmen
In two Districts-the Ist and YIlth-the Demo
CRITIC and Greenback parties have united. In OHIO
the contest is very close in many districts. the Re-
nnhliean Democratic Greenbaek. and Prohibition