New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

The defenders of the Nations honor have at last
found speech in Congress.
The Democratic party Is solemn with the awful
suspicion that Mr.. Tden is about to foreclosc on it
| The Widow Oliver would find an appropriate vent
for her extra zeal by joining the woman suffrage
movement.
A detachment OF Fernando Woods investigating
brigade should be deployed to see If there is any.
thing left of Montgomery Blair.
Uncle Dick Bishop had his portrait life size, hung
in an arch at his inauguration. His message Seems
to have been more striking likeness, though.
Mr.. Manton Marble is entitled to hearing
He is accused by one of the Florida canvassen
of an effort at bribery Speak up, Mr. Marble speak
up You shall be heard--if you wish.
The unexpected vote for General Garfield 10 tho
Ohio Legislature troubles the silver agitator'. They
say it was due to persistent lobbying" Perhaps
So but the vote the other side might Just as cor.
rectly be said to be due to persistent lying.
There is nothing like the hunger of "reformcr.,
If the Democratic Congressman are forced to hold
a caucus to dispose of tho patronage at the command
of House dOorkeepcr. what will happen il the
party become possessed of the Government
Senator Blaine declines to venture on prediction
concerning the future of political parties. He Is
credited with saying that his observations during
his recent trip convinced him that the Republican
party throughout the country is intact and that tho
antagonism between the President and the Senate
did not extend TO the ranks OF the party. There
| be no doubt of the s0undness of this view.
| General b. +. Butler appears now as bank bull.
Gozer According TO "a correspondent of The Cincin.
natl Enquirer he threatens the National banks with
determination if they persist in their conspiracy
TO control the currency and finances of the country
They are the creatures of Congressional legisla.
tom and il they set themselves up against their
creator" they sill provoke storm which will
| sweep them ont of existence" The Enquirer thinks
this threat is worthy the serious consideration VI
the schemng Shylocks." 1t doesn't seem to be much
! of shower.
| Professor j. L. Dman. of Brown University, deliy.
cred an address at the dedication Of new public
| library building at Bristol, X. l., recently and
| among many other valuable observations, made this
appropriate reference to tie absorbing question
| agitatng the country Il cannot forget that this
| library is largely for young men, AMI for Young
men, in this age and especially in this country
| know of nothing more important than to be well
grounded in all that relates TO the duties Of tho
citizen When we call TO mind, not simply tie glar.
! ing corraptions that have come to peryade 0nr
political life, but the atrociOus and demorazing
sentiments that are daily enunclated, the triiiing
| with the public honor. the gross ignorance that
pcryades large classes of the community respecting
| the simplest principles of finance, the unbIushlng
defiance OF justice anu IL sttIo tudt
sound political education Is low the crying need OF
| the American people, an education such as shall
render it impossible for them to be hoodwlnked by
designing kuayeS, an education such as shall lead
them to blast with scOrn the first suggestion of any
legislation likely to tarnish the National fame"
| Judge Samuel b. McLin former member of tho
Florida Board of Canyassers, has returned TO Wash
! ington good deal rritatcd because the Senate de-
clined to confirm his appointment to New-Mexico.
A reporter of The Post sought him out with the evil
dent belief that in his soreness he might dyulge
stirring Democratic sensation The belief was not
grOundess for the sensation came but il was not AZ
| the expense of the Republican party. When asked
| Ii nc nau p,vn rromisod anything for helping
count IN" Florida for Hayes he said no, but imme
diatey added that he did have an offer from tho
other side. Pressed to explain, he added: "Yes,
| one of the Democrats who came down TO Florida for
Tildens side came out to my house and said TO
We've got all the returns and know for a certainty
that Tden's elected. Now you've got the making
of a President in your hands, l disclaimed any
thing Of the kind but he kept insisting. He said:
We know there's one member OF the board that you
control. He'll vote any way you do. Now, II you'll
rise above party and vote TO give the STATE to Iiden
there's nothing within the power of the Democracy
| that you shan't have That was Mr.. Manton Mar.
| BILE himself. told him that wouldn't sell myself
for a million dollars that Ia die poor man iirst,
and he said Yon needn't die poor. II you'll just
give the State to Tilden the Democratic party will
make you rich. It's great party. and knows how
to reward Its friends. II VIII provide for you for
hfc.' | told him would count the vote according
TO what | believed to be right That's the only
offer anything of that sort that made TO
me- 1t was just the night before the count COM
meuced" There seems to be n chance here for a few
remarks from Mr.. Marble. This could not have
been the "portentouS event" he referred To recently
forecrdaining" the denomination of Tilden.