New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-30
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Paper-Collar League would be good name
for it.
The Reputation League can be beaten by an
Honest Mems League.
General Butler was sent to Congress to amuse the
country, not to ruin it.
The country can stand subsidies better than Il
can stand reputation. The House chose the greater
of two evils.
II is time for honest folks to realize that they cam
not defeat demagogues by making faces or shaking
fists at them.
One solitary Congressman in tho whole solid
South voted against reputation. Who talks about
maligning the South nowi
It is hardly worth while to 60 back as far as 1912
to hunt up an occasion for censurng Massachusetts
She elected Butler in 1876
The noble resolve of General Butler to allow Sec.
rotary Sherman to remain in Office because there is
chance of his conversion to silver, was burst Of
pure magnanimjty Mr.. Shermans gratitude must
be immense.
Thecountry is alarmed by the vote Of the House
on the Matthews resolution, but the railroad lobby
is not disheartened by the ani-slbsidy resolution
IL is evident that the House is still open to conyic-
ton on one OF these subjects.
Senator Barnum is right when he says that moth.
ing can disrupt the Democratic party. Such a
trAng thing as reputation will not trouble il a
bit. The Eastern brother will protest mildly, but
he will stay in the party.
The New-York and Philadelphia Custom Houses
are both to be worried again with reduction Of
force" 1t takes wonderful amount Of drilling to
get clean through the subsoil Of q Custom House
and strike the ultimate hard-pah OF business
basis"
Until some of the leading officials in the New-0r-
leans Custom House can be bailed out of Jail, or
rbo b.x ha
10 return there seems to be no one left who is
petent to collect the revenue at that port of entry
Civil Service reform has been raging with great ylo
lenco in New Orleans ever since March 4, 1877.
lisa great misfortune to any New-York Con.
gresham TO have been unable to have his vote re-
corded on the silver resolution in the House. on
Monday. There were four of them who had this ill-
uck,-Messrs, Townsend. Bliss. Camp, and Bene;;
dict. They deserve general cOmmiseration and
everybody will hope that their names will be called
loud and long, the next time.
Patterson is liable to remain an imprisoned in.
valid in Washington if tho latest report about his
case is true. The cruel rumor is circulating that
Governor Hampton has forwarded acquisitions for
his arrest to the Governors of Maryland, Delaware.
and Ohio the States through which the Senator
would pass pay his promised visit u simon Came;
ron in Pennsylvania. This ungrateful action will
have tendency to preciptate fresh series Of re-
apses and to stimulate to fresh fortunes that perth
naci0uS vertigo.
Ex-Governor Howard, of Rhode Island, was so de-
lighted with Senator Lamars speech that he sent
communication to The Providence Journal, warmly
and Justly prasing the effort, and expressing hope
that the manly stand of Hill and Lamar might fore
shadow the swiftly coming time when the phrase
"a solid South will bear new and more honorable
signfcance.' Every patriotic man would rejoice to
discover substantial grounds Tor such hope, but
the vote in the House on Monday does not furnish
any encouragement Still. 1t remains trre that the
votes of Lamar and Hill IN the Senate are of inca.
culabe value at this time, and may prove to be the
salvation of the National honor. They represent no
one but themselves. however as the SOLID South Is
overwhelmingly against them.
Secretary Eyarts is charged with fondness for
chilling the exuberant hopes of the casual office
seeker with ironical observations. When sanguins
applicant for consulate visited him. the other day,
for final answer the Secretary looked over the list
of indorsers which contained the names of all the
eminent Republicans of Illinois, and, fixing his eye
upon the victim, remarked: "WEy do you seek
consulatei II seems to me that, from your promi-
nence you would do the Republican party more
good by remaining in Illinois, The observation
permanently discouraged the applicant and it may
serve another pun pose also. There have been sew.
efal appointments to consulates and other Offices
which nobody has been able to understand. Per-
haps the Secretary sent the applicants out Of the
country because the Republican party would be tho
bett, for their absence.
There are no limits to the assurance of the silver
advocate. lie has the utmost confidence in his
ability to solve any monetary problem under the
sun. Wien some one asked silver Congressman,
the other day, what this country would do when IL
found itself on different financial basis from other
leading nations OF tho world, he replied promptly:
"As quick as we get through this legislation we
will make everything right by arranging for Con.
gress of nations to adjnst the incident commercial
relations of the coinage business There is no
diiidence about that. The dema gogue is SO ela'ed
with his apparent success over his own country
that he hestates not q moment in taking up the
task of conquering the rest of the world 1t is too
much to hope that such a man will see that he Is
simply taking precautions for safety after the
catastrophe is over 1t is good deal to get from
him an admission that it will be a serious thing
Far this country to cut itself oft from the rest OF
the world in financial transactions by adopting
silver standard