New-York tribune., 1878-10-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

For once General Banks's proverbial luck has
deserted him.
What lonesome country this would be without
the annual political rumpus in Ohlol
Hosea Bgow must have had Governor Rice IN
mind when he wrote: By tune. do like man
what amt afeerd."
If the Liberty Street Bureau were in operation
now It could manufacture a Democratic majority in
Colorado until after the October elections.
The Democrats who relied upon those back coun-
ties in Colorado to overcome that Republican ma
jorty have had their hopes Tudely shattered.
Republicanism means the same thing on tho
Western praIries as the Atlantic seaOOard Ii Is
a pity as much cannot be SAID of Democracy.
What! not word from Woolleyi Forty-eight
hours and not a wordf Does Mr.. Marbles bright
sunlight of publicity strike Mr.. WoOlley dumb Or
is he trying to recollect who it that - drew
twenty-seven for Fox" about December 3, 1851
On the whole. an Ark of the Covenant that is used
exclusively to keep Marble, COyle Woolley ~ Co.
from the rude gaze OF a censorlOus world, must be
Gueer kind of ark altogether. On perhaps there was
a queer kind of covenant inside.
1t was Ihe Washington Post, it seems. which mado
the great discovery about General Butler and the
CIPHER dispatches. The Post ought now To overhaul
the files and see how beautifully THE TRIBUNE'S
support of General Butler for the Governorsnip OF
Massachusetts, fits In with It's story. IL Is tempting
field for journalistic enterprise.
Massachusetts papers report Thurman and Yoor-
hees as coming to that State to and Butler IN hls
canvass No one will doubt the report IN regard tO
VOORHEES,. but even Mr.. Thurman's political Oppo-
ncnts will be unwilling to believe that he has how
cred himself 50 far to stand upon me same pat
form with the Massachusetts, demaSOgue'
The Ietter-carriers in Massachusetts are having
hard time of it looking up the residences OF tloso
~ 7s4 sgners 10 the Butler petition. The General
agreed TO send every sgner copy OF aGreenbacA
naper and now the post offices are heaped WIN the
ppncalied-for rubbish. OF the names SAID To nave
been procured in Boston Highlands, 800 turn out To
be bogus.
The Erpress has now discovered that General
Roger A. Pryor ought to be sent to Congress -
that IS doubtless another entry on John Kelly
slate. Well, Roger A. Pryor has been there before
and there is no reason why he same party shouid
not send him back. lie Is tar above thtlI aNeIase-
even if he did fight for their principles during
the war;
There is n pretty strong suspicion in the public
mind that Democratic victory in Ohio aud Indiana
is not very ardenty desired in Gramercy Park
defaat in Ohio would trip up Mr.. Thurman IN ms
race for the nomination in 1880 and Ike circum-
stouce in Indiana would cool the arior OF Mr..
Hendric kiss admirers. rms w2n.H tuln ti,e a''Gh- IN
tiou of the Democracy 10 Ar. Iilden agun as mo
only candidate with whom they could expect suo-
cess. Mr. Tlldeu sees ths and is lying low.
careful summng-up of the prospects in the OHIO
Congressional Districts is given in dispatch 10
The cincinnati Commercial from Columbus. Ohio. lt
claims to be made up from a comparison Of notes of
the best informed men in different parts of tho
State, and is as follows Sure Repubhcan-lld.
IVth XIIth, NVIIth, XNlllth, NlNth, and AAth-1.
Sure DcmOcratic-lIId, Win. Win, With. MYTH,
and XVth--6. Probable Rcpubica-Nll!h lAth,
and XIl!th-3. Probable Democatlc-Aih aud
XNIth-2. Doubtiu-lSt and Alth-2
The hideous turp,tude of THE TRIBUNE, in getting
certain dispatches OF public Importance by methods
which il has not stated, appears to some persons
who are close to the Shechinah. aud not wholly dis
connected with the coparceny, to be decidedly tho
first and only thing deserving condemnation Mean
willis there are some plain people who prefer tn
know what Mr.. lilden and the other persons iu ~"
Ark of the Covenant were really dOng-Snc" they
anpear So anxions tC blast rnE TRIBUNE for pIi4hs
up the lid OF the Ark aforesaid.
Ex-senator Carpenters friends in the Milwaukee.
Wis., district have been urging hIm Ia acrep nom
nation for Congress from that district, ahd post
| pone his Senatorial aspirations for iva years lh'
district Is strongly Democratic. but the eah'iua"