New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-09
POLITICAL NOTES.

A forged Sherman letter is too light to balance a
barrel full of cipher dispatches.
Suppose Governor Hayes had had a wicked
nephew. wouldn't that have aggravated the fraud
yelngf
The vote in Maine to-day will be of great import
ance in deciding the future Of the Greenback party
and its power for mischief.
Kcarney damages the honest wOrkingman every
time he speaks by chilling popular sympathy with
the burdens and hardshps of the aborng classes.
The Minnesota Democrats resolve that the pend
ing investigation of 'fraud" is proper They don't
specify which one, but The TRIBUNE accepts its
approval as an encouragement 70 continue IN It's
good work.
Colonel John G.. Thompson has turned up in
Washington loaded to the muzzle as usual with
confidence He thinks the Democrats will carry
Ohio and elect twelve or thirteen Congressman. 1t
is a wonder be didn't claim fifteen.
Butler has opened his campaign in the same old
way He has seen to it that the first primary cleo
ton for delegates to She Democratic convention
should be held in Lowell whore he is strongest, and
has had IL teegraphed over the country that the del
egatiOn is largely in his favor. Nobody who know
anything about 1t expected anything else
The remarkable assertion is made by The flashing
tom Post that Secretary Sherman could have OBJ
tanned tho alleged letter which the Potter Commit
tee has for SIC, 000 its equivalent in patronage,
but he declined to make the purchase. Perhaps The
Post considers this n confession OF guilt on Mr..
a confession on the part of Mr.. Shermans enemies
that there has been an attempt at blackmail which
did not succeed
Register Scofeld has left Washington to take part
in the Republican canvass in Pennsylvania, though
he expects to make no speeches from the stump. He
has few practical thoughts for his felOw-cttizens
which he wishes to express in quiet way. He says
he has had wide correspondence with the party
leaders and cannot reeollect a time when the Re-
publican party in the State was in better trim for
victory than it is now. Congressman Campbell, OF
the Bedford District. seems to share this sanguine
vew for he says the strength OF the National move
ment has been greatly Overestimated and that he is
sure II Is waning
1t has been discovered by the Democratic leaders
Of Michigan, and boldly asserted in their address,
that "by characteristic cunning the Republicans
have sought to make the financial question the main
ISSUE" in order to - draw public attention from
their shameful record of thievery and corrupt bar
gaiuing.b This is rather cool. Who has kept up
the financial agitation for the past five years except
the Democrats And who IS responsible for IL now,
when the problem presumption y virtually solved,
except the DemOcratsf As for the thieyery and
corrupt bargaining" the Michigan, Democrats
should refresh themselves by perusal of the OPEN
ing instruments of cipher dispatch serial which is
now appearing in the columns Of THE TRIBUNE
General Butler in his campaign speeches makes 1t
point 10 allude with feeling to the trials Of those
grand old men, the original Abotionists, who
sided for human liberty" People have not yet for
gotten that in the days when Abohtlonists were
Original and under fiery persecution, General
Butler was a vigorous leader in the ranks of the
party which mobbed and hanged them, and that hC
was an energetic alder and abettor Of that eminent
"sider for human liberty" Mr.. Jefferson Davis, il
his efforts TO secure the seat which wa
won by Abraham Lincoln. Butler maSqueradinl