New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

Perhaps Mr. Tilden would be willing to "condone
fraud' now.
The agents ofreform by fraud did not fail because
of any lack of Internal activity.
There is a rumor that Tilden's pedometer had to
be iced after no had read yesterdays TRIBUNE.
A correspondents wishes to know if Mr. Tilden IS
still running for the Presidency. Yes; with pedO-
meter.
Nephew Pelton doesn't attach himself to a pedO-
meter. Instead Of keeping an official record of his
tracks, he prefers to cover them up.
Ii must have been a great surprise to Governor
Grover when he discovered that FELTON, in New-York.
knew more about the Oregon vote than he did in
Oregon.
The Democratic moralists are liable to be more
deeply impressed than ever before with the afro
cious CRIME Of publishing private dispatches. Yet
they believe in reform by exposure.
Perhaps the Democratic editors, who have been so
sure that there was nothing more crooked in the
cipher dispatches than there was in the quadrupex
dispatch Mr. OttendOrfer signed will hasten to pub
sh and explain the Oregon correspondence, but the
chances are against IL.
Nephew Pelton was undoubtedly most nds-
Greet AGENT whose zeal sometimes carried him be-
yond the bounds of morality which ought to hedge
about all true reform, yet even Nephew PeltOn
would not have promised bride of $4,000 without
"A -
honor tho draft He knew the difference between
rafting for the Presidency and buying 1t.
1t is clear enough that Presidential nomination
occupies more space in Buffers eye than the Cover
norship Of Massachusetts, Heis announced to speak
for the Greenback cause in Pennsylvania well as
Indiana and is not unlikely to include other States
in his trip. Four cities IN Pennsylvania will be
blessed with his presence-Pittsburg and Oil City
among them. OF course if he were only running
for Governor he would not spread himself over so
much territory, especially as he has hopeless
fight before him at home. Yet his chances for be-
coming Governor of Massachusetts are 800 per cent
better than his chances for the White House.
The Republicans Of Pittsburg propose to open
their campaign in an unusually brilliant manner.
The coming meeting of the Union League of
America in that city will bring together such
speakers as Blaine, Grow Hoyt and Gorham. and
the occasion will be improved as ''send-of' for
the Republican canvass. No single speech ever did
so much good as the first OF Mr. Grow in the
Pennsylvania campaign. 1t literally pitched the
keynote for the party, and the contest is now on
the direct issue of honest against dishonest money
SO far rs united action on the Republican side can
make il 80. The Democratic candidate for Gov
ernOr treats the financial question with extreme
caution but the chanees strong that he will be
forced ntO defence OF iTredeemable money before
the campaign u much farther advanced. The Pitts
burg demonstration is likely TO give him shove
that way.
Senator Blaine encountered a choice specimen of
the bumptlOus Western interviewer in Chicago, and
the result Is q conversation which bears uDmistak-
able marks Of doctoring." There are many things
in the published report which he might have SAID.
and many moro which everybody can see at a
glance he could not have said Some of the more
probable remarks attributed to him are these /:
Grant would undoubtedly be very strong can
didate. His party will need such o one. Still,
think the East will be FESTIVE under continued
neglect in the matter of the Presidency. All the
Presidents for the last twenty years have from
the West. Its nonsense to suppose the only good
Presidential timber is that which grows yOnr
Western prairies. 1t may DO the Republican party
will find itself in condition that will oblige it to
accept General Grant rs the most popular man. L
haven't the least doubt. myself, that if the cOnyen-
ton were to be held tomorrow, General Grant
would be the man. The feeling now is very strong
in his favor L would favor his nomination. l
have noticed a resurrection of old party leaders,
but what of thati They made victory before why
should they not aGainp The best thing in the CON
versatlOn is this opinion of Butler: my own Opn-
ion of Butler, founded upon some years Of observa-
ton is that he is lamentably successful cross be-
tween the fox and the hog" There will DO music
when Butler hears that.