New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-28
POLITICAL NOTES.

Give thanks for THE TRIBUNE, Moses Bless you.
Nephew Pelton takes his turkey among strangers.
1t is sad.
There will be no hilarious festivities at No 10
Cipher Alley to-day.
The country gives thanks for grateful relief from
a ruptured fraud cry.
Be generous. Mr.. Tilden. and slip a Jrumstiek
from your bird into the Ark.
Let us all give thanks that the country was not
" reformed" by the purchase of its highest office.
Get your thanks all in this week, for Congress
meets on Monday, and you will have something else
to do then.
Perhaps Montgomery Blair would consent to sec
tho ticket for 1880 stand TIlden and Blair. Ito
chances are 1t would carry Maryland.
The buzzard dollar advocates say it would get
along all right il it were only given fair play
Which is moro important. to give the dollar OF the
people fair play
Senator Sargent is confident that Kearneyism will
split the Democratic party of California sufficiently
at the next election to give the Republicans three OK
the four congressman. 'Rah for kearney!
There are signs of encouragement among the Dem.
ocratic and assistant Democratic editors who UNDER
took TO boost the retreaiing third term wave back
again. They have discovered that the puDhe
doubts the sincerity of their motives
Congressman Foster puts it correctly when he
fight mon the National banks will be only a
"wrndy one not strong enough to accomplish any
thin0D That is all 10 will be. The gale Will be a
light one, too, for there will be limited supply
OF wind.
Conrressman-elect Young, of Ohio, has been talk
ing with the President about the Southern political
situation, and feels sure that the portion OF the
forthcoming message on that subject will eXholt
backbone enough 10 satisfy all Republican demands.
A h,trs on gar
no end of good.
Ex-Governor Thayer, of Wyoming, says he mas
devoted good deal of time to discovering the opin-
ions of Western Republican politicians. and mas oe-
como convinced that Grant Ia certain Ia be renoml.
mated IN 1880 He finds that Grant - the h i
choice all through the West, the demand peiuB iV'
a strong government.
The politician who hasn't opinion about fresi'
Dental candidates hasn't been found yet. Inc
country is full of men who are able 10 tell precisely
who is going to be nominated. Senator Kirkwood'
of Iowa syells the chorus now by saving there are
orly four Republicans who have any prospeclsL
tirant COnkling. Blaine and Washburne. lie THINKS
Grant is the strongest out personally prefers VASE
burne.
Governor Hampton is said to have told a synpa-
timing friend lately that he had hard time trying
10 restrain his party in 1876 but nothing like wha'
he had this year. His friends say he tried to con-
troll the red-shirts, but could not This sort OF tak
will answer no longer. He knows what the red
shirts did aud If he doesn't approve OF it. he has ono
way of showing his disapproyal aud that Is TO re-
fuse to accept office from their hands. III No 'yn
sens 10 90 10 the United States Senate throughths
votes OF "A tissue ballot legislature no amount o.
sniyelling about what he tried TO do ana e0uluns
will save him from being considered the represeH
tatiye OF bulldozing and balot-bOx-stufiiDg
Congressman Ellis, of Louisiana, is trying 70
cheer up the Democracy by remarking that wins
good platform and good ticket he sees 10 reason
why they should not carry the entire South WIN
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Michigan and Wisconsin.
in 1880 There are lots Of reasons. though, even
he can't see them. He thinks Thurman, hanco'~