New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-06
POLITlCIL NOTES.

The new fraud confessions should have the
pricc-mark, concealed if possible.
The President has muddIed that Civil Service
order more by fresh explanation.
Democratic talk about impeachmentha has familiar
sound as if il had been left over from General
Grants administration.
The fresh outbreak of the quckcned conscience
epidemic, which is threatened this week is the nat
urai result of the high price paid for McLps symp-
toms.
Proctor Knott is looking about for some agency
powerful enough to lift the House judiciary Com
mittce off Mr. Blair's fraud bill One of his "hu-
morous" speeches would raise them ike charge Of
dynamite.
Returning Board Wells declares that the new Col
Iector of Ncw-Oreans suits him to dot, and that
hc expects to work tremendously with him for the
resurrection Of the Republican party in Louisiana.
Let as hope the Old party Will appear purified by
its second birth.
Mr. Randall has recovered sufficiently from his
embarrassment over his disclosed salary grab record
to give n reporter Of TIE Darlington Post state
mcnt Of the enormous rctrenchments effected by the
Democrats He hadn't time, however, to give a list
of the deficiency bills which this Wild retrenchlng
has made necessary.
Mr.. Wood is showing the irritation of disappont-
ment already. lie is so ont Of patience with the
avalanche of protests which the people have been
sending in that he has asked that all "machine pc
titons' may hcnceforth be put in 4 box by them
selves and the time of the House not taken mp by
their presentation. He viii discover before many
DAYS that the country is full willing that the time
of the House should be occupied in receiving mes
sagcs from the people, that Congress should be
kept iH session Tor the sole purpose Of giving Mr..
Wood a chance to be defeated.
The Republican press of Ohio is in the throes of
rcd-hot discussion concerning the action of the
coming state Convention the policy Of the Adj
minlstration. portion of the editors favor COM
memdauon, and about an equal portion declare that
there must be no mention of the Administration
Whatever but a ringing declaration of Old-fashiOned
Republican principles. II looks a If the latter class
were In the majority, but It may not be the case.
The editors i'm favor of approval inclined 10 be
bui~rrouS about it, declaring that they will either
have " Endorsement or row. Ii looks now as II
they would have the row.
The Democratic press has been exceedingly happy
for week or more over alleged statement by
Postmastcr-Gcnera Key that he had worked for
1ildcn. and believed him honestly elected; that
Hayes was put in office by fraud but that the Pres
ident imself was convinced of the honesty of his
election and had no knowledge Of the fraud. Mr..
Key DECLARES that he has not said these things; that
me did not work for Tildcn and that he believes the
Electoral Commission settled the question of the
Presidents title justly. He believes in that de-
cison, considers II final and Is opposed To all eff
forts for continued agitation. The result is that the
Democratic editor is confirmed in his former poor
opinion OF Mr. Key.