New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-07
POLITICAL NOTES.


TkIBUNE-undeT oath.
Naturally enough the cIpherer, like the bull
dOzer, only asks 10 be let alone"
If the ciphers are ignored" Tilden must be
renOminated There is no lodging that.
The backbone exhibited by the Administration
appears close examination to be LARGELY ARTIFICIAL
On the whole, Mr. Cox has reason to feel satisfied
with the first week of Congress. He tried to be real
funny only once.
Red-headed Anderson wants to testify some more
and he swears that he is negotiating with the Devil
for an indulgence to speak the truth for this Occs
siO0 only.
The Democrats dread speech from Senator
Blaine for many reasons, but chiefly because of its
effect on Ben Hill. They have begun to muzzle
Ben already.
fyou have any trouble in fitting that new key,
Moses, Tar TRIBUNE will joyfuly give you the
benefit of It's experience. Its bunch Of keys grows
larger every day.
Several Jealous assistant Democratic editors have
it on the best authority that Tildeu is anxious fol-
4 clpaer investigation" Why doesn't he demand 1t
rheu IN a brief but feTveut card That would bring
Hendrick B. Wright intends to revive his little
hill, providing for four hundred million dollar
Appropriation for public works. just as soon as
resumption has been given a chance 10 succeed
and has failed. This looks like an indefinite post
pOucment.
Senator Gordon has allowed one week Of Con-
gress to depart without rising IN his seat to request
an investigation of his cipher correspondence with
Sunth Weed IN 1876. The number of Thought
less persons" who cOnstrue his silence as contes
sion of guilt is increasing with every days delay
If Governor Nichols keeps his promise and actu-
ally attempts TO secure honest voting in Louisiana
that State will cease to be solid for the Democratic
rafHN ala
mept there which is longing for spht from the
BouTbOns, aud is only waiting for man with sum
cient pluck and prominence to take the lead.
Ex-Governor Curtin announces his intention to
contest the seat to which the other man was
elected, on the ground that 1t was impossible for
Pennsyvanians to be base enough to defeat him
fairly and because he will be great accession to
the Democratic side OF the House.. The cbarac-
ter OF the tribunal to which he appeals was proba-
bly, not considered by Mr.. Curtin when he decided
to take this step.
Senator Butler has invented a new plan for get
ting rid of the smell of onlon-skin fraud. He doesn't
propose to bury his clothes, but to swear that the
witnesses for the prosecution are liars. Ihe
Hon. James l.. Campbell and his friends VIII
be liable to be betrayed INTO some hasty improprle
ties of language, even they do not indulge IN any
teTesting Information reaches South Carolina
The unaccountable appearance of three Republic
at last. Ten thousand tissue-ballots shipped
from Charleston for Beaufort County but the boat
which bore them ran on a sand bar, and dld not
arrive till after the election. In this way NEGRO
ignorance " was enabled to triumph over white
intelligence and experience" aud send three men 70
the Legislature. Ii is the one blemlSn ON the pull
dOZers reform escutcheon'
Can it be that Tilden has already begun to " work
up" the Solid South for 1SSOf There are a good
many suspicious outgivinRs which make it look as
if he had. Leading Southern statesmen like Hill
and Gordon are openly for him, and every Southern
State there are influential politicians who say they
are in favor of the best man in 1880, and who I'm
medIatey add that they don't believe any of the
charges against Tlden. The South that success
without New-YOrk is impossible, and If lllden
can convince them that If he can't carry New-Iork
no other Democrat can, be Is sure of their solid
support. lie looks as If he were slowly dlstlng
a belief of that sort into the Southern mind. Ito
dd il in 1876. and he therefore knows how TO 80 10
work TO do 1t again.
There is an uncomfortable amount of truth for
Hendricks in that remark Of Southern Congress
man that there will be no necessity for putting
Hendricks on the ticket for 1880. because the
Democrats are sure of Indiana anyway. 1t is APP
parent enough that there is a strong Democratic
sentiment in favor of taking both candidates from
doubtful States Thus combinations like Thurman
and Wallace, Hancock and Ranney, Iilden and
Thurman are much talked about. New-YOrk must
have place on the ticket aud if Tilden doesn't get
the first oue some lesser Democratic light Is lEey
To be awarded the second There has been little
talk about CarksOn n. Potter but strange TO say,
none about Governor Robinson. He probably rep
resents more of Tdenlsm to the square inch than
any other man in the State except Tllden hlmseu;
Why not try Thurman and Robinson That WOulu
make Tammany unspeakably happy.
That terrible onslaught upon the National Banks
doesn't start with much spontaneity. So high an
authority as Voorhees, is frank to confess that hte
is likely to come of it, He can't see how the Demo
cratic party is to be united in the attack when some
of its ablest leaders like Bayard, Herman, Randolph
and Eaton are strongly opposed TO 1t. VOORHEES,
respondent about the future, and is even sara 70
have no hope for 1880. The prevailing sentiment
of the Democracy at present ia in favor OF keeping
still until the effect of resumption can be ascei
tanned. The common remark among Democratic
congressman is: We can't effect anything lhlS
Winter so what is the use of making record "ih'n
may be troublesomep That's the very thing "hlcn
will keep all the fanatica agltatoTs in check lu rug
Democrats see that they have hard hght peloitt
them in 1880, and they don't propose TO- make =, -
harder by unnecessary and hopeless reshlah'iu 20
what Is likely to prove a popular measuIg. III
extremely probable, therefore, that the Na'i4;u s
Banks will DC allowed 10 survive Tor SNORT '-
longer at least