New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

viii YOU vote for or against ciphering and bull
dozingf
| Perhaps Moses will emerge from the Ark long
| enough 10 drop ballot for Reform"
Tilden ought tohunt up the man who was willing
| to give $50 900 to make HIM President, and thank
| him.
| Can't The Graphic give picture of Tilden and
the coparceuers 7 The public yearns for glimpse
| at the historic group.
| Perhaps Pelton's fresh trouble may convince the
coparceners that the shower is not over yet There
are still thunderbolts enough to make rafting.
II looks as if the Greenback movement would be
| of little account on Tuesday, save as means Oh
splitting the Democratic vote, and thus making ths
election of Republicans sure. Its leaders Dunoeo
better than they knew.
If the Democrats get working majority IN the
next Congress the claim agency business Will ex
perience revival, If no other business does Clsn
a0ents will be thicker in Washington than ciphen
in a Reform campaign, or Copenhagen IN I'M
NlncOmp0op Bureau.
Springer is having disagreeable time in his chas
for a reelection While making a speech recently
several persons arose and left the hail. whereat the
gifted orator remarked, in his most impressive man
ner that il nybody else wished TO go he woud
pause till they went. To his disgust about thira
of the entire audience accepted the invitation WIN
hibiting too much =" bounce"
Colonel Pelton's GRAND to Baltimore, in Novem.
ber 1870, does not to have been one for which
be courted the keen, bright sunlight OF pub
Icityr very much. He wanted TO see Smith Weed
nj Barnums, but found it expedient to hide himself
at the Mount Vernon House. But or course MT III
den never missed his nephew and conhdehtiai sec
retary all that day. and never asked MN where nc
had been!
for
stands good chance of getting there again. lhe
sardouc grin which was oversprcading the features
of the Democratic statesmen who were wounded
with his graphing hooks will have to be recalled
therefore. Every Republican Will hope 10 see uion
reelected for since there is no hope OF putting NC
publican in his place, 1t Is useless 10 WISH 10 n'eH
made dismal BY the substitution of another Demo
crat who might be more stupid, and who would GER
tainly be less amusing.
Is there an overwhelming popular desire IN Coz
necticut to see Senator Barnums career In the Sen
ate prolongedf Is he a credit to the State IN any
wayf His exploits as a mule buyer prove him TO
a fit co-laborer with Nephew Pelton. This has beer
shown with great force by the discovery that Pei
ton forged Hewitt's name to that dispatch whicf
went to Barnum in 1879, authorizing him to oa,
seven more mules.n That was Pelton's first pubne
annearance rs a cipher operator, aud he was siinpJ
doing through Barnum what he afterward dia
through Marble and Weed defeating the VIII Oh sns
people by bribery. If tho people OF Connectisut al
In favor of cipher morality in politics they Will eee'
a Democratic Legislature Tomorrow ana SEM pa
mum to Washington again. The issue Is 80 cies'
that they cannot vote unintelligenty upon H.
Senator Blaine had an unusually enthusiastic re
ception in Providence last Thursday evening Inc
seats were removed from the largest hall IN the CITY
IN order TO give as much room as possible ior the
thousands who wished to hear him. and even theu
a. many were left out as could get IN. The I'M
mense audience stood for On hour before ne p
neared. and did not show uneasness during
sneech of two hours in length. In introducing Ms
Elaine Senator Anthony said: "You have oeo'
drawn here by the fame of an orator and S'a' w.
man who stands second to no living man Nm va IA
country 1t is my agreeable duty 10 present dess
Won. n grateful and honorable Office, but ILL., n
one. for wherever long and ilustrous SERVES so
fine Republic fidelity to political principles anu =: .V az
snmmate ability support OF them, are hel1 nvs,
teem. there is the name of James u. Blame, az
tbis broad land. familiar in our mouths US NOUS Ga
hold words Called to the third place IN tne uS
ernment-the choice of many thousands OF h's ,ior
lowcitizeus for the frst-he adorned the sts'o an
with a grace. dignity. an importantly anu ma,ry
ability that have not been surpassed since ilo tbs
CLAY whom he resembles in many points, IN a an
depth and earnestness of his convictions IN tc I'D
dacious boldness with which he declares ine~ INV
in the power with which he defends them.