New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-28
POLITICAL NOTES.

III lacked very little of being Democratic senate,
Mr. Ferry.
Judge Davis should label his third party the As
sstaut Democrats.
1t Mr.. Hayes has faith in the might Of his veto,
how is any body else to have any
Ii wouldn't have been wholly unwlse FOR hard
money President to have picked out hard money
Cabinet at the start
Buckncrs own committee never did better days
work than when 1t SAT- down with murder afore-
thought on Buckncrs rag baby.
General Bntlcr wishes Congress TO make dollar
which shall have at all times a fixed and stable
value" Why doesn't he ask for law decreeIng
fixed and stable weather - Congress can do one
thing as successfully as the other
Ex-Governor Curtin is hoping to win seat in
Congress in return for his conversion to imitation
heresics. He is in training for the combined nom,
iuation of the Democrats, Labor RefOrlners and
Greeubackers III the XXth PennsylY anIa District
1t Is rather discouraging to be compelled, in this
wear of the Republic, to insist the elements of
morality and tho very foundation principles Of
financial science and after all to find these arg-
meuts above the level of average Congressional APP
prehenson.
The Hon. Norman VI. Allen. ex-State Senator and
member of the late Constitutional Convention, has
been elected Supervisor of Dayton for tho twentieth
consecutive year. During this time he has also been
yisors at every session except four.
The country will be panied to notice an insdous
attempt to ron certain Senators of the credit of be-
ing gorousy fuddlcd on the night when tho Silver
Bill went through 4 reputation for sObriety might
not injure many Republicans, but hat Democratic
constituency would return teetotaller to the SEN
ate
Boston is 10 sooner rid of one trouble than an
other takes its place. 1t secured collector after
bo n hat btsay
rumor came ont about Bristow. Boston would even
consent TO have Summons restored before II would
be deprived of its privilege OF nominating BriStOw
for the Presidency every few days
Somebody has muzzled Watterson, and Hewitt is
spared for the present at least Six days have
elapsed the latter accused the former OF toying
with tho truth, and still not peep comes from
Louisville. This is as it should be. Watterson has
his hands more than full in preventing tramp suf-
frage from making sot-sOap legal tender. The pres
sure is evidently tremendous. for every few days
OF the sOit-sOap forces It's way into me Courier
Journal, where IL does duty as editorial wisdom.
yice-Presitlent Wheeler sayshe would much rather
have vetoed that Silver Bill than sign 1t. he
obliged to do. As for tho President, Mr. Wheeler
said "The President is another fellow; lie runs
his affairs to suit himself, and l run mine TO suit
myself do not know whether the President will
veto the bill or not. / hope ho will" This would
seem TO Indicate a wide departure from the Pres-
dents original ucSlIc 10 tuo NiCC-I ICSiucut
one OF his cOunSellOrs.
II the Silver agitatOr Is not afraid of veto why
does he continue to lombard the President with
protests against one He says he hates to have the
President take SO unpopular step, but he isn't so
dreadinlly anxious about the Presidents future
all that comes to. His nervousness is sufficient
proof that he realizes how slender thread his
chances hang upon, while it furnishes fresh Illus
tration OF the comparative ease with which the
President could dispose of this whole question if he
had "a united and friendly party behind him.
General Butte. glorifes his irredeemable, cheap
dollar and prOnounces ii stable because, founded"
on the entire wealth of the Nation, and based" on
all the power and property Of the country General
Butler processes great reverence for the people"
but lie credits them with little intelligence
if he imagines that they can BIO taken
in by such worn-out fallacy. Unfortun-
ately, the people knew that our current
Government promises to pay based too insecure.
| y upon tho wisdom and virtue of few hundred
politicians, who get themselves into Congress. ana
they are beginning to learn that General Butlors
emotions are not Il very trustworthy fund to bank
| upon. And Yet this patent slmulacrum Of dollar,
| the most ethereal standard yet conceived of Is in
terestng to contemplate far as it is thinkabe as
! giving some idea Of the sort OF money which unre-