New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-11
POLITICAL NOTES.

Every revival of the dead Past is fresh Demo-
cratic funeral.
Those Confederate archives seem to be saturated
with malignant hatred of Democratic reform.
1t is time for another war-whoop from Glover.
The public mind is permeated with suspicion that
he has been bought OIL
The Democracy has lively appreciation Of the
popular response to any attempt to make this Con-
ress an adjourned session Of the late Confederate
Congress.
Mr. Wood will ascertain presently that the coun-
try is not in a mood to keep him as volunteer
tariff tinker at n cost of $l5.000,00O. The hand
some Old reprobatc is trying to mend hole by cut
ting 1t out.
The more recent utterances OF Democratic states
men concerning the campaign of 1850, are not cal
cu!ated to soothe Mr.. Hendricks There is a general
disposition to exalt the value of the fraud cry an
issue. This has tendency TO advance the value OF
Mr. Iildens mortgage.
The curious observation is put forth by devoted
defender of the Administration that if the opposing
Republicans do not have a care the President may
60 to work next year, and, by the aid of a Dem
ocratic Senate fill the 10000 Federal Offices with
Ilayes Republicans. Yes but if the Administration
prsues its present policy for year longer, where
will it find the 10000 Hayes Republicans
Boston, not to put too fine point on it, is on its
car over the delay in tie appointment of Mr.. Beard
as successor of Simmons. All sorts of wild stories
about the dreadful things General Butler Is up to
are floating about, and of course are readily cred
tied. Boston has end of trouble with Butler.
Every week or two the announcement IS mace that
he is sGuelched forever and just regularly comes
the news few days later that the city is III cold
sweat over bis reylyliicatl0n.
The President is reported as saying the whole
trouble is in the Republican party; that he found it
dead and is trying TO resusctate IT, This is curious.
IL is not likely that the President has said anything
of the sort, but some of his fool friends have
doubtless undertaken to put it in his mouth.
II was announced At the outset that the Wing party
was the colpse the Administration operating
upon. 1t is also ominous. The Wing party was dead
az the start but il has been growing deader ever
since. TO DO sure it was stirred into brief and
spasmodic second lfe but il used it 10 sling brick
M ia rcsrsctator and then sank back forever. As
the heroic method is used IN treating the he
publican party, the outlook Is anything but prom
lsing.
Senator Herman believes the Democratic party
can be successful in 1880 if it will let the
finances alone. lie says that the country desires
quiet, and if the party is wise it will attempt no
more financial legislation. This is sound advice,
tfough perhaps too sound for the party. The West
ar, and Southern wings are clamOring daily for the
r,ncal of the Resumption Act and for another
iltwack at tho money power. If they get 2 little
madden and threaten again to cut OH the Eastern
Nv The rest Of his party. that it may 90 over IN a
body to the West and South
The statements which stirred mp Collector Sim
mons so that no threatened The Boston 1drertiser
with a libel suit were pretty ugly. In brief they
were that Simmons had since his return from wash
ugton been turning adrift all the employees Ill the
Custom House whom lie suspected of friendliness
for tho members of Congress who had opposed his
retention: that Secretary Sherman had slmmary
ordered him to stop tins decapitaton, and that he
had since resortcd TO other methods for harassiHg
the man who WAS to come after him. On Saturday
The ldrer'iSr took the sting ont Of lts Washington
correspondence by declaring that II has 10 knOwl-
cdrc that thcGo has ever been ANY reason for sup
posing that Collector summons had failed IN the
performance Of his official duties, that he had any
mon We involving his official integrity Tor lalslfylng
the records Of his administration. 1t has not III
orrrd INTO the reported removals, beng content 10
leave the adjustment Of such matters TO those who
must take the responsibility. The charges looked
absurd on the face of them, because Simmons has
never been called a fool.