New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
POLITICAL NOTES.

Jones suspects that the Gold Bugs have subsidized
the French Senate!
1t is Just as criminal to be 1-cent repudiator as
to be an Scent repudiator
To obstruct the flow of unlimited and untaxed
wbskey is to rike at the vitals Of Democratic
form.
Calling an International Coinage Congress, after
decreeing unlimited silver, would be like calling
council of war after losing the battle.
The Hon. Fernando Wood will be heard from pres.
entity in a burst of righteous indignation concern.
ing the atrocious crime OF absenteesm
This interchange of amenities between Major
Burke and Mr.. W. Z. Chandler ought TO enable the
telegraph companies to pay good dividends for tho
current quarter.
The silver advocate talks as If he expected tho
passage of the Bland bill would fill if by magic,
the pockets of every mpccunious man in the coun-
try with silver dollars. How are the dollars going
TO get therei
The silver vote ought soon to be taken in tho Sen.
ate so that Mr. Voorhees, could treat himself toa
furough without any depressing anxiety for tho
welfare Of his native land. His State Convention
meets in few days, and Mr. VOORHEES, ought to he
there What sort of a Democratic canvass would
it be for Indiana without the dauntess voorhees,
swinging his guidon in the vanf
If the Bland bill passes, the country may well
prepare itself for proposition to raise the pay OF
Congressman 10 per cent. When the average silver
statesman discovers that instead of turning stream
Of dollars INTO his pocket, he has simply voted away
one-tenth of his own remuneration he will: with
hIs accustomed thrftness. descend upon the United
States Treasury for the deficiency.
Senator Allison says the price Of silver will fall
steadily unless other nations consent to remonetze
it, and yet he flvors reconciliation here before We
find ont if other nations are willing to follow our
example He also admits that silver will huctuate
lv h1t N N
i'm dollar now, the number Will have TO be changed
within year. Mr.. Allison is talking unanswerably
against the side he votes on.
The great Bland, who has been sick with malaria
at his home IN Missouri has started for Washington
again, Before leaving St. Louis lie expressed him
self rs n good deal troubled by the disposition of
certain Senators to strike out the free coinage pro-
vision of his BILL He had faith that their efforts
would not be successful, but. if they should be- he
thought the House ought TO refuse to agree. He
echoed the usual observation of the silver advocate
that lie did not think the President would oppose
public sentiment SO far as to veto the bill. The
persstency with which this theory of the Presi-
dents action is advanced is the strongest kind OF
evidence that the repudiators dread the effects of a.
veto.
Congressman Candler, of Georgia. stands with
Lamar, Bayard and Hill, in favor Of honest money
and has the courage to defend his convictions. lie
sent two manly letters recently TO Georgia. earn
estly defending his vote against the repeal OF tho
Resumption Act, and the Blaud bill, and declaring
his firm confidence in final Endorsement by the
people. To the masses of the people who have been
misled by the clamor of demagogues protesting to
be their friends, he says GOOD and honest money
is your need. Poor money comes with broken faith,
brings disorder and bankruptcy. Good money IS
faith kept, brings health to business secures CONT
dence. and gives hope of prosperity The people
will realize these truths sorrowfully enough II they
allow the demagogues to have their way
Senator Ben Hill shows no sign of bending be-
fore the storm of denunciation which CONES up
from the whole South against his financial attitude.
He talks back" with much resoluteness ever.
In a long letter to a recent public meeting at At
lanta. he enumerated some OF the ills which would
fall upon the South if the Bland bill becomes law.
Starting out with the familiar truth that the man
who suffers from deprecated money is not the
money dealer but the laborer the producer and con-
sumer he makes striking application oft 70 the case
of the cotton-growng States. lie tells them that the
man who raises cotton is especially concerned m
having a gold standard, because his product Is sold
to foreign countries which pay in gold. IL tnls
country has deprecated currency, the planter VIII
sell his cotton to an American agent, who pays him
III that currency but who sells to other countries
for gold thus putting in his own pocket money
Which would 90 to the planter II this country had
gold standard. Mr. Hill estimates the loss 10
Georgia planters in this way as Amounting 10 $ooV;,
the planter he will lose 10 cents on every d9sars
worth Of cotton he Sells and he tells nm e shple
truth. Mr. Hill has modhed Ills views ap"u' tie
impoSsiblity of resumption IN 1917, ana tnlhhs
now we can resume, with the proper amendments
to the Res umption Act