New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-14
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Greenback-Democratio alliance is simply
strike against capital and law.
Senator Thurman was only little ahead of his
party in surrendering to soft money.
The Widow Butler has started regular
tear" which may be the violent end of disreputa
BILE career
The New-Hampshire Democrats have gone one
better on their Maine brethren, and surrendered
to the Greenbackers before election day.
Tammany is clearly determined upon the double
task of swinging the New-York Democracy against
Tilden and in favor OF soft money at the same time.
Buffers convention cheered for Virginia and
Stonewa1 Jackson, yet the favOrite name for the
General in Virginia. as everywhere elsein the South.
is Beast Butler.' Perhaps soft money Is balm
for even that wound, though.
Sunset Cox caps career of brilliant bunders
with precipitate jump into the Greenback ranks.
lie disappears with an appropriate sneer at educa-
ton on his lips. Mr.. Cox IS himself a sad example
of how frst-class education can be wasted.
The Democratic editor is making feeble attempt
to excuse his partys support of the striker Murch
for Congress in Maine, by remarking that Lincoln
was rail-splitter. So he was but he had risen by
hard labor TO the rank of successful lawyer before
the Republican party gave him office. Mureh was
a failure q labOrer, and as a striker" as well.
for the strike of stOne-cutters which he led cost
his followers $4,000.
There is no doubt but that the Republicans of
for Governor. nearly or quite unanimously. He Is
an excellent candidate to pit against Butler for his
former administration was one Of the most popular
the State has ever had. He has the confidence of
all the Prohbtionists, except the more intolerant
portion and his candidacy will deprive DR.. Miner of
all possible excuse for running No sensible man IN
the State will deny that all necessary reforms IN the
administration affairs will be more certainly Sc
cured under Talbot than under Butler, and no such
man can consent to and Butler by hopeless adherence
to q fanatlCal idea.
Senator Bayards friends in Delaware have hit
upon new plan for strengthening his Presidential
chances They say that if Delaware Maryland and
New-Jersey weuld form a combination IN favor OF
Bayard pooling their twenty electoral votes for
him, they might force his nomination on hard
money platform. provided New-YOrk could be In-
duced 10 help them. This is a dreadfully shaky
combination of ifs" In the first place, New-Jer-
sew Democracy is so demOraliZed by the soft money
craze that it cannot be counted on 70 support any
hard money candidate. In the second PLACE, New New
Western soft money candidate, or will be held by
MIR. Tiiden for himself.
The gifted Tarbox is filed with indignation at the
resolution Of the Democratic Committee of Massa-
ohusetts forbidding the admission of Butler dele
gates to the Democratic State Convention. 1t Is
a piece of unparalleled insOlence," roars Tarbox.
" It is high-handed outrage on the party and ITS
principles. OF course it cannot be carried out The
delegates elected will 90 to Worcester. and where
there are no cOntestng delegations they must be adj
mitted and will be. The fact is the people de-
termined on change, and they will have it in spite
of the old party lines and leaders The salvation Of
the Democratic party is to put itself at the head Of
the movement OF the masses IN favor OF change"
When TarbUx says salvation of the Democratic
party he simply salvation of IarDox, tor a
Observation-Disclosures combination Will possibly intict
him upon the country again as a Congressman. his
talk Is of interest now indication OF the lively
times there will be when the convention meets at
Worcester, next Tuesday.