New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-24
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES
Come Mr. Tilden, say "Pll sec Won later" if moth
ing Else occurs to YOU.
How would a years subscription to THE TRIBUNE
strike you as holiday present, Moses
Pelton thinks it is hollow mockery to wish a
man with a spawned conscience Merry Christmas.
Is anybody IN possession of a Glow to the where
abOuts OF the corpse of the GreeDback party !
Answer to a correspondent: No; don't send toy
ark to Moses on Christmas morning. THIS is not q
time for cruelty.
Mr.. Tilden will not hang his stocking for fear
Charles Fripd Adams viii be tempted to ship that
fraud brand into it.
A safe rule for the Administration to adopt would
be not TO give the German Mission TO any man VINO
hadn't the decency to wait few days before asking
for il.
The friends of the fiery Chalmers will keep bis
head iced during the holidays that he may not con-
sumc himself bv shooting of that red hot speech OF
his against Blaine when Congress reassembles.
Mr. Potter has become name for always roam
ing with a hungry heart in search of fraud. The
trouble is he roams too much. He wants to come
to anchor and set himself to Tummaging that
cipher bari.
1t took the Florida Returning Board long while
to count the votes 10 elect Democrat TO Con-
functions and settled DO 10 business Saturday.
Hull won the certificate, of course.
The hilarious Democratic editors who are SO sure
Blaine will not ba able TO produce any evidence of
Southern intimidation. can CAIN themselves by
keeping tally Of the victims of bulidozing whom
Thurman produces in New-foTk, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts.
Possibly it will occur to General Hawley that the
Democratic newspapers which are urging him for
a.. L.. n
not so anxious for his promotion they are to
a Democrat in his seat in the House, thus giving
the Democrats the vote of another State IN dis
puted Presidential contest,
The President has been talking about the report
that he fayors Grant in 1850, and has shown pretty
conclusively that the report was true. He argues
that the objection to a second and third term is
that the incumbent will use the power and patron
age Of his Office TO IeSlect himself but Grant is
ont of Office. this no longer applies to him. He
cberishes warn friendship" for Grant but
thinks 1t too early to begin canvass for 1850 now
General Toombs is roaring around Washington,
declaring his preference for Grant over any other
Republican in 1880, q If by the DEGREES of the Al
mighty we are not TO be free for four years more
from Radical power" As for Democratic candi-
dates, " Georgia wants a man who can VIVA man
who can WELD enough strength to demOlish at one
stroke the whole system of Republicanism." In the
language OF Betsey Prig. General, there amt no
SIGH person."
The Governor of Tennessee will only advocate
partial Reputation. Ii is said in his forthc0m-
ing message. Fifty cents on dollar will be about
the fraction Of the bonds which he thinks is advis
able to confiscate. 1t doesn't tend to soothe the
feelings of the creditors of the State when they
member that Tennessee Is rich her debt small and
her taxes exceptionally hight; nor yet when they
reflect that the very State House in which the Gov
ernOr will read this message was built with the
borrowed money which he oounsels his State TO re-
fuse to pay.
A Presidential lightning calculator, who has been
studying the Democratic outlook In Washington
sends his conclusions TO The Cincinnati Commercial
He arranges the victims for slaughter in 1880, in
order Of their chances as follows: Thurman, Hem
bricks, Hancock. Baysrd. Mcclellan. Tiden IL left
out entirely which IS q mistake, for he is running
like a steam engine now in New-York State and in
the Solid South. Ii the party declines to unload
the ciphers II cannot got nd OF vindcating the
c,pherers victim. III he is not guilty enOug. TO be
investigated, he Is innocent enough to run again.
The Potter Committee is said to be in great
ouaudary about its future. The appropriation is
all gone and any request for more will lead to disa
greeable questioning about the nature and i'm
portance of the results obtained. The sub-cOmmit-
tee appointed to go to New0 Orleans hasn't cent TO
pay its fare with, unless its members draw upon
their own pocketbooks. There il said to be dispo-
stion in the committee 10 allow the process of dis
solution to take place with little noise as possi-
ble TO make report aud to pray that the day for
the adjournment of Congress may come quickly
as possible. This is the w:sest OF course il
will be hnmiliating confession of defeat. but that
has been made several times already. The public
will stand il a good deal more go0d-naturedly than
It will q further appropriation.
mysterious person in Washington, whom cor
RESPONDENT of The Detroit Ners calls zone of
Tilden's visiting statesmen but whose free and
easy conversation shows him TO he srolling copar-
cener johnny" Coyle, has been saying some harsh
things of THE TRIBUNgs esteemed friend Moses.
Johnny says in the first place that the cphers were
sent, but "Tiden is az innocent of any guilty
knowledge Of them as an angel IN Heaven" The
trouble was explains Johnny, she had set of id
fools around him." That is undoubtedly the sort of
persons the world will hereafter mean when il men,
tions coparceners. "MantOn Marble" continues
Johnny, managed to make fool of himself in
Florida, az he generally does" If Moses feels like
dsputing that statement, his card will be cheerfuy
published in this Journal no matter what it's length
s vet t is melancholy fact that the record of the
Florida campaign gives johnny first-cass basis
for his conclusion. THE TRIBUNE TRANSACTIONS of
the Florida ciphers johnny declares to be Sub.
stantialIy correct" Moses can add refutation of
that statement too. II he pleases
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