New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-23
POLITICAL NOTES.

Douglas has been to Virginia for rest. He needed it,
The Republic will weather it this time if Congress
adjOurns IN June.
The Democracy is earning irst-class right to the
title of the great Deficiency party.
The noble countenance of Bland will not Orna
mcnt a silver certificate. This is because ho still
lives.
lie Due should not be made n mere Cabinet officer
He ought to be constituted distinct branch of the
Government all by himself.
The Hon. +. b. Washburno says under no crcum-
stances will he be q candidate for United States
Senator from Illinois, he is resolved again
TO seek official position.
The President says he is extremely anxious to
make another Southern trip this Summer. Is he
going to organize scouting expedition to search
for the missing fruits OF the conciliation pohcyf
General n. c. Batter is likely to have oppor-
tunity to get in that vndcation he anxious
to offer at the close Of the last session. but has never
mentioned since. flo should speak tho conun-
drum "Is bulldozing an element Of statesman
shipU
Mr. Tlldcn is credited with the eminently sound
observation that he does not that any good can
result from the further agitation of this question of
Mr.. Hayes tilo to the Presidency. This would
seem TO be tantamOunt to an announcement that the
wire between Gramcrcy Park and Ncw-Orleans has
been cut.
Somebody has nominated the Hon. Henry Waiter
son for Governor of kentucky. but he is not ex-
pected to accept the honor. He has a much more
tremendous duty on hand in restraining the diabOl-
ical attempts of tramp suffrage to pay the public
debt in sOft-soaD. What few spare moments this
duty leaves him, ho devOes TO the noble task of
proving that the Texas Pacific subsidy raid on the
Treasury is the most innocent and self-sacrlicing
public act of the present century.
There has been not even fraud" whisper since
Anderson's sudden release. Quincy Mass, is as
peaceful as frozen graveyard; Mr.. Tildcn is walk
ing about with gueless smile, as who should say,
:" Who said anything about fraud, anyway and
DAVID Dudley Field is lying IN critical condition
beneath the I'll of his last boomerang project for
the unSeaing of Hayes. What picturesque crowd
it is this fraud party as 1t files into history Tlden.
Adams, Blair Black, Cronin, Gobble Field,
Whitaker and Cox!
The best thing Governor Holiday could say of
the recent Virginia Legislature that If it didn't
do any good, it. at least, didn't do any harm in its
legislation concerning the public debt. Whether
as much. can be said Of the South Carolina Legisla-
ture, which is expected to expire with this week. is
not certain. Its debt legislation is open to suspi-
con and. if it becomes law is pretty certain to take
money from tho pockets of some of the bOndholders.
OF course the result might have been worse but It
is a significant testimonial to the character of the
Democratic party III the South that the fact of no
great harm being done Is hailed as q cause for
thankfulness.
Mr.. Wood and his friends claim to believe that
they can force his tariff conglomerate through the
House with the aid of Southern and Western votes
alone They declare that those two sectionsar near
ly unanimous for Free Trade and WILL therefore,
sustain him. The opponents of the bill have de-
termned to attempt to put it on the table as soon
as it is reported They ought to be able to succeed,
but whether they arc or not, there can be little
doubt of their ability to defeat the passage of the
bill. Mr.. Wood is likely to find that his Southern
and Western Free Traders like their brethren else
where are in favor of Free Trade for ex-
cept themselves and their districts.
Time will gradually wear away most of the inl-
pressions received by the visiting statesmen from
the New-York Legislature during their recent ex-
cursion to Trenton and Philadelphia. But they can
never forgot that ripe product Of Democratic civli
zation-the Hon. John Egan, Speaker of the New
Jersey House of Assembly. Mr.. Egan took pains to
exhibit himself as an eater a drnker, travelling
companion, an orator, presiding officer and rep