New-York tribune., 1878-10-28
POLITICAL MITES.


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For sale cheap. an alleged Sherman letter. Apply
to c. y. Potter.
Moses would make an able chicken farmer. He
might use the AK for coop.
4 report is abroad that the Potter Committee will
never meet again. What, not for a funeral
Governor PamcI's complaint that Tilden's friends
didn't know what he was about is curious one.
Why, IIldeu didn't know himself.
There j, general regret that Tidcn is not to be
married. lively hone had been raised of seeing
Nephew PctOn bounced with DroonstIch'
Only one week remains before election, hut that
affords ample time 10 make certain handsome
thrashiug for the Cipher Democracy on the 9th OF
November
Somebody has carried a report to Washington that
Mr. Potter remarked recently that he was disguised
with the mud-digcing business, and had felt all the
fiuir as il hr were tTcadIng on rotten eggs. ven.
that is about what he was dong.
The Democratic editors are remarking with evil
dent agony that the Republicans are preparing to
turn the fraud qua around and fire il with increased
noise upon the very persons who invented It, Mhy
ocratic authority that fraud snOud never be con-
dOned.
The Connecticut Republicans ought to be able to
gain two Congressmen next week With eau
diiate like General Hawey in the lst District there
ought 10 be no trouble in defeating Nr. Landers. Ii
looks a, If New-IIavcn would be miSrepresentcd
agau by GTecnhaykcr Phelps. but there is chance
for hard work To W!n ~ tie ~ IN Dlslrlct, schug
IiT. Miles III place oi MI warner
Senator Herman made n SQUAD hard-money speech
in New-Haven on Friday evening and closed il with
an urgent appeal to his hearers to vote the Demo
| ciatic ticket Congressman Phelps doesn't seem to
| have been present at the meeting, and Mr. Herman
| was careful not to say how man could be a hard
| money man and'votc for Phelps for Congress. Yet
that Is the problem which the Democrats OF the New
! Haven District have to solve. Phelps is the only
/ soft-Uouey CONGRESSMAN from the State, and lie u
! norticUlarlV obnoxious one because hc makes his
! rreenback pledges on the sly. \ Grccnhacker who
/ Is STRAIGHTFORWARD is bad enough, but sneaklng
/ GTCcnbdcker Is worse.
! Amateur statesman Tarbox has made the custom
! ary spectacle Of himself once more Having, for
| some inscruiablc reason. been nominated for Con-
rress ne has emitted resUundng letter of accept
! apce. in which occurs this remarkable passage
The fair and legal spoil was fched from the Dem
| ocratic yctors by fraud unparalleled and hope
impossibe Of repetition in our political annals but
the moral fruit Of that victory has been gathered to
! the rcnown Of Democratic craftsmanship and for
! the healing of the Nation" This is larbONs way
of referring to the last Presidential election If he
thinks the moral fruit of cipher cOparceny WbIch
! .'bas been gathered to the renOwn of Democratic
statesmanshp' is crop to rejoice over there Is no
/ reason why he shouldnt rejoice
The Hampton plan is working beautifully in South
! Carolina. Evidences of its complete success
! abundant in the State press. Here is column ac-
! count of a political meeting headed "All lovely
! in Lancaster" pcrlsal Of it shows that there
were three thousand persons present, and that half
of them wore the buidozers uniform of a red SHIRT.
"The loud -pealng yells, with short intervals,
| at every approach of the Red shirt clubs could
| he heard sounding all along the streets They
! we're all undoubtedly well-Ieeled and accOmpa-
MED by the proper number Of :" tool chests The
arcnuut c,oses wit this natural result OF the pa
! radP: 1.-THE Republican candidates have almost all
J declined Ia run." Hence the "IoVeilness OF the
j political situation IN Lancaster.
The need of sending the best men to the next
| Congress cannot he too strongly emphasized. 1t is
q fact that the South is going 10 send her strongest
mon More than this she is going to send a greater
number of men who were leaders in the Confeder
ate Army than ever before. OF course they must be
dsvoted to the Solid South and her interests That
i simply human nature, for men who have fought
for q cause will be the last to admit that there was
! my wrong in il. The Northern Democrats no.
! toriously supporting the weakest men they have
| voted for in years. They have in many instances
| tor,ned combinations with the Nationals TO elect
! interior men, and III many Others they have nOm-
| n.ted equally inferior men 10 catch the diseOn-
tented vote. These men may all be honest. but they
,vili inevitably DE controlled by the stronger
| from the South. These facts are clear enough to
| how every man the danger before him. III he can
co. any other way Of guarding against il except by
! yotiue for Republican COnglessmen, he will sec
| that foy besides himself are able TO discover.