New-York tribune., 1878-10-02
POLITICAL NOTES.


The Democrats are getting ready to hear somc-
thing drop in Ohio next Tuesday
The source from which that Tilden campaign bar
rel was filled in 1876 has ceased to be mystery.
Beebe's failure to get a denomination TO Congress
will enable his fell0w-members to dispense with
mats on top of their desks.
President Seelye, of Amherst College, will take
part in the campaign against Butler He recognizes
the fact that the present crisis in Massachusetts
politics imposes duty upon all her best citizens.
and with the courage of true manhood he proposes
TO do his part.
1t is Governor Tidens turn now to inquire about
Governor Hendrcks's health. The Indiana cam
pagn is said to have made sad inroads upon the
robust constitution of the latter. He looks pale
and thin, and were the campaign to last much
longer, would have to retire for rest.
Butler is proving himself an apt scholar. Having
seen how near success one reform candidate came,
through lavish use of money, he proposes to try
the same plan with several Improvements suggested
by time andexperience lie will give the old Com
mODweath few lessons in political corruption,
this Fall, which she never learned before.
The NatiOnalists are frightening the MARYLAND
Democrats badly. In several of the Congressional
Districts the candidates nominated by the former
party are closely pushing the Democratic nominees.
Democratic journals are appealing for harmony.
and begging the party to keep united, and return a
solid delegation to Congress GreenbackisIn isn't
so funny when lt threatens TO break up n Demo-
cratic delegation in Maryland as when II broke up
a Republican delegation In Maine.
Butler has supplied his leutenants with budget
of campaign lies which they retail at every oppOr-
tunity. At a meeting of his followers in Fall River
the other evening one of the orators chuck full of
indignation, announced that the Oyerseer in mill
had threatened to discharge seven men from one
room if they voted for Butler. But when a man in
the audience arose and said that only two men
worked in the room referred to- that he was one OF
them and that he was a Butler man, the orator
collapsed as quickly as II an Egyptian obelsk had
fallen on him.
1t ought not to be long before the business men of
the country find on which side they should stand IN
the contest between the Republican party and the
enemies of public prosperity. The Mayor of Orange.
George J. Ferry, who is a wholesale merchant has
made ND his mind on this point, aud appeared in a
Republican convention for the first time the other
dav TO pledge his vote TO the Republican candidate
for Congress from that district. Not long ago Mr..
Ferry was pronounced Democrat, and though no
withdrew from the party before the financial issue
became prominent. IL Is since that time that ne nas
made open with the party which, to use MS
own words, I" has taken up the hght Tor prlhclple'
The Statute of Limitations appears to be harDor
of refuge for Democratic statesmen in distress Is
freauent use by late unsuccessful candidate iOr
the Presidency has led other candidates OF that
party to avail themselves of this convenient re-
lief Mr. c. L. Converse. Democratic candidate
for Congress from the IXth Ohio District has, it
appears, sat at the feet of the great Democratic
G,maliel. as the following card, printed IN the
Columbus Ohio, papers, would show Six years
ago / sold brick TO the Hon. Geo. L. Converse. He
Dald part of NV bill the balance due me, $3.50, has
been presented to HIM for payment He put me OH
from time TO time. Last week sued him before
Squire Smith Like an honest man. aud one who
Loves the poor German workingman he claimed my
bllI was ontlawed. He pleaded the Statute of Limi-
tahous against my honest claim and defeated me,
w Soswinkel"