New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-03
POLITICAL NOTES.

It is high time to put the Potter Committee in the
hands OF a receiver
A weary country hopes it has been inflicted with
the last OF Andersons disgusting letters.
The anxiety about Butler has passed away. He
isn't damaging either party half SO much as he is
hurting himself
II 3lr Randall is sincere in wishing no man to
suppose him to be friendly to free trade, he must
suppress his record in the last session OF Congress
The Democratic party hasn't a single unmutiIated
issue left for the Fall campaign. Its platform hasn't
leg 10 stand on hut is held up by the united forces
of Anderson and Eliza PinkstOn.
The Greenbacl movement in Maine is said to be
rapidly disutcgating. The Republicans who were
bcgucd into ranks all returning to their old
party and the leaders will soon he left to howl in
wilderness. They are already calling for funds
which come not.
The departure Of Mrs. jerks will cut off The Potter
Committee from the public ear entirely. The drib-
lets of her testimony, with which the evidence was
judicousy speed each day, beguiled people into n
lauguid interest with the farce but they Will read
the droary outcome no longer. General Butler
would b, a good deal more amusing running for
Governor of Massachusetts,.
Congressman Singleton Of Mississippi. has no fear
OF defeat although his district has very LARGE col
orrd population. He says it is as "Tehably Demo-
cratic as any Of the white districts.D This * the
rsmarlla bic feature of the "MissiSsippi PLAN" 1t
brings in sure Democratic majority anywhere. DO
matter if there are more Republicans than Demo-
Gratis Inthe district.
Senator Thurman voices a general apprehension
in his party when he says that the Democrats will
have to work in order to win tins Fall, as the Con-
gressional elections will bring ont a large vote.
There are evidences ii plenty of this. The people
arc more interested in the Congressional elections
than they have been for years, and for very good
reasons. They have had abundant opportunity TO
see the amount of evil q Democratic Congress is
Gamble of when has possession of The House alone.
lbs fears of what might happen with a Senate also
in their possession are OF the liyeliest kind
Ben Hill has returned home with bitterness to-
ward the President in ms heart He says that when
the President was nauguTated he went TO him and
offered to assist him in improving the ciril service
of the south by all the means in his power; that the
President thanked him, and promised to accept his
suggestions aud call on him for information. Mr..
Hin made several suggestions subsequently,, putting
himself out of the way to get accurate information
about the fitness of candidates, but the President
did not accept single Suggestion, and showed no
dispositIOu To do 80. 10 augeCd Mr. Hill 10
like Kellogg preferred before him, and hence he
has declined to have anything more 70 do with Mr..
HAYES, or to hold any communication with him
whatever This Is truly sad. And yet .lr. lillls
experience is not absolutely unprecedented in the
history of this Administration as TO be strictly IN
Eph Hollands expulsion from the Democratic
fold ouiclcned his conscience to a full confession.
He saws he knows that Banning was defeated by 800
votes but +" il was my business to see those votes
overcome and | did it and caught / never
suffered any punishment was not paid for. l was
caught, but the man engaged to see elected en-
loved his Office just the same that he was never
elected tor He did, and Holland might have added
that while enjoying it the same man had the sub
lime impotence to make speech on the dignity and
purity of the ballot. Continuing his confession to a
Cincinnati Commercial reporter, Holland adds why,
voted my New-YOrk and Baltimore men that day
so many times was ashamed to turn up with them.
We kept going from poll to poll and back again, till
it seemed foolish and like boys play You think
these hired repeaters were rOughs without collars
or clean shirts. There is where you are mista-
ken. They looked like gentlemen, like your
self or myself neatly dressed and geutlemauly
in appearance. AT Republican ward poll they
would say: GIVE me Republican ticket, please
and then substitute Democratic ticket for il. You
may bet your life mice, gentlemanly looking fellow,
asking for Republican ticket at n Republican poll,
would not be challenged AT Democratic poll, OF
course, he was all right anyway" In the face of
this confession Banning has the audacity to stand
for reGlectOn If he gets back TO Congress, the
party will have q chance to put him again at the
head Of the Committee on Military Affairs where he
can yelp once more for " army refOrmw