New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-19
POLITICAL NOTES.
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Lying and letter-writng seem to go hand-in-hand
in Louisiana.
The only startling development" within the
grasp Of the Potter Committee is dissolution.
The fraud diggers should vary the monotony OF
the inquest to-day by the introduction If possible,
of rational liar.
Brother OrviPs jaw swisgs with its Old-time
freedom, but it cannot be said of it that active
pecei of mechanism is a good thing to have in the
family.
Buffers bump of sagacity seems to have played
him trick He has given up going back to Con-
gress in order to become Governor of Massachusetts,
and finds himself in the position of the dog that
dropped his bone into the pond IN order to grab at
its reflection in the water
The Tennessee Democrats denounoe the public
debt as public curse" That is the way the solid
South reaches the conclusion that reputation is
honorable.
The Nationals are so busy watching each other
that they have little time energy left for fighting
their opponents. The unanimous sentiment of the
party appears to be: " II there is anything to he
made out of this thing propose to make it,"
Senator Blame has sent word to the Iowa Repub-
licans that he will make some speeches for them
during the last week of the campaign. They are
making a canvass on Mr.. Blaine's favOrlte issues
Honest money and Old-fashioned Republicanism.
The Democrats Of Tennessee "pont with pride
to the fact that since they obtained control OF the
State they have not accumulated dollar of public
debt. If they succeed in their reputation schemes
they will have ample opportunity to point to
the same fact hereafter; man or a State which
refuses pay debt does not usually accumulate
a second with much CELEBRITY
Ex-Judge Wright of South Carolina, the colored
incumbent of the Supreme bench, who resigned his
seat to avoid impeachment, thinks Governor Hamp-
ton will be reelected almost unanimously and that
ne viii get nIne-tenths OF the colOred vote, there
not being decent negro in the State who will vote
against him. This is an entirely probable state
ment, since there IS no opposing candidate 10 vote
for lie says he is pTOud of the progress OF ms race,
and thinks their advance during the past
twelve has no parallel III the history OF CIVIL
izauOn.
The Hon. Dewitt C. Littlejohn seems to have
been subjected to a cruel practical joke. He was
asked 10 accept a Greenback nomination for the AS
sembly from Oswego and consented. He said the
desire was for a lively canvass and as he had not
much business on hand he would accept the nOmina-
ton and make 1t red hot for the old parties. When
the convention met he received two votes on the
first ballot and one on the second lie has concluded
not 10 make it so dTeadtully warm after ALL save TO
the unregenerate jokers who imposed upon his
guilelessness
Judge Kelley didn't get that Greenback nominal
ton for Congress without opposition. One pugna-
cious member of the convention protested against
giving y National nomination TO " Republican
scallawag," and said the Judges record was no
where outside of his financial hobbies. "COnsis-
toncy remarked this inspired friend of the new
dispensation, lis tho most beautiful gem in our
dadcm, and for Gods sake don't nominate Judge
Kclley.p But the convention was obdurate, and
when the ballot was taken the Judge bad Al
against Is. 10 remains 90 be- seen how the Re
Uublcaus of the district wall Ike the idea OF play
ing second fiddle to the Nationals.
Senator Thurman gave q pretty good definition
of what has happened 10 HIM in his speech at Mans
field in 1879. That was speech he made after
season Of secmsion at a West Virginia watering
place. and which was looked forward to with great
interest by the whole country, because Mr.. Thur
mans uncle was the candidate for Governor, and
the platform lac stood on outspoken for ilimit-
able initiation. Mr. Thurman made an elaborate at
tempt to show that the platform did not favor ire
deemable money, though he admitted that faction
of his own party insisted that t did mean that and
nothing else He reiterated his belief that our
currency should consist Of gold and silver, and for
convenience, paDcr convertible at par into gold aud
silver at the will Of the holder" Ilo declared that
his hard money convictions were the result of
lifetime of conscientious study and expressed his
def rmlDaiOu TO stand by them whatever his DOlit
cal fate. I'm answering the attacks of his party
upon Inn. ne sald of the complaints OF the Imitation
journals: They are not content that we should
HAlp elect the ticket they require thnt we should
also abandon faith, forget ting that not three
years have elapsed since they We're themselves the
most ardent and efficient supporters of Horace
Greeley for the Presidency, upon the most pro-
nouuccd aud Ambiguous hard money and specie re-
sumption platform that could be wrltteu." Three
wears more have elapsed, and DR.. Thurman mas
Welded to this same clamOr and abandoned his
faith" That Is all there ~ about II.
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