New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-23
POLITICAL NOTES.

Even now the shadow of the coming storm scares
the Democrats.
There are awful possibilities in General Butler
when there is a rebellion on hand.
The reyOutionists are agitated by what they hear
from the people, and the people have hardly more
than begun to get mad, either.
The Democracy cannot understand why Secretary
sherman is so uncOmfortably hot for fight. Why,
he has been waiting whole year for chance.
1t has ways been peculiarity of the Republican
party that it would not sit sill and be whipped. 1t
has passion Tor dong the pounding itself.
II the Democrats can't pension General Shields in
any other way, why don't they make an inyestiga-
for or expert of him That is tho latest reform
dodge Tor supporting DfOken-uo"n pOlltlcIdus at
Government expense.
As n sort of French roof for their eeven-story
blunder. the fraud shriekers talk of making the
Potter investigation a star-chamber proceeding
That would bring the whole structure down on their
heads so quickly that not "a man OF them would es-
cape TO tell the tale.
In order that Mr.. Tilden may not have the whole
field TO himself, q Delaware editor PUSHES to the
front with the name of Senator Bayard as the
Democratic candidate in 1880 There are two OBJ
stocles TO Mr. Bayard both of which are fatal. He
comes from a small Southern State, and he is too
good man for his party.
II Mr. Caldwell, of Tennessee, is anxious to have
all Southern claims die with the passions of the war,
why doesn't he hurry up their exit with % resolu-
ton pedging Congress against their payment That
would end the claims and the passions at the same
time Ii would also hurry up adjournment, for the
Democracy would run for dear life TO escape a vote
Oh 1t.
Governor Hampton, of South Carolina says he be-
lieyes the country will look upon the Potter inYcsti-
cation as revolutionary, and declares that the
viction that such is its character will do more TO
make General Grant President of the United States
in 1880 than every other agency combined 1t Is
evident already that the suspicion OF revolution
ary purpose has had wonderful effect III reyiving
tbe third-term party. tendency to renOminate
General Grant has broken out violently IN several
directions.
A sangune Republican writes to The TRIBUNE
from Philadelphia that the chances for gain of
four Republican Congressman in pennsylvania tins
Fall are excellent. He thinks the Democrats who
can be beaten by proper efforts are Randall. Wright,
Reilly and Stenger. There is great dissatisfaction
with both Randall and Wright, he says, and it is
not at all difficult to understand why 1t should be
So Both men ought to be left at home. Reilly and
Stenger each squeezed in the last time with less
than 100 majority, ana with the right sort OF he
publican candidates against them this year they
ougbt to be defeated easily. Randall had nearly
2 600 majority aud Wright had less than 1900,
Int both men have made bunder5 enough TO reverse
good deal larger figures than these.
MFR. Alfred Norton the gentleman who bears the
responsibility for stirring up the epidemic of quick
ened conscicnces in Florida, says that he went to
! that State in obedience to the commands OF Con
oressmen Springer and Finley, and without any au-
thority or commission from either Mr. Tilden or his
agents. He tells reporter of The Washington Post
that he has cloud of witnesses ready TO testify DO