New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

There will be duel between Mrs. jerks and
| Weber presently.
! Speaker Randall is a holder free-trader in New.
| York than he is in Philadelphia.
Now that Glover has sheathed his mud hooks In
| his own trousers. bis Democratic victims will feel
| avenged.
Ex-Doorkeeper Polk delayed his confession too
long The public has lost that thTobbing interest in
his troubles which 1t once had.
Mr.. Potters mud-dippers have adjourned for a
week out of respect for the glorious Fourth. This
with the suppression of the eruptive small boy, win
give us peace indeed.
The most moving incident of the Manhattan re.
ception YVES Fernando Woods tribute to his defunot
Tariff bill. He exhibited a touching faith in its
resurrection, with plumbers intact.
The Potter Committee should scurry about end
see If Eliza Pinkston hasn't batch of correspon-
deuce with somebody, is matters not whom. Her
style would be as edifying as AndeBon's or hts.
JcnksS, and quite as valuable for evidence.
Did Mr. Watterson ever whisper in Mr. Tilden'a
private ear his suspicious of Mr. HewitRs inhdeity
during the Electoral crsisi And did he get an
answer to the effect that he was labOring nndcr
delusioni There an intimatlOn that hs did.
Philadelphia is visibly disguised that Mr. Randall
should make lame apology there for public acts
which he openly exults in when in New-York. The
two speeches came so closely together that the di-
mansions of the straddle protuberanty apparent
Even his friends are forced to say he has made
mess of it.
Even Mrs. Jenks's impotence is surpassed by the
Democrats who persist in shouting fraud" IN the
face of the revelations of the Potter Committee.
Absolutely nothing has been proved except that the
Democratic leaders were canvassing the country
from Florida to Oregon in 1876 trying TO buy
eectOr at any cost. Not particle OF Republican
fraud has been discovered but even the most careful
management has been unable to prevent the uncoy-
ering of Democratic rascallty IN nearly every state
investigated. Yet when Mr.. Randall says I" fraud,
the Manhattan Democracy fairly bowls with delight!
Mr.. Seymour the New-Orleans notary who went
TO Washington to verify the Webber-Anderson pro-
test has returned home with thrilling narrative
of his adventures. lie had never been at the Capt.
Lal before, and was deeply impressed with the habits
and bearing of our modern statesmen He couldn't
understand Congress at all, and was reminded Of
nothing but bear fight every time he looked at it.
One Congressman wOuid make motion, and then
about thirty would jump up and howl like hyenaS.
The Sergeant-at-Ams would move among the rioters
with a long pole topped by an eagle when they
would SIT down. As soon as he retired with the pole
they would begin yelling again. lie encountered
lots of exstatesmen in search OF offices OF any KIND.
One of them invited him to drink, and then let him
pay for it. The same man returned the next day
with an apology for his forgetfulness, aud wound up
the transaction by borrowing 90 cents. Mr. Sey-
mour was lodged in " an elegantly furnished room"
S75 He apparently yearns for more fraud inquiries
with similar demands on his valuable time.
Minister Noyes isn't an out-and-out third term
advocate, but lie near enough to being one 70
give Mr.. Halstead fresh treinOr. He said to re-
porter of The PHILADELPHIA Press on Tuesday: 81
believe that if General Grant were before aNatonal
Convention to-day, he could be- aud, think, would
be, nominated. What may be the result two years
hence, it is hard to tell, but / would not be sur
prised if he got the nomination, if he desires it, l
do not believe he will return here before next Sum-
mer or Fall. He is going to have a. splendid re-
ceptiOn when he cOmesD Touching for moment
on the Potter inquiry, MT. ROyes said 1t is sort
of trageal farce and the people are tired OF It, The
broken faith with President Hayes, and ne desires
to leave them to themselves hereafter they can't
blame him. He was actaated by the siDcerest
patriotism when he began, but friendly offices should
NOT De all on one side" Mr. NOyes ought either to
have explained what he meant by broken faith"
else refraIned from using the expression. In the
light Of events il Is not happy phrase Tor con-
fdential friend Of the President to use.
What disabled soldiers. soldiers widows and Or
phans are to expect from Democratic Congresses or
Legislatures may be reasonably well made out in
advance from the specimen of Democratic legisla-
ton respecting soldiers widows and orphans in
Ohio In May last, the Legislature Of Ohio, we'll
nigh twO-thirds Democratic, by strict party vote,
enacted law introduced by a deserter bounty
Jumper aud convict by profession and confession. to
destroy the Soldiers Orphans Home at Xenial
This in effect, for it specifically provides that no
child of q soldier shall be received into re-
tanned in the Home unless it has attained the Of
twelve years, and its father. in his lifetime drew
a pension This eiiectually bars the doors of that
institution against the very class of children who
most need It's aid. Hitherto the Home has received
all soldiers orphans between the ages of three and
sixteen years without any questions. But there Is
another provision worse than the one above recited
1t discrlminates against poor soldiers widows who
have children in the Home by compelling them
either to take their children out. or go themselves
t. the Home. Without respect of party, the soldiers
of Ohio denounce this law and are petitioning tie
Legislature to repeal il. And now what Kind Of a
light does this place the Democratic party In as 1t
enters the Ohio campaign, asking the voters of that
State to ndOrse the party and the Legislature that
enacted this infamous law by voting the Democrat
ic ticket in Octoberf