New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Cipher Democracy is on the ragged edge of a
panic. Push 10 over.
Kearncy had bctter retire his private secretary on
a pension and buy dTay
Hendricks regrets among other things that he
stumped Pennsylvania for Dill.
Moses doesn't care for an electric light. The
sunlight Of publicity IA bright enough Tor him.
II the cipher revelations had been made before
the October elections, where would the Democracy
De now
Banks thinks Coweill ought not to have written
snch letter. Probably Moses is also convinced
that 1t was ungentIcmanly act.
The Democrats announce that they will try to get
along without New-York in 1880. The Republi-
cans propose to get along with it. That's the diff
ference.
The originator of the "Ohio idea" rises to say
that hcnceforth his offspring will be the corner
stone of the party. Wouldn't gravestone fit the
closer
There are twenty-one counties in New-Jersey,
and Tuesday last all of them elected SheriIs for
three years. OF these. only four Democrats. aud
the election of one of them - contested.
IL romans for Mobile to explain how t happens
that man with Mr. Tlden's absolute reliance on
moral forces should feel the need of such large
ard varied assortment OF immoral coparcenerS TO
help hun rely.
Marble made one mistake. He said, "You
are gentleman. and l am another" But, Mr.
Marble. ONLY Mr. Cowgirl was the gentleman. You
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The Southern editor remarked after election that
the South WAS solid and the North had ITS Radical
leaders to thank for making ii SO After he sees
that the North solid, with 213 electoral votes the
editor AFORESAID will cease TO chuckle.
The untamed fraud-shrieker shows disposition
to makea final effort to keep his issue alive by stir
ring up the Louisiana case That gun has IN awfnl
kick ~ IT, and If the shrieker knew the charge the
Republicans have in 10. he would keep stiller than
Moses.
If Hendricks ia really determined to become
hard money disciple he must give the order to have
voorhees, thrown overheard in Indiana. II YoOr-
hees goes back TO the Senate 1t will be because
Hendricks orders it, and for no other reason, since
the party would prefer rational candidate,
il it could nave Its own way.
All of the State Senators elected this year in New
Jersey will vote for United States Senator. and
not one of them is o straight Democrat In the
counties which will elect State Senators next year,
the vote last week foreshadows Republican
gains in the same direction. The new Re-
publican Legislature will undoubtedly repeal the
niquitous redstuctng laws passed by the Demo-
Gratis last Winter, and this will help the ltepubh-
cans to retain their supremacy III the Assembly.
In summing up the causes for the Republican
victory due thanks should be given tJ the
valiant service of the Potter Committee. Next to
tue cipher disclosures the Grand Combination
Exhibition OF lmbecilcs and Truth ShatteFers prob
ably did more to defeat the Democrats than any
other one cause. The committee demonstrated that
t was impossible to find any Republican fraud, and
that even the most cautious Reform investigation
unable 10 do days work without taking the
cover of o Democratic yillany or two.
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publican outlook is the alacrity with which certain
assistant-Democratic newspapers. which have been
amusing themselves and the public by pretending
10 be- independent, veerng around to the Repub-
lican side. One or two of them Topped with great
alacrity the morning after election. and when some
surprise at the change was manifested, the reply
WIS in effect "Why, bless your heart, we have
been on this side all the time. You must have MIS-
understood u.s." They even jeer at the fallen
Democracy.
The late Greenback candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania has given an excellent deinonstra-
tion of the reasons for his devotion to the more
signment of over 900 to meet the clamorous
demands of small army of uusatisfied creditors.
II all his creditors had voted for him he might have
been elected, and II Is wonder they didn't for that
seems to have been the only way in which they
could hope TO get their money. Perhaps, though,
they were afraid he would pay them in q special
issue of fat money.
The ehastening influence Of defeat enables The
Tord to startle readers with the information as
sound as it is beIated, that the "eipher scandals
have for the moment taken both sting aud terror