New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27
POLITICAL NOTES.
depOsltOrs.

The Administrations crop Of enemies is a success.
anyway.
Springer builded better than lie knew, for he
closed up his own month.
The Resumption Act will not be swept away by
flood OF unlimited silver.
The buzzard dollar has stopped rolling already. 1t
can be started by paying of Congressman with 1t.
The President Is serene. and hopes nobody will
kick back in his behalf There are no indications of
"A feveTsh desire TO blast his hope.
Douglas has come to the surface with bill for the
removal of bar from the mouth of Virginia
creek. 1t shows cortritOn when man speaks of
himself as Virginia creek"
1t is said that Senator Thurman and David Dudley
Field are behind Montgomery Blair in his fraud cru
SADIE. If this is so the country will soon have n rest
from Blair, for Field never yet got behind a man
without running him.
Secretary Sherman says with considerable truth,
that those who charge him with inconsistency have
not carefully weighed what he said before the
mittce The evils of unlimited silver which he pre-
diced haven't come vet but he thinks there is still
time for them to come. SO does every other man
capable of forming an opinion on the subject
Postmaster General Keys chances for becoming
Governor Of Tennessee seem to have dwindled rap
idly since they were last heard from. prominent
Tennessee politician, now in Washington said to q
Post reporter. who asked if there was much talk
about Key: my Lord, no. Some man did propose
that once but he got ashamed of himself that he
took it back almost quick he said it," This
looks as ii Old Line Wings not popular in their
favorite graveyard even.
New-Orleans authorities give this the position
of the Cabinet on the question of appointing Pack
ard Collector: In favor, sherman, Thompson, and
McCrary opposed. Eyarts. Schurz, and Key non
commttal, Devens. Sherman is not especially
anxious for his appointment, but will favor him for
various reasons. His friends confident of his
success, or pretend to be. Meanwhile, New-Orleans
camors for the choice of somebody without further
delay, and nobody can deny that the demand is a
Just one.
Your reforming Democrat always Succeeds in
curbng his zeal for economy when the pruning
knife approaches his own salary. The poor clerk
has no mercy shown him, and yet, il Postmaster
General Key is correct he ought to have his salary
raised instead of reduced. Mr.. Key says the sala-
ries of clerks are the same as they were twenty
years ago. At that time Congressman received only
IS day or less than $4,000 year. if they were
on duty every day in the year. Now they receive
So O0O year, no matter how long tho sessions are,
III clerk is worth no more than he was twenty
years ago, which may or may not be the case.
nobody will for moment contend that tho present
Congressman is worth nearly double what his
predecessor OF that time He costs the country
double in more ways than one, though.
There seems TO be an increasing Democratic ap-
prehenson that the party may lose its majority In
the next House at the same tlmo that it gains con-
troll of the Senate. The Southern brethren are the
most anxious on Tho subject. They are very solemn
in their warnings against seating any more Con-