New-York tribune., 1878-04-30
POLITICAL NOTES.

Fraud stock is lower than ever. with no takers
VIII David Dudley Field confess next, or hasn't
he any conscience to be quickenedf
What memorable Nay Day tomorrow wOuld be il
Congress would shut is mouth and move" home
Mr.. Tlden declares that he had nothing to do
with securing the Florida confessions. McIin and
Company were so full that thcy burst of them
selves, probably.
Banning thinks the raud revelations are 80 awful
that they must be Investigated to the very bottom.
As the offspring of stuffed ballot-box Banning's
opinion is entitled to weight
Secretary Thompson gives this hearty commenda-
tion of Preside. t Hayes: I" There never was bet
ter man lived--One who more sincerely and con-
scientiOusly strove TO do rightand shall stand by
him while have the pr yllege."
Ex-Governor Young, of Ohio. who was Lieutenant
Governor under Hayes, says that the President has
few, if any, friends left in Ohio, and could not be
elected to the Legislature in his own district.
"There is nobody in Ohio who speaks well OF him,
and none of his friens have the slightest influence
with him." This il strange language to come from
personal friend, but tue Washington correspondent
of The Philadelphia Times declares that Mr. Young
uses 1t without reservation.
The Democratic uo,lse is evidently determined to
give the party no chanc for this Fall, or it
would not attem pt to throw an obstacle now in the
o
Southern claims and Glover are burden enough
without putting on top Of them an entirely un-
necessary yell for the salvation OF tho retlring
greenbacks Besides. if their will is accomplished
the silver dollar will be prevented from hoating
into circulation and the people are hungry ior
sight Of it.
Congressman Morrison who might have been
Speaker if Mr.. Randall had not had more votes,
says ne is taking no part in spreading the reports of
a har0 IN hetwaen Randall and Wood. though he
has seen the letters which Randall wrote, since he
is convinced that Randall's shifting policy on MI
public questions will defeat his reelection to the
Speakership As for the Tariff Bill, Mr.. Morrison
saws its defeat Is inevitable. He seems to be night
in both cases. The WOod-RaLdall bargain was use
full in giving both men temporary success Dut II
il likely to defeat the nam object alined a. ano at
the same time to retire Mr.. Randall from the
Spcallership If not from Congress.
Ampt, the Cincinnati parsonage who has arrived
in Washington bulged all out Of shape with con-
fession which is going to startle at least two con-
tInents and possibly planet or two besides, had a
fearful interview with an Inquirer reporter before
he left home. al won't tell lie about it," he said,
"and l don't want to tell the truth" Then he
added quickly that there was nothing about himself
which was burdenng his conscience; like the other
victims, he was merely burdened with knowledge
of other peoples sins. He could not think OF un-
folding bis tale till he reached Washington, but he
would hint at il. "What would you thlnk III
were to tell Won that the returns OF an entire town.
ship were thrown out upon one afidavitf Mlnd,
don't say such thing was done. only say What
would you say if it was dOnep The reporter gave
II ND. but an unbiased public would DO pretty APT
to demand the proofs without delay, IN case ME-
Ampt made such a statement. lie talked IN Clh-
cinnati very much az he said he 1eit, as IL ne
"didr't want to tell the truth" HIS fellow con-
feSsors seem TO be suffering from similar dsincn-
nation, and not man of them has violated IL.