New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-26
POLITICAL NOTES.

The House seems to have sprung Springer.
Mr.. Tilden is right there is no usufruct in the
fraud cry.
Springer ought to fit himself out WIN longer
fuse. He goes oil too soon.
Secretary Schurz thinks Congress is as full OF OBJ
stinate stumps Us Montana Is
Nasty is the man for the Toledo Post Office. His
soul hrsts for Cancellation by means OF lat ONCE.
Ben Hill is the only Senator likely to burst into
defence of the Administration. If he does it, that
serenity will get shaking.
After tho House of Representatives delivers its
opinion Of Polk, it would be interesting to hear
Polk's opinion of the House of Representatives,.
Mr. Tilden Is credited with saying that he is out
of notifies He would calm q host of aspiring
Democratic statesmen by adding an intention to
stay out.
Senator Jones makes the level-headed remark
that il i, useless waste time in repeating the Re-
sumption Act since resumption will be an estab-
lished fact before tho date arrives
Montgomery Blair is still at it trying to keep the
fraud clamor from dying out and declares that he
receives no end of sympathy from all parts of the
country. Nobody will begrudge him this consola-
ton the poor man needs it If ever anybody did.
Some enterprisng political genius has startled the
country with tho announcement that tho Demo-
cratic party is about to split in twain, with Mr..
Cox MS the leader of the implacable wing. Cox as
tho leader of party is iminense. He can't lead
himself without u perpetual catastrophe.
What has become OF oil those investigating COM
mittees and have any of them picked ont their
pcrts yeti Tho mud industry needs reviving.
There isn't enough in progress at present to supply
tho Democratic editor with ammunition. He is
sadly i'm need OF some To throw back against those
ugy Southern claims, and 1t must be OF the
blacklist kind, too, or 1T won't do any good.
Senator Howe's attack Oh the Administration will
probably find its strongest opposition In tho South.
The journals of that section declare that his attack
on the Southern policy must not be allowed to
unanswered. Tho South should generously rally
to the support of the President" say they. How It
will be done is not stated. The South rallied"
when the Returning Board indictments were
brought by supporting in a solid mass the infamous
prosecutions.
Rhode Island politics are never very large, but
they seem smaller than usual this year. The Repub-
Leans held their convention and avoided all trouble
some National questions by adopting no
platform whatever. The Democrats nOmi
mated their old candidate again. an emf
nent pantaloOnist but to the amazement Of
everybody he declined the honor. This has created
the only ripple in the State canvass and there are
only two reasonable explanations for it Either the
market for ~ pantaloons Is Hat, or else the nomina
ton is Of value whatever as q ready made cloth
ing advertisement.
The friends Of Anderson are protesting to be cor
fdcnt that the President will appoint him Collector
of New Orleans so soon rs he is released Anderson
Is said to be Indifferent about it, and to be rather
willing than otherwise to have the office given to
Packard. 1t ought TO be given to somebody with
out further delay Politics warm in that I'M
happy State that it may be impossible to pick ont
any man whose appointment Will not aggrayate the
unhappiness of faction or another, but II does
seem as If the wisest course would be to choose
some one who has not been especially prominent in
tho old snuahhlna.