New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

The silver agitator dances while the country pays
the fiddler.
Higher taxes and higher prices are the first silver
blessings to the laboring man.
But for the silver craze the greenback dollar
would have been worth 100 cents to-day
If the dcmagogue has his way long enough 10
will cost the country as much as another rebellion.
The Senate is slow in confirming appointments,
but the Administration has taken too much leisure
III making them to grumblc about II.
Mr. Thurman talks about reconciliation making
the silver dollar equal in value to the greenback
II wildly pulling the value of the Greenback
down to 90 cents.
Mr. Thurman guesses that silver, remonetizea,
wonld he worth as much rs gold No logic can re-
fnte guess. and yet guess is not very solid basis
for a financial system.
II is announced from Washington that the Cabinet
has decided to give Republicans the preference over
Democrats in all future appointments. last long.
lingering farewell to the Old Line wing!
II NAV he an economical and not very hazardous
amusement for the majority of Congress to fling
hard names at business men. But 1t never yet
nroved safe 10 trhe with the vital business interests
Of the country
Mr. Thurman holds that silver "cannot injure
MANY creditors" Then it cannot help many debt
ors Mr.. Thurman should be cautious how he chllls
the ardent purpose of the enthusiastic west III It's
rad the lllgOten gains OF the bioaied capitalist
The melancholy intelligence comes from Penn
sylyania that Ex-Governor Curtin is convert TO
cheap money theories, and has joined the Green
hack Labor Reform combination. When Republl,
can turns Democrat there Is no telling where lie VIII
bring up.
The President is credited with saying that II the
Administration does the best it can the people WILL
at least give it credit for good intentions. What
the people want from the Administration ut present
Is not supply of pavement for the Internal regions,
but an adequate effort 10 save thc county hoih "o
asteT aud dlsh0n0r.
"No one will deny" says Mr.. Thurman meekly.
that silver if remonetized will be at least equal
70 oreepLacks in value" OF course not promise
to nav silver will be hardly worth than silver.
Mr. Thurman probably realizes the tact that II he
and Mr.. Bland work their VIII, gfeenbachs VIII
tumble to the silver level AT once.
Democratic doorkeepers OF the House seem to be
addicted to too much correspondence. Mr.. Folks
letters are not so noteworthy for picturesque and
abnormal photography as were Mr. Ftzhughs, but
they show the same scoiling irreverence for the
great men who make our laws. Mr.. Polk should
have remembered the sudden and !etrbutivc dark
ness in which the shining career OF his predecessor
qucnched.
Once more the announcement is made that the
Cabinet will not be changed and that its members
love each other like n band of brothers. Now.
brotherly love is beautiful thing in its way, but
il has its limits as an element of craftsmanship.
most reassurng sign of growing wisdom in the Cabi-
net however is furnished III the abandonment of
the sky-rockety system of conducting reforms i'll
the Civil Service.
II is not strange that the responsibility for the
Returning Board prosecutions should be placed upon
Mr. Tden. His fraud" platform is badly in need
of fresh timber, and upon securing some depends bis
chief hope of denomination Nevertheless, it is
less for the Bourbons of Louisiana TO try 20 clear
themselves Of all share IN the business Tiden liz a
long distance from them, and if they do not choose
to dance to his piping they need not.
New-Jersey Democrats claim that the State is III
ioultously disricted because the Legislature has at
times contained majority Of Republicans when
there was Democratic majority in the total State
vote. Therefore they propose to carve up the
strongly Republican city OF Newark in such way
that the local Council will be Democratic and ma
jonty of the Assembly districts OF the same conf
plcxion. Logic Is logic.
The ONO Senate has had an unexpected spasm Of
sense. and has postponed tine consideration of the
bill making silver full legalender in the State till
March 3. Mr.. Iiastead informs them with touch
of contemptuOusness in his language, that they
have no business meddling with the subject any
way He is evidently unwilling to Soc Ohio swindle
herself for The benefit of the rest of the Union, but
he is illogical enough to continue in striving 10
have the Mon swlndled for the benefit of the sill
ven spectators of the rest of the world
Repeating, ballotbox stufiing and kindred fe.-
onies, under the present regime, seem TO be en-
braced in the accommodating and elastic class
known as political Offences" and amnesty for all
political offenders is cardinal doctrine in the
creed of that vigorous conciator President Hayes.
Therefore, he pardons Ephram Holland, esq, who
cn~ineered that stern reformer Banning, into Con-
gress when the people elected him to stay home.
Iphraim is to be congratulated. His branch of
American industry Is in fair way to be adequately
protected.
The country is having most instructive lesson in
the merits of Democratic rule. The last Congress
succeeded in crippling nearly every branch of the
Government. and in nearly dsbanding the army at
a time when its services were sorely needed The
present session has done absolutely nothing except
to njurc the public credit and TO render revival OF
business impossible 1t has started useless iDyes-
CATION machines in all directions but has entirely
~ gected its regular and most important duties;
Higher taxes increased depression IN all kinds Oh