New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-28
POLITICAL NOTES.

Mrs. jerks is in imminent danger Of being too
smart.
Your Uncle Dick will not be snatched from his
grocery and thrust into the White House in 1880.
The Ohio Democrats yelled more money" sim
ply from force OF habit. Besides, they are as badly
in need of it as ever.
A man with clearly defined conscience should be
taken down TO Louisiana and publicly exhibited.
lie would he q tremendous curiosity there
The Illinois Republicans did cheer for General
Grant after all. This Will excite Mr.. Halstead to
fresh endeavor to renominate Hayes, though the
silence of the Illinois platform VIII oampeh Ills Gu
thuslasIn.
Alexander stephens doesn't weaken bit in the
presence Of his constituents. He talked TO them
like man. and his pluck will win hun votes even
from men opposed to his views. His bitterest
enemies admit now that his reelection Is assured
Governor Bishop was serenaded in Columbus the
night before the convention, and startled the
assembled Democratic brethren with tho specific
information that they had met together Tor the
purpose of coming together TO nominate ncket.~
II is no wonder he was so exhausted the next gay
that he didn't know Senator Thurman rom senator
Morton.
Congressman Cox, Of Ohio declines positively to
he candidate again. because of his desire to return
TO the practice Of his profession as a lawyer An
effort has been made to induce Congressman Foster
to run in Mr. Coxs district, but he declines, and an
nOunces that he viii run again IN MS own dlstTCt
despite the fact that the Democrats nave so geTIy
wandered it as to show a majority OF nearly 3'OOO
against him.
General Ewing believes the Potter inquiry will
last all Summer and that it has already unearthed
"A great deal Of fraud. lie neglected to explain to
The Graphic reporter, whom he favored with these
remarks what kind fraud it was, but he probably
meant the Democratic attempts 70 buy electOr at
any price and anywhere. Perhaps though, he
meant Anderson. for nobody can deny that he repre-
sents a great deal OF fraud
Senator Thurman had his own way In the Ohio
Democratic Convention. His rivals wished to re-
move John G.. Thompson from the Craftsmanship Of
the State Committee, because Of his devotion to
Thurman, but they did not succeed. The fight was
All open one and the Senator's triumph shows that
he is strengthening himself for the harder fight
which will come 1880, when he seeks for resOlu-
ton instmcting the Ohio delegation 20 the National
f S@aGSatt' Convention cast - vote ''' MN ''
The Hon. George II. PondlctOn seems to have
been the author of at least the spirit of the Ohio
Democratic utterance on financial questions, which
floats upon the public ear like year-old echo. He
did not attend the convention but he sent this dis
patch 10 Mr.. Thurman on the night before it met :
" hope the convention will not recede particle
on the financial question. We have gained much in
the last year Ii we insist repeal of forced re-
sumption, unlimited silver coinage greenbacks only
paper money, aud wise IN other respects, think
We will carry the State and gain them also" The
idea m reYampIng this old plank was to catch the
National and Greenback party vote, without which
the Democracy will have bard work to win.
General ii. V. Boynton. one of the most careful of
Washington correspondents, aud Teen and I'M
preudiced political observer, sends W The CinciH-
matt Gdsetio notable letter the tendencies of the
Democratic party in the last Congress. He insists
that nothing but fear that extreme measures
would jeOpardize their success in the next elections
prevented the Democrats from revealing their full
purposes. One Of these was to break up the army
and clear the way for Democratic reorganization
with ex-rebel material. Beyond any question:"
he SAYS it is the fixed purpose Of the Democrats,
so soon as they have control OF both branches OF
Congress 10 clam places in the army for ex-rebes,
To place them on the pension rolls Ia admit them TO
the national military asylums, and In short TO give
them full share in whatever the nation has DONE
or Is doing, for Union soldiers their heirs" On
the question of Southern claims he is equally en-
phatic, saying; IAN immense payment of Southern
claims will begin at once whenever the Democrats
secure both branches of Congress. IL is quite the
style in many quarters 10 sneer at those VINO MAKE
this assertion; but for all that those who are only
surface observers here cannot fail to see that such
payments are settled part of the Democratic plan"