New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-30
POLITICAL NOTES.


Cipher Reform ought never to peep again aftei
next tuesday.
Butler begins 10 suspect that he will not be elected
70 the Presidency IN 1850.
The Democratic editor is weary of defending co.
parceners who can't defend themselves.
The Cipher Democracy swears IN its secret heart
that il will never NEEDLE with Reform again.
There is whisper that Nephew Pelton is likely
to he in Europe when Congress meets. VIII Moses
go with himf
Tilden is said TO be anxious to give the Potter
Committee full statement of his knowledge of the
ciphers That is just what the country yearns IL
hear.
Postmaster-General Key has returned from the
Pacific coast astODished at the Republican ssnt-
mont he found everywhere in favor OF Grant for
1880 He wouldn't be surprised to him nOln-
mated and elected.
Speaker Randall remarked in Washington re.
Gently that he was wiling to have the Republicans
go ahead and Invests gate the cipher dispatches He
wasn't afraid nor did he believe the Democratic
party would be injured. He's right; tie party Is
beyond INJURY
Senator Mitchell Of Oregon, thinks Grant is very
popular, and might be TenOminated if the cOnyen-
ton were to meet tomorrow. But he has noticed
that Blaine is a great fayOTite in the West, and in
clnes to the belief THAI be may get the nomination
doesn't share the belief of Balnos enemies that be
was killed by the Name election.
The Republicans of Connecticut make the wel
come announcement that they have an excellent
prospect for securing control OF the Legislature next
Tuesday and thus defeating Senator Bamums
plans for a reelection. They certainly ought to DC
able to do it. Mr. Barnuln is about the most dis
crcditabe man the State has ever had IN the senate
The only thing in his favor is that he is seldom in
his seat thus manieSting u laudable disposition to
save the State as much as poss Bile from beng re.
sp0nsiblc for him. His defeat would be likely 10
cause decline in tue mule market. but " WOmd
have DO other depressing effect The National
Democratic Committee could easily retain hlm az
mule buyer, that his talents woudnot be allowed
tO decay.
The open rejoicing of the South Carolina bull
dozcIs over the inability of the President to inter-
fere with their cheerful performances ample proof
that the Democrats know what they were about
when they passed law forbidding the President 10
use the army as posse comitatus. They were
aiming for a solid Southern delegation in Congress
and they did not wish to be Interfered with. The
bulldozeTs know they are safe. and they chuckle
about il openly. The Washington correspondent OF
The Cincinnati Gazette makes the strong point that
this immunity TO the bulldozer was only part Of a
grand Democratic scheme for capturing the Govern
Inent. RandalfS orders TO gcrTymandcr ONO were
another part, and the scheme TO Dust Hayes wac
another. The latter mas Dccl ueIe3ttu' Inc Etity.
manCer succeeded far enough to give maJonty OF
the Ohio delegation 10 the pOtters, and the bull
doing is likely to be triumphant also. lh'sls
enough tn show the Republicans the way to deirat
the whole plot at one sfrOkc-by eectlng majority
of Republican Congressman next tuesday
There is slight commotOn in the Congressional
politics of Rhode Island. The eminent and crudte
pantaloonist who made raid on the GovernorShip
few years ago, causing for time a feyerish rise
IN the market for 81 pantaloOns, has been
seized upon BY the Democrats OF the Hid District
and nominated for Congress. At first 1t was sup
posed that the nomination had been offered as an
advertisement to the highest bidder, and had been
struck down to the pantaOonist. but later develop
m.nts partially contradict this. 1t Is announced
by his friends that If elected, he will devote BIS
time 10 securing enormous appropriation iOr INC
harbor of Providence, in order that the commerce
of that city may be benefited TO tho extent OF n,
IONS of dollars That Is an allurlng DaIh Du
Rhode Islanders not the sort or gndgeO!s "
atlt They know The propensltes OF the pan'aloounr
100 well for that They know that should ne en0-
oct mo Congress- ms first move would De lor W,
mission to dunn more rocks into their Deautl"
bay mon which 80 paint his refulgent name IN IN
biued with the thrilling announcement thai ho hsss
conferred uDOu a weary world the pFlceess poOI
trousrrs al dollar leg. They knO" that ms Se.onJ
move vould be for power to paint me saiI' cEo ~
upon the smooth pate of every Dald-he.'eu H. noi
file State He seeks an enlargement VI ma "N
for Providence but Tor trousers