New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14

sent TO Tlden for approval and were returned with
the remark that they not accurate enough
This induced Watterson TO let them out interviews
and letters. That confirms which was fly
ing about when the controversy at its height.
Not daring TO publish his bottom facts after Mr.
Tilden had declared them inaccurate, Mr.. Water
son executed the subtl manguyIe OF coming to New
York and interviewing himself for the purpose OF
extracting the same facts. All of which shows how
Democratic statesmen love each other
The Greenbackers do pick ont queer men for lead
ers there can DO no doubt about that. IN Maine the
chairman of their State Committee is said to have
accumulated fortune of 100000 by lending
money at usurious rates Of interest. The 1E0HstG
Journal calls him the champion mOuey-lender Of
the Kennebec Valley" and charges that he had
almost completed arrangements for starting Ma
tional bank at Gardiner two years ago. when. he
discovered that he could get larger per cent Or his
money IN other ways, and abandoned the project.
The Journal says he habitually charges eight and ten
per cent interest, holds large amount OF Govern
ment bonds is trustee OF savings bank, and lives
in the most elegant house in the ClsY Of Gardiner;
yet this man, who has acquired fortune by money
lending. signs flaming circular denounclng money.
lenders and bOndholders. This seems to be one of
the sublimest cases OF unadulterated " cheek" on
record.
The Republicans of the First District Of New
Jersey have determined to nominate as their candi-
date for Congress ex-Seeretary of the Navy George
II. Robson Since retiring from public life at the
close of President Grants administration, Mr..
Robson has resumed the practice of the law, and
has taken foremost rank at the bar of his State.
His speech in the Hunter murder case is declared
by those who heard it to have been one Of the most
eloquent and effective pieces Of pleading heard IN
the New-Jersey courts for years. The sentiment
among the Republicans Of the Camden District
seems to be that if the Naval Committee of the
Democratic House OF Representatives intends to
continue forever the investigation of Mr. R0besOns
administration of the Navy Department begun
three years ago, il will be only fair that the ex
Secretary himself shall have an opportunity to put
in his defence. Therel be fun for the galleries if
Robson gets after Whitthorne IN debate, but
what will become of the Ancient Mariner from Ten
nesseei
Uncle Jimmy Williams has arrayed himself once
in those beautiful blue jeans and preciptated
what he calls speech upon the Indiana Democracy.
The effort was simple and unadOrned, as was to be
expected. The gem of it seems to have been the
following paragraph 81 want to address myself to
my National friends. claim a party kinship to
them, and as we demand exactly the same financial
reform that they do, claim them as kinsmen. In
fact they bear the same relation to the Democratic
party that do to the Methodist Church. My wife
IS Methodist and am brother-in-law to the
Church. want the Nationals 10 come up and help
their brOtheTs-in-aw out. They can't keep house
alone bnt IL we are all together we cam Why, they
are like would be il l should try to keep house
without my wife. There amt enough OF me 10 keep
house alone, ana bueTt Is nOb OuouRu VI yOu "
make a party alone" It is profound conviction IN
Indiana that even when assisted by Mrs. Williams
there ain'tv enough of Uncle Jimmy to make
halfway respectable Governor.
The genial Editor of The Cincinnati Commercial has
become so agitated on the third term question that
he has sent out requests to all parts Of Ohio and
several neighboring States to have every man who
will talk interviewed" the subject. There
seem to have been plenty of persons willing to talk,
for several pages Of opinions have already been pub
lshed and the end is yet afar Off 1t is pretty diff
fcult to tell just what has been discovered but it is
clear that there are good many Republicans who
are eager for a third term aud good many who
are not. 1t seems entirely safe to say that the
former class is somewhat larger than the latter.
Nearly all the opinions are from of merely local
reputation so that their Importance cannot be es-
timated The most important response fSm lndl-
ana comes from the chairman of the Republican
State Committee, Mr.. Solomon Blair. lie thinks
TIE Grant movement will die out before 1850, and
t5at Grant will not be nominated unless the country
is almost in revolution. There are other good men,
and he had thought Wasbburne would " loom
Blaine would also make good President. Ids
opinion about Grant shared by the former Re
publican chairman, William wallace. lie du hOs
believe Grant could be elected.