New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-01
POLITICAL NOTES.

So John Sherman laughed, did hef Butler ought
to investigate that laugh.
The husband Of Mrs jerks seems TO have led an
animated life IN more senses than one.
There seems TO be ground for n suspicion of
jealousy between the sable Eliza and the fair but
impudcHt 4 -ncs.
The Potter Committee has succeeded In one thing
the removal If the bottom from tho sham called
modern Civil Service Reform.
The Ohio Democrats are betting their Fall
election with all the confidence of gamblers who
know that the cards are stocked in their favor.
II appears to be the funcss Of time tor Mr.. Tlden
TO induce MIR. Watterson some other fluent friend.
TO declare has he was always opposed to the Potter
investigation.
The Democrats ought to be compelled to pay the
expense Of General Noycss trip to this country and
back They made n gratuitOus SANDER, and ought
to bear the cost OF It's retutation
All tho Presidents especial friends are likely to
be left at home by the Ohio election. Stanley
Matthews is defeated already. Mr.. Cox declines to
90 back, and Mr. Foster viii mako 2 hopeless fight
from The start. The Administration will be more
lonesome than ever il the next Congress.
There has beer . good deai of curiosity to know
Mr.. Fenton's exact positi O. .he financial cues
ton since his ap2ointm, - o. 10 Silver Commits
SION The JdmegfoTH ,Jost-.oI, speaking by author
is qualified blmeta!list: that :, he fayors the two
metals upon a proper rtU3 Of value being estab-
shed and accepted by tre W;nci2al Governments
of Europe In other words - Is fGT the double
standard upon the basis %. e.lal value, and such
cooperation as justiies on5 International standiOg
for the two metals"
Judicial Convention in Illinois has bestowed
most discriminating compliment upon the elastic
Springer. It adopted with unanimity and eathusi-
asm the following eminenty accurate declaration:
" Resolved That Mrs. jerks is q better man than
Bill Springer" She is, sho ls
TheOhio Democrats builded better than they knew
when IN n fit of unprecedented virtue, they expelled
Eph Holland from their convention. BY that act
they confessed that Holland was guilty Of stu1ing
the ballot boxes which made Banning Congress
man. and thus virtually declared that Banning held
his seat by fraud. Honest confession Is good toT the
soul but in this case il is bad for Banning.
Ton years AFRO tho constituency Of General B. +.
Butler used to Justify themselves for selecting him
"a their representative by urging that the copper
heads hated him." Now that he is in such touching
and sympathetic accord with tho Democracy on all
vital points of doctrine and practice it would be in
teresting TO know just what excuse Republican
Massachusetts, has to ofer for the General to-day.
Eliza Pinkston's conscience has Rad a regular
convulsion. She declares upon her badly disabled
oath that she was promised $500 by two Louisiana
politicians for her testimony before the Returning
Board that she has received only 3OO ana lS Jnere-
for forced TO confession. She says her husband
was not killed in a political quarrel that he was
not a Republican, and that she believes he was killed
by col0red man with whom he frequently quar-
relied. This is in direct conflict with her Returning
Board testimony. The main discrepancy in the
confession, as in those of all the other quckened
conscience victims, is the failure TO mention the
price received Tor 1t.
Congressman Townsend, of Ohio. has returned
home with a tolerably accurate summary Of the
popular opinion of the Potter inquiry. As he gives
it to a CIereidad Herald reporter it is: "Wel. the
general opinion Is that Butler runs the committee,
and Mrs. jerks runs Butler The fact is, both par
ties consider it fzzle" Mr.. Townsend has cheer
full view of The Republican future, far the har
mony of the Administration and the party lealiers
is concerned, for he says: 81 can assure them that
they are very much more cordial and satisfactory
than at the beginning of the session. The Potter
investigation has had much TO do with it. The
President has become satisfied that he haE nothing
in the way of support to hope from tho Southern
members they have arrayed themselves decitedly
and unmistakably against him. He has therefore
shaped his course 10 accord with this condition OF
things. One thing may be confidently depended On
he will appoint no moro Democrats TO Office"
Senator Pendleton expects to see the Democrats
carry Ohio by good round majority this year. He