New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-22
POLITICAL NOTES.
State.

The silver agitator doesn't know whether he has
drawn q prize or Dlank.
He never expected to be the Father of Country
which refused to pay It's debts.
Hendricks was proclaimed chairman. OF the In
danapolis convention by alteration.
Hendricks was amusing as straddler, but he Is
weak and tresOme as an inllatiOnlst
IfMr. Tilden will only tell what he knows about
"fraud, there would be bottom fact or two worth
hearing.
Simmons is undoubtedly regenerated, but he
seems TO be confounding zeal for Civil Service Re-
form with zeal for Simmons
IL is hard to reconcile the bmetalic fervor Of the
great Jones' with his proclamation that he wants to
drive gold out OF tho country.
II was unwisc of Simmons to go to Washington
and let the world see that the Boston Custom House
could worry along without him.
That restoration of the Franking privilege Will
bring down the gray hairs of the Honorable John
Hill of New-Jersey, with sorrow to the grave
As the gifted author of such sweet-tempered
phrases as gold-sharp" and gold-bug." plea for
the amenities of journalism comes with great force
from Halstead.
Senator Ben Hill has informed his friends in
Georgia that he will not vote to sustain veto of
the Silver Bill in its present shape as he thinks the
amendments make 1t wise measure. ms an.
nouncement strengthens the probability OF the bill
becoming q law.
With the franking privilege restored the country
may a. well fortify itself against flood of speeches
from the financial demagogues. 1t is an entirely
moderate assertion that the worst speech Is certain
TO be circulated at least thousand times as widely
as the best one 49,
The only significant feature of the recent local
elections in Pennsylvania was the increasing
strength displayed by the Greenback- Labor party.
The two old parties held their own pretty evenly.
but the new combination OF the dissatisfied dis
PLAYED strength enough TO show that it Will be an
important element In future contests.
Here is new outlet for restrained statesmansh :.
and Mr. Doorkeeper Polk is the genius who dis
covered it, lie places number of eminent Demo-
Gratis on his pay roll laborcrs, and the eminent
Democrats sub-let their work to Diggers." By this
simple method the wheels of industry are set in
motion distinguished friends of the aborlng man
secure a neat commission out of the laboring mans
pay and the Paper Collar League s enabled TO sup
port lobby without money aud without price.
1t is reported, from Indianapolis, that Voorhees,
drafted the platform of the Indiana Democracy and
sent 1t to them from Washington. The document
sustains the report. 1t is shinged with Voorhees,
ear marks and is complete collection OF tnan-
cia heresies as of Voorhees, speeches. AS 1t is
the rallyng cry of canvass for his reelection, this
is entirely fitting; but Mr. Hendricks may as well
next National Democratic Convention on the same
platform.
The reform" party in Congress is bound to grow
in one way if it cannot in another. 1t has
ceeded in seating three Democrats, who were never
elected, in seats which belonged to Republicans.
thus making change of six votes in their favor.
This is good deal easier than electing them by vote
of the people. 1t involves of course sacrifice of
decency, and a disregard for political morality. but
H.. nI,ata ole 70 uotY
true Democratic Ii was Mr. Clymer who remarked
beautifully the other day: Give us lDemocratsl
entire authority, and we VIII see that the laws are
racket would be great that lew OF the laws would
survive to tell the tale.
The most contemplate thing about the Return
ing Board prosecutions is the bubble which the per-
secutors avail themselves of to answer the charge
of bad faith. They say the resolutions OF the
Nichols Legislature only pledged the Conservatives
against any prosecutions for past political offences
that the members of the Board are trial for GRIM
inal not political offences. and hence there is no
breach of faith. No man can make so petty de-
fence rs that with o straight face. Stanley Mat
thews says everybody understood tho resolutions to
be a voluntary pledge to let the members of the
Board entirely alone, and he Is undoubtedly right
about 1t. Tho son of chivalry by the course he has
TAKEN has merely demonstrated his ability to creep
through a most dlmlnutive aperture. In getting
through he has been obliged to part with the little
honor he had left.
careful examination of the American silver
crazen convnces The London Economist that there
are two explanations of its existence, d" one arising
from an excited imagination aud tho other from an
explicable though dangerous form of discomfort"
BY the former The Economist goes to say, it means
an impression III the minds of Western people that
the vast silver product Of the country has not en-
rlched the masses because it is not used as money
They think if it were converted into cash there
would be more money in the country, aud every
body would be able to get some of it. As it was
"dug out of the ground" and would therefore be a
positive addition to the store already existing, it
would fall in sort of shower upon all This passage
gives unnstakable evidence that the editor of The
Economist has been perusing the wonderful financial
articles in The Cincinnati Commercial As for the dts
content, which it calls second cause. The Economist
likens il to the anger of the man who works for o
living against the man who apparently gets his liv-
ing without work. He looks upon the bondhelder