New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-15
POLITICAL NOTES.


There is no longer complaint that modern civil
Service reform lacks " bounce"
Mrs jerks seems to have been entirely unaDpre-
ciated till Blr. Potter encountered her.
General Butler ought to subject his private inan-
cal accounts TO rigid cTOss-examinatlOn before
making any more statements
No removals except for cause, and most Of the
offices for Merritt, seems to be the latest rendering
for the Administrations Civil Service order.
There are nervous apprehensons in the Baltimore
Custom House chat the reform lightning may strike
there next Il is pretty clear that shaking up "
would do no harm there
II the enemies of Secretary Sherman wish to ac-
complish his ruin they must do something to over
throw this conspiracy between the weather and the
crops Unless q blight Of some KIND Is secured NJ
once he viii triumph without effort.
Why should the Potter Committee waste more
time IN demonstrating that the Packard Government
in Louisiana could have stood If it had been prOpped
ND by Federal bayOnetsT Nobody doubts that.
The fact is that the country was tired OF supplying
the prop.
General Buffers aim is clearly enough to secure a
Democratc-National combination nomination for
Governor of Massachusetts. Perhaps be will sue
coed but there are no symptoms yet that the Massa
chusetts Democrats are any more anxious Tor his
company than the workingmen are.
There is a daily increasing nervousness among
Southern Democrats concerning independent move
monts The local newspapers are full of warnings
against them, as the worst possible enemies of the
Democratic party. This is undoubtedly correct
view ANY movement which VIII split the Demo-
cratic party will inevitably tend to give the negroes
n fair chance to vote for both factions viii court
them and when the negroes 90 vote as they please,
the result is to be bad for the Bourbon Demo-
crat.
u - "a 70 huva writ a ~
TO a friend in Washington rejecting severely on
Alexander stephens for his opposition to the Potter
hunt. Mr. Hill should endeayOr to profit by the ex-
annie of Mr. Stephens rather than 10 waste breath
in condemning him, for Mr.. Stephens is to-day the
most pOpular public man IN his State. He went
home at the close of the session, faced his cOnstu-
cnts who were said to be angry with him, made a
aat-footed defence of his course and won them all
TO his side lie will be renomiDaed without spark
of opposition. The Bourbons are in state of mind
over the whole performance. Ihey had roaa s MN
out of the party but the party obstnately refused
TO let him 60. The Bourbon editor can only tear
his hair and remark with anguish that If Mr.. Ste
phens's example is followed party dscphne VIII DC
ruined. lie seems 20 De rlght.
Secretary Robson surprises no one by anrOunc-
ing himself in favor of third term. In fact, he
has made the same announcement several times
since General Grant retired from Office. He tells a
renorter of The PHILADELPHIA Record that Grant is
friend of his, and he is friend of Grants, and he
can rely upon his support if he is renominated He
does not think, though. that the General desires a
denomination, for he has received several letters
from him, and he has never mentioned the topic.
However" added Mr.. Robson, "it is rather irk-
some to be an ex-President, because he has great
deal of spare time on his hands He cannot go into
business very WELL and time moves slowly where
there rs so much leisure. In this view Of the case
General Grant would probably accept third term !;
but it is some time yet to 1880, and there Is no tell
ing what complications may arise| The wisdom
of that closing observation is self-evident that
the various persons who are fretting themselves
over this third term problem should absorb 1t and
become calm.