New-York tribune., 1878-11-20
POLITICAL NOTES.

What fun it would be to vindicate Tilden in 1880!
The Grant movement bears discouraged aspect
| since the elections.
For general meannesssthe Hampton plan" beats
all other solid Southern ones hollow.
There is some curiosity to know at which party
Butler will sling his next BRICK.
Ii seems to be pretty generally comprehended now
that the Maine election did not kill Blaine, after all
If the Democrats think they will be permitted TO
dodge the Southern claims question till $780, they
dreadfully mistaken.
Oakley Hall will win immortal fame as City
Editor if he can slip reporter into the Ark and
tract an interview from Moses.
There will be fun IN the next Democratic House
when some Republican introduces joint resolution
against the payment of any Southern claims what
soeyer.
The Democrats are puzzled. They see they have
been unable to win without the Grecnbackers and
they are dreadfuly afraid they can't win with tbem
Each road leads To an unc0mfortably warm place.
The silver editor should reflect upon the fact that
remOnetizaton has not increased the price of silver
as he predicted it would, before he quite annihaes
the obnoxious gold bug. Is ne sure the S5-cent
dollar won't be 75-cent one IN another three
months
Congressman Felton, of Georgia. is good speci-
men of the Southern independent He declares I'M
faithful to the National Democracy in Congress,
and always will be. He is even willing to abide by
the decision Of the party on the money question
That is, he trusts his conscience to the Keeping OF
the Democratic caucus. No regular" Democrat
could do more than that.
General Garfield makes quiet remark which is
likely to interest the cOparceners lie informs
reporter of The Clereaad Penny Press that the Re
pubcans in Congress will certainly press thorough
.,,t,u aafnl
that he has some information of his own about
cpheIS which he will be glad to place before com,
mittee There is good deal of valuable material
of this kind which is waiting to be developed
The President Is represented as having said to
Senator Edmunds that he was disappointed In his
faith in the sincerity of Southern leaders, Dut uo
not regret that he had tried the experiment oi
trusting them. as the people will now be able 10
Judge of the real sentiment which prevails IN inc
South There may be some truth in this, yet u "
none the less fact that the Administrator IJ
this experience more than the people dld, ne OiS
Line Wing revival was never blessed WIN un"0H
popular sympathy or belief.
Simon Cameron is an mistaken and demon
stratiye third term advocate. According to wash
ington correspondent of The Philadelphia Press ne
has no doubt whatever of Grants denomination anu
triumphant eleculon. His reasons are that Grant
has the confidence of the country on the money
question: and that the people will turn TO HIM as li0
strongest man to protect the country from the ue-
signs of solid South He expects to see the cam,
pagn of 1850 the hveliest one since thal ~
jackson, nearly half-century ago, because every,
body will DC in earnest, and Grant will be sem
into office with the vote of every Northern cial%
As for the outlook in Pennsylvania. Mr.; Cameron
thinks the Democrats have been so Soundly MmpPoe
hat tiey viii not seriously disturb the politics oi
the State again for years to come.
Colonel Ingersoll remains as staunch Blain0
man as ever. To reporter of The Commercial IN
Cincinnati who asked him about candidates N
1880 he said - / am for Mr.. Blaine. have DO.
changed my opinion since 1876. L made at tn''
time in this city, speech that was construed -
favorable to Blame would like an opportuh'5
TO repeat that speech under the same circumstance
with different results. No man would harinoh'So
the various sections of the country more tns'
Blaine He has the elements OF popularity, nc
FREQ, frank, candid, cordial chivairic' ih'ei'S'"