New-York tribune., 1879-08-27
POLITICAL NOTES.

After election the Maine GreeBbackcrs viii feel RS
thongl pile-1ryer had struck them.
Tammany can address and resolve, but it takes
TIlden to get a good twist on the party
There is no mistake about it. The Republicans
have their opponents on the run In MAINE
When the Greenbackers undertook 10 beat Blaine
they assumed bigger job than they could manage
Keep still! The Democratic editors are trying
TO draw q parallel between Yazoo and San Fran
cisco.
The Democratc State Convention will be pretty
fair test of the seductive influences OF Iammany
address aud 1ildens barrel
Had San Francisco been given over tc riot last
Sunday it would have been luminous commentary
on Democratic legislation.
Secretary Sherman has to bear the brunt or the
Democratic canvass IN Ohio. He has done 1t before
and Is quite able 20 do IL again.
The Greenback party of this State announces
itself as in the market. The story of that million
dollar profit has Whetted the appetite or the tath-
full
The Ohio Democrats are troubled with lament
able dearth of campaign material. They are trying
to make mp for it by publishing lies about John
sherman.
The Southern Anti-Exodus Committee find that
the negroes cannot be deluded easily as they
Thought. Tidcn would have told them how to in
vest their money to much better purpose, Ihat
party Of cOlOred explorers to Kansas had pleasant
but prOiitles3 holiday trip.
Eugene Hale gives it as his opinion that the
Maine Republicans viii elect their State ticket by
majority of the popular vote and control both
branches of the Legislature. The Greenba 5kers
are making desperate effort to get a majority in
the Senate and 80 command the election Of Gov
ernor il it should be thrown into the Legislature,
but the Republicans propose TO make their victory
an overwhelming one.
The following extract Is not taken from North
ern Republican paper. but from Georgia Demo-
cratic journal If tho Governor of Mississippi
feels that he is unable to cope with the political
bashibazOul1s that nfest the State, then 1T is his
duty either To convene the Legislature or to call
upon the Government for troops TO suppress the out
breaks; for 10 caunOt be denied that the Wlsest,
most inst and easiest solution of ruiiiansm that has
OutgrOwn tho powers OF a State Is the bayOnet"
Southern Bourbon organ calling for Federal bayo-
nets WHAT is the Democratic party to do for
issues
An experienced Republican politician gives this
as tho result Of his experience while stumping IN
Maine, during the past few weeks: His own OBJ
servations together with what lie learned from
Republicans throughout the State convinced him
that many Of the Republicans who voted the Green
back ticket last Fall this year going to vote
the straight Republican ticket. They agreed also
that the Greenback party wGs getting no new
recruits this year from the Republicans lney
could give names and places OF voting OF Democrats
all over the State who, ON hard money grounds,
were now OutspOkon IN declaring their lntcn-
ton to vote for the Republican ticket What was
of still more consequence there found n general
readiness among Republicans for personal effort.
Every man Is "A work IN his own neighbOrhood 10
make success sure. This was not the a year
ago.
The Importance of the coming political contest in
New-York is attracting wide attention. The nearer
battles to be fought in Maine and Ohio are Teceiy-
ing more immediate consideration, but the struggle
which is to tako place in the Empire State looms
in the background and overshadOws both of them.
a New-Eng gland paper discussing the subject says
" In comparison with the contest in New-YOrk all
the Autumn elections sink into utter insgnicance.
This is saying great deal, and Ohio will probably
dispute the truth of the assertion, but unpreudced
Observers Of the political situation viii agree in its
c0irectness.' And it can be said with entire truth
that the Republican press OF the State appears TO be
fully aware of the importance OF the present crisis
in the partY's history. Tho coming convention and
the vari0u, candidates discussed in . frank and
friendly manner, and disposition is shown 10 give
tho ticket warm and hearty support With the
spirit and zoal now manifested the Republicans of
the country can rest assured that their brethren i'm
the Empire State will do all in their power to place
thg party high vantage ground for the contest of
1850.