New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-11
POLITICAL NOTES.

Shake, Moses! There is TO be a cipher hunt.
Sweet coparceners, how that oath Will make you
squirm
Oh Nevy, don't you wish now you had skipped
the country
There are hints that Moses will try his new key
after all If he only would!
The Nephew must avoid the danger Of making
hist nce too great innocent. That would be
fatal.
Chairman Potter is to be congratulated. lie has
at last decided to fasten his grappers to genuine
fraud.
1t would be great stroke ofpolicy for Mr.. Tilden
TO "repudi.tc" all thc coparceners before going on
the stand The wicked partners must be bounced.
The UorN says the ciphers will be investigated
aud the true key obtained. Bless you. neighbor
The TRIBUNE obtained that instrument three
months ago.
When he cipher hunt is started Nr. Saltonstal,
of Boston, must not be forgotten. He has the most
startling array of awful suspicious OF Republican
wickedness ever accumulated.
The Republican leaders IN Washington are
anxious to stimulate Senator Thurman in his pur-
pose Of heading Democratic assault on the Ma
tional banks. That Is beautiful way for securing
4 solid Republican North IN 1850.
suppose Tdcn is indicated and an adequate
Scaptgoat is obtained. what Is to be done about
hracinc up that 1abby backbone The Western
and Southern brethren are drcadfully unhappy
about It. and something SITTER than a porous
plaster will have 10 be applied before they will be
TeCOncllcu.
A curious report comes from indianapolis that
caucus Of thirty Democratic politicians, represent
ing all part of the State. save Indianapolis has
unanimously agreed that rilden Is a more desirable
candidate for 1850 than Hendricks. The only fault
found will Hendricks Is that he has lost money
lately. The d" Reiorlncls' have their eyes on that
barrel again already. The prices for electoral votes,
A. fixed III The cIphers have daZzicd them.
Ex-Governor Hoffman made a speech at Albany
OF, the subject of Andrew Jackson which does not
dov,tail with the spcechcS of Thurman and Ewing.
While they declared war on the banks and adyO-
Gated making the Government bank of issue, he
declared mat the immortal jackson. were he alive
now "Would be most open in his condemnation of
every proposition which aimed to convert the
Federal Government into a great banking institu-
non with power to Issue unlimited, lrrcdccmable
paprr moncy-a bank, the directors Ol which would
bc the members of Congress, aud the officers OF
which would De- the mere apppntceS al puutlcal
conventions ant committees. hc harmony OF the
glorious Democracy l. becoming pIodgous.
Where do tresc periodic stories about Mr. Hldcn'1
great wealth originate. and who IS il that times
that publication 50 wcli The last one, declaring
that hc Ia. recently madcl enormous sum by Il
successful railroad speculation, has ataTtrd Oh its
rounds in the very nick Of time TO check the waning
movement for his denomination. he Indiana broth
rem have been caught by the bait already, and the
South will be hcas from to the same effect presently
The mpccunious rural organs of the Democracy
III tune up IN Illdcu favor again, stimulated by
the hope at more sub4ldies. and by the prospect Of
more supplies OF Intellectual pap trpu the Iildcu
Editorial Banau. Ii he cHIeN ouI ol the cipher III