New-York tribune., 1879-03-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

Alas, poor Tilden Was not one Moses enough'
No mans innocence can stand the racket Of two
MOseseS
Ofcourso Mr. Tilden had no idea what Smith
Weed was doing at Auburn
Governor Robinson is gradually looming into
prominence as an efficient and willing deputy-cO-
parcener.
The Republican party and press are solid for n
fight i'll defence Of the election laws, aud the coun-
try cries stick"
No sooner does the Democracy get Beck muzzled
than Voorhees, bulges in with the daily instalment
of blunders.
1t is high time for Salisbury to repeat his request
to the Republican Senators to keep quiet. Their
righteousness is perfectly apparent
Even the Democratic party deserves some SYM
nothy when 1t is afflicted with visitation Of
Springer and Tucker on the same day.
The laundering in the Senate has quite eclipsed
tbe House for the moment but Blackburn and
Chalmers will bring their end up with bang pres
emily.
Smith Weeds desire for Reform" in Auburn
Prison so that the charge of nepOtlsm could not be
raised. was natural one. His sad experience with
nephews has made him cautious.
No Republican's title to a seat in the XLVIth-
Congress is worth its weight in Confederate cur
rancv if any Democrat has persuaded himself that
it would be a nice thing for nm To cOntestll'
Senator Allison declares that it will be extremely
difficult TO find Republican Senator IN favor
of Welding to the Democrats on the question OF
tbe election laws He might safely have made the
same remark about the Republicans OF the whole
country.
There is temporary lull in the Ohio movement
in favor of Judge Taft for Governor and one Of the
causcs for it is said to be the disapprOya OF the
Administration, which remembers that Taft was
prominent member OF the Convention OF 1877 that
declined to ndOrse the President.
Both parties are likely to enter the next cam
paign in q happy frame of mind. Democratic
editor observes that If the President Obstrucs the
| Democratic reforms in the election laws he VIII
| make a great mistake and will give the DemOc-
racy lust the issue they desire for the coming can
| vassb How nice! That is just the issue the RopuO-
| lcans long Tor, too
The attention of the country is jublantly called
| nv the devoted rden organists to the magnificent
| display of backbone made by the lnsatate lnnO-
cent on the question of a stuffed ballOt-box. Whle
| Bayard "wavers before the Republican clamor ot
rovolution Tilden stands firm, and all his organs
shont "No surrender II is q noble spectacle
almost as thrilling as Artemus wards Willingness
| to sacrifice all his wite's relations
After all that IL said against him. Voorhees, is the
| most consistent aud thorough Democrat OF them
all. He believes thoroughly in Democracy. and so
believing he sees reason to conceal any oi tho
| partv's true inwardnesS He thinks the caucus Is
the highest aud most august Of all powers. ana can
not understand why the Senate should not De SUD-
ordinate TO it. All the other Democrats believe So
too but they are afraid To say so puOlcy, lot lhty
| know that the larger part OF the American peoho
! does NOT agree with them. The only thing TO DO
said of Voorhees, that he Is unaole 10 copIenThu
the danger of taking oil the partys mask III puDi''