New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
POLITICAL NOTES.

As bulldozar of the Democracy Tildon should
wear a red shirt.
If Glover won't subside of his own accord he
ought to be submerged by force.
The Democratic party is amazed that so feeble
man as 'rilden has such an awful grip.
PERHAPS Mr. Randall has dim notion that some
such combination Iilden and Randall Is possible.
Thurman has become as quiet as Hendricks.
Both men arc speechless with anazcment at
Illden's graspiug prOpeuSltleS'
Butler has started a pap bureau for his MaSsa-
chusetts campaign, modelled on the plan OF the
Reform nincompoOp concern. He turns the crank
himself.
The telegraph will be subjected TO a tremendous
test when Moses begins to edit the new Chicago
organ at long range. The poles on the line should
all be bTaced up III advance.
When Mr.. Tilden's friends say they find in the
Democratic ranks an "almOst universal demand
for his denominations the almost Is put in to cover
the of Ianmany. Everybody else Is reconcHed'
The Ohio Republicans will hold their State con-
yenton at Cincinnati on May %. All indications
point now to the nomination of Judge Taft for
Governor on stiff hard money and old-fashioned
Republican platform.
If AmerIcus Yespucus Rice is the Democratic
nominee for Governor of Ohio, the canvass will be
a thoroughly anti-Ilden one. Mr. Rice has small
opinion of Tilden's and financial opinions,
and says the party has had TIlden Influence enough
for the present. Talk like that VIII shut on
all contributions from the barrel for the Ohio
campaign.
The Southern press is unanimous in declaring
that if the President vetoes the appropriation bills
which are saddled with a repeal of the election
laws and thus stops the machinery of the Govern
ment the country will visit the Republican party
with swift condemnation. The trouble with this
opinion is that its authors regard the Solid south as
the country They will find out on election day
that it Is only minority OF the country.
Is there a coldness between Mr.. Wstterson and
Mr. Tilden7 If not, why does the former refrain
from demanding denomination and vindlcation of
defrauded innocence, and why does he advocate
the election of Blackburn Speaker Nothing
would bother Tilden more than to have the House
oroaniZed I'm Ihurman's interest, as il probably
would be under Blackburn, and, therefore, no true
friend of Tildens can advocate Blackpurhs ei9c-
tion Yet Mr. WatteTsOn not only does this, but he
also refrains from publishing again that beautiful
biography of lIlden which would supply popular
ycarnIng ut THIS Tune.
A"New-York Democrat "-mysteriOus and un-
traceable authOrty--is giving the Washington gos-
sips the true reason why Randall stayed away from
that Manhattan Club banquet last week. He says
that when the ex-Speaker reached this
city he was surprised to learn that TIlden
had broken NlIH lHc CluDb anu MOulu IT,
gard his appearance there sign of hos
tlity He accordingly staid away and joined a
snug little dinner party at No. 10 Cipher-Alley on
the same evening, while the Club was left to con-
sumo Its banquet alone There are marks OF plausl-
bility about this story. The Clubs fondness for
Hendricks, not long ago, may have had something
to do with making the breach.
The ominous verdict of the Northern town
elections ought TO show the Democrats what is in
store for them when general election arrives. The
Republicans are gaining everywhere, and if they
gain on merely local issues there Infinite possi-
bilites OF advance when the people get chance TO
register a verdict on national questions For it
must De remembered that gUod deal has happened
since the last election The coparceners have con-
fessed to the cipher iniqutes, and Iilden has con-
fessed that he is innocent. An extra session has
been ordered for merely par tlSan purposes, ana 70
regular session has been flied away WITH the label:
"One of tho worst Congresses ever Inflicted upon
this county, In view of these facts, the Demo-
crats should look at those election figures and
ask themselves if they can afford to carry out their
programme OF securing free fraud at elections or
stopping the Government.