New-York tribune., 1879-09-17
POLIT1CfL NOTES.

It's cvhilaratinr to behold the Democracy rend-
ing itself
The next Governor Of Massachusetts was nom'-
mated yesterday.
The Maine Grccnback party is said by its friends
90 be- on the brink of lis little grave.
Mr.. Tlden inpresses his fronds one who Is Sc
rene and happy Governor Robinson doesn't
Jefferson Davis wastes a half column OF news
paper simply to say: "Don't elect me Senator Tor
ii you do III accept"
Ex-Governor Bullock, of Massachusetts. is an
other Liberal who has become stalwari. The one
who has done anything else is yet 10 De lonh"'
spinola is the first man to give the accurate d.
mensons of the Danocratic ear. lie declares hae III
is capable of holding elephant AZ we'll as a iiea'
The outside Democratic editors who are trying
to bully John Kelly into a withdrawal should send
for photograph of him and study his features.
1ney would become suddenly wiser.
Tammany is making liberal offers of tafly To Mr.
Potter. and begging him to ponder long and car
nestly before he accepts the second place on tne
TIldcn-RObnsOn combination ucAet' Inc ""''OO
Is timely and excellent.
That falling of of S0.OOO,000 in the revenue
due TO legislation in favor of the Solid South. is
other inkling of what would happen were the
Democratic party to be put IN possession OF the
(.ovcrnment. The South not only declines to pay
its debts but also intends 10 nave me cost Oh go'
II is evident enough that John Kelly represents
the anti-Tden elements of the whole Democratic
party of the country IN this fight, but he gets no
announcement from thc Democratic journals when
hahtualy oppose Tidcn. The say it Is all wei
enough 10 smash Tilden, but this looks like smash
ing tho party mt the same time. As lllden carries
the party ~ his hat II is difficult 10 see now the
double slaughter can be aYcrted.
A ciimmcr of hope has been discovered by the
Ohio Democrats. They say the danger OF defeat IN
New-York will show TIlden the necessity of saving
OHIO, and they are waiting confidently for large
drlblet from the barrel. they sure he must see
that he can't defeat both John Kelly and the Re
publican party without the moral effect Of Demo-
cratic victory i'm Ohio. This is sound reasoning
but the flaw in it j. that two wellhied barrels barrels
could not "saye Ohio now, and nobody knows
this better than Tiden. lie Will not waste any
money on Ohio when he needs 50 much at home.
Ex-secretary Boutwell's speech at the Massachu-
setts Republican Reunion on Monday, contained tins
admirable advice to the party concerning It's ill-
tare: "Our future n party is with ourselves. II
We daily with wrong, If We turn deaf car To the
cry of the oppressed. if we consider questions of
trade and finance the commerce of the sen ana OF
the land. as of moro consequence Than of human
rights. # we neglect 10 exercise all the power' OF
great Government for the protection of Its cIzcns
evervwherc then il can with justice be said that
the Republican party has lived as long ar IL observes
r. live. Bat II. ~ anticipate we are now 10 en-
rage anew IN contest for the equal rights or all
men with the ZEAL courage ana pcrsisiencY Wiich
were manifested IN rhe great contest against
slavery We shall deserve and receive new lea" oi
party iifC and for another generation Keep We ''-
crnlacnt in the hands OF those by whose eIors II
savcL.V