New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-08
POLIYICIL NOTES.

Oh. Moses Moses, lis awluy thin
Noses also lost his key. How strapgc, and how
sad!
Tr TRIBUNE was a true prophet. Moses dit
>lGrg.
The bosu, translation charge is Completely showed
under.
No-,4 started with his shoulders well up, bat it
didn't work.
II ~ tremendous vocabulary. but it failed to
cover all thc sins of ~ owner
Moses show, symptoms of eruIgc aGainS; The
tRBrNE. 1t Is not recipracated in the slightest
degree.
Oblivion has tie reputation Of being considerable
# IN abyss. nut u is totally ccp~ed by the copar-
C"urrs memory.
There i, this 10 bc -ail of FELTON, that he owns
mp 10 All his Wickcdnc>s, and does not try to sneak
cut of it disguised a. "A morallst
II is unfortunate that the coparceners Should not
be- ADJ, to agree upon the exceedingly few things
which theS are able 10 remember.
Nose, remarked with proud scorn that THE
TRIBUNE had kept up a constant " rub-a-dub y
about him for six mouihs. The performance seems
t. have removed cutlclc enough 10 create smart.
There seems to be- some sort of apology due to
TUE TmRCNE from the abe Reform editors who
accuse il of forging DISPATCHES and issuing bogus
Transitions OF course, HE tribune does not
expect 10 receive II, though.
The great mistake which Marble made in con
sirucring his defence was in thinking he could
clear himself we'll a. 'Elden. He must join the
other coparcrners their great combination Scape-
GOAT trick. and leave monopoly OF tue Innocence
10 tldcn.
Ii will be interesting to hear fEom Nr. WOOlley,
III the light % Marble, testimony, Just how much
each knew of che Others plans in Florida. Marble
has suoken of him in terms which will h. apt to
stimulate his memory on that point at least.
Perhaps it will not be perceived at once. but il is a
fact that Moses completely squelchcd rHE TRIB-
I,NI. Yesterday. After Aiming TO it dozen or
more times by name, and accusing it of ali sorts OF
crime, and meanneSs hs wthered it into burnt
cipher bv designating 1t as Il paper ~ which
will not aludr." is was simply terrible, If not L.
thai.
IL ~ doubtful if the agile Springer was ever ~
completely eXun4ushed by a rctort a, he was ny
one Of Congressman Reeds many delicious sollie-
Yesterday Springer had interfcred in the oxami-
nation with his customary bad luck. when Mr.
Rccd drawl"d out: Il always know that when
Brother Springer focuses his mind on 4 question II
viii overlap II every time.
An unframed Democratic editor IN Connecticut
remarks that Smith Weeds testimony makes il
hardly necessary to call Mr. Iilden, and IA con
hdent that the more ridden is Investigated the
brighter will be the amor in which he j., ptnorhrd.
Perhaps SO. but the result of the investigation tn
date shows that he was "ranOplird win prize
lot of personal managers who VIII ~ down IN
history a The wicked cnParreuers.
Mr.. James y. Campbell Published a statement. 20
the public before he went 10 Washington 90 testify
which must nave set the Charleston balholmg
chiy,lrv q, thinking lIttlc. " desire the people
OF Charleston and tho State - understand said he
''th4t have NOT arrived 20 that higher point of
morality which teaches patriotism and vmdIrtuou
al fine honor aud good nam" OF the state bl cheat
iuv and Ina covering up faud and cheating ~ cltc-
lions" No mlidozcr ever sent prc,'ler centre
shot thai. that
Nj llIlstcad ha4 been talking some more, aud As
usual talking in an entertaining way about the
Presidency. lie sill clmgs to his faith ia Sher-
man. " ho ought Co realize On resumption, as that
Is " the greatest victory since the surrender Of
Richmond Garfield viii net do. His record is
good enough but hts hume is not associated with
any great event. Blaine "a not associated with any
great event, either but hs personal influence is
great. " Nuuld he be thick enough tO spread over
the United .ates 10 . candidate = asked the cor