New-York tribune., 1879-06-10
POLITICAL NOTES

Everybody told you so, Spoford.
Thurman's breakdown has got ahead Of his back
down.
Kellogg doesn't need to call any witnesses. Spot
ford's will do
Ohio politics will let go for few weeks now, to
get a fresh hold.
Perhaps Tammanv will be willing TO advance
some "slnews for Ewing.
The black-headed Louisiana liar is worthy
match for his red-headed predecessor.
What does Wendell Phillips allude to when he
speaks of the pecunary fright of the present mo-
ment"f
Ewing has been feeling around Tilden's barrel
and is greved to find it tightly plugged What
could be expectT
If Mr.. spofford's elite swearers would only stay
sy rn, Mr.. Spoiford would have 10 difficulty in
proving anything.
Thurman and Hendricks shOnld meet and drop
mutual tear of sympathy and reconciliation. Fhey
are fellow sufferers.
1t is lucky for the modern De Lacy that the
snIits of the iIustrous dead are not permitted TO
wander upon this earth armed with shilielahs
Attention is once more called TO Louisiana as
fertile field for the planting of Sunday schools
The universal recreation OF lying might be made
less popular thereby.
Fwing's nomination does pretty well, but the
beautiful harmony Of things would have been better
preserved if the Bounding Banning had been put
on that platform demanding an unobstructed bal
lot-bOX. 1t was the OBSTRUCTION" Whlch ruined
Banning.
In speech made in 1873, General Tom Ewing
said "All these events have forced me, though
most reluctantly, to tho conclusion that the Demo
cratic party is ppwerless and ineffective rs an ally
and not a tit'instrument Of reform in American pol
itIcsn And, III all his guesses, he Will never INT
any nearer right than that.
Thurman must be in grief. The Cincinnati In
opiyer says that il Ewing had not been nominated
by the stampede on the second ballot, Thurman's
name would have been presented on the third bal
LOT ." with such force and consequence as might
have materially interfere1 with previous cacula-
tiOns." SO near, aud yet so far!
The Utica Observer observes that No man is as
strong as his party and party is strong as its
strongest man." That lucid sentence could never
have been written if IIorato Seymour did not live
in Utica. If thero had bOen room he no doubt
woud have added that no chain rs stronger than
its weakest Ink, and no link is weaker than Its
strongest chain
Hendricks declines to "shiuny" up on the opposite
side of the fence to WatteTson, merely remarkng OF
the lattars last attack that he considers 1t viruient
He makes q few casual remarks, however, to re-
nortor of The Chicaq0 Inter Ocean, winch indicate
HAT he is not overwhelmingly anxious 10 aid in re-
nominating Tlden. In fact, the great stfaddlerl Is
evidently sOtir
Jefferson Davis has opened his mouth once more,and
spoken only halfdozen lines, yet he has as usual,
shown himself 10 be an unregenerate Bourbon and
an EXETER of Southern bitterness against the Union
lie was present at a meeting of the Mississippi
Press Association last week, and declared that he
had never yet seen Southern woman recon-
structed" A perfect panic of applause greeted the
remark, aud when IJ had subsded, he added: "
wish il understood that am not preaching reyolu-
lion or party strife" So far as the North Is con-
cerned, that wish will not be grathed.
The Republican outlook in California grows
brighter every day. The quarrel between the two
factions Of the WorkDgmens party Is growing in
bitterness. and all chance for agreement upon SIN
gle ticket is out of the question. The Democrats
are badly demoralized, and are trying to form CO.
alition with the Honorable Blk wing of the Work
ingInen's party The only party Of the four which
s well organized in all parts of the State is the Re-
publican Its leaders are confident OF victory, be-
cause they have faith that the other three parties
can be- depended on TO kill each other lt looks now
rs if the Republicans would carry the state ana
control the Congressional delegation.
Hendrick b. Wright looms once nero as dema-
gogue who knows how to make his profession a pay
Ing one lie has received permission to visit Cali
fornia with his committee TO Investigate the
Causes of the Depression of Labor" and he will
start as soon Congress adjouns. This expedi-
ton will cost the Government good round sum,
aud will enable Wright and his companion hum.
bugs To enjoy q Summer vacation at the expense or
the people. In return for 1t, tho country wnl not
receive particle of information which IL does not
already possess, but will be obliged TO pay for the
printing of a clumsy report written by deinagogue
upon subject which he IL unable 10 understand
Groans Of unhappness are perpetually emerging
from the Ohio Democratic camp. The more the
toket Is examined the worse does it look. Mr.W w.