New-York tribune., 1879-04-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

MI Belmont is not impressive as conspTator
He's too genial.
Mr. Tlden will say shoe fly" presently and 1ir.
DoIsheimer will be feeling around for his head.
The Democrats march to their champion bunder
with the dignity of a blind donkey walking OFF
preclpce
Mr. Tilden's decrepitude is brought out with pain
ful emphasis by the selection of Il robust standard
bearer like Mr.. Seymour.
Horatio Seymour will be delighted, without
doubt, to act as a club for the Belmont conspira-
tors to whack 1ilden over the head with.
There is some doubt whether General Butler will
run himself for Governor of Massachusetts, again
this Fall Ills law business IS much more profitable.
If the Greenback Congressman and the anti-Tll-
den consprators in this city could form some sort
of union they would furnish the country with
comic combination that would eclipse every MIN
strel show Oh earth.
Secretary Eyarts might send TO the Hon. Mr..
Blackburn, of Kentucky, the old couplet:
"Well, am proud to see
Men not afraid of God. afraid of mew
The Democratic party of this State doesn't take
its punishment herocally stoicay. The Bel
mont parlor conference was a most agonzing
squIrn. Mr. lldeu has hardly begun 10 use MS
abOunding resources as q tWlstef.
Your Uncle Dick made speech in Cincinnati on
Friday night, which was distinguished. as all that
great mans efforts are, by original experiments in
grammar. In the subsequent handshaking, how
ever, the Governor surpassed himself
The Democrats of the House tried to answer Cen
eral Garfield and took week forlt. Their brethren in
the Senate now propose to start in and spell each
other through fortnignt's wreste with the aIgu-
ments of Dir. Huar. They are liable t0 nave another
tough run Of luck. Files are hard things to chew.
Mr.. Blackburn proelaims that he will stand mp
a. Al 4,
until he expires by limitation in his tracks on the
Sd Of March, 1881, unless he can have his own way
with the Appropriation bills. Mr. Blackburn ought
TO be reminded tnat the country has heard last
ditch talk before.
Ex-Governor Hoffman spoke with fitting
solemnity when he told the Belmont conspirators
that the party was loaded with a Solid South and
some unsound financial views. That is precisely
what's the matter with II. Put III palmer words,
the party Il Eg!ting for "A stuffed ballOt-D0X and
irredeemable money.
IL I[oratio Seymour persists in his refusal to run
for Governor, why doesn't Tammany take up Chief
Justice Churchf The Judge has been faithful IN
his hostility to Tilden for many years, and lie has
earned nomination. Of course ho could not be
elected. but 1t would do him no end OF good TO find
that out Tor himself.
A careful canvass has been made by The 81. Paul
Pioneer Press Of both political parties in Minnesota
the almost unanimous first choice Of the Republi-
cans while the Democrats are almost as united for
Tildcn. The Republicans speak warmly of Garfield
but seem to care little for other Presidential possi
bihtics. There are some Democrats who object TO
TIldon because Of the ciphers but he has a large
vided between Bayard. Hancock, Thurman and
Mcclellan, with hendricks last OF all.
judge Taft presided at Republican mass meeting
in Cincinnati Saturday evening, and made q
speech strongly denouncing tho Democratic pro-
cramme in Congress. well remember" he said.
- when, as q prelude to the rebellion in 1SG0I61
we heard in Congress the baleful cry, Not q man
nor dollar to carry on war for the Union, or TO
suppress rebellion Now again we hear like cry,
Not man nor dollar TO carry on the Government
of the United States" That is the situation pre-
cisely and tho Judge might have added that fail
uro" would bo Vrlton after tho last cry 1t was
after tho iirst.
Why does Reformcr" who gets into public
life through the workings of stuffed ballot-bex
immediately otiend the public ear with "A disqusi-
tior Oh tho " PrBtoran Guards Of Rome" and tho
corruption of tho Roman Emplre' That is an in
teresting conundrum. Banning always bounded
into iaDdooile of this Sort Chalmers is much
giyen to it, and now the champion suffer OF them
all OCounOr, uf South Carolina follows their IL
lustrious example. II 1t goes on this way "A little
longer tbs public vii no sooner hear susion 10
ancient Rome in Democrats speech than 1t viii
cIy out lieigho. liere Is another of those fell
lows who never elected
Senator Jones, of Nevada, is as thorough-going a
Grant man as ever he lie tells correspondent
of The Philadelphia Press that he thinks tho Repub-
hcans wIil ren0minats Grant in 1880, and that he
will be reolected. " man vho can behave as well
Grant has for two years ia Europe can't be u
disoreditable President When no took his oifics
everything was crude and new to him. Ho had been
all his life out on the plans acquainted with little
bat sodlery aud Indians" On the Democratic side
Mr.. Jones thinks the nomination lies between TIL
den and Thurman, with Illdcn's chances the better
because OF bis money aud has ability 10 lead CAM
pnign. As for principles. he can see no purpose
whatever In thu Democratic party except to resist
the civilization of the period That is tho best sum.
mary Of the Democratic creed which has been made
The South Carolina bulldozers are making des-
perate efforts to clear their tissue-balot operators