New-York tribune., 1879-01-21
POLITiCiL NOTE6.
5 you'll be put out of yom agony to-day,
else besides.

Perhaps you'll be put out Of yom agony to-day,
Moses.
The Democracy will dodge the cipher hunt if it
daTc~ to Otherwise not.
The Uor'd has an opportunity 10 put in another
agon zed plea for that e ccSsp"ol'
Buy copy of The TR'BUNE~ Cipher Pamphlet
Moses. There's IA boautiful sentiment Of yours on
the titIe-pagc.
1t might be we'll for Southern Nul.fcrs to remind
themselves that certain questions were settled by
the late war, and settled once for all
Mr. Hewitt Is credited with saving that cipher
investigation will not affect Tdcn in the most re-
mote degree. Carry the news 10 CIp'i'f A'icy'
ThoSouthcrn bulllozers and ballot-bOx suffers
seem to have determined not 10 be eclIpsed by that
other scandal aud burden of their party-the cipher
cOparccny.
Mr.. Heudricks's scheme for Western and South
ern alliance in 1880 calls from the South only one
comment : No Democratic candidate can be elected
without New-Iork. Solemn and refreshing fact
II has been said something less than thousand
fines already of MissOur,'s Senator, Vest, that
ne should be pulled down. Ii common report speaks
correctly of his habits it i'll occasionally be more
necessary to pull nm up
Why doesn't some Democrat revive Free Trade as
a Democratic issue: When Germany Is talking
about returning to Protection, and when England
is suffering from one ot the worst hnanclal anI
trade dcprrssionS she has ever known, 1T would
seem To be- a gOod time 10 start Free Trade lahd-
side m America.
The Butler-reform members Of the Massachusetts,
Uouss are unanimously opposed TO the proposed re-
duction of their own salaries. That Is not the kind
Of reform thpv are after. What they wish 10 do Is
IN reduce somebody clSc'S salary. Reuenchmcnt
WAS the leading battle-crY OF Their campalRn, Out
they did not expect 10 the Issue take Jhls lOr
The election of Vest to the Senate from Missouri
cals attention once more to the fact that The South
lsadoptug uniform custom of sending none but
ex-Con fedcrate> to Washington. They are coming
M III swarms and when the next Congress meets
the Democratic parry IL gong 10 nave one oi me
hVeltrst cirrus"S on it, hands ever seen IN tIl9
country. II Wi. be worse than the cipher exposure
Tor the party
Jefferson Davis has emerged from obscurlty long
enough 10 write . column letter IN defence oI Tie
igbt If tbe ueople 10 instruct" their Repreoen-
t,,,y. IN ,onorcss "A 10 the course he shall follow.
He think. that unless this right is admitted and
obeyed by the Representative the cornerstone of
rr ta,nnI, il crushed and II were vain to attempt
tn pron thr snuerstruCturc.' In the opening of his
cDtstle Mr.. Davis observes that he " stands dsln-
t'rnstrd observer, upOu the political river" III ne
IS wise he viii hire somebody To push him IN with
out "a lilepIeseryer, before he defends another eA-
ploded notion 80 lalSe as tins H.
ST. Martin. the swIvel-sweaTer, who has created
snch commotion IN the Potter Committee, by
sweating that all his previous lies paid for by
some of the deputy suassistant mud collectors for
the committee is likely to ruin himself by too great
huency He says he has been approached BY
Democrats with offers Of money to contradict his