New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
POLITICAL NOIES.

Republican cipher fraud Is still fugacios.
Mr.. Tilden succeeds IN curbng his impatience to
testify WOnIcItully we'll
Springer and Mcmahon landed that last Toorback
a. skufully as Glover could have done H.
II is absolutely brutal 70 make Pelton keep back
tha. confession 50 long. Coniide it TO The lRIB-
UNE, NeY}.
That dreadful Zach Chandler has been driven
INTO a corner" once more, and has once more
slipped out and left the Democracy there.
IL is humiatIng Moses. but 1t is true tha5 the
cipher explorers are dreadfully afraid 10 put
you on the stand. Even the exalted beauty OF your
language does not quiet thcT i'aIs.
4 Tildcn club is in process Of organization in
Piftsbur2 to " whoop him up f'r 1880 lnF TRB-
CNE constructed its club month, AGO and has been
swinging il ever since but 40 subsidy rom the
barre! has been received yet
The Potter Committee i, most unjust to the copar-
ccrcrs. Il allows Republicans 70 yinGicate them
selves from CIPHER operations as soon rs they are
discovered yet Moses and his f,llow-CopD'otterS
are forced 10 remain under suspicion lOrmOnths
with uO chance 90 clear themselves
A,fropn argument IN favor of Senator Windows
scheme for scattering the Southern negroes over The
south Is found IN the bitter opposition when the
Borlbous of the Southern press make TO IT, Ihcy
declare that neither they nor the negroes VIII ever
consent to the change. Inc htIOCo seem 10 sc COLI
ecniing. though.
The Democratic editor has a good deal to strIcgle
with lust now, and it Is ungencrou5 to examine hIs
excited remarks too closely; stll he ought not to
max. TOO inviting target of himself. Here is m
editor in Richmond for instance, who says in the
state ucyyspapcr: " Granting that Mr.. TIldcn wished
Ia buy the Presidency, he offered his oW money
and not that OF the Governments. Are Vou sure
uhout that: D,du't some of tnat money belong 10
the Government IN the form Ol back income taxes
The Southern Democrats protest that what made
them so furious in General Braggs speech was his
assertion that the South was IN favor of the pay
mcnt of lne claims. whereas they vow that the en-
tire section IS opposed to payment. IL they are
right they can answer Bragg much more effectively
by voting for an amendment furbdding the pay
mrnt than they can by ealing MN an ass ana an
IDIOT OF bv prououncng feTNid culoNes on the
stcred loyalty displayed by hghtug against the
/ uon.
The EboliouS movement in favor OF iIoratio Sry-
lnour for President ~ $50 has received another
boost. The O.,r,ao PoIGdjDa has nominated hun IA
an uncommonY impressive manner as the Demo
cratic candidate Cor Governor Of this state. The
edit SAYS he has no personal knowledge that Mr..
seymour would consent 10 stand, but he has full
confidence that. under the present circumstances.
in he present cri>is OF The party III Nc"-1ork nc
viii accept n unanimous nomination tor GpVciIor II
i+ + rendered him. ii !, also assured that me cX-
Governors health was never better than II IL al
n.cs.ut - that he wouid NOT have the excuse for
declining winch h. had two years ago. This may
be a flank mo cement, Mr. 1udeu.
Colonel W X. Holloway, of indianapolis, con
firms Jddge Tyncrs Interpretation OF the Indian
agent cipher, and says he knew of rs being used
N HAT sense in 1876. lie explains to a cOrre-
su5ndont of The Cincinnati Enquirer that the Repub-
cans were obliged TO call on the National Commit
tee for money ia order to countcract the eject OF
the enormous sums which were poured into the
STATE from Tildeu's barrel He sure that TIlden
= Mt there not less than $3.50 COO and declares that
the bills Tor transportation 90 the bogus Democratic
soldirrs' reunion alone amounted to S35,OOO. lii
dem" he adds iran n separate financial bureau,
disconnected with the state Central Committee,
wnlch he seemed 10 diotrust He opened political
normal school 20 prepare teachers ~ The art oi
.tutting ballot boxes. He mad the State honey
,nlul,d WltE hls agents. This Is the secret Of why
All thrsr fellow, are anxious for Tldcn again. He
snrut five times az much money III this State ~
licudricAs Is worth Ia fact, Tom dlGnt put up
well The Democrats claim that he only contrib
ntrd $500 during that canvass IhlS sends irt>h
ray of the slnllgh OF publicity INTO that barrel.