New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

The question of the hour-Shal the shotgun elect
| the next PresldentT
When it comes TO passing resolutions Tammany
can give its adversaues heavy odds.
The Northern Democratic papcrs are still pro-
foundry silent about the Yazoo outrage.
The truck and dicker party " is the appropriate
name the Greenback- Democratic coalition goes by
w in Maine.
Mr. George c. Gorham insists that he still belongs
to the Republican party. That is a matter about
which the party may have something to say.
Judge Abbotfs little squad of Respectables
are again making mouths at General Bntler. but
the great majority of Massachusetts, Democrats take
to him eagerly as rats to a cheese.
Mr. Ewing talks great deal, but he has not yet
said whether he wants the Resumption law repealed
If il is a bad law, why doesn't he denounce 1t If
it is good law, why did he denounce 1t last year
What a cheek General Ewing must have to talk
about bayonets at the polls, sight no man in Ohio
ever saw, while ignoring the feet that in eleven
States of the Uulon the shotgun has practically su-
| perseded the ballot.
These frequent reports that Mr. Tilden clutches
the spigOt OF his BARI with penurious grip cal
culated to njure the prospects Of the Reform Cam
didate. They should be promptly contradicted by
the Democratic press.
Another Mississippi paper has disapproved of the
Yazoo plan. 1t talks IN mildly deprecatory way,
however, as If the editor had paused between his
sentences and looked out the window to see if any
bulldozers were IN sight.
go away from home to learn the news" A Bos-
tonqpaper is the first discover that Judge Church
has at last found out that he is willing to for
Governor. The Judge has let | dare not, wait
upon would much TOO long. The slate Is already
fixed.
The suggestion of Mr.. WattersOn for the second
place on the TIlden ticket is a happy thought. He
would tend TO even up the temperature of the
ticket. II would be an interesting scientific prob
lem however, whether the clammy Samuel would
chill the fiery Henry, or the hery Henry would thaw
out the clammY Samuel.
The Tammany-Tilden fight develops a deal of
wind. Governor Robinson took three columns Of
fine print to tell why he removed Commissioner
Smith, and Tammany takes a column to tell why
it does not like the Governor Cut 1t short gentle
men The public knows what the row is about
without your tedious explanations.
1t Will be a matter for serious regret if Governor
Talbot declines the denomination which the Massa-
chusetts Republicans are desIrous of giving him.
His administration has been identified with the
work of retrenchlng State expenses, and has been
IN all respects creditable and successful. With
Talbot in the field, the campaign on State issues
which General RutIer intends to make would be but
promises by pointing to Ialbots performances.
Governor HendrIcks's Indianapolis organ publishes
a ponderous article headed - The Opportunity-Th The
State-The MAN. The purport of it all seems to
be that the coming Democratic National Conven-
ton will be the party's opportunity TO do honor TO
the faithful representative, non-sectonal Demo-
cratic state of Indiana 10y nominating Governor
Hendricks for President. Somehow or another the
Democrats outside of Indiana don't take this view
of the situation. Perhaps Governor HENDRICKS re-
markable qualifications for the Vice-Presidency,
winch Mr. nden has pointed out, prevent people
from seeing his fitness for any other place.
Mr. Dorsheimer is sul talking. He has told a
friend the secret OF his grievance against Tiden,
the friend has told GATH" and that enterprising
correspondent has printed it all IN The Cincinnati
Enquirer lugratltude aud irresolution the chief
sins Mr.. Dorsheimer lays at Mr. Tlden's door. He
reoounts his tremendous efforts at the st. Louis
Convention to get u platform made upon which
Tlden could stand, tells how he labored day and
night-he, man Of $50 pounds svoirduDois and