New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

The cover of the Ark is about to be lifted.
The time to ring tre-bell in the night has come,
Moses.
Mr.. Tilden can't be said to leap with JOY toward
"yiHdicatIon."
The keen bright sunlight of publicity should now
be turned on full head.
CIPHER alley does not resound with jubilation
over the news OF Il cipher exploration.
4 solemn consciousness that the family funeral is
about TO open Is pcrccptiblc among the DEMOCRATS.
The attention of the saglcious Democratic editor
is called 10 TIE TMBUNh's palpable NERVOUSNESS at
the critical moment.
Those "lethal weapons, fashioned TO the hand OF
every ha-rr Of fraud" will now be taken from the
barrel and exhibited to a curious public.
There is nothing mean about THE TRIBUNE. 1t
generously promises 10 give its esteemed friends,
the shy coparceners. ms much advertising as 1t re-
ceiyes itself from this investigation.
We shall hear now from the truthful lips of the
gifted Moses himself how the groundwork and
primary part of the cipher conspiracy was hpapcd
up ana Cenented i'll debasemeDt ana dishQnOr.' Ii
VIII be "A moving tale.
Sweet cOparceners in this hour of your culminat-
ing fame, the handsome thing for You to do IL TO
move IA vote of thanks 20 The TRIBUNE forts untir-
ing and successful efforts to keep you from slipping
from the public mind. Ii Will stimulate TIE lEIB-
UNE TO continue It's good work.
Ohio fairly rcsoundrd with Democratic oratory on
ST. Jackson's Day. There were meetings OF the I'M
terrified IN all parts Of the state, and the character
istcs of each were similar to those OF the Columbus
pow-wow. hostility to the National banks, and con-
tempt forthc vertchrai labbness OF Mr. IIldcn. The
rproar did rot excite any lasting emotions, how
ever and the only question growing out OF the
demonstration which is likely to survive Is the
absorbing one: Where did Uncle Dick Bishop yet
his speech
One explanation of Ewiua's ilucHcy and ferocity
AT the present time is said u be a notion which he
has imbined that he may be elected Speaker of the
next Congress. lie - probably daZIlcd by the fire.
0ucnt boast of the GreenbackcrS that they hold tho
balance of power aud can control the organization
If they choose. II Is entirely moderate TO say thar
a worse man for the position could scarcely be
found
Governor Simpson, OF South Carolina. has III
vented new and improved way OF uttcrug the
familiar Southern demand for any candidate in
1850 who can be elected. He says a citizen he IS
hard moncy man, hut IN the election "f President
h. thinks every question OF mere legislation ought
IN Ice suhordinatrd To the higher question of con-
filming the Government to It's constitutional orbit"
That snuuds a great deal better than an open
declaration Tor any candidate who eau be elected
no matter what ms pnncipl"N, provided he can DE
depended on to let the South have H. own sweet
will m ia balot-box stuiling. Yet II means pre-
cscy the same thing.
An extremely loud quarrel is in operation in Hi
nois over the United States Senatorship. There is
So much noise it is difficult 10 ascertain which can
dnlato IS ahead and still more difficult to discover
which one has the longest list of bad qualities for
the newspapers mako startling array of delin-
qucncies Tor every ono. The principal COMPETE
tors are ex-senator Logan Senator Oglcsby,
Governor Cuom and ex-COngressman Far
WELL The Chicago newspapers contribute the
greater part OF the uproar, and have demon
strated over and over again that each man ~ totally
unfit for rhe place and that all the newspapers
irretrieyabiy dsreputable and dishonest This
country has always had fragrant reputation for