New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

California will do for a Republican "starter q"
for 1850.
Tammany has said never" three times. Inc
hardly ever" will come next.
Butler will find this a bad year to run campaign
on State issues alone
Next to Robinson the Republicans favor Church
as the Democratic candidate for Governor.
1anmany,s dislike Of "paralytcs " is natural
1t las had many a terrible shaking from them.
The array of talent at Syracuse will be of differ
emf sort from that az Saratoga-bdt large heads
are likely TO abound.
There will be no stay-at-home Republican vote in
New-York this year The party is TOO much IN
earnest for that kind of Sinking.
few hundred Democrats in Tarnmany Hall make
a good deal of nose against Robins ~ but the dele
CATIONS which the rural brethren are eectin9 VIII
cast more votes for HIM.
Congressman Manning says the respectable white
men of Yazoo are frowning down the playful
pcrsons who murdered Dixon. That isn't the way
murdereTs punished IN tins part OF the country
General Geary who is one of the most ferocons
Bourbons in South Carolina. says that state VIII
give from Is, 900 to 10000 Democratic majority IN
1850 This looks as if the tIssne-balots would be
used more sparucly than they were ia 1873, when
the majority was |l,OOO.
Ii will be a great relief TO the Democratic editors
to have the Maine election held for they can stop
pretending that they have received information
giving hope of fusion success. Monday VIII he the
last day they viii have to wrench themselves in
this manner. Meantime, the Republicans claim that
their prospects for a complete victory were never
better than nj present.
The members Of the Georgia Senate have been
canvassod on the Presidential question. and. like
Their associates ~ the House they are found 70 be
largely in favor Of Tildeu. Fourteen are Tor Inn
H1s~ Il Ia4F.ra t|sr
the mos available man. Thurman and Bayar,l have
each five supporters, Hancock has tifee Ewing
two anu Hendricks one. This Is a lar sample OF
Southern opinion. Iilden has twist on The whole
section, and he viii demonstrafe It's power IN dHe
time.
That is an able explanation Of the Yazoo mnr-
der which Congressman Manning brings North. but
il is a little late Mrs Dxon's affecting narrative
was q bad preparation for it. Besides, Manning
overloes the plausible business. lie says the muir
der WAS not at al political one, and then imme'l-
atey adds that Dixon was hend lncainaie, Nn"u
rhc heightened people of laZoO County felt that
they cOnld not allow 10 be elected sheriff And 50
they killed him. IN order 10 show that they were
iiends lncarnatc themselves.
Mr.. Murat Halstcad is authority for the cheering
statement that The only Ohio Idea lac knows any
thing about now is to maintain resumption. The
people regard the financial question as settled, ana
the result il that the Democrats saying some I'M
like Ewing talking great deal and saying nothing
at all As for she Republican prospects. Mr. Hal
stead saws the party was never SO strong in every
township as IL is to-day; that all minor issues are
thrust of the way. and that all Republicans are
In earnest antagOnism To tho aggressive sectional
policy of the SOUTH beng stalwart to unheard-of
degree. They would rather have Zacb Chandler
and John Logan. irrespective of English grammar.
than any mlder persons; aud the hotter they get 1t
the better they ike Il.
A citizen of Reading, Pennsylvania, writes to
The TRIBUNE asking if the ranking privilege ri a
United States Senator is for his term OF
Office CT for life. His curiosity is excited
by the fact that his section Of the conn
ny is flooded with copies Of one Of N0or-
hees's speeches, sent out in envelopes with the
frank of " W. II. Banmm, L. 5. 3" 1t ls surprising
that tine post office authorities should allow matter
so frankod TO pass but it is surprising that the
Democratic Committee should scud II, IL Is cor
rect sample Of Democratic " reform" Only few
weeks ago the charge was made that secretary
sherman circulating MS speeches with official
stamps and 1t might have been surmIsed that that
lalsehood was started To cover Democratic trick
of some Kind.