New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
POLITICAL NOTES.
religion at al

Twenty-Five years ago the Republican party was
| born. it is exhibiting a pretty vigorous manhood
| nowadays
| A suspicion is ahoat that Mr.. Carkson NJ Potter
| thinks there is balm in Gilead for the New-York
| Democracy, and that he is the physician who can
best apply it. The balm is certainly badly needed.
| Edward Mcpherson replies to GloveP5 attack
! upon him with four-cO.umn article IN The Paitd-
| aeiphia Press. This Is taking sledge-hammer to
kin a mosquito but il must be admitted that the
| mosquito i thoroughly smashed.
Surviving members If the City Government
would do well to feel Their heads every morning,
and make sure they on their official shoulders.
| Mr. IIlden's brOad-aXe has not been put away on
| the shelf yet
The Ohio Democrats are still making door mouth
and trying 10 deceive the Republicans by talking
| about their lack of money 10 run the campaign.
| lhe point of tue joke is appreciated III Gramercy
| square.
| A New-Orlcans paper calls Northern journals
which criticise Jefferson Davis for wheedling the
| Widow Dorsey lascars. Lascar is a valuable adj
dtion to the political vocabulary. 1t has heated,
| yellow-feyerish sound, winch admirably adapts it
| Tor Southern use.
The Hon. s. S. Cox writes from the White Noun
| tains that he is - tar aloof from the VOLTS black
Jaw and the dull ASS hoof." By the wolf, he evil
IDENTIFY means Blackburn; but who is the dull ass
| tEat has been humping nm with his nOoff Mr.
| Cox should be less poellcal and more explicit.
Republicans should send only sensible level
| headed men as delegates the coming State Con-
| yention-men who will regard the making of a
strong ticket which shall unite all sections of the
| marty as OF the first Importance. The example of
Yce-Presidcnt WheeleIs neIghbors is good one to
| follow.
Charles Foster estimates that the National ticket
will get only about half the vote of the last guber
material election. and that OF the remainder Mr. Ew
ing Will get about twOthlrds, and he will get one
ihird lie predicts that the vote IN October Will be
| C75 600. or nearly 100000 more than Oh the last
guDerDatonal election
In the midst of the row about the changes in the
Police Board 1t does not seem TO occur 10 anybody
hat the business of the Commissioners is to man
| age the police force and clean the streets. One
would suppose that tho only duty OF those officials
was 10 manipulate conventions and elections Ia the
| interest Of certain Old gentleman OF Gramercy
1 Park. The public would be glad TO know how they
view the matter themselves.
General Robert Toombs said to a Georgia inter-
viewer the other day: " / can't afford to notice
| newspapers. They keep up a laundering racket
but the uss is all sulphur and sheet iron. There's
| 10 thunder there. l agree with Napoleon about
scribblcrs man that's good at writing is good for
nothing else, Is he r The newspaper mau ought to
| have made "A romark ABOUT the useiessness of the
| Oud aud hmbef-jaWed tribe OF takers OF which
| IOOmbs Is u conspicuous member, but he Was 100
modest.
| General Hckenooper lately told correspondent
| of The Boston Heydd that General Tom Ewing has
been getting good deal OF military glory at the OK
peuse of his brother, General Hugh Ewing VINO
was brave soldier and good genera, whereas the
records only show that General Tom took an active
| part IN one battle THIS criticism would come with
| 4 bad grace from ciyihan, bat General Ill cken-
loOper, who point TO record OF of bard
fought fields. has the right 10 make it, SO long as
the Democrats persist IN representing their candI
| date 10 a prodigy OF martial yaiOr.
1t is one of the dlseouragng signs Of the Southern
| situation to see an influential Democratic organ
like Tae jackson Slss.l Clarion. edited by SO old
politician as Colonel Barksdale, sQuarely indorslng
| the Yazoo County buiidozng. When eool-hcaded
| men, far away from the scene of the outrage give
their approval To the shotgun method OF settling
pot cal contest, IL Is evident that the tyranny OF
| tho Solid South idea too strong to be resisted.
| The fear OF a break IN the political unity of the
| south causes mcn who are Otherwise just ana iatr-
| minded 60 applaud or excuse the most brutal sub
version ct the nights OF citizenship and OF all Anglo-
| saxon notlOuB Ut freedom and lar play. The end
iustihes tie means IN the opinion Ot these people,