New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-06

Island Constitution and fastened off to catch thu
Providence boat.
Talking Of Buffers perpetual candidacy for Gov.
ernor, Mr.. Frank w. Bird said the other day that
the General evidently puts low estimate on tho
intelligence of the people Of Massachusetts. and
assumes that they agree with his namesake samuel
Butler:
Doubtless the pleasure Is rs great
OF being cheated as 10 cbeatD
Senator Hill is quite sure that the country has
drfted away from it's ancient Constitutional moor
ngs. If Mr.. Hill takes any comfort in this belief ID
would be cruel 20 suggest to him that possibly the
country is safely anchored while he has oated ont
TO sea. II was an encouraging thought which came
TO the Indian who had been wandering IN the woods
all night in search of his lodge when he threw him
self into an aboriginal attitude, thumped his breast
and sOlilOquized: Indian not lost; Indian here
Wigwlm lOstl"
California politics are greatly tangled-up this
year. -Four parties are in the feld--the Repubh.
cans the Democrats, the Honorable Bilks and the
Worxinqmen There are bat three candidates for
Governor, however, the Democrats and the H. B,s
uniting on one man. For the Supreme Court there
four tickets, and for Congress three the H. Bys
being only concerned with State affairs All parties
indorse or tacily accept the New Constitution. So
far National issues are involved 10 makes little
difference whether the Democrats the Workin0men
OF the Honorable Bks succeed. for the antecedents
of their candidates show them to be opposed 10 Re-
publican ideas. Most of them were secessionsts
during the war.
There promises TO be lively contest for the Gov
ernOrship in the New-York Republican Convention,
but all the indications are that 1t will be good.
natuTed one The active canvass being made in be-
half OF numerous candidates for the position is an
indication of the vitality and soldity Of the party
rather than of such dssensOns prevail among tho
Democrats. Republicans claim that either Of the
men prominently named in connection with tho
nomination be elected, and this belief gives vi
vaclty to the friendly strife for the place at the
contest that there is not likely to he candidate
presented to the convention, backed by consider
able following whom all Republicans could not
heartily support if he should DO nominated.
While Senator Blaine was speaking at Saco, Me-,
last Saturday, he asked if any man in the audience
believed that he was oyertaxed by the Government.
Greenbacker rose and said he was. DIRECTLY"
asked the Senator. "No. hut by duties" was the
reply. ION whatp asked MFs>Blaine. "On
Matches replied the man. How many matches
do you use in a day I" inquired the Senator. The
man at first ovaded, but finally fixed the number.
and the Senator figured out that the individual was
being taxed IN that direction, according 20 his Own
statement, just z cents n year. " IL strikes me-
SAID the Senator, "tnat the Government may save
you more than cents a year" and the fellow was
laughed down, but rallied far enough to say that
the duty on tea bore hard the farming class but
was shut up with the assurance that there was nc
duty on tea at all. whisper Of "whiskey" rau
around the audience and the Greenbaoker subsidized