New-York tribune., 1880-03-08
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POLITICAL NEWS.
BUTLER MYSTERIOUS.


General Butler preserves a mysterious silence
in regard to his intentions for the future in
Massachusetts, it is believed IN Washington,
however. that he cberishes hope that the
Greenback party may yet be force in the
politics of the country. The comment here
upon the proposed new charter for the City of
New-York Is favorable thereto. Pennsylvania
country gentleman. q delegate to the Chicago
Convention, who has been expressing his views
to TRIBUNE reporter, states that he Is OPP
posed TO the great prominence of the legal
fraternity in politics General b. +. Tracy, OF
Brooklyn. is in favor of the nomination OF
Grant Ex- Sheriff Daggett thinks that Grants
name will not be brought forward at Chicago
A correspondent writes that there is con-
spiracy against Hendricks In Indiana.
GENERAL BUTLER'S IMAGINARY PARTY,
BUTLER AVOIDS THE NAME OF DEMOCRAT AND
CLINGs TO THE OLD HoPE-A DOUBLE ROSE
CoLoRED SCHEME FOR ASSISTING THE DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY TO ELECT A PRESIDENT AND
DIVIDING THE sPoILs-"AFTER THE DELUGE"
GREENBACKs.
(FRos An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRrBUsEl
WASHINGTON. March 5-Some curiosity has been
manifested as to the reason for General Buffers
absence from the recent Peace Congress IN Boston
which reunited the Democratic party in Massachu-
setts. Butler was here at the time attending to
his law business according to his own account OF
himself and doing little stroke OF political work
besides if am not mistaken. He was not at the
Boston gathering because he did not want to be
labelled " Democrat" and put away In the
ranks OF the Democratic party. He don't ac-
knowledge that he Is a Democrat. Those
who talk with him find him exceedingly nom
commttal as to his course IN the approaching cam
paign and they usually como away impressed with
the idea that he still has hopes of third party
based upon the Greenback theory, OF which he ex-
poets to be the leader His explanation OF the
heavy vote pOlled by the Greenbackers In Maine Is
that there as In no other State. the majority rule
prevails and thus they enabled to make
themselves felt by separating from the old party
and standing out 10y themselves.
Where plurality, only, elects Governor, the
man who joins third party throws his vote away;
but in Maine a vote counted just as much against
the dominant party If cast for a Greenbacker as
for a Democrat. If there could be any way found
Of making this principle work in the Presidential
election, General Butler thinks there would
be II heavy Greenback vote poed all
over the country. l am told that he
still argues tho old fiat nonsense with
AS much pertinacity as if the topic fresh. and
still believes that war between greenbacks and
bank notes will arise in which the latter Will
go to the wall. His motive, hear, Is that the
South and West will rally against the banking sys
tenn and will succeed in suppressiDg bank issues
and in establishing an abundant greenback hat cir
culation, which will make business boom, enable
people to get rid of their debts and paw as they co.
and largely increase the value OF all sorts OF prop
| ery.
General Buffers visit seems to have revived tho
| pal in n
They have some scheme brewing for making the in
Auence of their faction count in the Presidential
election; ; and whatever 1t Is it no doubt cmrnates
from tho brain of Butler They believe that they
contro! enough votes to hold the balance o. power
in one or two close States where the RepDbiicans
have q small plurality over the Democrats. and
with this capital, real or imaginary, rs
stock in trade, they prepared 10 bargain
with the Democrats. think their plan is
to nominate their own candidates for Presi'
dent euI Nce-President run separate es'c'oral
tickets in tho States which Ger ain To 20 koplb'
Ecan or Democratic and Il up fusion tic.;et5 with
! the Democrats III the doubtful States In case the
Fusion electoral ticket should carry III ore or more
Of those states they woud b. IN position 10 drive
a hard bTrgaiu for Cabinet places and 0her nilces
| with the mocrats. for the Democratic cdhuidate
could only be elected by the votes OF the Gree"bacs
electors chosen on these fusion tickets. In case
! this game should have no other result thHn 10
| prevent a choice by he people and throw
| Tie election into the House, the Irccn'
| hackers could still claim their reward. As
| the House now stands-the Republicans controlling
| nineteen State delegations ard the Democratic ,lgh'
| teen, with IndIaua tied 10y DE La Aaiyf N"ilne
with the DemOcrats--there can be 30 'tc.ioh by
| that body, and tue senate Woaid mus br IlIi'u
| upon 10 choose Il Nice-Presldelt VINO would be-
| come President on the fth Of Mlicn. ~" ~nnate
! does not vote by States IN choosing Ncr-I'WsF
dent. and IL Is safely Democratic. II, h0wcyci ne
| Democratic scheme for throwing ont Or'f - lndl-
| ana and Washburn. Of Minnesota, - carried CUT,
81. ha 4 he
| House Should the GTeenbacker> be able 10 orng
| about either result they conld demand large
| share III the SpOs.
! A few of TIE more visionary among them. who
still cherish the deluSiOn that tEey are he party oi
thctutuIe. fancy that they see Ens oi h,'aHlns
ND of paitieS this year They tbinh the RepuJli-
cans will nominate Grant and that 6olt VIII
result followed by the nomination OF an lnaepend;
ent Republican candidate. Then lllGeu VIII
secure the Democratic nomination and the au.
many faction will bolt aud put up a candidate Of
their OWN. IL the wreck Of party cr2lniIll.Ons
which would ensue they believe that large siareOf
the pieces w0uld dutt To Their Green 'acS ii"Set,
winch would be the fifth In number ana 'he last To
be launched on the troubled waters. lho tehacity
with winch these people cling 10 lie nope 0t o0nstl'
tutug n great party the fl money theory ~ TIE
face OF successful resumption and revived business
prosperity. is amazing. They sem to feel b0Gnd
to Justify neir folly In the past by continuing ID De
as great fools as ever
NEW CHARTER OF NEW-Y0RK CITY.
REPUBIICANs To BE GIVEN AN EQUAL VOICE WITH
DEMOCRATS IL IHE THREE MOST IMPORTANT
DrPARrMENTs-THE NUMBER or ALDERMEN TO
Re REDUCED BY ONR-THE OPTICS or con-
TRoIIEn 20 b. MADE EIECTIvf.
The man features of the proposed new charter
given in THR TRIBUNE yesterday meet the approval
of many Republicans. Much comment has been
caused and this is to a great extent in the way OF
satisfaction Anything that will have q tendency
To reduce the vast expenditure by the various de-
partments is almost sure to be well received by the
nulc at large 1t is poiuted ont that while salaries
IN mercantile and banking-houses have been re-
duced those in the departments of the City Govern