New-York tribune., 1882-09-28
POLITICAL NEBS.

The Ohio Democrats have apparently aban-
doncd campaign work and gone to figuring oJ The r lC
They imagine evidently That they arc 80 .urc o-a uor
ity that any further effort would be wasted
There j. genera. acqulcscence IN the ieces
sy reform in the civil service among the RepuJ-
ican candidate. for Congress. All tAo who have been
heard from on the subject have pledged thcmfrres, If
elected 10 support some pmril'nbe measure. Many o
the Oual conventions also have placed eloAs
civil SER planks in their platforms.
Democratic candidates tor Congress IN Texas
find it necessary pledge themselves TO vote. II elected
Tor large appropriations for rivers and harp)rs The
state number OF haroors ObstrIcted By bar- aud
rivers and creeks that need dredging ana 1t wants Tie
General Government TO bear the expense. Party pun-
cplcs evidently NOT To DE allowed 10 stand Ia thc way
The Blackburn owens contest for the Dem
ocrtic nomination to Congress in the Win District OF
Kentucky is undecided, and in the language oi locs
chroncler the fur continues To fly" Mr. Owens Tai
ul bic recently meet Of h- engagement, ou ac-
count -lchnc,. ailg Slr Blackburn culNuto -j TO
fused 70 make amy more speeches ia that county mh
The Democrats OF Philadelphia are eudcayor.
ing to form an alliance with tine Committee OF one Hun
drcj in that city. Sucha result would undoubtedly aid
Patti~on and hurt Beaver BUT il seem, more probable
tlat the committee will recommend a AOn-parti,ar
ticket made up of men Of well known reform lcaulngs
Ini- Will keep the humciphI contest ehlieS 'ep'I'"
from the state canvass.
Congressman Monson's fgin for reelection
IN the XyIIith Iunoi, District is hard one. Hiser
tr,me views the tariff question are hurting him viii
the manufacturers and workinInon. Besides he ha
some local party difference, and popular rival TO con
tend with The district about 600 Republican ma
jority IN 1850, ANA good Judges h"A th' VIII Oe vi
| creased IN November.
! The contest for the Republican nomination tc
Congress the With Ma,sachusctt, District l. still M
decided, although all the delegates 10 the CONVENTION
have been chosen Henry Cabot Lodge has the create -
1 .1. of. fIrftH llU lii-
rivals, and should they combine thcr votes De- VIII be
defeated The convention meets to-day, ana the Ie'IA
! is awaited with much interest
There Is at least ore Democrat in Ohio who
has not lost his head After listening 10 the boasiiu
| message John o. Thompson had given To am Indiana
Democrat to carry home he said: Sc You te. Seultol
| Mcdonald aud the Democratic committee Wheh yon -
back that nope to cut The Hepuohcan majority uO"n
from I.OUO tO 10000, amt elect ten OF eleven ol-.>
Victory"
The Republicans in Indiana are mere iortu-
nate than their party brethren in some other states IAey
are united have clcan-cut issue 10 contend oI ana uIo
showing unusual interest ia the canvass for an OIL year.
on tine other hand the Democrats are disorsah|e many
of their best men are promouncng against lc oiaie a
legislative tickets. and there i sch'lhl ul'-ts. M
their pary'o attitude ON the temperance Question: l"0
Republican outlook the state Is decidedly promising
senator Bayard was invited to speak III ONO
in oppo,ition to prohibition but declined on the pea OF
want OF rest His opinion the question hoWeNerE
that the spasms of Prohibition action which aie ~
scr1abe all over the country, cannot last Ior tey "0
not founded In reason philosophy, aud VIII oi9 edu
in few years to the enactment of laws thi ] atc ~
uuisitnrin and invasive OF personal ttecdph Hl l"y
conscience and action; that they wi 1 loig i re-
slide OF execution, and II enacted, Viii spctdg VIC
pcalcd."
Senator jackson of Tennessee Is making
vigorous fight anst the rcpudang faction OF MS parry
lie is stumpng the state Fu>seu, the candidate oi NV
state Credit Democrats for Governor IN speech"
Menphi, last week he warned the people that o long
train Of evils would certainly follow II the latest s'
mcnt OF the state debt ovcrthrown. He nsiah''a
Mississippi which he said had rcpudated its drp' ana
wns now compelled to do lts banking outside ol u. 80
borders and had paid forty times over the aihou ma
pudiated. No threats % being called poll'l WI or
drive him into advocating rpudiaiion %, "t' ia
make him willing 10 represent II rcpudlatmS 9''"'N