New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-15
POLITICAL NEWS.

Several well-attended meetings have re-
Gently beeu held in Baltimore for the purpose OF organ
zns movement to secure the prohibition OF the sale OF
lquor in that city The local option law now prevails
in fourteen OF the twenty-three counties OF Maryland
Ex-Governor Hendricks, of Indiana, is i'm
proving in health although very slowly and now strong
enough to leave his bed the greater part OF the day The
wound on his foot has healed entirely but of the toes
continues affected Mr.. Hendricks has almost with
drawn from participation IN political movements
The official election returns Of Montana show
that at the recent election 1882 votes cast. In
1880 the total vote only $4,000 and the census re-
veaed population of 40, 900. It is believed that the
population now amounts to 900 and that by the close
Of S53 there will he 100000 pc rsons residing In the
Territory The Legislature, which has majority OF
Democratic members will draw up petition the pres
emit winter for the admission Of the Territory State
jeremiah $. Black in response to an invitation
TO address the state Grange of Pennsylvania has written
letter expressing his opinion at some length thai the
taxation system of the state needs amendment He says
that the products land and agricultural labor are taxed
directly and indirectly nine ten times as heavily as the
average of the burdens imposed upon other classes In
his opinion all the proper expenses OF the STATE cOud De
paid by tax laid with cyenhanded justice upon all
classes alike and the share OF the farmer would ere.
duced 80 per cent below what 1t Is.
San Francisco is troubled in mind about
the condition of its local government The Board OIL
Trade which is composed Of $50 mercantile firms rep
rcsenting ZOO individual members, has presented
Letter to the Board or ErechOdefs expressing It's mug
nation at the method lack Of method with which the
local government Is conducted new charter for the
city il under construction which the Board OF Trade
suggests should modelled after that o! Brooklyn aud
81 Ious or in other words that power should be concn-
traed in the hands the Mayor of the city, who should
have unchecked authority TO appoint subogdinates.
Congressman John G.. Carlisle, OF Kentucky
has formally become a candidate for Speaker In con-
yersatton with Washington correspondent OF The Lou's'
rifle C0riey-JOunai on Monday he said After 1t was
known that the Democrats had carried majority In the
next House. Mr. Randall and myself were brought con-
spcuously before the country by the Democratic press
as candidates for the spcakershp. We represented
different Views upon the tariff question, which claims
great share OF the public mind II appeared TO be the
Democratic desire that should make the contest and
simply accepted the situation and concluded to become
IL candidate" The correspondent then said that some
of the members from the Mississippi Valley wonld vote
against HIN on account OF his supposed opposition 70 the
Mississippi River improvement Mr.. Carlisle repleI
The best mode and plan for the improvement ol tle
Mississippi is now being investigated after II lui{
cOnsidere1 will vote my best judgment Dictates
shall certainly not allow my candidacy J0r the speaAI
ership to have the slightest weight with my voice sa
vote upon legislative matters. / can AFFORD 10 lose
the -pcakershpblt cannot afford 10 smother III! se"
tlments as 70 what deem right and just"