The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-11-08
Comn,ea'. of the Newspaper Pres. on tn 6


Comments Of the Newspaper Press on tn .
II Elections
! The Tribune, having fought the Radical
battles almost unaided in New York city, does
not accept the results Of the late election with
| patient spirit. It begins its assault upon It's
associates by saying that "witira hree7iourtis
| of the Republican journals published IN our
citv either neutral in the contest or virtually
tlT;,,, {r;r readers dat IL weuld be better for
tho isenublican cause to have the Republican
| tcket bsaten this fail, we could hardly expect
b. l,ol,ls our own in-eity or State.' Ii goes a
little too far, however, when it accuses Grants
friends of deliberately planning the defeat in
order 10 render his nomination inevitable. If
also ascrbes some Influence in bringing about
the upfappy result to the canal frauds and
peculatons Of the last two or three wears wears
When Republicans Whose regulations have suf-
fered from these Irregularities have been nom
mated, they have inflicted great injury upon
the ticket bearing their names, "while Demo
cratic candidates who are notoriousiy eXpeh-
siye to the public as office holders run just as
well as any others.' On the whole, the IT'D
una 10 not in n cheerful or amiable mood, but
is rs thoroughly in earnest as ever, for equal
rights ,r7 :. SD. Pre-, Il ,rhb.r Ss94aiis
| NIr Bryant's paper, the New York Post, ex-
| presses sentiments that are strongly conserva-
tive even for Sheet that supported the Phila-
delphia Convention. 1t does not think that
the large Democratic gains indicate a perma
'nent reaction, but it CONSTITUTES them ASA pass
ing rebulze to the Republican, party for not
stopping short with the CT constitutional amend
,x,la y
ton. Il most 1absurdly says that the South
would have accepted that amendment, when
it is a matter of history that every Southern
State rejected it in the most COMBINATIONS
manner. But the Post says that ali that has
since been done has been needless, violent, IN
statesmanlike and almost fanatical" The peo-
pie mean that the party must not e"tied to
the tail OF the NeW York Tribune 30 i9is1i1
Weeds Commercial Advertiser, which out
Satans the Satanic Herald, growls in muddy
and obscure generalties. II has much to say
of the Tribunes iniquities of liquor legislation,
of the failure of the. Constitutional Con-
vention to accomplish anything, and OF the re-
lection Of the Weed delegation at the Albany
Convention. 1t comes out in good spirits at
the close, however, and says that the Repnbli-
can party "reorganized, reformed and purified
will assert its devotion to the Union, unfurl the
Grant Banner, and fight out the Presidential
! campaign on this 'line.'"e-it f}n h9a@3io baa
| 1.-The New York Times has done nothing TO-
ward helping the Republican cause during
the canvass, and is quite co Dsistent in making
no comment on the RESULT bib SOL hoo
1 The New York World goes into a rhapsody
and does not come down from its flight in
| season to discuss details 1t speaks incident
1 ally OF Democratic triumph in Maine, which
4 must be accounted for on the supposition that
| in its ecstatic condition it refers to events
/ which took place here more than a decade
| ago 3aA lst@ ii+l bitA t~af2 DID toib %" gag
% Among the reasons for the overwbeluino
defeat of the Republican, ticket in New York
which are aforementioned by either the Times
| Post or Advertiser, is the undeniable fact that
there is but one prominent newspaper in that
city that gives a full hearty and efficient sup
port to the Republican cause, and that one
loses = large. part Of its influence on. account
of the ,idiosyneracies Of its leading editor ~,
The Boston Republican papers have nothing
TO whine about and consequently abstain
| from whining. With the exception OF the
Traveller they have opposed prohibition as
earnestlya as The Post itself, aud proIibitionis
| ali that has been defeated in Massachusetts
except the Democratic party! 40 bssb tu'I@