The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-07
Political N0fes.
George William Curtis closed a rooor. 4;

george W lham ourtis closed recent polit-
cal letter as follows:
= May God give the country grace 20 lift nm
its eyes to behold the bloody years from Sum-
yer 10 Appomattox, TO reflect who and what
made those years, then to move forward to
bring the rebellion at the polls as it has al
ready brought it in the field, to an "uncondi-
tional surrender Ao"N y
Hon. e. B. Bigelow, a few years since Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress in Mass,cbu-
sets, having been notified of his election to
the Presidency of a Democratic Clnh has
replied that he does not now act with that
party.
The Boston Post has correspondent nm in
St Johnsbury, VT, who, writing after the
election, says the Republicans made some
gains, but 81 think on the whole the aggregate
will not be large" That reminds the journal
of the antedluvian who prophesied concern
ing the flood, that "there wasn't going to be
much of shower, after all" q
Remarking upon the ejectment of the negro
members of the Georgia Legislature. the New
York Tribune declares thu 'if these THINGS
continue Congress must meet in September."
The Massachusetts Democracy have resolved
that "the caprice of majorities is intolerable."
IOu CdH Stt d uHduluOuS vote Tor that rpSOlu-
ton in every State prison in the land.
The Democrats of St. Johnsbury, VT. hav-
ing used the name of George w. Ely as can
didate to the Legislature, that gentleman has
issued card in which he says that he doesn't
train in that company.
The 38th and sd Massachusetts Volunteers
held reunion recently at Fitchburg and
while passing down street they marched d.
rectly under the flags of the two parties. I'm
der the Grant flag they halted and gave three
tremendous cheers, but went in silence by the
other, which bears the names of the traitor
Seymour and the turncoat and revolutionary
Blair.
Wisconsin is promised to Grant and Colfax
by majority not to fall below eighteen thou
sand and that may reach twenty-five thousand.
Last fall the Republican majority was but AGA
The De- atur Qllinois) Democrat, speaks in
the same sentence of Grant as "the butcher"
and of Lee as "our noble old warrior at Rich
mond." N
Gov. Baker and Senator Hendricks of In
diana had made their arrangements for Sc
ries of eleven joint discussions, the first to be
held at Portland, Jay County, last Saturday.
Governor Baker wished to have two meetings
in each district, but Mr. Hendricks would cor
sent to only one. SO
One example of the kind of gains made by
the Republicans in Vermont is quite instruc-
tive. 1t shows that the majority was not in
creased simply by bringing out the Republican
vote, but by actual conversions from the ranks
of the opposition. Last. year single Demo-
cratic senator was chosen, in district consist
ing of fourteen towns, of which St. Adams is
one. His majority was 652 ON total vote of
1920. This year he was candidate again, is
confessedly popular man, and drew out the
full strength of the party; but he was defeated
by majority of 787 on total vote of 1927.
The Republicans increased their vote 1928, and
the Democratic vote was 316 smaller than last
year,making net Republican gain of 1888, or
more than thirty three per cent. of the whole
vote, and, ifequally divided, more than one
hundred votes to each town.
The Conservative Army and Navy Union,
the new jackson Club and Seymour and Blair
Club, all Of Washington City, have suspend
ing payment.
The New York World now thinks it very
disgraceful that any candidate for President
should say that he has no policy of his own to
enforce against the will of the people. But it
once thought differently. After his military
record was as complete as now, and before his
being tried in civil capacity, for which it has
also commended him, it remarked
As Washington was elected and re elected
on the strength of his character and services,
without pledges asked or given, we trust that
GanaraI Ora will ha elect ed If elected at all
in the same way, and with the same generous
confidence Having restored the authority of
the government we hope that he may add the
highest civil to the highest military tame by re-
storing long lost cOrdiality OF feeling.
Delaware is small State and the Demo-
cratic majority is not large. In 1866, at the
last State election held, it was carried by only
1900 majority. But the city CT Wilmington
has shown a Republican gain in these
two years no less than two hundred,
of which one hundred and thirty are
to be set down to the account of this year. Ii
the Republicans elsewhere will do as well
they may easily take Delaware from the list of
the very small number of States that have
been conceded to Mr.. Seymour
Rumor asserts that General Mcclellan il
about to take the stump in Pennsylvania for
Seymour and Blair. The Troy Times says:
"He has been about to take something
since we first heard of him. If he will sue
coed in taking even so much as stump we
shall be glad to chronicle the fact. It's an
even bet that he won't be able to decide
whether to begin operations in Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, or New York until after the cleo
tion." =3 lsRe~zE
The Chicago Fost says: "Amos Kendall
writes himself down jackson Democrat.
Jackson Democracy becomes the present
Blair party about as well as Mr.. Kendall's
jackson hat and stock, bought in '28, would
become Frank Blair's Byronic head and jaun-
ty neck jackson Democrat s-.t.