The Portland daily press., 1868-08-21

] Asinns and Mrs. Harris continue their con-
tributions to local Democratic papers, COM
plaininp chiefly at this time of the office hold
ers and their salaries. 1t being, now and al
WAYS. the uniform and settled policy of De-
mocracy to raise salaries instead of diminish
inc them. and also to increase the number of
offices, it is quite certain that the leading
members of the party are growing quite mad
with Office hunger That these good places
should be in the hands of Radicals, and es-
pecially of Radical soldiers, is exasperating.-
Among all the appointments in this District
obtained through the influence of Hon. John
Lynch all but one haze been received By men
UhO haze serUed IN the army or Macy. This
fact is one that excites the most excrueatlng
pain in the undistended stomachs of our DEM
ocratic friends. Under a..Democratic admins
tration we have already explained that hon.
Bion Bradbury would expect no less 'han
four different kinds of pudding as Collector OF
this port, that number being, according to As
mus, the most valuable perquisite of the posi-
ton. Under Democratic administration,
with the liberal Aldermanic notions that pre-
vail in Copperhead circles when they are sin
there is no doubt but cherry pudding and dp-
pie pudding would be added to the festive Col
lector's bill of fare. This Democratic appetite
for pudding is something fearful to contem-
plate, being comparable. only with the auri
sacra flames in so much disrepute among GER
tain of the aneients.
Whether they conceive that there is any
special pudding appurtenant to the Post Of
fee we do not know, but their hungry eyes
are also cast upon that rather shabby looking
building, lovingly, longingly. We wouldn't
wonder if Mr.. A. A. Latham were antcipa-
ting something in that direction. Why not?
Who has been a better friend to Horatio's
friends than he? He is undoubtedly after the
Post Office pudding Or is r. S. Lyman after
it? Isn't his ''war record" good enough to en-
title him to anything he may desire? 1t may
be said that Latham is ahead of him in this
respect. We do not know that Mr.. Lyman
ever tore down a Union flag with his own
hands, but he certainly gave such encourage
ment as he was able to Southern men who dig.
and, besides, he is notoriously an Office seeker
and Mr.. Latham isn't to our knowledge. There
is likely to be some contention over this pud-
ding or puddings.
written at the other end of the political line
that the Copperhead objective point is pud-
ding. The symbolic bread and butter gives
place to the typical pudding. They care not
for principles but puddings Liberty, frater-
nifty, equality, justice and righteousness are to
them but shadowy distractions, while pud-
ding hath about it so netting tangible-it is
something capable of mastication and degluti-
ton. 1t entereth into the formation ofDemocrat-
io tissue and washed down with generous pota-
tions of whiskey it distendeth the Democratic
abdomen, making leading Copperheads like
the Justice in "As You Like IT. with "fair
round belly with good capon lined" Talk to
such men of such'airy nothings" as pure de-
mocracy, common schools, equal rights and
national honor! They will reply to you in
the language of the tavorite Democratic cam
paign song:
Pudding, pudding, pudding,
Pudding, pudding, pud;