The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-30
Political Notes.

The Temperance candidate for Governor
votes in the entire State.
THE Cincinnati Enquirer procams that
Andrew johnson is to be a member of the
next House of Representatives.
The Tribune in an address 70 its political
opponents, says all we ask-all we ever did
ask-of you is, not to cheat" Isn't that asking
little too much?
The Nation says that "Judge Dent talks
to the Mississippians about his brother-in-
law, and says rather more things from the
sunny stump than he would altogether like to
make oath to in the solemn silence of mid
night.
The London Times has an editorial on
American finances, wherein the writer com
ments on Secretary Boutwelfs advocacy of
paying the national debt in gold, and considers
the very necessity of such advocacy proof of
the strength CT regulators. The writer says,
Mr.. Boutwelfs appeal for paying The debt will
earn him glory and attests his patriotism
The obligation cannot be put too simply and
markedly. 1t is duty which America owes
primarily TO its creditors. The nation does
not want any other reason but that which the
creditors rights have pointed out to it. The
security of Americas public faith is excellent,
but their liberty to alter the terms of the con-
tract against the will of the creditors would
render their best security bad. The only
sound rule to give capital courage to trust the
Union is ,that "bargain is a bargain" and tina.
it is sufficient reason why one party is bound
to keep it, that the other party to it has made
his arrangements on the faith of its being
kept.
THE Independent Democrat of this week
publishes correspondence between Hon.
Geo. G. Fogg and Hon. John G.. Sinclair. in
which the former asks the latter to state his
recollection of the interview at which it was
charged that Mr.. Fogg advised and urged the
nomination of Salmon P. Chase by the Dem
ocracy, and also gave Sinclair to understand
that Chase would be sure to be elected. and
that he (Fogg) would aid in bringing about
that result" Mr.. Sinclair, in his reply, says
that lie accidentally met Mr.. Fogg at the
Eagle Hotel in Concord, when on his way to
the National Democratic Convention, that be
asked Fogg what We had better do" and his
reply was substantially this: $50 far as the
present campaign is concerned it makes but
little difference who you nominate. Grants
election is foregone conclusion; but looking
to the future, the most sensible thing you can
do is to nominate Chase He would be the
representative of economy and reform in the
Government, and of a sound financial policy,
which, if adhered to by the Democracy, would
make you stronger the day after the election
of Grant than the day BEFORE" He did not
express the opinion that Mr.. Chase " ould be
sure to be elected, nor did he then, or at any
time, give him to understand that he would
aid in Chase's election.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Worcester Spu.
states few of the reasons why Mr.. johnson
JAILED OF an election as United States Senator
from Tennessee. He states them thus: The
whole thing came to this, really, whether An
drew johnson could, by the strength of his
personal influence, gain an election in spite of
the wish of the people being against it. He
has been most bitterly assaied, and the poor
man has been roughed for depressing the rebs.
for grinding the Union men, for deserving the
Democrats, for leaving the radicals, for hang
ing Mrs. Surratt, for being an aristocrat, for
being tailor, for favoring the negroes, for not
doing more for them, for vetoing bills, for not
vetoing more, for being drunk, for not being
willing enough to drink on certain occasions
for appointing this man to office and for not
pressing the claims of that man, for occupy =
ing the bridal chamber at the new hotel, for
not hob-nobbing with the slums among the
people while in the city, for being alive, ply
sieally, and not wanting 10 die politically, and
for doing, not doing, and undoing thousand
and one things, which have turned up during
his mortal life, until, lift were any other than
Andy johnson, should have little sympa-
thy for him.