The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-04
Political Notes.

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THE Massachusetts Democratic Conven tior
complimeDted the volunteer soldiers a little
tautologicaly on their courage and bravery
But it did not compliment one of these objects
of its admiration with a place on the ticket.
The Iowa State election will take place il,
October, and the candidates and leaders OF
both parties are beginning to canvass the
State. Political meetings are being called
and in short time the contest will be vigor-
ously waged. .'r...-....
THE New York World continues its personal
abuse of President Grant, but the Herald,
though anti-Republican, says: ''The faith of
the people in General Grant is mistaken, not
outstanding the croakings of disappointed
politicians. 1850 'a'- e.H -.l. 9
The Troy Press is out in a long article COM
planning Of the utter inefRciency of the Demo.
cratic National and State Committees, and
telling its readers that changes must be made
and much hard work be done to secure the
New York Legislature for the Democrats.
To show that the spirit of Booth still lives in
the Democratic party, we copy the following
from one of the late numbers of the New York
Democrat: "Let the present Administration,
as has been suggested, dare raise finger or
point bayonet to keep the people of Virginia,
Tennessee, or any other State from their
rights, and see how quick the giver Of such an
order follows the footsteps of his illustrious
predecessor a Us
IHE Republicans will CHE alhl1sy Majority III
52S) given to Grant last November" Unon
exactly such statement distinguished cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Press stakes
his reputation. The Generalization of the
Democrats is complete. Rosecrans has been
"the eagle in their dovecot," and has terribly
fluttered them. Nobody seems to be satisfied. .
Vallandigham is cool, L. d. Campbell Is re-
served, and Pendleton himself begins to feel
that he has been marked out for sacrifice.
The Boston correspondent ofthe New York
Herald says that since the Democratic Con-
vention was held there has been good deal of
grumbling among the old wheel horses of the
party at some things Mr.. Adams said in his
speech at Worcester; but these political Bour-
bons excuse the young man by saying that,
though it cannot, of course. be expected that
all Democrats will assent to all his views,
the speech was of "the most conciliatory type.
and peculiarly well adapted to the present ex-
igency in the condition of parties in the
State. q, -... .,.--r- -.
The Nation says that the Congressional
Committee on Retrenohment, which lately
visited the New York Custom house. found
things in such bad way in the matter of cor
ruption that they made up their minds to report
Civil Service bill of some kind. next session
The President is understood to be of the same
way of thinking, and will recommend re-
form of some kind, without mentioning any
particular measure. One thing made deep
impression on the committeeman that was.
that inen from all parts of the country were.
exceedingly anxious to get places in the Gus
fom-house here, the salaries of which would
not yield them decent subsistence showing
that the plckings must be something hand
some Our friend "Clericus's'' Vermont Con-
gresham would probably say that what they
wanted was to qualify, by a little custom house
experience, for the governorship of territories.
but our opinion is that this gentlemans kind.
simple heart has here led him into error.
What they seek is simply "pickins," or "per-
kisits," or ''swag," or stamps by all of which
names booty OF plumber is known to them
JUDGE COLEMAN, prominent and unre-
constructed specimen of Virginia chvalry, has
been interviewed. He has but a poor opinion
of Chief Justice Chase, though he admits he is
somewhat popular with "our people," He
seems to be very friendly to u.s." said the
Judge, "but everybody knows what Chase is
SIR How" asked the interviewed. aOn'
the side his bread is buttered, wherever it is
his interest to be-" replied the interviewed.
The Judge says the negroes have behaved
themselves admirably, and there is no fault to
ma with them, but he wishes they were let
alone by the scoundrels who want to incense
them against the whites. The Judges opin-i
Ion OF the Northern Democrats is more truth
full than fiattel Ing: "And pray what has the
Democratic party of the North done for us9
What have they done, sir?" said the old judge
warming up. "They make nice speeches. 80
far as they go. For my part, sir, L don't want
to see another copy of the World near me. IL
is all talk, sir. We want somebody that win
DO something for u.s. General Grant has COM
menced well, and he is the man we reIy upon
to help u.s." -...r. ~
:. n',, ,ne democratic party lives much longer,
s ~ll not be for want of good advice; there is
hand 'uep offered it to kill it out of
Adoros. week it was Mr.. John Quincy
nar-. This week it is the henchman of Su-
'isor Tweed in the Seventh Ward of New
York city, and General Rosecraps. who writes
from California. Our New York Demoorots
think Mr.. Belmont does not give monov
enough to the treasury, and is only an orna-
mental figure-head, and that the man who
planned Hoffman's and ,6eymour's peculiar
victory last fall is the man to make majorites
in 1872. But the affair looks more like a little
toadying to Mr.. Tweed than anything else, he
being one of the two or three men who hold
New York city in the hollow of their hands
The party gets more money from Mr.. Belmont,
as chairman, than it will get if he should be
put out, we may rest assured; and there is
nothing in the way of power and dignity which
the Democratic party in the State can bestow
upon Mr.. Tweed that he cannot now bestow
upon himself whenever he pleases. He has
inst decided to go up to Albany as Senator
And supposing Mr.. Hoffman were to become
President, would the distinguished gentleman
for whom the majority was made refuse the
gentleman who made it anything he wanted
in payment for his services, whether he was
chairman of the National Committee or not3