The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-28
Political Nales.

Political Notes.
CARL ScHURz is at last done for. Cali
fornia paper calls him Carl Squirts.
THERE are 10000 voters registered in Tex.
as, of whom $4,000 are whites.
ELECTION in Mississippi November Both anu
December 1st
ONE OF the Massachusetts papers says that
Mr. Endicott, the Republican candidate for
Auditor, was Nominated by acclamation.''
THE Conservative slate in Mississippi bids
fair to be smashed 1t has Dent in it al
ready.
ONE of the Wisconsin papers epitomizes the
Democratic platform in that State: eff have
done anything am sorry for, 1 am glad of it,
CONGRESSMAN Axtell, of San Francisco, has
incurred the displeasure of his Democratic
party friends, by advocating the repeal of all
laws which prevent Chinese from testifying in
court. '
ACCORDING tn Senator Brownlow, the Ten
nessee Republican party is used up concern,
has gone under, and will be seen no more on
this upper earth. 1t has had a short life, but
neither merry nor useful one.
LEW. Campbell is Democratic candidate
for the Ohio State Senate. Whenever Won
wish to find what has become Of some broken.
down old Wing, be sure and look for him in
the list of Democratic nomnations.-and then
pou will be certain to find him.
Delegate Convention of the Republican
party of Mississippi will be held in the city of
Jackson, on Wednesday, the Goth of septem-
Der inst, for the purpose of placing in nomina-
tion State ticket
THE numerous reports that the President
has been urged to make Mr.. Cameron Secre-
tary OF War or of the Treasury arc wholly en-
roneous, that gentleman's time being fully &C.
cupied with the duties of his present position
at the head of one of the most important rail
ROADS In the country, he has no deiire for any
any government office, and wonld not accent
one If it were offered.
THERE is considerable excitement in Chica-
go growing out of local politics, The Renph-
ncan county Convention was held on Tues
uay' ana there Is general dissatisfaction at the
result. -Four OF the Republican dailies bolt
tne homlnations--the Tribune Rep,blican.
'ourndf' and A6end Zeitung-while only two
sustain them, tie Post and Stats Zojt,.no
which are essentially one and the same tbne.
A Peoples ticket will be put on tbe course
auu as the democrats have resolved to make
no nominations, there will be lively contest
The temperance Central Committee of tho
city have been considering the subject of maxi
ing nominations. They are at loss wbetbor
to act independently OR to unite with the PEG.
pies party.
Major General Reynolds has addressed
letter to President Grant, dated Septembe,4,
in which, after speaking of political ofy,ir in
Texas, he says: |
nn Ihe platform of the two wings of a, Re-
pupilcan party are the same. The Radical |
wing act out their professions of IL adher- |
onSo W tne reconstruction laws of congress, |
ana present for Office men who ar, qualified
unaef those laws. The conservatie wing fire.
quehtiy nominate men for Office wJo are known
to he disqualified under tina reconstruction
laws, but who are also known tcbe acceptable
70 the Democrats The success of the A. J.
hsI faction, as it will le produced by
democratic votes, will be tn. defeat of Re
puDlcanlsm IN IeXas, and will put the State
IN the hands OF the very men who during the
rebellion, exerte1 every nerve to destroy the
Unian, and who have uniformly opposed the
feconstructan laws with persistency worthy
of better cause.
BRIcB Pomeroy thus endorses the Demo.
cratic State platform:
Inc voice of Democracy is the voice of right
OF reason-of liberty-of justice-of State
ana TABOR equa'ity-of protection to those who
~ = u, .ne shop, on the street, or on the farm
~ is now the voice of overburdened. outraged |
liien demanding equal to1ationl
anu tniS we will have, or to hell will On the |
ponds and all who hold them! So 'no
,rb ~ en- nno.e OF Belmont, the mbeciIe manager.
No mnra p,iae bought our defeat last year
NJ ulOI6 protection tn tho
Oh arisoocracy and cutters of coupons WIZ 80
too good to pay their share of taxes2who ,;,,o
on the sweat OF honest men and womepNwho
So iohs naVe ny ad OF their millions controlled
IegIslation ior tnelr own personal gaipi
They prate of the faith of the naf;oni
They broke the faith of the nation r,bo,,
hey robbed law Of its promise: creatad o W.
egal debt-legislated the people Into bondane
BASED on ignorance, fraud, deceit, tyIanny'
corruption, extravaganza and usurpation of a |
,ower never intended by that Constitution |
broken by those who are robbing the people
~ that sacred compact which promised equal |
axation and equality of States!
WE take tie following extract from a bio
'fapnica. sketch of Gov. Claflin in the Bos-
80 Traveller, written by Russell:
nave wondered why bographers so much
prefer to write the life of man who
was born poor" They seem to think that
BEING POOR BoY''
s great credit to the man who has suoooo5o1
n lite; and have drawn SO many morals frnn,
uch examples, that many youth whose fatbnr
lucky enough to possess few dollars 20 |
'urslng the sad fate that prevents him from he
ng noble example of "poor boy" have
40 ooaot that the future historian who shall
Srlte Governor Briggs's Seven Years in the
,AecuHve Chair, Gubernatorial Life of |
3outwell, and Alexander FL. Bullock as Row
'nd governor, will say of them as tbe RioG,
apher has already said of RAMS and AZ
rews, they bore the honored mnrl,s nf
arly labor throughout ali tbaiu narhs OF
ampaigns." All of which 10 III Pohtical
do not believe Banks is ah Seft
olitician because he swung a sledre IL better a
hine shop, or that Boutwell, is a better ana e ma
Ter for having Swept out the dirt of q n cn,a
y store every morning in Groton." Both Hun ano
Die men, and might have been Just as talent t
had their education and discipline been re- '
lived under different circumstances. Cen /;
al Grant makes an excellent President. bnt
person of sound mind would invest in I
nnery and work in the "slops" to fit himself ii
such position. have compassion on the II
leh boys" and will encourage them by saw
that there has boon as many governors of =.
,ssachusetts whose fathers were well off u
mere g: mas been of those who held the honor W
o distinction of "poor boy in