The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-30
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faith in Cowpers saying that "the stunid;,,, =
man is no less divine than his intelligence -
See how easy it is--only the issuing a stool,
dividend of 80 or 100 per cent and the thing IL
DONE You owned $4,000 in Central or Erie
yesterday, and to-day by single touch of the
maglcians wand, you arc the fortunate pos
seser OF $4,000; tomorrow-but being fortu-
nate and wise you will sell out before tomor-
row comes But it isn't fair to let these bene.
fits be confined to the few; that wouldn't ba
democratic, and whatever else we are not, that
we must be- Our legal friends don't dabble
much in stocks-they are too sharp for that,
but for the cause OF good morals and of sound
public policy, ETC., etc, they will assist any one
who has fancy for that kind of amusement
u getting out an injunction against the Presi-
uent' directors &C., aud any number of orders
" sno" cause why long list of things should
ho' oe uohe' Ihere shall be most rare plead
inss' cunnlngly wrought afidavits, torrents of
eloquence, and, . Jupiter! Jees-most excel.
lent fees. But cannot stop to point ont all
the blessings which "great railroad finaneier"
can bestow upon truly enlightened eommp.
nifty. If you want details and data the dojngs
of the mighty Vanderbilt, and the PROCEEDINGS
in our courts in the New York Central matter
will give them. Meanwhile ms explanation
of the whole matter is the most lucid one yet
offered-and the hint which it throws out to
the entelprising financiers and brilliant young
lawyers Of Portland is worth several times the
subscription of your paper.
Speaking of rings, one naturally thinks of
the "Whiskey Rins"-some of whose members
or aspirants to membership, have lately come
to grief. This has been a road to fortune as
rapid as that OF railroad flnancierng and stock
speculations, but it sometimes ends in Sing.
Sing, as witness two or three of those worthless
lately consigned there by jury of their coun-
trymen. The Blaisdell and Eckel case has ex-
cited considerable interest, because it is hoped
that it is but the beginning Of the end One
soon learns, however, not to be too confident
in such things, and venture to predict that
Mr.. Grant will find plenty of opportunities for
reform in the Internal Revenue Department
when he comes to his char
have been led into saying so much about
rings" that may as well ose my letter
with word or two about "The Ring"-which
always means in New York, not, my dear Miss
Phillis, am sorry to say the diamond ring
which sometimes sparkles on young ladies'
forefngers, nor yet the wedding ring-but the
political ring which rules the city with sway
more absolute than any Council of Ten or
Committee eff Safety, ever exercised. 1t is a
fact so we'll known in New York that a few
men possess complete control of all offices and
municipal affairs, that it excites no comment
Not only are the financial places filled by their
selection, but even those so filing them have
no choice in the appointment of their subordi-
nates-excepting only that no one shall be
appointed who is personally offensive to them.
And this is government by the people in this
latter half Of the Justify praised nineteenth
century. PoNCHo.