The Portland daily press., 1870-11-23
: rHT PRESS.
Wednesday, Morning, November 10 lofo'
,.Ct,. New Party"

There has been more nonsense uttered
about a new party since the 1all elecliohS than
has been elected by any other political theme
for fen years. The absurdity lies in trying to
make it appear that large number of Con-
gressmen have been elected who are pledged
to the new organization, the fact being that
not more than three were elected with any
thing of the kind in view.
The folly of the third party maniacs is such
that they even include Mr.. Lynch of this dis
trict among the thirty or forty new party
Congressman who are to unite with the Dem
ocrats of the Forty-sccond Congress in elect
ing the officers of the House. They even go
30 faras to say that he will be nominated for
the Presidency by the new party! A cores
pondent of the Washington Republican is re-
sponsible for this extraordinary suggestion.-
Now, though Mr.. Lynch would make an ex-
cellent President, it is result O. the I'M
bounded confidence which his constituents
place in him that there is not one of them
who would for single instant entertain the
notion that he could be ever so remotely en-
gagged in any political movement antagonistic
to the Republican party, to whatever position
such apostacy might raise him. They feel as
much confidence in his integrity as they do in
their own, and whether he is protectionist,
free trader or occupies the middle ground of
an advocate OF a revenue tariff, they know
that his best efforts will be given for the con-
tinued prosperity of the Republican party.
We notice that the New York World, ia.
nous for its political mathematics, in trying to
find "Revenue Reformers" enough to consti-
tute majority of the House when united
with the Democracy, classes another of our
Maine congressman with them. We have no
doubt that Mr.. Hale is a "Revenue Reformer,"
in the same sense that Gen. Grant is one, in
support of whose administration he made an
earnest and, we presume, a sincere address to
the convention which renominated him. But
the idea of CHASING him with the supporters
of new political party is too absurd for any
thing but leading Democratic paper.
No,-whatever may be the proclivities of
Republicans in other States, no one in Maine
suspects the fidelity of Lynch, Frye, Blaine,
Peters and Hale. These gentlemen we may
say without any exagggeration, constitute the
ablest delegation that any State in the Union
sends to the House, and it is gratifying to
their constituents to know that they are too
honest to betray those who have honored
them. There are few retired politicians in
Maine that have sunk into deserved obscurity
who long since announced that they are ready
for revolution, and who have been for many
months trying to start that revolution here
But no one pays them any attention, and all
their schemes have failed. They have no fol-
lowers in Maine, and their names are not ia.
miliar to the people. =
If we examine the cases of detection from
the Republican ranks that are alleged to have
taken place in other States we find them to be
equally without foundation. Senator Trum.
bull says that the Chicago Tribune does not
represent his views. As for that paper Gen,
Grant is right in saying that it has for long
time done the Republican party more harm
than good. Senator Schurz of Missouri de-
MES that he is engaged in any new party
movement. Gen. Coz, late Secretary of the
Interior, is still a supporter of the admins
tration. And so with all the other prominent
men who alleged to be in the conspiracy.