The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-23
POLITICAL.

The whiskcy Ring is coming to life
again In some sections of the country. and
is threatening its power against the Re
publican party. If the Internal Revenue
Bureau insists upon ailixing the ticc
metres TO distilleries. In one or two In
stances candidates for Congress In large
distilllng districts have even appealed to
the Bureau not TO enforce the law too Wig
orously. Commissioner Delano is. how
ever, deaf alike to appeals and threats,
and will not submit to any dictation. He
says the law must DO strictly enforced
without regard TO consequences. To
yield to the ring in this particular would
be to give it q now lease Of life and induce
Il TO make other demands. -r...t ..r.
Once in while we are reminded that
Cuba is still desolated by war, though but
little interest is taken in 1t now, so vast Is
the amount Of lying that has been done
about It. The filibuster steamer Salvador
has just been captured on the coast between
Trinidad and Cienfuegos. Tho passen-
gers escaped, but the crew and the
cargo of arms and war material were
taken. .. rr.r ... ..Ha-.
Returns from all but four Representa-
tive Districts in the State show the cleo
ton Of 81 Democratic and ITO Republic
cans. T ...H
The Kentucky Republican Association
has information of most cheering char
acter from that State. The Republicans
are confident that, with the aid Of the col
ored vote, they can carry the fourth, sixth,
seventh and ninth Congressional districts.
Gen. Garfield. now in Washington,
says the Ohio campaign has manifestly
improved since its opening. Probably
the strength of the Republican delegation
in Congress will remain the same as at
present. The Democrats will gain one
district in which there is split, and will
lose the Cincinnati district, which they
now have. .......
The deE.lcation In the Baltimore Gus
tom house will amount to less than $751;
900, and the government will lose
nothing. -. ..I
Republicanism Is paying well in ono
sense at least. A western paper says that
Iowa. under Republican rule. has paid of
all her public debt and has n large sur
plus; Indiana has paid the last dollar she
owed. and her bonds are no longer the
sport of Wall street stock jobbers; Illinois
has steadily reduced her indebtedness,
and has Mt easy command the means to
extinguish it; Michigan has reduced her
Indebtedness about two millions in the
past eighteen months. mra- D..
The Bath Times says, by.
During the time that elspse before the session
Of the Legislature there win be q marked change
In the political aspect, and the whole Doodle Of
political parasites and sycophants now pushing
Chamberlain's carse for the purpose Of drawing
their rstions at the public crib, win be driven in
utter confusion to the walls. ' .'H'''
n such style Of language Is to be adopted
toward all those who favor Chamberlsin's cleo
ton, and IL We are to take for gnntcd that all
who are pushing his nomination are really polit-
ici parasites and sycophants, We must begin
to think the Republican party in Maine Is I'M
usually corrupt. statement which Is devoid Of
any real or apparent truth. Although the
JOURNAL has taken no part In the Senatorial
controversy. IL can go no reason Why Gov.
Chamberlain has not perfect right TO b .
candidate for q. 8. Senator, and bis friends to
urge him for the position. .',..,-