The Portland daily press., 1870-09-02
The Arous OxCnra n,.c,.

We assure the Argus that the article of its
correspondent, Independent Republican,,
did not trouble us at all. It's service was TO
amuse all who know the facts of the case. The
Argus would be in its happest mood if it could
array portion of the Republican party against
Gov Chamberlain, so that, in the event Great
ed, its managers could successfully slip in some
of their wicked designs. Such, however, is not
to be the case. There is to be no division in
that quarter. Intelligent men in all the walks
of life have agreed to disagree, and it will be
strange if large and successful a party as the
Republican should not occasionally disagree
upon men. 1t is always So But the same in
tellieent thinking which produces disagree
ment also produces acquiescence at last on all
momentous QUESTION:. All that the Arqus'
party can make Of any disagreement on Gov.
Chamberlain among the Republicans they are
welcome to work up as fast as possible.
We said, and we reiterate it, the great mass
of the temperance party in the Republican
| ranks did not intend to bolt the nominee OF
| the Convention, in case Mr.. Perham was not
| nominated A few, comparatively, intended
that step. They have bolted every year, when
not sat fed. The Argus quotes what it says
| Mr.. Nye wrote to James Black of Pennsylva-
| MIA.
In that extract Mr.. Nye said, if Mr.. Perham
had not been nominated our party (temper-
ance) would have thrown at least 10000 votes.
Mr. Nye no doubt believed the statement
made, but we do not. Mr. Nye is one leader
in the temperance cause, and very good ono,
but we know many others as good as he, whose
coupsels were the reverse of all this. Their
doctrine was, and Island it is The true doc
| trine-to aid the cause of temperance by work
ing aoithin the Republican party, aud not by
boiling it, They have remained, and they now
see the fruits of their labors. They have a
staunch Republican, and an unyielding tenn
perance man, nominated, and the Republican
party intend to elect him. The attempt of the
Argus to SOW dissension by quoting Mr.. Nye'.
words, is well understood. But the Repubi
cans-temperaDce or liberal do not intend Il
be guided by that prophet There will be dis
agreements on minor matters of course. There
is not entire harmony even in the Democratic
| ranks. There is class in that party who dis
agree with the argus political tactics decid.
eddy. They pretend-t is not for us to say
whether they are right-to see into the middle
of next week clearly enough TO assert that thai
party would be more likely to succeed, if the
argus pursued different course. All that j.
nothing to us; but, we have yet to learn tina
they intend to bolt their party because the,
don't take the Argus. They are too sersibl,
for that. So far as we know, the Argus is wei
enough. 1t doesn't hurt anybody. Its politi
cal diatribes very few believe. We often doub
whether they themselves believes them. VIII
then should We be troubled at what that pape
says? A harmless sheet, in its dotage, we fee
pang Of sorrow sometimes when we recolec
what it was and contrast it with what it is
Once power in the State, now none SO poo
as do it reverence" tperhaps is not wise al
ways to notice its sayings at any length, YET
as there are some who may be deceived by it
pretended facts and figures, either EDITORIAL
or by correspondence, We must leok after j
more or less, and see that its mischevous ten
dercies are as much curtailed as pes ,ible.