The Portland daily press., 1872-10-04
What Next2

Now that it has been proved that Grant
didn't take 100000 out of the Federal treas
ury with which to carry North Caroliua, that
he did not receive his new Long Branch ,cot-
tage as present from Tom Murphy, that he
did not give the Belgian mission as a reward
for deed of valuable real estate, that he is
not drunkard, that he never dreamed of
entering the Confederate service, that he was
not intoxicated at Pittsburg Landing, that
he has not received any presents since he be-
came an occupant of the White House and
that he is not brutally ignorant, but quiet,
honest and capable gentleman, who has de-
served well of his country, one would think
that the great Democratic-Liberal Falsehood
Mandatory would discharge its workmen
and shut up shop. The most widely adver-
tised wares of this industrious corporation
have recently been found hollow mockeries
The great Credit Mobilier romance, in which
were introduced the first citizens of the coun-
try in the guise of highwaymen, is still run
ming as serial or standing advertisement in
some of the country papers, but denial on de-
NAL, couched in the strongest terms that the
English language affords, has deprived it of all
force. The Tribuae's nice new extraya-
ganza about Mr.. Blaine died of its own I'M
parallel folly, and needed not the Speakers
fiery onslaught to deprive it of all effect.
And now that the smoke has cleared away it
appears that the Republicans used but little
money in the Maine election, and that only
for legitimate purposes. So much might
have been suspected from the very first, since
the name of no person offering or receiving
bride was given when it was alleged that at
least eight thousand voters were openly
bought! The twelve thousand dollars ex-
pended by the Republican State Committee
would, if used for that purpose, have bought
just one hundred and twenty voters at the
price which Horace Greeley alleges was paid.
This would still leave over eight thousand
votes to be accounted for. So all the nom
sense about ''buying Maine'' will now be gen.
orally appreciated. ..-r.t r
In what field can the Democratic writers of
political dime novels now disport themselves?
What new efforts of the imagination may we
expect? Will it be said that General Grant
poisoned Gen. Rawlings because the latter
once accidentally trod ON the tail of bis ''mas-
ters" bull pup? Shall we be informed that
the President secretly foments Indian
difficulties in the West, for the sake of fur
thering certain private speculations of his
own in arms and ammunition? Was the Chief
Magistrate or his father the original and only
genuine "Nathan murderer?' Is the emil
itary ring" organized by the President, atprc-
sent engaged in introducing the small pox and
yellow fever into seaboard towns for the sake
OF reducing the Greeley vote rs much as pos
sible? Is Horace Greeley obliged to wear a
complete suit of mail under his white coat as
a protection against the daggers of Grant.
hired bravoes? Does Secretary Boutwell,
make speeches in the West with ten millions
in new greenbacks tucked into his left-hand
walstcoat pocket to be used in the purchase of
the free and independent voters of those parts ?
Was Senator Wilson drunk in Portland, as
Gen. Banks once was, if we may believe the
Democratic papers of the period? Is the
high duty on peanuts due to the efforts of
Gen. Garfield who has mine of them sout
West" somewhere? We await viii
curiosity the fresh Drns-- -'n soiiie
fsrlnpD x - .vuucts of the most -four
:, oranch of Democratic industry.