The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-10
Political Notes.

The Chicago Post positive Grant, reasons
as follows on Greeley's selflaudatory speech:
The Greeleyan logic is substantially as fol-
lows Anthony Blocker is a very successful
auctioneer; therefore he would make good
President. DIR. Aver has made a tolerably
successful vegetable pillst; therefore he
would make a good President-and this mu-
tilated syllogism is confirmed by the fact that
Dr. Aver has also been a tolerably successful
publisher, owning to-day four times as much
of the 1ribaneS stock as Greeley does and
having held a controlling interest in the pa
per most of the time during the last twelve
years.
An Elmira paper remarks "Romeo was
self-made elephant. He came to this country
without dollar in his trunk, took Greeley's
advice, went West, and died worth $40, 1000"
The Oneonta (Otsego county, N. " Her.
aid, in publishing call for the organization
of Grant club, states that twenty-seven
were signers of the Greeley manifesto, and
adds Everywhere it is the same way. Re-
publcans who first enlisted in the Cincinnati
movement, now that they see its full purport
are withdrawing from it. And Democrats
are giving in their adhesion to Grant against
Greeley"
A Maine delegate TO the Baltimore conven-
ton whom rumor mpleasantly connected
with unpatriotic practices during the war,
gave out previous to going to the convention
that he had notified his old rebel friends in
that city that he wouldbe present, with whom
he anticipated pleasant reunion.
The secession organ in Baltimore thus ac-
aarltc Mr. fhn ,1af
slavery issue is dead; the tariff question is
disposed of by reference to the Congressional
districts, but where the Democrats want it,
and when Mr.. Greeley said ''let the erring
sisters co." he uttered words that were vir-
tual acknowledgment of the sovereignty of
the States."s
Harper's Weekly says: "Our friends think
also that Mr.. Greeley means WELL Perhaps
he meant well when he encouraged and JUS
titled secession-when he ''nagged" Presi-
dent Lincoln to buy peace-when he
prompted foreign intervention-wben he
gravely perplexed Mr.. Lincoln by his Niagara
performances-when he complained to Mr..
Seward long ago that he had not been re-
warded with an office-when he half apollo
gized for Sweeney and Tweed-whenever he
has done anything which showed his fatal
want of judgment. Had he been President
instead of Lincoln, he might have meant well
in surrendering to the rebellion. Do our
friends think it enough to mean well, if you
have no judgment?' t... ..-...
Greeley Democrat to an undecided Demo-
crat-"As you say, Horace was Republican,
an abolitionist and free trader, but he's
changed. He's as good Democrat to-day as
lam. (Impressively) Look at his letter and
the platformr'
Greeley Republican to wavering Repub-
lcan-"Horace Greeley Democrat Bosh!
He has never changed a particle, and never
will change. with great earnestness) Look
at his letter and at the platform v'-Toledo
(OhiO) Blade.
The New Orleans Times Democratic)
says that the adoption of Greeley by the
Democracy displaced the World as the Or
gan OF the party. The Tribune would take
its place, paper conducted far more to the
taste and satisfaction of the Democracy than
the World For an organ, director of Dem
ocratic thought, and leader of political opin-
ion, it has proved failure and delusion. .-
Brick Pomeroy still holds out against the
"Greeley Madness" but recognizing his ina
bility to stem the current, and perceiving
that it dooms the party to destruction, he
counsels ''every Democratic voter to sell his
vote to the highest bidder, and to take his
pay, cash in hand" ,...
Wendell Phillips is evidently preparing for
another jump. A week ago he was for Grant.
Since then he writes to friend: 81 am
Whom shall vote for, or whether 1 shall
voteat all, do not know" Nor does any
body else know or care.