The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-22
Political Notes.

While the Greeleyites are talking about
civil service reform, the Administration is
quietly effecting it. All appointments in the
Executive Departments at Washington and
the various Custom Houses are now made
after competitive examination, in which
every candidate is subjected to searching
test.
The st. Louis Globe rashy says that Gratz
Brown is totally abstinent at intervals.
Two Republicans have come out for Gree
ley in Oneida, N. Y. So far forty-seyen
Democrats in the same place are reported for
Grant.
| Mr.. Schurz is reforming the West at the
rate of 5000 per speech-at least that was the
| price paid him at Evansville, Indiana, few
days ago. Who wouldn't be a reformer on
| these terms?
The Chicago Times and the New York
World do not agree in their estimate of
Horace's Portland speech The World
thought it was exceedingly happy. The Times
thinks that St. Lonis jury would convict
Gratz of being slight as brick" if he had
made it.
Bob Toombs who hasn't yet had the oppor-
tunity of calling the roll of his slaves under
the shadow of Bunker Hill Monument, thinks
the negro-whipping Ku-Klux organization
''the noblest band of patriots seen on earth
since the day that Leonidas and his three
hundred Spartans died at Thsrmopyle."
And there is no law to protect the memory
of the poor Greeks from the hideous SANDER.
The Washington Chronicle says "From
Virginia, North Carolina and other Southern
States we are in receipt Of numerous commu-
nications going to show that the discussion
in the Democratic rank, is daily becoming
more and more intense, and that hundreds of
them will refuse to be guided by the action of
the Baltimore Convention, and will, on cleo
ton day, either remain away from the polls
altogether or vote for Gen. Grant. The feel
ing in Virginia is particularly strong"
While voting for Mr.. Greeley, says Mr..
Sumner, "you must see to it that no persons
receive your votes as representatives in Con-
gress who will not at all times stand by the
equal rights of our colored fellow citizens"
practical wisdom this injunction very near
ly equals that of the fond mother. "Johnny,"
said the indulgent parent, ''by all means
learn to swim, but by no means go near the
water"
The Greeley organs have few gentle words
for the "straight-outs' Here is what one
of them says: 'Four genuine Democrats
have been engaged for the Louisville straight
out side-show. Henry A. Wise of Virginia
will appear as an acrobat, Brick Pomeroy of
Wisconsin will do the trapeze business, j.
Proctor Knott of Kentucky will act as clown,
and b. Duncan will be ringmaster."
Two Grant and Wilson flags have been
thrown out by the Republicans of Mechanic
Falls. A club is to be organized, the call be-
ing signed by over hund ed Republicans.
Hon. Sidney Perham will speak at West
Minot, Thursday, August 22d, at II p M;
West Poland, Friday, August 23d, at p. m. !;
Mechanic Falls, Saturday, August oath, at 8
p. M; Danvile Junction, August oath, at u
p.m
Hon. VIM. P. Frye will speak at Brunswick,
Friday, August 23d, at u p. M; Mechanic
Falls, Saturday, August Path, at p. M:
Durham, Monday, August 20 at 3p. M;
Webster, Town House, Tuesday, August
9th, at 8 p. M; Lvermore Falls, Wednes-
day, August 2Sth,sat 8. p m; Brettuns Mills,
Thursday, August Goth, at u p. m. Turner,
Friday, August, Both, at II p. M; Lisbon,
Saturday, August 31st, at II p. m.~
The gentleman to whom Horace Greeley
sent the despatch conceding all the New
England States to Grant except two, is indig- |
nant at the subterfuge of the Tribune, and |
will prove that Mr.. Greeley did telegraph as
stated.