The Portland daily press., 1872-11-05

quent speaker paid his respects to Mr.. Gree |
leys newspaper in few very telling words,
Abiding to its latest invention that a Rail-
way corporation had awarded him $1,600,000 |
of it's stock to influence his action as a MEM
Der of Congress, he said he supposed he had
effectually disposed of that fiction by stating
the fact that he was not member of Con-
gress until gear and a half after the al
legged date of that issue of stock. "Judge of
my astonishment'', sand he sat the 1ribune's
mode of dealing with that defense" "FIE
Mr.. BLAINE" says its unabashed editor,
''wHY QUIBBLE ABOUT DATES %' The
burst of laughter which followed this capital
illustration of the Tribune's ideas of fairness
in journalism made the building ring.
Mr.. Blaine's speech which lasted an hour
and quarter abounded in cogent reasoning,
felcitous SMILES, and brilliant scintillations
of wit and humor. At its conclusion the ac-
complished orator was literally showered with
compliments and congratulations and this
great effort has served to increase the respect
and confidence which the Republicans of
New York entertain towards your distin-
guished representative.
The tone of Mr. Greeley's organ painfully
foreshadows the apprehension he feels that
he will not obtain the suffrages of the Democ-
racy in this city or State. He evidently real
ICES that since all hope of success has vanish
ed there's no cohesive principle which can
keep the conspirators together. The Demo-
cratic portion Of the coalition, will be only
too glad to withhold their votes from Greeley,
SO that the pangs of defeat may be mitigated
by their being able to say ''they didn't vote
for him."
Our municipal contest grows exciting and
seems to be considered doubtful, as between
Havemeyer and O'Brien. The latter has no
newspaper in his interest, but this fact ap-
pears to be rather point in his favor than
against him. The daily journals of our city
have INDUCED so largely of late in abuse OF
individuals that much sympathy is felt for
any candidate for office, who falls under their
detraction. We no longer attach the slightest
weight to partisan denunciations of charac.
ter, because they have been employed so in
discriminatory towards good men as well as
bad. If O'Brien should be elected his victory
would furnish striking illustration of how
the power of the press may be frittered away
by the indiscretions of bad managers.
Mayor Hall has been morally convicted O
misdemeanor The disagreement of the jury
seven of its number standing out for yer.
dict of wilful and intentional neglect of dut,
three for the same verdict with the omis
sion of the words wilful and intentional and
only two for acquittal amounts to practica
conviction. This is the beginning of tn.
end" Tweed can hardly escape, if he ven
ures to stand a trial, and with him the Rinc
'talls like Lucifer never to rise again"
the coming elections result in partial purifi
cation of our Judiciary system, of which the
auguries are promising, New York will have
cause for special rejoicing, and can common
crate the approaching day of thanksgiving
with unusual JUNCTION.
Gen. Butler has just returned from touI
through the State and is on his way to hi.
home i'll Massachusetts,. He predicts a ma
jority of at least 40, 600 for Gen. Grant in the
Empire State ~
The prospects for an overwhelming Repub
mean victory throughout the country grow
brighter and brighter as the great day ap
proaches. The coalition is rapidly disolvng
and will shortly be heard of no more save il
the ordinations and recrimnations of its baffi
ed cohorts. LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIc
YARMOUTH.