The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-22
Current Notes.

The Commercial Advertiser calls upon New
York Republicans to look to the State Sem
ate. The Democrats have not had a repre-
sentative in the United States Senate for
nearly twenty-five years, hut they are taking
courage from the result in Ohio.
The New York Mail thinks it high time
that the best citizeLs, regardless of party
affiliations, should tale some steps to il di-
cate their interest in the coming election for
Judges in that city, and make their influence
felt in behalf of first-class nominations.
The Inter Ocean thinks descriptive report
ing, when not applied to the prejudice of JUS
tice or religion; when not used as means
to lower the public taste and morals, is one
of the most captivating and interesting fea-
tdres of modern journalism.
The Commonwealth thinks that the most
numerous cases of defalcatioh which have
been coming to light for year or more prove
conclusively that the talk which has been din
ming in the public ear to the effect hat the
laches OF public officers were exceptional,
and due to political decentralization, was en-
trply without foundation. Recent events
show beyond all question that the govern
ment business has been managed with as
much honesty and care as banking, corporate
and municipal business, and it is not certain
that the moral advantage is not greatly on the
side OF the public officers who have been so
constantly and oUtrageously abused.
The Brooklyn Argus says since the late ex-
tensive annexation to Boston she no longer
claims to be the Hub of the universe, but the
whole wheel. Butler, we suppose, is the fly
upon it, that raises all the dust.
The greatest misfortune that could have
happened to Mr.. Stewards reputation with
posterity is circumstance tina, might have
Sc med signally suspicious to his fame
namely, the selection of Charles Francis Ad-
ans by the New York Legislature as his
formal eulogist. Had a statesman of less
weight been invited to deliver the memorial
address, he would have INDUCED in the par
TALLY of a professed panegyrist without
challenging much contradiction.-N. Y.
World. 3
Ex-senator Pomeroy is mentioned by the
Detroit Post as the toughest brother, be-
cause he hes strawberry-mark on his right
breast, the work of poor Conway.
The 'slesson'' of the Ohio election is an
open one. The people are bent on a reforma-
ton of the conduct of public business Fol
no PiCoCub SObNibiOu thC lCPuohSdA parry 10
responsible. The intelligent and honest-in-
tenlloned voters Of the republican party look
to it for the discontinuance of abuses. Its
representatives in power have its future in
their hands. They can confirm its hold on
the country by wisdom, prudence and cour-
age in well-doing They can destroy it by
persistence in self-ssekiug, and carelessness of
public sentiment. If they hear and heed the
voice of diminished and diminishing MAORI
ties, all will be well. Ifthey think they can
afford to despise these tokens of disafection,
they will discover their mistake in due time
Boston Advertiser.
As a matter of fact, Gen. Butler is in
Washington, overlooking with vitality, pug
nacity, deviltry, versatility, subtlety, and all
the other forces, powers and capabilities that
go to make him the most conspicuous man
10 the country. He will let off little sur
plus steam in some cases he has before the
supreme court, but will have full head on
when Congress meets, as any small craft that
come 'fooling around in his track Will find
to their Washington Star.
Money being the grand panacea for panics,
and banks being the chief money len ers in
the great centers of trade, the thing for banks
to do at such times is to go to the utmost
length of their power in affordug loaning ac-
commodations to the people. Their true pol
icy is not to contract, but to expand the ac-
commdoations. -Lndepensent.