The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-18
Current Notes.


Mr.. Filley, the st. Louis postmaster, occu-
pies space in Western papers entirely dispro-
portioned to his worth and Importance. 1t is
easy to understand why Republican journals
condemn him, but man who so faithfully
carries out the good cd Jacksonian rule Of
political plumber should be sale from the
structures of Democratic organs.
The St. Louis Globe consigns the Graphic
balloon to the limbo of exploded humbugs,
with the gold clique, with the Democratic
party, with Ben Butler" This suggestive
association is the hardest thrust Butler has
yet received.
The st. Louis Globe advocates a territorial
government for the Indian Territory in order
to protect its 5000 negro inhabitants. In ev-
cry State of the Union where negro may
dwell. he is, by the terms of the recent con-
stitutional amendments, guaranteed all the
rights and privileges of other citizens; but in
this Indian Territory, where coored men are
native, and where they have lived all their
lives, these Constitutional guarantees are not
available.
Mr.. Allen G.. Thurman plainly intimates
that the $4,000 contributed by him to defray
the expenses of the Ohio campaign must be
used IL the close counties only. The infer
ence is that the honorable Senator is vastly
more anxious for the election of A. G. Thur
man to the Senate than for that of William
Allen to the governorship.
The World fears if the general government
UNDERSTANDS the building or regulating of rail-
ways the consequence will be that the raj
road companies will come to own the govern
ment and therefore it thinks the matter
should be lett to the States. To the anacorld'
~ mind it would seem easier for corporation
to obtain control of single State than Of the.
! Union. But democratic logic is based on ho
received rules of ratiocna.ion.
A question which General Butler is said to
be bordering: When man has lost the key
of the situation, is he justified in ''boting
it ?'-W0rld
st. Louis wants eight on the social evil
question:" One would think the shadier it
could be kept the better.
Judge Pierrepont holds that the mere fact
that great lawyer is a politician should be
no objection to his receiving the Chief JUS
ticeslip = The truth is that all of our Chief
Justices have been active and prominent pol
ticians up to the time of their selection for
the highest judicial Office. II is in the nature
of a life Office like this TO make its holder con-
sentative. The Judge says: ''He ceases to
be party man. The very nature of his du-
ties brings about change in his mind. The
people have wisely determined that the Su-
preme Bench shall be the political mausoeum
of its occupant"
This will be decisive week for the fnan-
cal condition of the country during the COM
ing season. There il no solid reason for
alarm at anything which the week is likely TO
bring forth; the main danger is lest a few
fools may infect the street with their own
cowardice, ard cause needless damage to
persons who have Sc. viceable '.head-pieces''
and manly pluck. After the disastrous fail
ure of the clques long campaign against the
credit OF the country, no small skilmshes or
isolated casualties should breed uspicion Of
the final issue CT the seasons business.-N.
Y. Matt. aslizss.isaz'