The Portland daily press., 1873-09-12
Current Notes.

Current Notes.
The fear of the gold clique has vanished
everywhere except among Wall street specu-
iators, who are still occasionally quaking at a
shadow; and the doom OF the clique, as
great power bent on taxing the trade of the
country, is sealed. There is no longer any
formidable band of free hooters organized and
disciplined to levy blackmail on the reviving
trade and commerce of the United States.
The discipline is gone, the organization is dis
solving, and the fear once inspired is replaced
by hatred and contempt. The leaders are at
loggerheads, the brokers scheming to avoid
the losses which they see must fall upon their
principals; and The gold clique of week ago
is engaged as the conspirators OF Black Friday
were engaged after the collapse. To use the
expressive language of their patron saint, it is
''each man drag out his own corpse."-
World
New York compostors have been unusually
and abnormally profane for week past, on
account Of the organization OF the Polish
''Kosciusko Monument Association" They
hold that type-stickers had even more
cause than Freedom to shrek when the
Polish hero fell, for she isn't obliged to de-
cipher the aggregated consonants which go to
make up the names of the officers of the Asso-
citation.
1t appears that some of the anti-r onopoist,
corruption-hating CHANGERS are ag.tated for fear
colored farmers may be admitted to the organ
ization. Evidently the old democratic leaven
of which we hear so much is working in the
oranges. Scratch the agricultural tan from
the skins of many Of the members and you
will see the real negotiating, rebel-sympa-
thizing peace Democrat beneath.
The st. Louis Globe, speaking of the failure
of our CHEZ dramatic artists to elicit from
their audiences the enthusiastic recognition of
| their genius which distinguished tie artists of
a generation or two ago finds the explanation
| in the mental and emotional differences be-
| tween the audiences-not in the greater or
lesser talents of the actors. Our grandfathers,
and their grandfathers before them, felt keen
ly, and did not hesitate to manifest their feel
ings. We, of this later aid more prosaic age,
are content to analyze and admire. We rea-
son more, but we feel less; our intelligence
has beer cultivated at the expense of our emo
tional sensibllty.
Since witnessing the gayety and listening
to the unconcerned laughter of the vagrants
at the Springfield station house, a reporter of
the Republican cannot help ''deeply feeling
how much there is to do before the world is
ASeeuJ iOl ouC hiiiiCuliluils
After illustrating the decay of the Democ-
racy, as a fighting power by reference to the
several State campaigns this fall. the st. Louis
Republican, says. cit no longer possesses the
capacity to present living issues to the coun-
try, and is continually mortified to find its
claims eclipsed by issues presented by Others
There is but one disposition to be made of
such party. it must be retired to the hospital
of veteran iDT Aids that more vigorous fight
er may take its place.
Pipes and cigars are soon to be out of date
at Virginia City, Nevada, if we may believe
the story of the Enterprise in regard to the
prospective extensive works for the manufac-
ture of smoke, to be properly purified, cooled,
favored and scented, and conducted all over
the city as gas nowis. Flexible tubes extend
ing from fixtures of ornamental character
and tipped with amber, may he used by the
home smoker. and they who walk the streets
may wear a sack of smoke filled from the re-
tort with one of these tubes i'll connection.
The Chicago Inter Ocean AYERS that the
Tribune of that city exhibits remarkable
ignorance of the facts when it claims that
the so-caled reform party has assumed tan
gble and vigorous shape in Minnesota. Wis
cOnSln ana OtEer States. Inc fact is tnat III
these states the parry is especially weak and
powerless to accomplish any tangible results
in the way of success in the coming election
of State officers.
Concerning the Platform of the Massachu-
sets Republican convention, the Boston Id
uertiser says:
The platform Unanimously adopted by the
convention contains many things useful for
example and for instruction. The resolutions
relating to back pay and the interference Of
federal officers with their retaners to defeat a
fair and free expression of opinion, if not
iron-clad, are sufficiently firm in texture to
hold till another year. So ia as they relate
to national interests they do not ogerstate-
we think they fall short of stating-the full
meaning of the results which have been
achieved. Massachusetts is not on the defen-
sive. She asks no favor of the adminstra-
ton, and she will not allow its incompetent
subordnates to crack its whip over her head.
She demands fair treatment for herself, an0
not for herself only, but fo~ every State in the
Union. They have cause for complaint, and
they only ask that their prayer shall be heard