The Portland daily press., 1874-05-15
Current Notes.

We trust it isn't quite so bad as Inc Ma
chias (Democratic) Union puts it when it
says that the indianapolis city election was
''carried by the Democratic or anti temper
ance party" In the past we have said some
thing unpleasant about that peculiar organ
ization, but nothing so highly spiced as the
above.
The Salem Gazette says that the fifth
Massachusetts district has had enough of
Gen. Butler and the only chance for his re-
nomination will be the inability of his oppo-
nents to concentrate upon another man.
The leading organs of the free school sys-
tenn in New Brunswick are sanguine OF sue
cess in the pending elections. 1t would be
disgraceful not to succeed.
The Machias Union recommends Machias
| as a summer resort, advises the building Of
more small vessels for coasting business, ad-
vertises for a potato king who can buy all the
| farmers can raise theresbout, and urges the
farmers in that section to plant beans as a
| most profitable crop. So many level headed
suggestions in one issue are worth the sub
scrption price if needed.
rumor that Ontario thinks it has a right to
Interfere with the school system of New
Brunswick. Come over to US, then you can
have free schools and reciprocity without
fuss.
The Boston Herald tersely puts the North
ern Pacific case as follows: 'Tbe question
for Congress to consider is practically the
same as a new proposition to build this rail-
road would be, if nothing had been done
about it. Would it in such a case build the
railroad, at a cost of $4,000 a mile, and
promise to give the franchise away should it
ever become profitable? OF course it would
not and we see no good reason why it should
undertake the sole financial responsibility of
the work under the present circumstances"
The New Hampshire Democracy, it is said,
| are afrail to repeal the prohbiiory law this
year, but will attach ''local option clause
and next year wipe it out.
There are in the R publican party but two
considerable men remaining on the scene as
Presidential possibilities, Blaine and Wash
burne. The veto killed Morton as dead as a
door-nall. 1t set Logan back a thousand
years. Conking is not in Grants way. He
and Grant have made league, offensive and
defensive. If Washbnrne comes home and
gets into the cabinet, that will be the end of
nm. Blaine is man of extraordinary en-
ergy and spring-by odos the brightest man
IN Congress-but, with a divided party, what
show will he have? Cross over to the Dem
ocratlc party. 1t is not only divided, but it
has not one single leader of genius ard nerve.
thurman IS solemn responsibility, cold and
virtuous. Hendricks is an amiabla common
place. The Changers come in between the
Two. They are merely slatc-smashers.
They embrace only, class, are sectional and
local. The out-and-out Liberals are scatter
ed. The South is cipher 1t is in con-
ditlon to sell out or be crushed out.-Louis-
rye (hr.) Cdurier-JouroGt, (Ind. Demo-
crat.)
The constitution to be submitted to the
voters of Michigan this fall contains clause
giving women the ballot. Mrs. Stanton and
other women will speak throughout the
State. 1t is stated that no less than sixteen
thousand female property holders in Michi-
gan pay taxes, and this taxation without rep
resentaton will be strong argument in favor
OF woman's suffrage. The campaign and the
result at the ballot-box will be watched with
no little interest by the entire country.
The Belfast Age is very certain that Mr..
Frye is wrong about the fishermen of Mr.
Hale's district. They won't give a days
catch for the Centennial. The Age thinks
the fishermen will reply to Mr.. Frye: We
threw in many days catch to help put
down the rebels, and, that not being enough,
we wound up our lines and went to the front,
but as for your spread-eage show we
wouldn't give even red herring toward
helping it along.