The Republican journal., 1874-06-04
A Shadow of Coming Events

| Col. Forney had with the President the
| foreshadowing Of a change in the Presi-
dental policy toward the South; and that
| heLcetorth the presidents MOTTO be govern
| ed in his treatment OF the Southern states
| by the wishes and interests of the Rcpubli-
can party. The Press article is somewhat
vague and hesitant, but this may be on
account of the great significance Of the
policy which, Notwithstanding its vague
ness and hesitancy, it outlines. The new
| policy is, virtually a reversal Of the pres
ent Republican treatment of the South
president Grant" says the Press article,
has sounded the keynote in his decision
| of the Arkansas question" II this be true,
it means that the president has anticipated
the downfall Of the Republican party in
the South and determined to give his off
, cial countenance and favor to another par
ty-to that party, neither Democratic nor
| Republican, which is represented in Ar
kansas by Baxter, in Virginia by kemper,
| in Georgia by the Conservatives and in
Louisiana by those who are hostile to Kel
logg.
| The Press article declares that 1.-The
| crisis in the South does not affect one race,
| but both not one section, but all; and to
| meet and master it, all politics and par
| tisans should be boldly and summarily
set aside If it is not met the "ominous
signs seen all over the country, 1.-The
lack of municipal capacity in many of the
great cities of the NORTH and ''the po-
litical discomfort and commercial distress
all through the West" may Indicate the
approach Of violent reactionarv move
ment 80 restore the old regime under
new forms" President Grant, therefore,
must take the bold initiative" and Icon
gress would be glad to respond" But
the responsive tendency .of congress
may be doubted. The majority in con-
gress is made up of Republicans, and
there is no sufficient reason for believ-
ing they have the patriotism to ;7i7-o
peace to the South at the cost of the
humiliation of their party in that section.
Both the Arkansas senators are dissatisfied
with the presidents decision of the quar-
rel in their state. The Louisiana senators
would object to the application of the Ar
kansas principle to their state; and the
Alabama and South Carolina senators
would oppose a policy which would retire
them to private life. The policy fore
Swallowed by the Press would break iAo
power of the carpet-baggers; but Is ;he
carpet-baggers are the yiceroys Of North
ern Repubicanisn, their ruin would be
the downfall Of the Republican party Can
a Republican congress be expected to as
sist IN such work The Press itself half
answers this question when it says that
president Grants settlement of the Ar
kansas conflict has given great offence to
his especial friends and great delight to
the people of that state" The proposed
policy would perhaps array nearly all the
Republican leaders and aspirants against
the president, but it would also array the
people on his side.
The Republican leaders are evidently
disturbed by these outgivings of the de
parture which the president has marked
out for himself-a departure which would
make Republican majority in the next
house impossible And yet they may be
powerless to thwart it for the very mas
terry which they have conceded to him
"the imperial prerogatiyes' which the
Press declares he wields-may enable him
to accomplish the good work in spite of
all that his party can do to prevent it.
RoCKLAND DAILY GLOBE. We did not
see the first issue of this new paper, but
the second number lies upon our table |
1t is a very handsome and well arranged
sheet, OF seven columns to page. giving
at glance the evidence of skill and eX-
perience in its make up. The determine
tlon OF the conductor to give the locality
the advantage of q first class mornino
daily is apparent in all its departments.
1t is published by the Rockland Publish
ing Co., and edited by Geo II. Blake. Mr..
Blake is writer of talent and experience.
lately connected with the Portland Daily
Press, and knows all the ropes of Journal
ism. We presume that the Globe will be
Independent in politics. Every new ven
ture of the kind is an experiment, but this
one starts with more than the ordinary
chances of success, and we trust will
achieve it in abundance
We learn that couple of pictures illus
rating incidents in the politics of Waldo
county, will soon be exhibited here. The
lrst one will show the editor Of the Prog.
Age rendering the Congressional noml-
lation to Rev. Mr. Knowlton, with the air
IF one who had it to confer. The second
'epresents the same editor dragging the
,hariot of the present member, and shout
ng "All Hale! Ebenezer looks on with
IN expression which seems to say GLOW
ain are all things here below"
CAUTION. We caution the good people of
tockland to beware Of purchasing shawwls of
,edlars who offer them Mt great bargain and
very cheap" for they will be sure to get cheat
d.. The shawl dealers in this city will sell you
IS low as the articles can be afforded and will
ell you the truth about them. We mention .
his because shawl pedlar has been going the ,,
ounds of the city. Rockland Globe
Some OF these fellows were recently in {
his city, and one of them was classified t
" citizen for insolence to his wife who |