The Portland daily press., 1874-11-19
Current Notes.

The Democratic majority in Pennsylvania
on Lieutenant Governor is 81, in total vote
of So, 1889.
Secretary Bristow says that Architect Null
etts powers must be restricted. The press
generally remark that it is time.
The navy yard organ in the next state is
confident that Senator Hamlin. is our last
hold So do-but names we won't call,
York county Republicans don't.
Houston, Texas, says the correspondent of
the New York Times, is not exactly para
disc for Republicans. 1t matters not how
good man Republican there may be, he is
"dirty Radicap' all the same.
In reply 10 the remark of Mr.. Talmage's
paper that the Independent Christian men
of the country" produced the late political
changes in New York, the Commercial says
that Tilden and the principles of $50, Tilden
and greenbacks, Tilden and bad whiskey
were the Only observable agents.
The Charleston News says that in Fernan-
do Wood as Speaker of the next House the
South will have the impartial, fearless and
liberal friend that she requires, and by voting
for him the Southern Congressman will pay
debt of gratitude which, until now, could
only be felt and acknowledged.
"W. D." (which means the ex-Duke of Ma
dawaska, is wasting the valuable columns Of
| the Presque Isle North Star to write down
the Madawaska schools. The trouble is the
ex-Duke no longer expends the money. Let
us see; in the State Superintendent report
for 1868 or g, "W. D." said that the Dickey-
vile High School was one of the best il the
state! Oh! ''W. D." and ex-Duke!
Mr.. George S. Houston, the newly elected
Democratic Governor of Alabama, is one Of
the wealthiest men in the state, an able
lawyer and a Tennesseean by birth, having
removed to Alabama in 1921, when twelve
years old. He was elected TO Congress in
1S41, and served altogether seven or eight
terms. During the war he remained at hi;
home. He was despoiled of his property
but, although lifelong Unionist, he refused
to take the oath of allegiance.
It is given out that no attempt has been
made to induce the Grand Trunk managers
it may be because those managers say that
their road is not willing to have its rates con-
trolled and its business interfered with by a
Board Of Commissioners, Be that as it may
the commercial interests of New York as,
affected by the railways, appear to be in a
critical position. When the Grand Trunk
road ventures to take the bit between its teeth
| it is because it has counted the cost and
knows it can afford to do so. Its profits will
be made at our expense.-N. Y. Commercial.
They greatly err who think that the Re.
publican party is on its last legs. Those who
believe that the OBJECTIONS from the Repub.
lican ranks are great will do we'll to ask them
selves. Where can Republican deserters 20
To the Democratic party The element Of
repulsion of that party for the Republicans is
too great to permit of an affirmative answer
And if they do not go over to the Democrats
they will remain with the Republican party,
only they will insist on being better served by
the men they elect TO Office than has been
the case in the immediate past. The party
that is selfcorrecting may reasonably hope
for long lease of life and of usefulness
Chicago Tribune.