The Portland daily press., 1874-05-22
Current, Notes.

The New York Herald in the course OF an
editorial on the presidential question, predlc'S
that if the question comes between Ihira
term of Gen. Grant and Senator Mortoh'
its cry would be, "Better three TERMS 'nan
infationl Better three terms than the posi-
biIitv of a President who would sacrifice the
nubc prosperity and national honor"
watterson, the "independent' editor ofthe
louisville Journal, of whose smartness some
thing was expected, does not rise above the
level of Bohemianism. His ridiculous let
tiers about the London press are happily sup
pemented by his shock and soda water''
Washington epistles on the HerdlGs played
out Cesarsm of Grant.-Hartford Courdnt
The Springfield Republican says that it
has criticised the President often enough and
sharply enough but is glad to be able to de-
clare that his conduct in the Arkansas affair
has been manly, straightforward and just.
The Danbury News wants newspaperdom
to adopt uniform system of folding and
wrappingpapers and commends the method OF
the Portland PRESS, Springfield Republican
and Boston Globe.
The democracy which was washed by the
liberal party soon returned TO its wallowing in
the mire 1t chose Fernando Wood as its
leader in congress. 1t elected VIM. Allen
governor of Ohio. 1t has just nominated and
will elect VIM. w. Eaton to the United States
senate from Connecticut. Eaton was worse
and more obstinate copperhead and rebel than
Fernando Wood.-TTOy IN. " Press.
In noticing that Rev. Stephen Il. Tying Jr.
addressed the council of the so-called Reform
ed Episcopal church, assuring it of the SYM
pathy of the church of which he is pastor,
the New York Herald remarks that Mr..
Tyng's connection with the older Episcopal
body is only question oftime and advises him
that it is nobler to leave the old and join the
new.
Anent the new Connecticut Senator the
New York Mail has this to say: A hundred
of the ablest stump orators could not in a
campaign do SO much to strengthen the Ad-
ministration ranks as has been done by this
act of incomprehensible folly on the part of
the Connecticut Democrats. A few more
such blunders on that side will enable the
party in power to dispense with electi0neer-
ing documents, speeches and efforts, and give
it license to edo pretty much as it burned
peases"-to use an expressive Western idl-
ON.
We believe that General Butler favored in.
fiation because he thought that in so doing
he was gaining the favor of the mass of the
people in this state; and we are not sure that
he was wrong in his reckoning. Worceste,
Press, (DemOcrGtic.)
The Lewiston Journal, in connection with
the statement of the Centennial Committee
that the exhibition will be a failure without
government aid, adds the following story,
which is pat: MAY we put up our circus
tent in your back yard, sira" ''Wel, yes, if
you want to; but you mustn't trouble me
about it," ooh no, indeed sir! We on
ly want the land We never thought OF
troubling you about the canvas" Four
hours later: sinister. ir you don't come out
and help us get up that canvas your show
will be dead failure"
The Belfast Journal thinks on the whole
that reciprocity treaty will benefit the
country.