The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-15
THE returns from the Third Congressional
show that the Kennebec valley district held
up to the majority given against Gen. Rob-
erts in 1870, VIZ 5000. No falling off there.
Current Notes.


Democratic paper in Indiana, says that the
platform of the Pennsylvania Democrats is
broad enough for the national Democracy to
stand on IN 1875. The imitation plank pleas
es it.
These resolutions on the currency aues-
tion may be regarded as instructions or sug-
gestions TO the Democratic Representatives
in Congress from Pennsylvania. Harrisburg
Patriot. tDem.)
The Democratic triumph in California is
regarded as victory for the railroads, and
the San Francisco Ata Californian Rep)
ascrlbes the Indifference of the Republican
managers to railroad influences.
The Democratic leaders and journals, rs
we have shown, never hesitate to abandon a
principle, no matter how ardent their profess
sions OF attachment to it have been, when
they think partisan end can be subseryed
by so doing.-Troy Times.
1.-The rise of II in gold is directly due to
financial planks in the Pennsylvania
tDemocratic) platform. the feeling was
common among the Germans in business cir
cles yesterday that it has done a mischief to
American credt.-Nep York World Demo
cratic) Saturday Sept, 1lth.
If this 1.-THE Pennsylvania) definition ofDem
ocratic dogma is the genuine article, how
about that of last year! If last years utter
ance was pure and undefled Democracy, this
years is not; it is rank heresy; the conyen-
ton has made shipwreck of the faith. What
can be hoped from party that is capable of
such shameless self-stulification ?-Spring-
field RPpubtScGa.
The Financial Chronicle, in noticing Mr..
Garfield's able speech on the financial ques-
ton, says: 'For many years there has not
been period when the paper money infla-
tionists were more busy or more dangerous.
Never has the obligation been so strong upon
the friends OF sound currency to forget mi
nor differences and to unite in the patriotic
purpose of defending the threatened life of
our financial SYSTEM"
The Republicans (of Maine) are doubtless
disappointed that their majority has been cut
down not little; which they certainly
hoped to avoid, although this is an ''off
year," and although they had only Demo-
cratic vote last year to contend against. The
substantial victory is theirs yet, and they will
not be discouraged by the fact that the Dem
ocrats have brought out their last man to the
polls. Boston Aduertiser.
The cause of this result lin Maine) will be
variously explained. We. should say, with.
out going into an elaborate analysis, that
there was little too much fighting of old,
dead issues, in the Republican canvass. Re-
publican managers must bring to the front
living issues, must meet the questions of the
day frankly and intelligently, if they would
win. 1t is high time this lesson was learned.
Boston Globe.
ASyracuse correspondent of the New York
Herald intimates that there is chance that
the initiation element will capture the State
Democratic Convention on Thursday, after
hard fight like that in Pennsylvania. The
Herald, commenting editorially on this pos
sibility, expresses the opinion that Gov, Til
den in such contingency would be ouite
likely to give up his hard money principles
and cave in for the sake of keeping his po-
sition in the Presidential race.
The Cincinnati Commercial (Ind) pub
fishes private letter from Vicksburg, repre-
senting the reign of terror in Mississippi as as
complete, trade Frustrated. negroes murdered
and every one panic stricken. The CONNER.
cidt indorses these statements as the simple
truth, but adds that men cannot live in Mis-
sissippi and tell the truth if they are known.
The Commercial we recollect, has made con-
siderable sport of the. "bloody shirt, "but
these Mississippi outrages appear to have
brought it to its senses.
The recent adoption of the Ohio Democrat
ic platform by the Democratic State Conyen-
ton of Pennsylvania-the placing of the
old Keystone State alongside the Buckeye
State upon the financial issue-is one of the
most important political events that has oc-
Cured for years. 1t assures her separation
from New York and Massachusetts, with
whom she has been allied for years. There
by she commences new future, with Ohio.
the Northwest, and the South as her allies
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The theory is advanced in Ohio that the
falling out between the Cincinnati ENQUIRER
and the Catholic Telegraph on the renomi-
nation of st. Geghan to the Legislature il a
preconcerted affair, designed to persuade tbe
people that the idea of politicO-religious al.
lance is absurd. The Telegraph, however,
is evidently very much in earnest, and the
real fact is the Democrats have conceded to
the Catholics the nomination of Geghan, and
the 1etegroph is indeavoring to carry out its
Catholic vote to the Democrats.
The London Times of Aug. 80 has a leader
on American politics, and casts a speculative
horoscope Of the situation. 1t concludes as
follows: 'But there is nothing in the char
acter of the Democrats as a party. or of
the leading Democrats personally, to make
it unlikely that the Imitation policy would
be adopted as the policy of the party if Gov
ernor Allen were to be elected in October.
In that case the Republicans must take their
stand upon specie payments, and it will, per-
haps, not be easy for them to find cham
pion who is so thoroughly trusted upon this
question, imperfect as his lights may be, as
Gen. Grant. The choice between the men
in American politics is, however, a matter of
little Importance in comparison with the
cholce between the principles of parties"
Hdrper's Weekly closes an article on the
next Presidency as follows: 'In fine, the
strongest Republican candidate must be
man who is least Objectionable to the mass of
the party. But not only are there Republi-
cans who are knownto be as financially sound
as the President, but he is identified with
everything that has dissatisfied staunch Re.
PoonCahS III tno past, anu nlS denomination
would be the destruction of tradition which
mas the sanctlty OF a constitutional provision.
Ii, however, when he is called the strongest
candidate, it is meant that his patronage
gives him the power of securing his renomi-
nation, and that it is useless to contend with
it. 1t becomes the highest public duty to pre-
vent such result if possible. For, if that is
the case, it is even more important to defeat
candidate so nominated than to secure a
sound currency. Ia every point of view,
therefore, with perfect remembrance of the
Presidents past services and the most CRATE
full respect for them, he seems to us unoues-
tIonaby the weakest and not the strongest
Republican candidate.