The Portland daily press., 1875-04-30
Current Notes.

Massachusetts is becoming stirred up on
its gubernatorial election next fall. Of course
good Republican will be chosen when the
time comes.
The Democratic perfdy in the Louisiana
matter is exciting a good deal of sharp criti-
cism from the press, which is Justly due.
Precisely what the issues will be between
the two parties next year, no one is wise
enough to predict. 1t is not probable that
they will, as presented by the respective plat
forms, be very strongly marked. Ii not, the
good record made by our political friends dur
inc many years of power will be a strong ele-
ment in their favor. flour opponents expect
a walk-over next year they may be as sadly
disappointed as they were in 1072.-Atbdny
Express (Rep.)
Those who undertake to justify the action
of the Democrats of the Louisiana legislature
| in breaking faith with the arbitrators and Vi
olating a resolution OF the House, bubble on
| this point: that only those given seats by the
| arbitrators were protected by the resolution.
This, as we understand it, is the position Of
the Albany argus. To this inquiry, we re-
| ply that it is not ours. The resolution as
| adopted pledged that the House OF Repre-
| sentatives should remain as constituted under
| the award, without change, save by death or
| resignation of its members, till new general
| election. ''Its members" we understand TO
| mean the members of the House of Repre-
| sentatiyes, all of them. 1t can mean moth
| ing else. The pledge is not limited TO the
| contested cases, nor can any legitimate inter
pretation of the language make it SO appear
| Therefore, we repeat, the majority Violatp,
| their pledge and were guilty of bad 9th ~
unseating the members they did ,-Trt;cn Her.
| aid.
The Baltimore Gazette (dem. regards the
"centenniaP' fever as detrimental to the DO
ltical morality Of the country, and rejoices
that Maryiard, while doing duty by hel
sister coienies, took to herself no especial
| credit Tor her conduct and has no paticulaI
"spcG' or ''date hallowed by Revolutionary
| associations.
Southern newspapers are interpreting the
Connecticut election to mean Bourbon revi-
Aal. Leading journals of Democracy, from
the New York World to the Memphis Ap-
peal, give Liberalism" the cold shoulder,
and warn their party to abstain from Sen
tangling alliances" The Cincinnati Enouir-
er breaches the gospel of Democracy thus I:
''They believe in probation. They have a
conviction that political convert holding po-
sition under Republican auspices should do a
little voting in the new faith before doing any
office-holding."
1t is scarcely possible, looking backward in
stead of forward, to realize the marvellous
progress that has been made in all that re.
lates to higher civilization since Columbus
first landed upon the island of San Salvador.
The splendid dream of an Italian visionary
has been eclipsed by the splendid reality.
The solemn and blind possibilities of new
world were all there in embryo. 1892 was
the auant courier of 1776, and 1776 is about
| to celebrate its first centennial. The signal
gun of the Pinto has re-echoed along the
| joyful salvos of Saturnian peace and the
dreadful volleys of fCyclopean war, James,
town and Plymouth Rock were there-Bun-
ker Hill and Yorktown, Pilgrim Fathers and
Dutch slave traders, Washington and Lin
coin, declarations of independence, and
| proclamations of independence-all Were
there.-PhilddeLphiG Press.
| 1t has got so that Prussian can't speak
| of Bismarck as ''bald headed horse-block"
without being spoken to. Let 'em come to
| America. Here you can put your head
through a,hole in the fence and abuse your
neighbor all day long.-DetrOit Free Press.