The Portland daily press., 1875-09-14
Current Notes.

WOuuer III any Oi GnOSe negroes ldQ
"bloody shirts'' when found? If they did
INDEPENDENT editors will snicker.
The Cincinnati Commercial is betting heay-
lily on the rout cf the Democratic party,
horse, foot, and dragons in Ohio this fall.
The Hartford C0urdnt Informs US that "to
average Massachusetts voters Mr.. Adams is
like the lgilded dome of the State House,
brilliant object, distant and out of reach"
Pounded ice in towel is what the Cincin-
natl Commercial recommends to Judge Kel-
ley, as the likeliest to relieve his fevered
brain.
The negro massacre at Clinton, Miss. affords
needed comment on the declaration of the
Lamar Democrats in favor of wipipg out the
color line. They propose TO wipe 1t out by
wping out the negroes.
JEFF. Davis made a speech in favor of infla-
tion on Wednesday night, and the next day
the Pennsylvania Democrats repudated their
platform of last year and adopted Jeff7s rag
money doctrine. Is the ex-Confederate chief
the coming man of the Democracy?
The nine-tenths of the people of the coun-
try who belong to the producing class certain
ly should demand that it be placed out of the
power of the speculative class to upheave all
the foundations of trade whenever the latter
think that they can make money by the OPP
eration.-Toledo Blade.
Isn't it rather far-fetched for the Demo-
cratic press to make such hullaballo over
their party victory in California? Outside
of the State there has not been particle of
interest in the contest there. Before the
election all parties agreed that the contest
was entirely local in its interest, and the re-
suit would have no national significance what
ever. And they were right in so agreeing
Nobody cares how California may vote, the
question that interests everybody is how will
Ohio vote.
When, in the face of this, the Ohio mad
ness is reproduced in Pennsylvania, it must
be admitted that the danger is more immi-
nent than had been supposed. Should Ohio
and Pennsylvania at the state elections both
declare for initiation, we are afraid that it
would be impossible to prevent the adoption
of an imitation platform by the Democratic
National Convention. The narrow partisan
temper OF Democratic journals which pretend
to favor hard-money strengthens this belief.
IN. Y. Post.
It's the same old story, only little more
so. The Democrats never have any least
show of chance that they do not in plain, if
not polite language, put their foot in it. They
adopted as their platform the imitation idea,
they howled for more paper money; they ate
all their talk since 1861 about rag money, and
demanded yet more paper money; they voted
against return to specie payments-in fact,
they turned complete sumersault, and from
hpinu a marty h0WlinU oil no of
about the Republican party having given us
the greenbacks, they take the back track and
cry, "Give us yet more greenbacks "-Easton
Free Press.
Thus the Democracy Of Pennsylvania 60
Into the canvass committed to the policy of
initiation and epudiation-rejecting the lead
ership of hard-money men like Souden for
men like that of Hughes, who holds the the
ory that any piece of paper stamped by the
Government and representing on its face so
many dollars or cents is of as much intrinsic
value as piece of gold of the legal weight
aud fineness, representing like number of
dollars and cents. 1t is stated that Cyrus l.,
Pershing, who was nominated for Governor,
be expected to swallow the platform and Ego
with his party for the policy of dishonor
and contempt of all the obligations of decen-
cy and integrity.-Neavark Courier.
For the first time in the history of the
Democratic party the Democrats of an East
ern state, in convention assembled, have de-
clared themselves in favor of paper money as
against specie, and have recommended the
imitation of our currency. They have
squarely and unanimously endorsed the theo-
| ries of the Ohio infationists, and they have
| done it at time well calculated to strengthen
| the latter. This is little short of a revolution
| against all the fundamental principles of the
| Democratic party, and against all the meas
ures heretofore adhered to by the party, ul-
| der all circumstances. 1t is neither more nor
less than an abnegation of Democracy by a
| serious number at most serious time
Brooklyn Eagle.
Gen. Stewar. L. Woodford is doing excel.
lent service in the Ohio campaign. His
speech at Youngstown, short time since
has attracted very wide attention, and hi,
audiences are increasing every night. A
Canton more than seven thousand people
were present, many of them having come il
special trains. Great enthusiasm prevailed
A despatch TO Cleveland paper says of hi:
youngstown speech, Seen. Woodford's plair
presentation of elementary financial princi
pies was not only understood but apprecia
ted, and to the surprise of every one the hall
rang with cheer over the points made. 1t is
quite evident that the currency question has
been too gingerly handled in this district
Mr.. Woodford did not so much as mention
any other subjecf, but it was evident that HI
made the Youngstown laborers who wer,
present understand that their true prosperit,
lies in specie resumption, and their certain
suffering in further imitation.
The "narrow-gauge skirts is the Wester