The Portland daily press., 1875-04-27
Current Notes.

The journalists of the Democratic party,
and especially of the Manhattan club, who
imagine that they can repeat with impunity
the trick of 1872, and head their party, as
Mr.. Bigelow would say "South by North,"
will find that they have a difficult task before
them. The Bourbons are bound to seek
recognition, and, with the pitiful result of 1872
to argue from, and some of the remarkable
successes of their wing that the people have
tolerated-witness Aliens election in Ohio
and Eaton's in Connecticut-they will be
able to present formidable front! IN. Y.
Times.
1t is barely possible that certain journals
and journalists who were quick to join in the
hue and cry against Secretary Delano now
repent their haste. The charges against the
officer rest upon the insufficient statement of
a man who already stands convicted of lying,
and whose enmty in this particular case is
provoked by the fact that Mr.. Delano has had
something to do with securing proper public
appreciation of his character. For the credit
of the profession of journalism we are rejoiced
to learn that their author is not recognized as
regular employe on any of the journals in
which the allegations were printed. 1t is bad
enough that they were transmitted over the
wires by legitimate correspondents
ington Republican.
President Grant has been in power nearly
seven years. 1t cannot be pretended that evil
has befallen the country, as the result of his
policy. Firmness, prudence and care have
marked his course on all questions requiring
these qualities. In brief, it has been a re-
markably successful administration, in all its
features 1t will stand in history as one of
the best the country ever had.-Pitts6urg
Gazette.
We would not like to see either of the great
political parties coming disreputably before
the country in the great political contest OF
the Centennial year of the nation. 1t seems
to us that the Democratic party should, for
its good, be beaten in Ohio next fall. OF
course all parties see that this Ohio election
is far more important than any other before
the National Convention of 1876, and they
will govern themselves accordingly.-Cinct
natl Commercial, Ind.
Newspapers are business establishments.
Each is more or less necessarily the rival CT
the other. Each is dependant upon the good
will and support of the public for an exist
ence. All it says is in public and not In Sc
cret. 1t lives and performs all its functions in
a glass house, visible to everybody. 1t can
not defend a wrong without an injury to
itself. 1t cannot hire itself out, as the law
yers do, to defend the guilty or prosecute the
innocent Chicago Tribune.
During the senatorial contest in West Vir-
ginia, Major Hotchkss of Staunton made a
sensible speech. He said id:-"Gentlemen, If
no one will make speech, 1 will, and will
stop when get done. Citizens of West Yer
ginia, if you would all take the same interest
in developing the resources of your country
by opening your rich mines, cultivatinS the
soil, improving your stock, and cultivating
habits of industry, that you take hunting
public offices, for yourself and friends, you
would soon have one of the first and best
states in the Union"