The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-02
Current Notes.

The Cincinnati Gazette, in commenting up
on ESenator Johnson's late speech in the
Senate, says: ''A third Presidential term Is
not advisable; it would be disregard OF pre-
cedents, and bad practice to introduce; but
it is not treason, nor Imperialism, nor C8sar-
ism, nor anything of the sort. Further, it is
no tangible form for the United States Sem
ate to take notice of, nor would it be sub
ject for the Senate if it had a tangible exist
ence." U.4-. .t
The Ohio Democrats have made a pretty
bad mess of it in the Legislature there this
winter. Gov. Allen will 60 into the next
canvass heavily loaded with their record, and
the Republicans base their hopes OF victory
upon that fact The Cincinnati Commercial
says the Legislature will go out with the
"nastiest record in the history Of the state,
and the ammunition furnished the Republi-
cans for the next compaign will be OF the
greatest variety and quality"
The rotten wood has been thrown away,
and the Republican party will be made as
perfect as can be expected in this impertec.
world. The only safe policy is for all good
men to unite in the maintenance OF the poll
cy and principles of the Republican party, and
all talk about uew party at this time Is SIM
ply shallow nonsense Chicago Tribune.
Some of our contemporaries express sur
prise at Senator Eaton's boldness in declar-
ing his "secesh" sentiments. But boldness
and honesty are his strong points. He never
professed to be loyal TO the government dur
ING the war. So avowed were his southern
sympathies, that the democracy kept him in
the background, for very convenient season.
That they found when the choice OF United
senator fell to them. Then they brought out
their copperhead ally. And it is noticeable
fact, that whenever the democrats could
make senators of just such men. they did II!
-Bufalo Commercial Advertiser.
The people see the republican party set
tling the trouble in Louisiana, and the demo-
cratic party resisting it. They see the re-
publican party seeking peace and public secu-
rity, and the democratic party acting alto
gether as partisans. They see the democrats
of the north electing such men as the copper
head Eaton, the corruptionist Wallace, and
| the confederate Cockrell to the senate, and
| the democrats of the south prescribing Union
| men and aiming at the control pf..he country.
| In word, the preceive that TIE old bSttle Is
| not vet over, aud that must be foughtOIt
on the same line.-Albany Journal.
| 1t is stated that the friends Of ex-senator
| Patterson of New Hampshire are about o
| take steps to vindicate him in relation to th q
| Credit Mobilier matter. 1t is said that some
| new facts have come to. light confirming his
assertions of his entire innocence. 1t Is
| already manifest that in the heat Of public
wrath over the Mobilier exposure, injustice
was done to some public men who had no
real connection with the business. The case
of Mr.. Dawes is an instance in point. His
reputation has since been fully vindicated,
and everybody will be glad if the good name
| of gentleman of the scholarship and intel
ligence of Mr.. Patterson Is fully re-estab-
| lished. Washington Star. .-,.,-
| The Democrats cannot be relied on to car
| ry out any useful or reform measures is plain
/ ly apparent by their work In the several
states where they have gained political pow
| er. They boast of the good laws they will
| enact, and they do nothing save in the way
| of attempting to perpetuate their own exist
ence.-New Orleans Republican.
The Chicago Tribune asserts that the re-
cent defeat of the appropriation of $4,000
for the completion of the Douglas monu-
| ment was due to the fact that there were
| Democrats in the legislature who opposed
| Mr.. Douglass course in relation to the war.
| A bill authorizing the removal OF the body,
| the sale of the present site and the appliea-
| ton of the proceeds to the completion ofthe
| monument, is still pending.