The Portland daily press., 1875-10-22
Current NNfeS.

Current Notes.
1t is pleasant to find the New Orleans Times
talking thus, in view of the result in Ohio:
"To the civilized world is borne the emphat-
ic announcement that the American people,
whatever may be their internal dlssension,
and whatever the party virulence of an excl
table race, upon questions affecting the na-
tlonal integrity are unit" 1t would have
been more gratifying had fewer votes been
given the initiation candidates.
That's mighty army that's travelling the
shortest and easiest road to specie by the way
of the Ohio Democratic platform! The Ohio
corps alone numbers 100000, and, week after
next, Pennsylvania will have her corps of
over 300,000 in marching order. The Massa-
chusetts Democracy are trying the national
bank path this fall, but if they find it 'too
hard road to travel" they're going to face
right about and take the road where Ohio
and Pennsylvania are so gallanty leading the
way. Democrats everywhere are all bound for
the same destination. Their only dispute is
about the best way to reach it.-Bdngor
Commercial.
One of the frankest comments made by a
disgusted Democratic journal the morning
after the Ohio election was the following from
the Macon Telegraph and Messenger: "As
we have been fearing for some days Democ-
racy has gone to the devil with rush, and
Radicalism is more alive right now than it
has been any day in IS months. The defeat
of the Democracy has brought the White
House once more in sight of the Jacobins.
For the result the Ohio Democrats are solely
responsible. they threw away or ignored is
sues that gave them 13 to 20 Congressman,
and majority of nearly 27O00 last year, and
took up one that places them on the defen-
sive from the jump. Instead of fighting
Grant and the corruptions and villainies of
his infamous administration, they set up
howl for more currency OF all the imbecile,
jackassical, fat-witted performances, this
heads the procession"
After the storm comes the calm. TIE Gin
cinnati Enquirer has cooled its wrath and is
talking beautifully about Its beloved off.
spring, the rag baby. IL has brushed the
dirt from the poor things clothes, pumped
some wind into it, and, sitting down before it,
thus meditates upon its virtues: "That which
is dersively called by its opponents rag
baby is of flesh and blood. To it belongs
the future. 1t is bound to see the death of
the monster that has his fangs upon the in
dustry of the country, aud whose contraction
and compression of its folds have been crush
ing enterprise like wise. There is no emo
ton excited among those vino stood on the
Democratic platform of Ohio at the late cleo
ton which in the least resembles discourage
ment 1t has only intensified their hate and
disgust of the moneyed oligarchy-only given
them additional reasons why its reign should
be speedily ended" This is the same proph-
ct who predicted 10000 majority for Gov.
Allen. He doesn't seem to be a bit dis.
couraged.
There is an imitation editor out in Indiana
who should have something done for him i'm
mediately. He is convinced that the coun-
try will 60 to ruin unless a greenback party
takes the field Immediately. and this IS the
way he proves it in the Evansville Courier:
eve scorn time honored notions. We be-
lieve in the ability and genius of our age to
write its achievements in enduring letters.
We believe that each generation is compe-
tent to work out its own destiny. 1t may be
vulgar view to take of it, but the fact is
the same, nevertheless, that time honored
principles don't feed empty bellies. Money
was originally intended TO become a servant;
it has become master. 1t was designed to
be a convenience; it is now necessity. Its
power is curse to humanity, for it prevs
upon The muscle and brain and labor of the
world. The country is on the threshold of a
revolution that must inevitably thrust aside
shams and counterfeils of every kind. The
chief aim and end of every man should be
to set his house in order. The accumulated
wrongs of ages are to have voice. II would
give utterance to second Sermon ON the
Mount; it may be made to declare new
code of laws in tones as terrible as the thun-
ders of Sinai" An application of ice to the
head would probably relieve this man as soon
as ANYTHING.