The Portland daily press., 1875-10-20
Current Notes.

Had the cause of the people gloriously tri-
umphed in Ohio we might. in the exuberance
of victory. have forgiven Sam Tilden and our
other enemies. But not now.-Cin ci1nati
Enquirer. (Dem)
The result in Ohio has liberalized the Lou.
isville COurier-Journdl so far as to lead it to
declare that the rejection of the Democratic
demagogues is a hopeful sign of an increasing
intelligence among the mass of voters"
The Indianapolis Sentinel says that if any
thing definite was determined by the Ohio
contest it was that the Democracy of the
South and West must deci ie what shall be
the policy of the Democratic party on finance
in the next general contest.
The Swallow-Tails have slain and scalped
the Democracy of Ohio. Bnt in doing so
they have slaughtered their own chief. Will
lam Allen may not rise up again, but Samu-
e! Tilden is as dead as Sam. Cary y.-NasbuilIe
american (Dem.)
Some kind people have said they had no
doubt Uncle William would be killed by de-
feat. They do not know the vigor of that
old North Carolina stock. Major Allen will
retire to Fruit Hill with the impression that
the solar system has wabble in it. That is
all.-Cincinnati Commercial (Ind.)
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams, jr., Announces
that he is an Independent Voter. He publish
es a letter declaring the use of his name in the
list of Vice-Presidents at Democratic meet
ing in Boston recently entirely unauthorized,
an says he agrees heartily with the senti-
ments expressed in Gen. Bartlett's letter of
declination.
Ex-senator Schurz does not think the rag
ho1, ic or To asI - 49,
with reporter Of the Herald on Friday that
the majority against imitation was not large
enough to induce its advocates to abandon
the cause, and that the friends of honest
money must continue the fight with undim-
inished vigor.
A victory is victory, and defeat de-
feat, no matter how we may account for the
one or be able to explain away the other.
lne acs realrs es snas s1e res9. Is not IN our
the hands OF the enemy and it is all due to
lack of harmony in the Democratic party
of the country.-Richmond Enquirer.
The result in Ohio may encourage the mon
ey kings for moment, but it will not defeat
the Democratic party as the party of the peo-
pie in the Presidential election. The green
back ball is still moving and it will continue
W IOll Ou uuSil tuC parry, Will 0eu,
Grant as its leader, and all his Wall street
supporters, will be crushed under it at the
national election next year. = Richmond
Whig,
There is no probability that the soft-money
Democrats will give up. They fought out
the issue stubbornly in 1868, and were de-
feated; they will do it again in 1876, and will
be again defeated. Their chances of success
are less, however, now than they were in
1868, for there was then no split in the DEM
ocratic party. But next year the hard
money Democrats will decline to share the
disgrace of the movement without any pros
pect of fsIccess.-Chicago Tribune. (Rep.)
The Democracy of the South and West
must be pusillanimous indeed, if they submit
any longer to the ;nsolent and unscrupulous
dictation of the New York Democracy.
What they have done with reference to the
currency question they are as likely to do
unto any other question that affects their
pride or balks their ambition. In the Ma
tional Convention next year the lead must be
taken from them-whether they like it or
not, whether they go or remain! Whatever
its effects on the Democratic party, we do
not fear that the sad work of Tuesday will
prevent the successful accomplishment of the
CdulDS p'upOoOo VI tuC OhiO DCuOCldto, VIZ.
the stoppage of contraction, the repeal of the
Resumption act, and the substitution of
legal tenders for National bank notes.
Charleston Ne,cs.
Congressman Henry B. Payne of Cleveland
Ohio who refused to let down his hard-money
principles. lie could not go on the stump and
say the issue in Ohio was without significance,
and that party was more important than
principle, so he kept silent Now while his
weaker associates are cursing the platform
they tried to explain away, and are calling
the sleaders' they truckled to hard names,
Mr.. Payne has the satisfaction of knowing
that if he did not contribute voice and vote
to the success of hard money, because that
would have been also to oppose the parties
with which he has been identified for third
of a century, he has at least nothing to be
ashamed of and nothing to take back
Gov. Allen is to be pitied. The entire press
of his party, with only few exceptions, is
pelting him numerically. Here is the Louis
uille Courier-Jomnal for instance, which
before election did its best to help elect Gov.
| Allen, talking in this way: ''Poor old Bill
| Allen-we are sorry for him-the old, old
man with the fat, round belly, and the faky
locks and laundering voice. What will be-
come of him? Will he ever get to the White
House? No, no. His name no longer noised
above that of others by the busy zeal OF his
| partlsans, or the still more clamorous ener-
gies of his opponents, will drop away sudden
| " from the lips of men. He has ceased to be
| of fimportance-the most paltry pretender to
| his place is more-and he will soon be laid
away among the follies and the fossils of the
age. Good-by. William. The bad children
| typified in Scripture have Knocked you and
! the beasts have devoured them; and we are
| onIv sorrv that thew have also devoured tho