The Portland daily press., 1876-07-01
Political News,

Mr.. r. II. Dana Jr. says that HAYES and
Wheeler can carry Massachusetts and moi
| half try. A change of opinion.
Senator Booth says Tiden is weak man
on the Pacific coast, and cannot carry Cali
| fornia.
The Ohio Democratic Congressman give i,
up with Tilden and four of them give ur
their districts. Hayes, they say, will carry
Ohio by $4,000.
The Indiana Democrats in Congress are
down in the mouth. They say that the par.
ty cannot get more than two Congressman in
that State with Tilden.
The Springfield Republican makes a great
deal of sport of Sunset Cox because he has
lost the speakership and went to st. Louis to
be spanked by Tilden's crowd.
De Witt c. Littlejohn, New. York dele
gate to st. Louis, says: "Put up Governor
Tilden for President and Hayes and Wheeler
will carry the Empire State by 100000
Erastns Corning, leading New York
Democrat, says: 'If Tlden is nominated,
New York state will go Republican by
$4,000.
John V. L. Pruyn, prominent New York
Democrat, asserts that "The nomination of
Gov. Tilden for the Presidency would be
most unwise. He would certainly lose New
York by at least 25,00O."
The New York Tribune takes decided
grounds against the st. Louis ticket and de-
nounces the platform as containing but one
practical declaration-the repeal of the re.
sumption act. The balance is a glttering
generality.
The Democratic party promises reform,
wants peace and demands repudiation. Re
peal of the Repumption act, without other
and more effective steps for the fulfillment of
the solemn pledge contained in that and
previous acts, is repudiation. The Demo-
Gratis are destined to learn that the people so
regard it.-Ne,o York Tribune.
With both tickets in the field the New
York Tribune declares its position for the
canvass. 1t is summed up in these words ::
Under the leadership of the honest, straight
forward, popular and accomplished Ohio
Governor we look for signal triumph OF
that party which, in spite of all its errors, is
still the safest to be trusted with the honor
and material welfare Of the United States"
The Hartford CourGnt says: "The two
tickets stand to each other about this way:
The more that is known of Hayes, the
stronger is his hold on the people. Each
new fact about him gains for him respect.
friends, votes; but the more that is known
OF Tilden, the worse it is for him. Each new
TACT is revelation against him. There will
be some changing of positions before fall.
AS one goes down, the other comes up-and
Hayes is the rising man."
The Worcester Gazette thinks that Tilden's
real strength lies in his shrewdness and inde-
fatigability as political worker. ''He leaves
not stone unturned, nor wire unpulled
to secure his ends, and unless his advantage
in this way is taken into account, al
account, all political calculations will be very
faulty. His strength, however, is probably
rated to-day at at least its full value by both
parties,"
The Albany Journal says of Gov. Tilden's
nomination: "Welcome the issuel We O
New York know Mr.. Tilden through and
through-know his Fictitious strength and
real weakness-know his flaring mask and
his hollow substance-and we are ready fol
the fight! We pressed him last year from
the splendid majority of fifty thousand down
10 the narrow margin of a bare and barren
success. We have pressed him through the
unbroken contest of the succeeding months
into an undoubted minority. Our adyersa-
rles have chosen to stake everything on New
York; they have given us the antagonist
whose points we best understand; and we
eagerly and confidently enter upon the bat