The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-25
Campaign Notes.


room editor and Mrs. Harris.
Campaign Notes.
The cry of anti-resumption is immensely
louder in the Democratic ranks than the cry
of reform.
''Hayes is dry-he needs rain," exelaims
an exchange. Yes, and he will have it. 1t
will be reign of peace and prosperity for
four years. Washington Republican.
A letter from the northern part Of Old Ok
ford predicts that the Republicans of that re-
liable old stronghold will give good account
of themselves.
The argus should take that model Demo
crat, Mayor Young, of Ellsworth, in hand
for defying the Almighty to make Ellsworth
other than Democratic city. Ellsworth is
sure to go Republican.
The Democratic party has been dragged
along behind the great, living progressive
party of the age, and under the lash of popu-
lar condemnation has been driven forward in
sullen mood and by irregular and unsteady
steps.-B. FL. Bristop.
The Republican nominee for Governor of
Kansas is not the man who has a bullet in
his head, but is his cousin, Col. George T.
Anthony by name. He is native of Cayuea
county, N. Y, raised a company and COM
manded battery during the war, and, like
his cousin with the bullet. is now an editor.
The Hon. Gideon Welles must be aston
ished little to'see what tremendous admi-
ration the Democratic editors have for him.
Some OF them are actually impressed with
the belief that the war would have been a
failure with any other man at the head of the
Navy Department. They didn't think of it
though till Mr.. Welles declared for Gov.
Tilden.
The Ohio Democrats are genial set of
men. Witness this paragraph in the Cincin-
natl Enquirer: "Mr. Cox stood beside the
bed of Mr.. Kerr and watched the dissolution
of the spirit. His telegram-his feeling tele-
gram-giving an account of the sad event, is
sent to the country through the medium of
the Associated Press. 1t is understood that
Mr. Cox will be a candidate for the Speaker
ship next winter"
An Oxford county correspondent COM
ments upon the fact that one Elisha T. Cot
ton of Brownfield was very active as a dele
gate in the Democratic Convention in that
county in securing the nomination of Mr.
Kimball for County Attorney. Cotton is a
shrewd rumseller who has evaded the law for
some time, but now County Attorney Bisbee
has him, and in the course of time Cotton is
likely to board term at Paris. Cotton is
for honesty and reform.
Senator Morton says he will be only too
glad to have Gov. Hayes carry out his idea
of civil service reform, and relieve Senators
and Congressmen of the task of suggesting
appointees. He has found the burden the
greatest he ever had, and believes man
makes ten enemies by it where he makes one
friend. He said this to reporter of the
Philadelphia Sunday World, and added
that the charges about leading Republican.
controlling patronage were very small, the
most of them cut out of whole cloth.
The vigorous efforts made by certain DEM
ocrats to prove that Gov Tilden was a zeal
GUS war man in 1860 have recalled President
Lincoln's story of the California Judge who
produced Virginia witness to prove that he
had never been hostile to the Union. The
witness swore that the Judge was as loyal as
he was himself, but on being questioned
could not recall an instance in which he had
exhibited any loyalty. At last he was asked,
'Well when Fort Sumter was fred on what
did he say?" II disremember what the
Judge did say, but I know he felt just as 1
did" And pray how did you feelr' sWell,
1 always have felt that the firing on Fort
Sumter aoas premature.
They scored a very large triumph for anti
resumption and reform down in Nashville
last Saturday night. A Cooper and Cary rat
iflcation meeting was held, and about 200
sott-moneyites were in attendance Col. A.
S. Colyar made the principal speech, and did
it so skillfully that he stampeded the whole
crowd into the Tilden camp. Here is spec.
linen of his argument. "The greenback
| cause has certain friends, known, able and
determined. The men of mark among them,
and who have strength, are Allen, Gen. Ew-
ing, Doolitte, Bright, Atkins, Landers and
Voorhees,; they are all, without surrendering
the greenback question, openly for Tilden, for
| the reason that it is no. wise in me to sepa-
rate from the men whom 1 have looked to as
| leaders in opposition to the contraction poll
cy." This sort of talk demoralized the crowd
| to that extent that it voted down by major
| ity OF three to one resolution indorsng
| Cooper and Cary. They all rejoiced to hear
| that the st. Louis nominees werc not in IA
| yor of such hindrance 10 resumption as
| promise to resume.
| The very proper Belfast Journal is shocked
that the Republican managers have requested
many Republicans throughout the State, in
Guiding postmasters, to contribute to the
funds necessary to circulate documents, pay
for speakers and other proper campaign pur-
poses. The fact is, we haven't Reformer
Tilden's "barrel of money" and are Obliged
to pass round the hat among the brethren.
The Machias Union calls it "slum' BUSH
ness to prove that John G. Talbot was a cop
perhead during the war. Prove by single
utterance, by single deed beyond his horse
story that John c. Talbot was patriotic
man during the war. We defy you to do it,!
| we suspect that the fine Roman hand OF
Mr.. George Bliss, Jr, is to be seen in the
proposed suit against Gov. Tilden for de-
fraudlnS the government out of his income
tax. Unless the statements Of fact, however.
can be 1atly met, it is a much more serious
business tor the Governor than the whole
record OF railway wrecking'' put together