The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-18
Campaign Notes,

PROBABLY the worst wreck OF the session is
Sammy Cox.
Gen. Garfield will visit Maine In Septem-
Der TO speak at the Republican meetings.
The average Democratic editor as he sits
down to write the expected eulogy Of Con-
gress groans, "This is worse than that crow
was.''
The Ohio State Journal says we had one
President who was thick-shinned, whey
blooded old bachelor, and he cost us a civil
war; and we don't want unother of that sort.
The Westliche Post gave one long look at
the letters of Tilden and Hendricks, and then
sententously observed: "Tilden plants him
self soft on the hard. Hendricks hard upon
the soft part of the PLATFORM
The Democrats of The Twelfth Ohio Con-
gressional District have nominated Gen.
Thomas Ewing for Congress, and the Repub-
lcans of the Seventeenth Congressional Dis
trict have nominated Major William A. Nc
Kinley of Stark county.
We have no fears now as to the final result,
| and believe that Indiana will roll up the largest
majority since 1858, and that after the defeat
of the Confederates this fall Indiana will fall
into line and no longer be classed among the
doubtful States. = Chicago Tribune
Happy thought If Tlden had only been
President instead of Lincoln his economy
would have saved us four thousand million
dollars OF the peoples money" OF course
the Union would have been destroyed-but
what's trife Of that sort to your truly
economic statesman!
During the war hotel-keeper in Daven-
port, la. kicked wounded soldier out of the
| house because he was selling newspapers con-
tanning an account of a Union victory. The
night he heard Of the nomination of Tilden
that man Illuminated his hotel from roof to
office.
An exchange has the following: A simple
disciple of Ike Walton, while strolling along
the rivers side the other day, came upon an
osd straw hat and an empty whisky bottle,
close to the waters edge. He contemplated
the touching relics few moments In silence,
| and then pensively murmured, "arother Til
| den man gone.'
Professor Seelye, who before his election
was neither politician nor welded to any
party. and was elected by independent and
Democratic votes, is now the strongest and
| most enthusiastic Republican in Amherst.
He does not hesitate to declare that a Demo-
cratic rule, judged from present aspects,
would be fearful thing 10 contemplate.
Washington letters say that the recent Ill
tempered speeches of Senator Eaton and Rep
resentative Cox were made when the speak,
ers had been following the recent example Of
Proctor Knott. The Democrats objected to
the proposed furnishing of iced tea and lem
onade at the expense of the government, and
INDUCED in something stronger.
The Lexington IN. c. Central SAYS:
"Jadge Settles canvass in the western part
of this state, is grand success. He is bring
ing out all the old Union men, and they are
rallying to him as the great standard-bearer
of the Union. Many of these men have not
supported the party since 1868, and very
largely increased vote will be polIed for Settle
over Cald wells vote of 1872"
He had sort of disgusted look as he leaned
| against the corner of the street and contem-
plated the portraits of Tilden and Hendricks
on street banner. SWELL" said he, after
long pause, "Pm an unreconstructed rebel,
and make no bones of saying Pm down on
this government. ! fit agin it four years,
and I'd like to have the Democrats come into
power agin jst to make things lively; but by
thunder, if them's good p.cters of Tiden and
Hendricks you may count me out. Them's
| the wust ever see. / hate the coun try
pretty bad, but not enough to put two such
looking cusses as them over 1t. No Sir!
Sooner'n live in country hat had two such
/ looking fellers at the head of it, I'd 20 to
Egypt and list under the Kay-deeV. IN. Y.
| Tribune.
"Perley' says-and it's true: Beyond fur
nishing liberal supply Of scandal and the
detection of few thieves, the House OF Rep
resentatves has done nothing. The energies
and thoughts Of its leaders have been devoted
to a restoration of the Democratic rule Of
ante bellum days, and no effort has been
made to improve the stagnated business,
bankrupt commerce and PROSTATE industry,
which is the result of the war for the defeat
of secession. When The people read the
record of the past eight months, it is hardly
possible that they will re-elect those represen-
tatives who have virtually ignored the el.
fare of the republic and devoted themselye, to
the service of tho exconfederates who have
so insoently held control of the House,"
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