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The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13
Why l Cannot Support the Democratic
Party.
Speech of Hon. James T.. Root, Of Chi
cago.

cannot support the Democratic party be-
cause of its past history, and because it gives
no promise of better future.
Its record is stepped in infamy and smirched
with fraud, corruption, treason and murder.
1t has stolen the labor and liberty of foHr
millions of people and forged chains which
bound them to the earth, and which to-day
would gall them had not tbe command of the
Republican party been obeyed.
The Democratic party iDaugurated the repeal
of the Missouri compromise, whereby the last
barrier between freedom and slavery was
broken.
1t stole forts, arsenals, ships, money and
munitions of war.
1t stole three thousand millions of dollars,
that being the amount the people must make
up by taxation as the cost of a cruel war.
1t drove loyal men from their homes and
cold blood those who rallied round the old
flag"
Its grim visage is reflected in the horrors of
Andersonville, Libby and Fort Pillow.
1t murdered defenceless negroes in New
York, while its champion Governor addressed
tho frenzisd mob as friends and brothers.
1t assisted the draft and encouraged deser-
tion.
1t gave aid and comfort to the rebels in arms
against the Government and denounced Union
soldiers as hirelings and murderers.
1t gave vent to treason in Thousands of
speeches and publications.
1t refused to vote money to carry on the war
and to feed aud clothe the Union soldiers
1t laus shed with demoniacal gles at rebel sue
cess and it howled with pain at rebel defeat.
1t opposed the emancipation of the slaves,
preferring that they should be retained as an
ally of the rebels, and it became enrazed be-
cause the coored men fought bravely on the
side of the Union.
1t stole more public money in New York
alone than all the losses of the Federal govern
ment since the advent of the Republican party
into power
1t pronounced the war failure. and declared
in favor of peace upon the most disgraceiul and
humiliating terms.
1t set up as its champion in 1868 the Govern
or who failed to suppress the Democratic mob
in New York in 1863
1t advocated repudiatien of the national debt
and by every influence smirched the national
honor.
1t organized Ku-klux gangs to terrify, op-
press and kill loyal men In the South, while its
Northern wing at first denied and then justified
| the outrages.
1t has By its reckless and outrageous acts
compelled the interposition of legislation to
protect people in their rights.
1t has attempted to overturn state govern
| ments and make them subservient to the de-
mandS of the worst elements in society
1t has corrupted the ballot-box and prevented
| a free exercise of the elective franchise
1t has abolished the common school system in
| Alabama, Texas and other southern states.
| 1t has introduced in Congress Dll's Ior the ap-
| preparation of millions of money to pay South
| ern claims.
II has removed crippled Union soldiers from
| emnlovmept under the Government and sub
| stituted those whose merit is that they fought
against the flag,
IL has placed upon its ticket as its standard
] bearer the attorney OF Tammany, the bosom
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13
The Elections.

Whatever gains have been made by the
Democrats in the October elections are gains
for soft money. Let the Eastern friends of
hard money keep this fact steadily in view.
Let business men who are hoping for GER
tainty in trade note the fact The course of
the canvass shows that the Democratic party
has counted for success on the financially
doubtful states. The backbone of the party,
II 1t has one, lies in those states.-Nelo York
EUening Post.
Mr.. Algernon Sullivan say, of slight
Democratic victory in Indiana, if there has
been one, that "the effect will of course be to
carry Indiana in November" Oh, will it.?
Then why wasn't that 'of course" the effect
in 1868 and 1872, when the Democrats car
ried the state in October and the Republicans
in November? In October, 1872, the Demo-
Gratis elected their Governor, and the very
next month, "of course" the Republicans
carried the state for President by 22,515.-
Ne,u York Graphic.
In this state must be fought out the real
contest for the possession of the government
The result in the October states shows that
the Republican party has done something
more than hold its own, but the Democratic
losses have not been sweeping enough to de-
moraize their campaign or to convince the
Tilden managers of the impossibility of car
rying the Union. In spite of the lesson of
yesterdays vote, they Will unquestlonably re-
fuse to concede that the fifteen electoral
votes of Indiana are already lost, and they
will struggle with all the energy of desper-
alton for the thirty-five votes Of New York,
There are abundant reasons for believing
that these cannot possibly be obtaine1; but
Republicans in all sections of the state would
do well to act as if the entire responsibility
for saving the government from Democratic
hands depended on them.-Ne,V York Times.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13

FROM THE FAR WEsT.-Mr. Joseph S. Hall.
who helped build the first house or top of
Mount Washington, is now the proprietor of
house on the summit of Mt. Diablo, Cal, 80
miles east from San Francisco. In letter TO
friend in this city, he describes the view from
Mt. Diablo. He says: I'VE overlook 80, 900
square miles of territory. People can be seen
walking in the streets of San Francisco, and
at night we have fine view of the lighted city,
as also of the city of Stockton. We have a
broad ocean view, aud frequently see forty sail
passing in and out of the Golden Gate The
Sierra Nevada mountains, 12S miles distant
are in view, and at sunrise with the telescope,
sent me by Mr.. Abner Lowell of Portland, we
see an aperture in a rock in the Sierra Nevada
range This rock stands up on the crest of the
mountain, near Round Top. The place is call
ed the Devils Race Coulse. We also see the
trees and the limbs spreading out distinctly.
We also see heliotrope on Round Top full ten
minutes before sunrise. This is the reflection
of the eastern sun into mirror five inches in
diameter and reflected through a two inch hole.
You Will say this is very small object to OBJ
serve 12S miles, but we see it distinctly with
glass. Our Mt. Dablo summit road built
in 1872 1t is eight miles in length, same grade
as that of Mount Washington, and is better
road and easier kept in repair. Mt DiabIo is
1857 feet above the level of the sea-"
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13
s suspected to be lurking close down by the

is suspected to be lurking close down by the
center of our system. In the prevailing scar
city any murderer will do,-the feeblest at
tempt is sure of appreciation and hardly sti-
fled applause. Indeed, the failure to kill this
year under the usual provocation of that
crime seems to be regarded with no little dis
appreciation, as betokening kind of unnat-
ural apathy and censurable neglect of pre-
cious opportunities. Proclamation has been
made good deal in this spirit: changing is
now abolished in Maine; gentlemen having
old scores to settle will now please step for
ward and imbrue their hands in blood" But.
so far nobody has enlisted under this call e,s-
cept a few insane persons whom the courts
have refused to muster as murdereIs at all.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13
The Old Adversary.

The scenes incident upon the period of
doubt as to the result of the Tuesdays elec-
tions were very suggestive and instructive.
The loud and impudent claims of Democratic
success, which have been since proved to be
vain and empty, so inspired the adherents of
that party that they threw off the thin dis
guIses which they have been trying to spread
over their real thoughts and purposes and ap-
peared in light which, to say the least,
must have been little startling to people
who are loyal to their country and believe in
preserving and making certain the results of
the war. The incidents and scenes were an
irresistible reminder of those which followed
union reverses. The same men who former
ly rejoiced over rebel successes were full of
blatant exultation over reported Democratic
success in Ohio and Indiana; while good men
everywhere were full of anxiety and sorrow.
as they used to be in the old sad days when
the wires would announce the deaths and
wounds of their sons, brothers and friends in
repulses of the national forces on Southern
battlefields
The lines are drawn about where they then
were. The men who were wicked or fatuous
enough then to desire the disruption of the
nation are now eager to place in power the
same people with whom they sympathized in
the armed conflict. The forces of good and
bad are still contending for the mastery in
the nation-the fight of Christian and Apol-
yon is not yet ended. The danger of disaster
and harm TO the Republic was no greater
then than now. The peril is less open and
apparent and the hostile purposes are more
warily cloaked under good words and fair
promises; but let no man be deceived. The
VOLTS heart and teeth are under the sheep
skin,
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13

The Tribune is wondering what has be-
come of the "Nongolian issue" which the
Democrats threatened to make so prominent
at the opening of the campaign. Since Gov.
Hendricks remarked in his letter of accept
ance that the Chinaman was interfering
with the just rewards of labor" the issue
has ceased altogether to be discussed. The
Tribune says sit does seem that a party which
is trying to warm up the canvass with the
heterodoxy of Col. Ingersoll might utilize
in some way the invasive paganism of these
swarming Mongolians,
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
LOOK ON THAT PICTURE !.
gEs THIN ON THIS ! EI
AND see whence stsle money comes
and where it goes.

suppose that q nan of twenty
Eve takes out a $1,000 policy
upon the Gambling "Tentine"
Saving Fund.-" ''EnvestRsent," "Or-
dinarv E4ife," ''Endo wament," 'Dis-
trict Society" PLAN at a premium
such as amy respectable Company
would charge, Of about 500 per
$1,000, OF 5000 for $4,000, and
keeps ii mp without "dividends"
'sTOntine" fasEaiOn,) until he is 65,
or for forty years. How much at
6 per cent compound interest will
he have paid? A few figures will
bring out the enormous grand
total over
$4,000
At7per cent more than
$4,000 !
If"EOAtine" can go "One better''
ahan that it must be a "big thing
SURE."
Hin fact, should not a person be a
little scarsy about taking too large
an assurance lest he should have
rmore money than he will know
what 10 do with? Will mot 5000
be as much as amy prudent man
will want to invest i'm such a ''prO-
dmctivc plan :"
Well, it Will be said if so much
flows into the Companies Treas
uries, NO wonder if they are over
flowing.
BUT STOP.
Don't it necessarily follow that
what the Insured pay falls into the
COmpamy's Treasury!
lin case of the Savings Bank that
lis SO.
But lin "Tontine Investments -
mot so.
First-The Agents clip Off COM
missions.
ESecOnd- Officials clip Off Sal
aries.
Third-General Expe sses clip Off
a share.
FourtEa-DcatI, Claims Deduct
much.
Fiftli-Wastages ON investments
take some.
The balance gees into the Treas.
mry. Perhaps il may after all be
better to think that ssHOme Invest
mseDts" i'm Institutions well known
are safer and will pay better than
s"EOntines.''
we say it may be better. In fact,
it looks that way.
Oc13 dit
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13

The King of Fiji has until lately held mis-
sionaries in high regard, but he is very angry
now with one of them who has discourte-
ously refused to accept present from him.
As slight token of his appreciation he in
formed "the good Doctor Mullens" that he
should forward to him seven young women
as wives. The good Doctor has declined the
gift, and the King is enraged.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13

GREAT good fortune has befalen Gov.
Chamberlain of South Carolina. The noto-
rious Moses, who has done more to bring dis
credit upon the Republican party than any
other man within its ranks, and whom the
Democrats have with apparent justice de-
nounced as scoundrel, has declared against
him. Moses is now shouting Justify for
''honesty and reform.''
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13

THE proposal of the Pope to celebrate
next January the octo-centenary of the sub
mission of the German Emperor Henry to
Hildebrand is regarded in Europe as an
affront to every Christian ruler, for it is in
effect an assertion of the supremacy of the
ecclesiastical over the civil power.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13

a special to the Springfield Republican says
a Democratic hack driver, named Cary, assault
ed the Hon. j. G. Blaine at the fifth ward polls
in Cleveland Tuesday. He was taken away by
friends, after calling Blaine thief and telling
him he was not safe id Ohio. Mr.. Blaine spoke
in Pittsburg Wednesday night.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13
THE PRESS
FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. Is, 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
ucations that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13

The late marquis of Tweeddale was born
before there was any President of the United
States and survived seventeen-but he never
felt very proud about it.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS Is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley t.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13

having purchased the interest of g. E. Skillin
Snaii col tinue the business at the old stand, 226
Federal Street. where L shall be pleased to see all
my o,u iriends and many new oLes, and / pre-
pared to furnished Picture Frames and
Moulding at the very lowest prices.
oct9dtf e. C. NOVEL;.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13

examine This plan of inss1r.
ance, which mot only yields "a
return as am investment, but
gives immediate indemnity
i'm case of death.
5.-The Equitable Life does the
largest business of amy c0En-
pany i'm the world, and has
achieved success liza less time
than amy other institution.
6.-Ets Assets are $50. 100000 its
Income, $9,JOO,OOO; its Sur-
plus over legal reserves, over
$4,5OO,OOO.
7.-st already has accumulated
over si,OOO,OOO special sur
plus for TOmtine PoEicy-EnoId-
ers, over and above the legal
reserves, which awaits dis.
fribution, and is still grow
iDg.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-13
COPARTNERSHIP.
Dissolution of COpartnership.

fESHE eopartnership heretofore existing under the
y nrm name of SKILLIN s. NOVEL; was
dissolved October Sd.
g. E. SKILLIN,
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-28
THE M0RNNG STAB CATHOLIC MESSENeER SUNDAY

will shelter him. With his vanity for ex-
hibitiDg wide research and knowledge oi
| American affairs entering the domain OF
commerce and agriculture, he tells his
European readers again in behalf of q
| theory, that the North furnished q much
larger part of the agricultural prod ncts ex-
ported than did the South. OF like accu-
rate matter, in sootb, 10 this work largely
made up, a. for example when he speaks (p.
a2) OF the Southern soldiers in the war with
Mexico as recruited from an idle, restless
and adventurous population that had
already fought as imprOvised citizens of
Texas ut the time when the North and the
south were contending for supremacy. of
influence in that ephemeral republic" For
that matter he is habitually wrong when it
may be possible to go astray as wrong as
to what hominy 10 as when he tries to de-
scribe Blakely gun; or as when he
absurdly but ambitiously describes the
the Confederates firing enormous cy lindrical
missiles ont of old brass ordnance, with
much effect, at short range, against iron
clads at Charleston
done. In speaking of the losses in battles
he invariably gives the Federal numbers az
stated In Federal reports. without one word
OF qualification or question, ard az invaria-
bly, throws doubt on the. Confederate losses
ss stated in their reports. In the came
spirit he treats of the numbers of Federal
and Confederate armiee, and has charged
General Lee fatty with misstatement as to
his forces at Antietsm, alleging that it was
hRbituai to the Confederates to underetate
their numbers.
In what 1 have said, have barely
skimmed the surface of the mass of faults
which mainly make up the history Of our
,ivil war as told to EdrOpe by the Comte de
Paris. THOMAS JORDAN.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-28

Another example to Mobile is the Ped
mont factory on the SaludA river 10 South
Carolina. 1t has just been completed, and
10 now in smooth RAINING Order, making
cloth equal in texture to the Graniteville
factory. One hundred hands are employed
and the annual consumption of the raw
material will be about 600 bales of cot
ton. The Graniteville mills made a profit
of $54. 765 go last year on capital of
$500 600. And this is exactly what we
have 30 persisteutly preached to our people
here. 1t is not necessary to put millions
into a cotton mill to make it pay and
surely the employ ment of even a hundred
hands, from the now untitled labor of
to round little profit of $55 600, or near
ten per cent. of an Investment like that of
Graniteviile. How much indirect profit, in
additional inducement for cotton to Mobile,
and for handling and charges on it, a mill
would result in, we have already discussed.
Re1ister
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-28

LOUISIANA CROP NoTEs.-Accounts from
country during the past week have
a generally favorable. The rain of
%4ay past seems to have been general
= Gshout the State, and productive of
IA good.
: the sugar districts crops are growing
SEQ and prospects are very good.
= Western Louisiana the fruit crops
-4As Be generally short owing to the
freeze in March last, when the cap was in
full flow.
The pecan crop promises an abundant
yield this year. Trees are literally COW
cred with forms and looking remarkably
healtby.-N. o. Home JoErRaI, Nay 20.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-28

WESTERN MUSICAL CRITICISM. - The
La Crosse (Wis.) San thus describes the
fddling of Camilla Urso, and the perform
ance generally in that town:
The fiddler Urso more than carved the
fiddle. She dug sweet morsels of music
ont of it, all the way from the wfshbone
to the part that goes over the fence last.
She made it talk Norwegian, and squeezed
little notes out of it no bigger than cam
brio needle, and as smooth as book agent.
But the most agile flea catcher was Six
teen fingered Jack, the sand-hill crane
that had the disturbance with the piano
We never knew what the row was about,
bat when he waited up to the piano smi-
ling and SHE'D his castor into the ring,
any body could see that there was going to
be trouble. He spit on his hands, spared
a little. and suddenly landed staining
blow right on the ivory, which staggered
the piano. and caused an exclama alton of
agony. First knockdown for Jack. He
paused moment then began putting on
blows right and left in such a cruel u au-
ner that the spectators came near breaking
into the ring. Whenever key showed it's
head he suled it.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-28

Frank Beard, the ,r,!st, while at dinner
recently, was talking of a man in Nassau
street with three hands. How ia that 7"
asked Beard. He's got d little be-
hind hand" was the reply. You are a
more extraordinary man." was the reply,
''for you have two heads you have a head
of your own, and you've got ahead of me-
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-28

suggest the solution. The Spaniards want
liberty for the Spanish religion, and as the
only Spanish religion 10 the Catholic one,
liberty to the extent of perfect freedom for
the Catholic religion meets the necessities
of the case. In Germany and England
liberty for any particular creed alone would
be hopelessly below the deplorable peces-
stiles of such fragmentary religious con-
dition, and the Church recognises the fact,
as the Church always recognizes facts, WISE
iy and we'll, and simply claims for her wor-
ship and her services the full liberty which
is being claimed by, and granted TO, the
thousand and odd conceits OF private preju-
dice with which the unfortunate country
swarms. Certainly in England or Ger
many the Church could never, so long as
their divided and broken religious condi-
ton subsists, think of claiming for her wor-
ship an exclusive privilege of liberty.
Were Eogland aud Germany to become
happily once more what Spain is still, with
populations exclusively Catholic save
perhaps some diplomatic staffs or some
without swerying an inch from her imme-
mortal principles the Church would say
All reasonable liberty Of faith and worship
VIII be secured by an exclusive liberty of
Catholic faith and worship, because the
whole people is Catholic, and because the
most overwhelming reasons forbid q nation
to encourage the wanton introduction of
foreign errors and imperil the precious
possession of religious truth and unity by
the imported presence of unnational agita- |
tors. Not controversy but devout living
according to the Faith, not ever seeking
truth in order never to fnd it, but having |
found it to treasure it above ali things else,
lie the object and policy of she Christian
and Catholic religion. Let Spain be pru-
IDENTIFY tolerant, indeed, of such honest |
convictions as are led by honest business to |
her shores, but to pass from this to the |
pertnrbing. license that would assail the |
true faith of all in order to satisfy the con-
ceit or the bigotry of q group of aliens is as
m wise in policy as it is false in morality.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-26

Shall Murdered Mans Blood be In
avenged ?-On the 9th of this month the body
of colored man, which was identified as
that of Henry Scott, of Henrico, was found
in an old we'll near Bermuda Hundreds, in
Chesterfield county. From the marks OF
violence upon the body, the fact Of the old
negro having been missing since Christmas
day, at which time he was known to have
money upon his person, jury of inquest
rendered verdict that deceased was MUIR
dered by some hands or persons to them un-
known.
1t is stated that detective in Richm
is in possession Of information that will lead
to the arrest and conviction of the parties
to the crime; but he alleges that be cannot
afford to bring them to justice at bis own
expense. Should the authorities of any
corporation rest contented with this state Of
affairs?
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-26

SUSDAY-ScHooL UNION OF ALL DENoM1NA.
roNs.-At a meeting of the executive CON-
mittee of this Society, held in the rooms OF
the Young Mems Christian Association yes
terday afternoon, it was resolved to hold a
public meetiug'of the teachers, officers, and
friends of the schools of all denominations. at
St. Marks church, in the course of few
weeks. This meeting will discuss questions
relating to the practical operations of the
Sunday schools and mature plans looking to
the increase of interest in this good cause.
The following compose the committee Of
arrangements: Rev. T. G. DashielI, Colonel
j. Evans. M. N. Gillian, Thomas Potts,
and O. P Eady
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-26

"CRADLEs, PAREGoRro,. AND BRooAsT1cKs." "
Mr.. r. Hunter Beazley delivered his pepu-
lar humorous lecture on "Cradles, Pare
goric, and Broomsticks " at the Fulton Bap-
tist church last night. Roars of laughter
and applause from the audience present indi-
Gated that each aud every one was higoly
pleased with the entertainment. Mr.. Beazley
handled his awkward SUBJECT in mastery
manner, blending the sublime and the rldicu-
lous, the grave and the gay, in rapid success.
sion. The lecture was replete throughout
with sparkling wit, true eloquence. and
whitening satire. Next Friday night it is to
be repeated at the Elba Park Methodist
church .-n rs .s....