The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-16

A correspondent of the WHO writes that
the Tilden convert Clark in the town of Win
terport, who signed letter printed in the
Bangor Democrat, can scarcely write his
name. At the last election he peddled cider
at the polls and sold his vote to man who
paid him twenty-five cents extra for gallon
OF venerable appejuice.
The Machias Republican says 'let the
voters of the State of Maine remember that
John c. Talbot said at Libby Hall at the
democratic Convention in effect, that the
United States is bankrupt, and cannot
redeem its legal tender in coin as it has
promised to do, that resumption at any
definite period is impossible.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat of Thurs
day, 10th inst, speaks thus hopefully of Re-
publican prospects in Missouri: "The hearty
unanimity with which the Republican State
Convention yesterday nominated our distin-
guished fellow-citizen, Finkelnburg for Gov
ernor, is the most cheering sign that has been
given by the party in four years, and if prop
erly followed up means close race and pos
sible victory even in this Democr attic strong
hold"
The Eufaula (Alabama) Times helps TO ex-
plain the Democratic victory of Alabama
thus: Sowing to the fact that there was no
opposition to the Democratic candidates, the
election in Eufaula was so quiet as TO be
absolutely dull. Nevertheless, a good vote
was polled with the expected result of triumph
for the Democratic nominees. The negroes
didnot turn out re,y largely; those who did
voted the Democratic ticket.'' This is in a
county which has given-when the negroes
thought it safe to "turn out"-two thousand
Republican majority.
Do the Democracy of the North reflect
that they are seeking to obtain power, not
by fair election, but by the aid of the votes
of states in which their party is an armed
conspiracy organized to overthrow freedom
OF election, and that their success is to sub
stitute for the constitution of the United
States the principles and the practices of
Mexico? The duty of the people is plain.
Punish crime; punish corruption; unmask
hypocrisy. But trust liberty only in the
hands of her friends, and let the constitution
OF your country be administered and de-
Tended by those who love it-George r.
Hoar's speech in the House, dug. o.
The San Francisco Post of the 4th inst.
says: "The activity displayed everywhere is
something remarkable in the political history
OF California. The prospects for Hayes and
Wheeler brighten with every sunrise, and are
more cheering at every sunset. The letters
and returns received at the State Committee
rooms, as well as the information derived
from other quarters, all point to the COM
plete harmony of the Republican Party, to
considerable accessions to its ranks. and,
more than all, to the interest aroused in the
candidates presented, and the issues involved
among that increasing class OF citizens who
may be termed non-partisans, though, as in
the past, their affiliations are with. the party
OF nationality and freedom"
The better way for the Democracy to dis
pose of Mr.. Tilden's ugly war record is to
ignore it altogether. They are fond of tell
ing US that it is twelve years or more since
the war ended, and it is time we folgot all
about it. They have given abundant evi-
dence OF their own willingness and ability
to forget it. Mr.. Tilden has evidently him
self forgotten that there ever was such a
thing as war which he refused to sustain
and declared to be failure. He made not a
solitary allusion to its occurrence in his three
column letter. His forgetfulness even ex-
tended so far as to lead him to accuse the Re-
publican party of having created by wanton
extravaganza the debt and the taxes which
that war necessitated.-UticdH Herald.