The Republican journal., 1876-06-22

the interest of Nlilliken, who, weary of
trying to enticc the Congressional steed
to Waldo by rafting corn in quart
measure, is going to Ellsworth prepared
with lasso for forcble capture. Well,
there are q great many chances in this
business. Hale may be shrewd enough
to hold the place as long as it is worth
contending for, and stepping aside appar-
emily to accommodate Seth, really give
place to a Democratic successor The
Fifth District is now debatable ground,
and things may happen hercabout as sur
prising as the defeat of Blaine at Cincin-
natl The idle mechanics and impover-
ishcd sailors of the seaboard, as well as
the farmers of the interior, are beginning
to think that there is a reason for the
hard times. and that the Republican lead
ers, who promised better state OF things,
should be held mainly responsible.
AHA 1t IS proven at last, that the
despatch which Proctor Knott received,
eXonerating Mr. Blaine from the bond
business, and purportng to come from
Josiah Caldwell. in London, acus tele-
graphcd from this country, and then tele-
graphed back-just as Mr.. Knott supposed
The cable telegraph clerk has been before
the committee, produced the dispatches
and sworn to them. SO the matter on
which MIR. Blaine expended great deal
Of virtuous indignation, was a fraud and
deception from the beginning.
The Portland Press, speaking of the
Maine Democratic platform, thinks that
''the usual platitude about gold as the ba-
sis Of our currency is weakened 10y the
addition Of silver" 1t may be a weak
ness, but the purchaser of a quarters
worth of merchandise, when he filings
down a silver dollar wants some kind of
Il platitude that will provide the change.
Gold coinage don't do that. does it /?
Didn't MIR. Representative Frye indulge
III ~ iI0AlN III ttl NJlcll
he promised that Blaine would take the
field in Maine and sweep it by 10000, and
then 60 into Massachusetts and assist to
sweep it by 6o,00O9 Mr.. Frye's stew may
boil over, if he puts so much heat under
it,
The Wing says the Maine delegation to
Cincinnati gave 4 cane to lngersoll of H.
linois for his handsome presentation Of
Blaine's name to the Convention. Ingor-
soil should have reciprocated with u pair
Of crutches to each delegate, and stretch
er for Capt. Boutelle.
The great battle has been fought. Names
great statesman, the only man in the contest
who has national reputation, has been defeat
ed Portland Press.
If that be 50, it is the next thing to the
defeat Of the party itself, and forcrunner
of the result in November.
GOTTEN do the spirits
or great events stride ON before the events,
And in to-day already walks to morrow"
The Boston Herald, which endeayors
always to take an impartial view Of party
matters, remarks of the Republican ticket
"With an equally good nomination at St.
Louis, it will stand about an even chance to be
elected'
All, wait till Uncle Sam Tilden shall
smilinoly come forward next week!
A powerful mind suggests that the Demo-
cratic party is like man riding in a car-he
doesn't seen anything until he has passed it.
| Portland Press.
The ear recently passed "Maine's idol, !"
| flat on his back.
The country suffers from stagnaton of bust
ness, from corrupt rings and from corrupt par
| tlzans. Lewiston Journal.
| No doubt of it, Let us not have them
obscured by u Haze Uncle Sam Tilden
| is the man to smash the rings, kick out
the corruptionists and start up business.
| 1t would be useless to disguise the fact that
Hayes and Wheeler' il not the ticket which
would most readily ignite powder in the State
| OF Maine. Lewiston journal.
Why. you don't mean to say that there
isn't to be even flash in the pan?
Isn't it about time for Blaine to accuse
some one Of having i'll some indirect way
procured an advance copy of his speech
accepting the Cincinnati nomination
Hayes was elected Governor of Ohio last
fall by $500 majority lie was scarcely big
enough to cover the state; spread over the
whole country he will be thin very thin
| Blaine addressed little crowd of the
brethren at his house on Monday, and
said some pretty things-probaby ''thnk-
ing damn all the while.
| We fear that the sale of Cincinnati hams
is ruined among the Republicans in Maine
The Blaineites will never relish them
again.
The Democratic National Convention
meets next Tuesday, the 9th. We hope
to be able to announce the result in our
next issue
Mr.. Talbot was certainly not the choice of a
majority of the Bangor convention. Portland
| Press
lie certainly will be of a majority Of the
people, If they understand their interests
They can't seem to get up much enthu-
siasm on the war cry of Hayes and Wheel
er. There's nothing more attractive in
the sound than in the party.
The Boston Herald publishes the opin-
ions Of leading men on the Blaine defeat,
and stranralu nmifa Mnllinan