The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-27
Political Notes.

The President, according to the Washing
ton Chronicle Is preparing special message
on counting the electoral vote.
The Democrats of Indiana begin to see
that they have been too boisterous, and it Is
said that instructions have been given to tone
| down the editorial page of the indianapolis
| Sentinel.
The leading democrats at Washington are
in high spirits over the action of the Florida
supreme court, but the prominent republicans
do not consider their cause prejudiced at all
by the course of the court.
The Oregon Democratic committee met at
Salem Thursday, indorsed Gov. Growers
theft of an electoral vote, and called for
county mass meetings January 8, to protest
against the action Of the returning boards in
Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina.
Cronin of Oregon. while on his way to
Washington, acknowledged 10 a reporter
that his tTo associate electors were both
Democrats. He coolly added: "They gen.
erously gave their two votes to Hayes, be-
cause he had received two electoral votes In
the state.
The Buffalo Commercial says that it "yio-
lates no confidence in saying that for long
time Senator Conkling has wished to retire
from political life, but has "yielded his own
private judgment and preference in obedience
to the earnest solicitation of friends and 10
his own warm attachment to the Republican
party"
The Courier-Jowndl says: "Of all horned
cattle, your average statesman is, as rule,
the least informed;" but fails to state In
which category the average statesman" who
edits that journal is placed.-Netc Orleans
Times. And there are few cattle that have
more horns in the course of day than that
particular statesman.-Hartord Courant.
Bluff Ben Wade expresses his opinion that
we are to be burdened with two Presidents,
but says he anticipates no trouble, since
"Tilden would be inaugurated only for effect.
and would be only scare-crow President"
IF he attempts to set up his authority
against Hayes and commit any overt act,"
Mr.. Wade expects to see him shut up in
Fortress Monroe.
Of course the members of the Pennsylya-
mia Democratic committee would scorn to
take partisan view of the political situation,
They simply "declare that Samuel j. Tilden
and Thomas A. Hendricks were on Ncvem-
Der last elected President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States" and they call
upon Congress to see that these men are
inaugurated. Nothing partisan about that,
is there?
1t is perfectly obvious that the control OF
a telegraph company over message entrust-
ed to its care ceases the moment the message
has been delivered to the person to whom it
has been addressed. The preservation of
copies for year or two is mere matter of
business convenience, and there Is nothing to
prevent, either now or at any future time,
the wholesale destruction of all duplicates on
the company's fies.-Neto York Times
There is no more hurtful error than the
notion Of our doctrinaires that the function
performed in free States by men who are
termed politicians is not dignifled, honorable
serviceable and honest. When wars are
brought to successful issue without planning
the campaigns, when battles are won without
generals, disposition of forces or discipline,
good results will come to pass under popular
governments without politlcians.-George f..
Hodr in has speech on Winthrop and Adams