The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-28
Current Comment.

The political field isasquiet as the graveyard
where the Old Line Wing lies sleeping.
What! and Hendricks going to Europe
too? How lonesome it's going to be.-Com-
merciat Adrertiser.
This world would furnish very little news
if France and Mexico were crowded out of
it.-Rochester Democrat.
Since the war began country journalists try
to show their knowledge by going into a
store and asking for vitchski sour.-N. Y.
Herald.
The first time man is interviewed he tells
you family that he doesn't see what his opin-
ion is worth and then smiles as he had put
on too much mustard.-N. Y. Herald.
Politics." remarked Ben Wade in late
interview, sis not very nice business, nor
very paying business. am done with it."
In other words he does not propose TO have
any more axes ground on him.
Consolation is always soothing to the be
reaved. Here is whats Western journalist
offers to his readers: sowing to the death
OF our chief editor, there will be no editorial
article on Tuesday, but look out for regular
ripper on Wednesday,
81 belong to the Right, sir" said MacMa-
hon. And belong to the Left, SIR" replied
Simon. These are indeed terrible, terrible
words for men to launch at each other, even
in the heat OF passion.-NeD York CONNER
cial Adrertisers
Gov. Nichols will prove his ability to gov
ern Louisiana by the promptness with which
he exterminates the bulldozer. He should do
what his party blamed his predecessor for
not doing. and should lose 10 tine about it.
An awful story is abroad that hilarious
man in Boston slapped Charles. Francis
Adams on the shoulder and said: 'How are
you, Charles?" The unfortunate was
chilled by one of G. FPS icy glances, and
died day or two after with the pneumonia.
There is tradition that the last Old Line
Wing was buried somewhere in North Caro-
lima, and the resurrectionists have been
sounding trumpets all over the state in order
to coax him into rise. At the latest advices
they hadn't blown over the right grave.
The indianapolis Journal says that Presi-
dent Hayes merely accepted the situation, and
had no alternative but to withdraw the mill
tary from the South; aud that neither his
hldellty to Republican principles, nor to the
good OF the country can be questioned.
Russia officially contradicts the report that
she attempted to cross the Danube on the
9th and was defeated. ''If by this she means
to intimate that we lied in giving publicity to
the report" says the bellicose Courier. Jour
nal, sit is a mighty lucky thing for her that
her fleet is bigger and better armed than we
are."
The only political topic at Washington now
which seems to be Of never tagging interest
is the attitude of Senator Blaine. 1t is a poor
day for the average correspondent if he does
not invent two paragraphs about the Maine
Senator, both of which are remarkable for
the startling information that nobody knows
what he will do.
The Philadelphia Press quotes the late
Senator Fessenden as saying while he was
Chairman of the Committee on Finances as
he placed his hand on the estimates for the
Indian appropriations; "The-e is more ras-
cality in these estimates, and rascality harder
to punish, than in any other measure pre-
sented to Congress"
The Southern people decline to accept the
proposition to ally themselves with that por-
tion of the Republican party which sustalns
the Presidents southern policy. They stand
ready to cooperate with all who will defend
that policy, but as to forming a portion of a
presidential party and surrendering the Or
ganization of the House to the enemies of
democracy, we respectfully decline the prop
osition.-Mobile Register.
The Concord Monitor is elated oyer the re-
plies to its circular to members of the Legis-
lature of its state and other prominent Re-
publicans, asking their opinion OF Its course
in opposing the Presidents Southern policy.
OF SO replies, according to its reports. 35 un-
qualfedly approve its course, "a express their
belief that the President is wrong, but coun-
sci moderation, and 27 believe that the result
will vindicate the Presidents policy.
GLOW far is it from here to Washington p"
traveller in New York hotel asked a dig
nified elderly stranger. "947, 1926, ,722, II, 900
miles," was the reply, sand it takes million
years to get there" Then the stranger put
on his hat and walked away, and the traveller
asked the clerk if the old party was an eseap-
ed lunatic. THE gentleman who Just went
out of the door?' demanded the indignant
clerk, "That sir is Governor Tilden." And
the traveller sat and pondered and pondered
until he lost the train.-Burlington Hd,ok-