The Portland daily press., 1877-11-12
Current Comment.

As corpse the Republican party seems to
be restless.
After all, the most sweeping Democratic
victory was won in Indiana.
The average Democrat suspects it may not
be so onesided in 1880 after all.
Mcclellan clubs should be organized i'm
mediately, for 1880 is not far OF Every dis
Greet Republican will lend a hanG.
The new party prophet thinks Sa will rest
awhile.
The Republicans:of Wisconsin have won,
as they deserved to, They stood up boldly
against financial heresies in spite of the
dreaded Western sympathy for cheap money,
and they have conquered with a greatly in
creased majority. This is strong evidence
that the West is not.nearly so wild on finan-
eiai questions as the demagogues would have
us believe.
The Legislature of Virginia elected on
Tuesday will contain majority favorable to
the so-called ''readjustment'' of the state
debt by which the creditors will be compelled
to accept terms dictated by the debtors, with
open repudiation as an alternative.
The business men of this country are in
condition to appreciate the story of Tantalus.
Often since the war gold payments have hung
near us, and have appeared as If about to
drop into the hand, but ever something has
happened to drive the blessing back. Now,
at last, when the precious metal lies, as it
were, at the end of our fingers. greed and
folly have combined to push it aside and to
replace, it with degraded metal. If they
succeed in their nefarious scheme we NAV
bid long goodbye to every chance of recu-
peratlon and every hope OF prosperity. We
are standing upon the borders Of the prom
ised land. Should we stray again into the
wilderness OF deprecated money the present
generation OF business men will never see
another chance pass out of the desert.-Bos
ton Herald.
Pennsylvania seems to think she has shak-
en- off the grip of the Cameron dynasty tor
ever. Perhaps she has, but the venerable
Simon is sly and powerful, and is not the sort
Of man who gives way before self-imposed
defeat. He will give his opponents MANY a
tough fight yet, unless he retires from politics,
and takes to literature as the only sure road
10 public prominence.
The anxious Presidential candidate, especial-
lyif he be Democrat, has to spread himself
carefully over good many issues now. He
must go very softly over the silver question, be
careful about taking sides in regard to SUBJ
sides, speak gently and sympathetically of
the wrongs Of the workingman, be against re-
sumption in the West and in favor OF it in the
East, and, in short, straddle with dscrimina-
tion and scientific accuracy upon every sub
iect of public Importance. The small army
OF Democratic aspirants are all doing very
well under this ordeal, but long practice en-
abes Mr.. Hendricks to put the most grace in
to his attitude.
What is Congress in Washington for, and
what do the able statesmen suppose the Pres
ident called them together to do? Not to in
troduce thousand or SO unimportant bills
and let loose the 1oodgates of imbece talk
about cheap money, or anything of the kind,
but to vote supplies and go home. The sooner
they do their duty and adjourn, the better it
will be for their political futures.