The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-09
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SohpoiSu dSdiuSL Iue ADMINISTRATOR
fhatddelphiG Times.
A book question of the day-Whether
Southeastern Europe will be bound in Russia
or IN Iurkey?-Cincinnati Commercial.
Everybody supposed Texas was solid for
the Texas Pacific railroad. But Congress.
man Schleicher says not by any means.
Minnesota will hold a special election in
June to see whether the state will vote to
pay about half of the $2,25OOOO railroad
debt which was repudiated about twenty
years ago.
The Chicago Tribune says that nine out of
ten of the people of Illinois, and nine out of
ten of its newspapers support the Presidents
southern policy, land will support it until it
is proved a failure"
The change of the time for the extra seg-
sion of Congress will cause heavy losses to
Washington hotel keepers. Two of the hotels
are to be put into the hands of receivers soon.
so it is reported.
Secretary Evarts says that his only regret
in having the extra session of Congress post
poned until October is that it will probably
prevent the United States government from
oftclay participating in the French exposi-
ton of 1878.
The Chicago Times charges the discovery
of the New York World, that the extra ses-
sion was postponed till October because the
President is afraid to meet Congress and his
party critics, upon "a rabid New England
disciple of the blood shirt"
In commenting on the captiousness of the
Democratic officials in refusing to attend the
EVarts reception, the Hartford Courant OBJ.
serves that the Northern Democrat of The
Copperhead persuasion is in much worse
temper nowadays than the ex-Confederate
or even the unrepentant rebel.
Governor Thayer of Wyoming has written
to the New York Tribune that ono portion
of the earth's surface contains more of the
precious metals in the same space than is
found in the Black Hills" We trust that
this fact will excite the ambition of the noble
army of "tramps' who are now prepared to
go into the country.
1t costs in advertising about $125 to get an
average religious newspaper to inform its
readers that any given company is ''one of
the best;' $3.50 is the figure for the obserya-
tion that "this company is unsurpassed. -
and about 5000 will lead to the devout excla-
nation, ITO insure in this company is
Christian duty. Pastors, urge it upon your
focks. s."-Chicag0 Tribune.
New Orleans politicians at Washington saw
that Gov. Nichols has lost ground at New
Orleans by his appointment of Pinchback on
the school board. Nichols thought he must
reward Pinchback in some way, but at pres.
ent the appointment of colored men to offices
IS not remarkably popular at New Orleans.
There are at Washington host of white an.
plicants for the New Orleans naval office.
which is now held by negro.
sit is sad thing" Zion's Herald saws.
that all the presidents down to Hayes have
been theater-goers," but it hopes that Hayes
will be good and stay away. 1t remarks:
'Lincoln died in theatre, but that did not
prevent Johnson or Grant from going there. :"
which is altogether too silly. Washington
died in his bed, but other presidents have
gone to bed just the same. Perhaps HAYES
sits up all night.-Boston Herald
1t may mean something and it may not
but the Indianapolis Journal makes an elab-
crate review of the rival claims of Kellogg
and Spofford for seat in the Senate from
Louisiana. and concludes that in the case of
the former both the "letter and spirit of the
law appear to have been complied witt. %
The Journal says its statement of the case is
substantially the same as that made by SEN
atOr Morton when Mr.. Kellogg appeared at
the bar OF the Senate, upon which all the
Republican Senators except five voted to ad.
nit him.
Secretary Sherman does not seem to think
that the Legislature of Ohio and Illinois have
especially distinguished themselves by passing
law making silver dollars legal tender fer
all debts, public and private. He said to a
correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
recently that the States had nothing to do
with the relative value of gold and silver, and
that the only effects of the enactment would
De 10 induce persons making contracts in
Ohio and Indiana to specify payment in gold
or United States notes instead of silver. If
is hard for the average legislator to realize
that he can't increase or diminish the value
OF money by resolution, but it is fact.
Gen. Sherman is reported as saying that
''the whole philosophy of Southern life is
based upon an idea of honor" and hence
he affects to feel confident that the pledges
now made by Southern men will be rightly
respected. How was it in the case of the
Missouri compromise? That was a sacred
compact which the honor of the South was
pledged to respect and abide by; vet when.
in 1854, it was found that the South could
cut few more slave states out of TERRITORY
secured to freedom by that compromise, the
South secuted the idea of being honorably
bound to carry it out. Whenever Southern
interests are at stake, Southern honor has to
go to the wall.-Pittsburg Commercial Ga
zette.
1t may be set down as decided that the
coming campaign in Ohio will be fought once
more on the financial question. The infa-
tionsts are bound to force the issue, though
they will fight without some of their old
leaders. Messrs. Allen and Cary are prac-
ticing law, and, it is thought, will keep out of
the fight. 1t will be little short of miracle
If they are able to keep silent when once the
combat gets warm. Gen. Ewing and Mr..
Pendleton will take the direction Of the cam
pagn, and their views are sufficiently pro-
nounced to make the issue clear enough for a
lively campaign. The Republicans are diyi-
ded on the silver question, and so valuable an
ally as the Cincinnati Commercial is advising
them to take the wind out of the inflation-
ists' sails by declaring ia favor of the pay
ment of all debts, bonds included, in silver
dollars.