The Portland daily press., 1877-03-16
Political Notes.

'The Devil Reported Dead,n is the New
York Heralds synopsis of the political situa-
tion.
Secretary Sherman, Vice-President Wheel
er and "Bob' Ingersoll dined with the
Hayeses on Sunday.
Considering that its obituary was written
and its funeral appointed last November,
the Republican party did remarkably well in
New Hampshire.
The most cutting way in which the Demo-
cratic journals can distinguish Mr.. Hayes is
by calling him "acting President" He is
"acting" and TO the satisfaction of the peo-
pie, too.
Ex-Postmaster-Genera Tyner has con-
sented to 60 back to his old position as First
Assistant Postmaster-G General. The object
of the Postmaster.G General is to have the gen.
eral appointments in control of Republican
and man of experience.
Considering that in New Hampshire the
Democratic orators made the most of their
plea that Mr.. Hayes is a rsurper, and his ad-
mnistration fraudulent one, the showing is
very discourasing to the survivors of Tilden-
ism.-Neao York Times.
As the New York World figures it every
citizen Of the United States owes the Demo-
cratic party the sum of S7.56. We consider
that getting off cheap when we think what it
would have cost us if the Democrats had got
chance at the public treasury.
Simon Cameron was first elected to the
United States Senate i'll 1S45 to serve out the
unexpired term of James Buchanan, who
had resigned TO take a place in Polk's cabi
net. In those days and until after the repeal
OF the Missouri compromise in 1854 Mr..
Cameron ran the Democratic party in Penn
sylvanis.
President Grants last cabinet contained
good deal of the old Whig blood, and Presi-
dent Hayes has also given very liberal iniu-
sion OF that political element. Mr.. Evarts,
like Fish and Seward, his immediate prede-
cessors, was never anything but Wing until,
like them, he became Republican. Secre
tary Sherman, the new finance minister, was
also one of the old Wings, md Mr.. Thomp-
SOD, the new secretary of the navy, was of
thA old Virginia school OF Whiggery.
II is difficult to aualyze the demonstratiye
distress of the Democratic editor, but the
cause of his anguish Turks somewhere be-
tween the poles of this dilemma. IF the Ad-
ministration of President Hayes makes total
shipwreck OF our institutions it will be very
uncomfortable for us all; but IL it does not.
then the door of political hope swings shut in
the face of the Democracy, and they are left
without in nipping and an eager air, and
this is even more uncomfortable for them.
An amusing incident occurred as the new
Secretary of the Navy was leaving his hotel
at Washington Tuesday for the department.
As be was passing out he was suddenly ac-
costed by gentleman, who said, SIS your
name Thompson % The reply Eyes ""Welp'
said the stranger, "my name is Key. We
are both in the cabinet; let US be friends"
They shook each other by the hand in old.
time style. Mr.. Thompson remarked: 81
know we will be much better friends with
such an Introduction than if we had been
more formally presented to each other.''
The legs that have been lost by General
Devens, the new Attorney General, in the
recent newspapers, would suffice to stock a
large family of disabled and limbless cent?
pedes. Almost every biographical sketch has
dismembered him here or there, and those
who have not seen his actual person NAV
been led to believe that President HAYES, in
his Cabinet-making, has been obliged to use
worthless old trunk in the Department of
Justice. Let us reassure our readers. The
new Attorney-G General, who was in war times
General in fact and not by attorney, has
two sound, servceable and handsome LEGS and
the usual number of arms that belong 10 the
well-formed human being, even in time of
peace. He was, however, shot occasionally
during the late unpleasantness. .-PhiladeI-
phia Bulletin.
Colonel Robert G. Ingersol of Illinois lee
tured Wednesday night at Steinway hall,
New York, to large audience, on political
questions and answers. In the course there
OF he said: There must be peace between
the North and South, and President Hayes
has taken proper and noble means for bring
ing about uuity and friendship. He has
joined the hands of the North and South.
and asked that hatred be buried, and friend
ship shine forth. In the speakers opinion
the President had perfect right to select his
own Cabinet without reference to party or
politics, and the country and all honest men
will stand by him in his actions. Ii the Pres-
dent finds his present policy falls, he can and
will change it, but he ought to get falr trial.
He has offered the olive branch to the South
eln States, and let us hope they will accept it.