The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-01-26
The Electoral Kill.

LOo pays yOuA ihOuCy duu lakes YOUR
choice" The New York Times (Republican)
calls the compromise bill "a Republican sur
render'; the Cincinnati Enquirer Democrat
ic) Democratic capitulation''.
Both parties are already talking about the
council who will represent them before the
tribunal; Evarts and Stoughton are suggested
for the Republicans, and Matt Carpenter and
Lyman Trumbull on the Democratic side.
''Rigmarole" is a rather harsh term, but
the Boston journal is certainly right in thus
describing Senator Morton's talk about 'the
dark shadow of intimidation having fallen
upon the Senate chamber" etc., etc.
Gen. Banks is believed TO wish be hadn't
come out quite so strong against the settle
ment. Tarbox has already heard the voice of
Massachusetts, and will support the BILL
General Harrison, the grandson of his
grandfather, and the candidate for Governor
of Indiana last fall who came so rear beating
Blue Jeans Williams, signs with 36 other
Republicans and three Democrats of In
diana, congratulatory dispatch to Conkling
an 1 the rest of the committee on their work
in framing the Electoral bill
Morton, says the Boston Advertiser eurty,
after review of his past arguments along
side of his present, is case of Philip drunk
revising the opinion of Philip sober.
The plan of settlement is receiving popu-
lar approval so nearly unanimous that the
dissenting voices scarcely need be considered.
IN. Y. Ecening Post.
Gentlemen of the town meeting of Boston
Il perceive, gentlemen, by this unexpected
call, that you do not forget that once old
Massachusetts sent out Maine upon mission
of freedom and of right. And, gentlemen,
to-day, in my humble person, the only daugh-
ter of Massachusetts comes and lays her
pulsating hand in the throbbiDg palm of our
immortal mother, and says to her: ''With
you am ready to tread the wine press of
patriotic devotion" have no fear of this
| act of Congress; see nothing of the terrible
| in it. For what danger is there in calling in
as an Advisory Board the Supreme Court OF
| the United States, the highest and most
glorious tribunal of the land; the only power
that has to determine what is constitutional
| and what is not? But if any one in the
| length and breadth of this land in this day of
peril thinks that there is stretch in thus
calling in this Advisory Board, the men of
| Maine say if there be here a Gordian
| knot, cut it. And in the immediate future
| if there be weak spot in our Institutions
| for perfection is not of this world-i there be
| a weak spot, before another four years ro,
around the people of this country will throw
| about that weak spot in our institutions
Gordon of steel that nothing hereafter shall
break. 1 consider this, gentlemen, the most
| honored moment of my life, to be permitted
| to say single word in one Of the Massachu-
| setts town meetings, and you will find that
| as in earlier days, as Massachusetts, and as
| Boston lead so will the people of this great
| country follow.-Hon. j. c.. Madigdn in
| Faneuu Hall.
To have done good thing, and then to re-
| gret it, is not by many removes more cred
liable than to have done mean thing and
| then feel proud over it. The Republican
members of the House who oppose the arbi-
tration plan are in the former predicament
They voted solid for the resolution, offered
| by Mr.. McCrary, of Iowa, calling for the
creation of the Joint Committee, and which
was passed by Republican votes, besides being
| introduced by Republican. A Republican
/ 0OudtN plOuptiy CODNuliCu III tuC pIOpOSltlOu
for the Joint Committee, and the Joint report
| is therefore Republican measure. Thus far
| the record is patriotic and honorable, and it
would be a pity to spoil it now by having TO
| transfer to the Democrats the credit of the
| final adoption of the Compromise bil.-Chi-
cdgo Tribune.
1t would sound very absurd to hear Dem
ocratic Congressman arise in his seat and
declare that he objected to the proposed plan
because it surrendered the claims of his can
didate, and then to hear Republican Con-
gresham arise and object with equal vehe-
mence to the plan because he regarded it as
a surrender of the claims of his candidate
But it is very likely that these will be the
real grounds of objections which will be con-
cealed behind the stilted and pretentious OBJ
lection based on interpretations of the Con-
stitution. Let US hope that we will be spared
| this. If it is wrong to save the country be-
| fore we have Obtained the assent of every
bImptious constitution-monger, we might as
well go to the dogs at once.-St. Louis Globe.