The Portland daily press., 1878-01-09
Current Comment.
Nine mills make one cent.
Nine cents make one dime.
Nine dimes make one dollar.
Nina dollars mako nna EAGLE.

As between silver and greenbacks, give us
gold.-N. Y. World.
England wants to fight so bad that she is
anxious for somebody to hold her.-BoSton
Post.
The president has been throwing dust In
the eyes of the public long enough. Let
him turn over a new leaf Let him use the
federal patronage to defeat the efforts of the
silver party to dishonor the country and par
alyze every branch of industry. The found
ers of the government placed the federal pat
ronage in the hands of the president to carry
out the measures of his administration and
the party.-N. 7. Commercial Advertiser.
Among the most conspicuous presences of
the American Senate is the valiant, the
high-minded, the eloquent, the gifted aud
manly Carolinian, (Hamburg Butler) who
will kill SANDER with a glance, and upon
whom the whole south looks with pride and
trust, as one who will wear proudly the name
he bears. for the honor of his State and sec
tion, and never lower his crest before mortal
man who comes forward as an enemy Of eth
er.-Augusta (Ga Chronicle.
Senator Davis is not even trying to be in
dependent on the silver question. He has
openly joined the repudiators. Later reports
of the Bloomington meeting show that the
chairman stated that he had been requested
by Judge Davis to say that the latter was
heartily in favor of reconciliation. He did
not speak because he did not wish to influ-
ence the meeting. Mr.. Tilden will be ant to
reflect now that another rival has bitten the
dust.
If Senator Patterson carries out his alleged
purpose of resigning, it will be interesting to
see how South Carolina will fill his place. 1t
has been generally understood that Governor
Hampton would be sent in case of vacancy,
but it is said now that he cannot accept such
an offer, as he is pledged to serve cut his term
as governor. II this is so, it is doubtful if an
improvement will be made on General Butler,
for Hampton is about the only prominent
man in the State who is not of the Bourbon
persuasion.
The readjusters of Virginia are taking a Gu
rious revenge on Governor Holiday for his
unexpected stand in defence of the public
credit. So long as he confined his rhetoric to
meaningless phrases about the honor of the
State and the untarnished escutcheon of the
glorious old commonwealth, they praised him
as "whole-souled man. and 'giited ora
tor" Now, however, that he has been brave
enough to denounce all attempts at repudia-
ton, in rhetoric that means something, they
accuse him of bombast 1t is a kind OF bonn
bast which hits somebody pretty hard, or else
the readjusters would not be in such a panic
as they are at present.
We haven't shadow of doubt Mr.. HAYES
meant to be a radical Republican president
touching the southern question, up to the
day OF his Inauguration. His remarks when
he thought Tilden elected, prove this. Strong
er and less honest men about him persuaded
him to try the surrender policy which has
crushed out the southern Republicans quite
as effectually as could any policy espoused
by Tilden, and has afforded satisfaction to
none but Democrats, assistant Democrats,
and Republicans of the Boston Transcript
and Springfield Republican school. .-Indepen-
dent Statesman.
The Silver bill wich Bland is pushn pleases
US here for several reasons. The Coruer is
largely composed of the debtor class. We are
all in debt. That graspin Shylock, Bascom,
hez furnisht us the necessaries Nv life these
twenty years and hez kept on "chargin it
up'' when we didn't pay, with the remorse-
lis accooracy Nv feend. Bascom wants his
money, and Bascom is consekently Shylock-
He is an oppressor, and grinder Nv the peo.
pie. We wood rise up in our wrath and mob
him, but alas there amt one Nv us wch has
credit enuff fur a barl Nv lkker in Louisville
and SO we hev to endoor him. Therefore
when we heerd Nv this silver biznis we wus
rejoist. Et silver is made legal-tender, and
is only worth 92 cents on the dollar now, we
hev at leest rescood ourselves from the grasp
Nv this mercenary cuss wich wants his money
per CENTS worth anyhow. And we are sat
isfied it will go lower than that. But that
graspin Bascom hez throwed a irebrand into
the Corners. Ez silver is at discount Nv s
per cent. he hez watered his whiskey jst thai
amount. He sez eff we want to pay him in
debased currency we hev got to take debased
likker. That man will hev to be killed, yit
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