The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-17
Current Comment.

There isn't much left of Alexander Steph-
ems, but most of what there is seems to be
backbone.
Grover will only make partial report.
That is, he will omit all mention of the DEM
ocratic statesmen whom his hooks have lacer-
ated. 1t will be brief document.
Some of the Republican clerks at Washing
ton who have been invited by the Republican
Committee to contribute to the campaign
fund reply that they have "paired Off on the
question with their fellow Democratic clerks.
Mr.. Potter may dig around in the mud for a
while yet, and try to convince himself that he
is looking for something else. Mr.. Steph-
ems was right. 1t has been farce-bnt it
was not the fault of the stage managers that
it did not turn out tragedy.-N. Y. Trib une
The Philadelphia Press has been looking
over the Congressional districts of the coun-
try and finds the prospect encouraging for
the Republicans. 1t thinks that the danger
of Democratic majority in both branches of
Congress will cause the Republicans to poll
larger vote than usual.
Lieutenant Governor Dorshemer is in the
predicament of that indscreet Israelite who,
having sportively snatched bit of forbidden
meat, was surprised by a thunder storm, and,
sinking into corner, muttered, "Dish is
great noise about a leedle piece of pork."-
N. Y. Times.
Since the bottom has dropped out of An
derson's testimony the Democrats want it
understood that they have the greatest re-
spect for the decision of the electoral COM
mission, and, bless your heart, never once
thought of attacking anybody's title to any
thing.-Mil,vaukee Sentinel.
Zack Chandler, at the Michigan Republi-
can Convention, spoke for the party when he
said, "Whatever are our opinions of Mr..
Hayes, we all know he was legally elected,
and he will defend his title to the last" Til
den, Potter & Co. will please notice that this
is the keynote to solidify the Republican par
ty.
Thomas E. Sherman, Gen. Sherman's eld-
est son, has sailed for England to become a
Jesuit priest. His father designed that he
should enter the legal profession, and has re-
luctantly consented to his entering the priest
hood. Mrs. Sherman has evidently had
more influence in determining her son s fu-
ture than the General has.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts,, Mitchell
of Oregon and Cameron of Wisconsin were
in favor of having the Senate committee on
privileges and elections report woman suf-
frage constitutional amendment, but Messrs.
Wadleigh of New Hampshire, Mcmillan of
Minnesota, ingalls, of Kansas, Salisbury of
Delaware, Merrimon of North Carolina and
Hill OF Georgia out-voted them.
Can financial demagogism be put in more
demagogic shape than it is in an editorial
paragraph of the Richmond (Va.) Wing (in-
fation Dem.), which says: "The simple
question for the country is: More money -
Yes, or Mop All who have enough can say
No; all who are in need will say 'Yes.'
That will give the true test of the wishes and
wants of the country" That is to say, all we
have to do to settle the financial problem is
to give each person all the money he wants.
She is dark-haired, bright-faced young
woman, below the medium height, with
pleasant manners and remarkable self-pos-
session. Her conversation at once showed
that she was reliant and sagacious. A law
yer, however, after listening to her for few
moments, quietly said that she was zone of
those oversmart women who would be sure
to break down on a cross-examination."
Mrs. jerks was neatly attired in short suit
of gray bourette, and wherever she went took
her husbands arm as they sauntered through
the Capitol.-N. Y. World.
OF course this investigation business has
its humors. To-day one grave senator ap-
preached another with the inquiry whether
he thought there would be any impropriety II
the committee appointed to investigate Sena-
tor Matthsws's case should hold sessions on
Sunday, The senator to whom this was ad-
dressed could only respond with silent amaze
ment that his colleague should broach such
proposition. Before he could reply to the
astonishing question the first speaker con-
tlnued: Certainly; there is the very highest
sanction for working on the Sabbath to get
an ass out of a pit. t."-WdshIn9t0R special to
Boston Advertiser.
There is a studied determination to put out
of sight the truth-which serious men of all
parties understood year ago-which the
electoral commission proclaimed. 1t was not
that they had examined the Florida poll
books, or those of Louisiana. 1t was that
nobody had any right to examine them in the
stage to which affairs had come. This SIM
pie constitutional proposition was assented to
at the time because it was true. And, at
that time, all the smaller States saw that
their existence for any purpose depended on
the proclamation OF that truth Mr.. Hayes'
election is standing monument. and re-
markable one, of the power and the rights of
the small States under our constitutional
b 7ston Aduertiser.
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