The Portland daily press., 1878-06-21
Current Comment.

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1t appears that Charles I. Howard, one of
the Louisiana lottery proprietors, is the man
who is out by the refusal of Congress to gay
the Louisiana commissions bills. Mr.. Sher-
man wanted to pay back the money to the
New York bank of which he borrowed it.,
and Howard offered to advance the amount
The Greenbackers Of the 9th Iowa district
made mistake in nominating Addison Oil
yer for Congress. He declines to stand, be-
cause sin the present situation of affairs the
Greenback movement is out Of place, silver
having been remonetized and resumption be-
ing practically provided for"
If sufficient evidence to oust Mr.. Hayes be
obtained the resolutions of Mr.. Burchard will
constitute no obstacle whatever against his
custer. They cannot be magnified into any,
thing beyond an exhibition of the ignorance
and the pusillanimity of majority of the
present House.-Ne,o York Sun.
Win some of the able editors, who are so
overwhelmed with the patriotism of the DEM
ocratic party in declaring that the Presidents
title shall not be disturbed, calm themselves
long enough to answer one question? Does
any reasonable man suppose that the House
would have passed Mr.. Burchard's resolu-
ton, II the Republican press had not raised
the CRY OF revolution and kept it up so per-
sistently as to alarm the people? In other
words, did not Congress refuse to say the
purpose was revolution till it "heard from the
country? ?"
The Maine Democrats went through the
motions at Portland yesterday IN rather
languid way. They nominated one of the
old standbys, but Marcellus Emery of the
Bangor Commercial and the greenback DEM
ocrats up his way don't seem to take any in
terest in the proceedings, and Mr.. Garcelon
will not come very near being governor. The
Portland brethren wanted protest against
the Maine law, but the rural Democrat HIS
almost as superstitious reverence for tnat
statute as the rural Republican, and the pro-
posed amendment was defeated by a good
majority. .-SprinOfetd Republican.
This is not an auspicious occasion for the
Democratic party, for the meeting was SIM
ply an early advertisement of the party's
weakness. The conspicuous absence of the
Bangor wing and the soft-money leaders gen.
orally means anything but Democratic sue
cess, and although the convention was more
respectable than usual, it was on account OF
that sitting out of the worst elements which
make up the larger part of the Democratic
vote. Without the repudationists, the
Greeubackers, the Communists and the rum
sellers, what will the Democratic party Of
Maine amount to? The Republican party
will hardly find it a foeman worthy of effort
enough to keep up the usual party discipline,
and it is plain that the Greenback party is
making fearful inroads upon the Democratic
ranks, and will do the chief work of the oppo-
sition canvass. At any rate the Republican
party has clearer track than it has had for
many year, and il will use its advantage
well.-BoStop Traveller.
The trainers of this resolution evidently
forgot that the Democratic party has record
in relation to this subject, absolutely opposed
to the declaration made in their platform.
Bonds of the United States government, is
sued under whatever administration they
may have been, since we had government,
have never been taxed. They have been un-
taxed by every Democratic administration
from Thomas Jefferson to James Buchanan.
During the administration of Buchanan I'M
taxed bonds were issued. No President abb
horred privilege" or had less regard for
'class, condition or section' than Jefferson
no man was more Democratic in his prlnel-
pies and administration than he-bat the
ponds OF the government were untaXeu Whiie
ne was President. There IS not break In
the record ofDemocratic Presidents upon the
matter. They obeyed the teaching OF the
constitution as expounded by the Supreme
Court, touching taxation OF bonds, and
issued them exempt from taxation.-hea- |
nebec Journal.