The Portland daily press., 1879-08-21

added mass of gold and silver. This has
fostered speculation which by and by may
be productive of embarrassment. The Sit
uation is therefore not without its dangers.
But on the other hand the persistent bad
weather which is so disastrous to Europe
will pour new wealth into the United States!
1t is unfortunately only too certain now that
the demand for American produce during
the next year throughout western Europe
will be enormous"
THE Boston Globe is favored with CORE
spondents like some of those in whom the
argus takes delight, men of the family
sometimes called Damphool. One of these
accuses Senator Blaine of being aristocratic
and bearing himself haughtily toward his
social interiors. The man who writes thus
must either have seen Mr.. Blaine and so is
dull fool, or never have seen him and so is
a liar. We are inclined to think he is a good
deal of both.
Boston journal: The indications from
Maine continue to be of the most hopeful
character. The Republicans are hard at
work and enthusiastic. Their meetings ev-
erywhere were largely attended last week,
and the most satisfactory interest manifest
ed The Greenback-Republican are return
ing in large numbers, satisfied that they
were deceived last year or determined not to
be the means of turning Maine over to the
Bourbon Democracy.
II the Mr.. Barksdale who so magnani-
mously withdrew from the Mississippi Sen
atorial contest in favor of Jefferson Davis
be the same Barksdale who murdered Cap
tain Dixon he will be likely to withdraw
the withdrawal, for he has endeared himself
to the people of his State. Before the muir
der it was generally conceded that Davis
would be the successful candidate; now, all
will throw up their hats for Dixon.
THE -1rgts is approvingly circulating the
speech of d. W. Voorhees,, of VOORHEES, the
foul-mouthed orator who said that the bar
barian despoilers of the world, Genghis
Khan and Tamerlane, were like Abraham
Lincoln, ''snufling with jests and ribaldry
the warm taint of blood on every gale" 1t
is for this utterance and others like it that
the Democrats have sent him to the United
States Senate.
THE Springfield Republican calls the atten-
ton of all of us to the fact that the United
States has become creditor nation, and that
the debasement of our standard of value
the logical result of the silver agitation and
legislation-will simply make it possible for
the debtor Europeans to pay us the balance
of trade in the inferior metal. That is
pretty policy for us to pursue.
EX-CoNGREssNIAN BIsBEE, the Congress
man elected by the Republicans of Florida,
but counted out by those strenuous advo-
Gates of free elections, the Democrats, is to
take part in the Republican campaign in this
State. He knows what is going on in the
South, and will tell it, He is soldier OF
the old Ninth Maine, and votes and speaks
as he fought.
WE call the attention of all our readers to
the advertisement of the Honest-Money
League publications. They ought to be in
the hands of every voter in the State, and
had the sound principles they inculcate been
understood by the people of this State last
year Maine would not be in the ridiculous
plight in which she now finds herself.
THE Greenback papers in this State have
asked for weeks how the soldier has been
treated The pension lists and the soldiers
homes are answer enough. But how will
the Greenbackers treat the families of sol
diers? Let us turn to the records of Messrs.
Lamson, Poor and Brown, as published in
the KenHe5ec journal, for answer.
SOME of the Demnitional papers of this
State have announced with glee that Daniel
w. Voorhees, is to- speak in Maine. Is he to
instruct our people in history by repeating
the comparison he made in 1864 between the
savage despotisms of Alaric, Attila, Genghis
Khan and Tamerlane, and the administra-
ton of Abraham Lincoln?
COLONEL HARPER appears to be blood
thirsty. The Aroostook Pioneer says that
during a recent speech in Litchfield he said:
''Let the Republicans be warned. Revolu-
ton is the natural weapon of the common
people. If we fail at the ballot box then |
tell them to beware of the other remedy, the
cartridge boXe'
TIE argus says the Republican campaign
is one of evasion. That is not true; but il
is true that the Argus can evade more ques-
tions than any man, set of men, or any
other newspaper that was ever known. 1t
is the Great Evasionst of current history,
the Artful Dodger of journalism.
IT is delightful to see the argus euloglzinS
Wendell Phillips. One would as soon eX-
pect to see La Lanterne praisinS the Bona
...,..anr tl.a IarinsLs Iuhn have Clarge OF