The Portland daily press., 1883-09-11
Political Fact ana Chat.

The Democratic State committee of Ohio
is printing 100000 pamphlets to distribute
among the farmers Of the State, designed to
show that the Republicans have not sufi-
GENTLY protected wool. Thought the Demo-
Gratis were in favor of tariff for revenue
only.
The Scott liquor law, Senator Sherman is
convinced, is becoming so popular that no
party will dare to repeal it. In his journeys
through the State he says he has found
strong sentiment in its favor among Demo-
Gratis as well SIS among Republicans. This
is especially true in the rural districts, where
the tax is looked upon as moderate and just.
Insurance Commissioner Tarbox of Mas
sachusetts in his report says: ''While re-
main in its administration, the department
Will have no relations with partisan or per-
sonal politics." This fine sentiment has not,
howe yer, prevented the commissioner from
notifying two clerks in his department that,
I'm order to employ in the administration
OF the department gentleman whose SER
vices as an official assistant very much de-
sire," he is obliged to make a change in the
clerkships October l. This is the kind of
civil service reformer Tarbox is.
The German voters of Iowa are organizing
movement to counterfeit the agitation in
favor of woman suffrage. They fear the en-
reimbursement of woman because of her hos
tility to indiscriminate liquor selling and her
respect for the Sunday laws. These Ger
mans are furnishing a powerful argument
for woman suffrage.
The Rochester Union Dem. thinks .'the
coming election of Ohio is of little or no
concern to Democrats outside of Ohio's Dor
ders." Like the tariff during the 1889 cam
paign the Ohio election is becoming purely
local issue in Democratic newspaper offices.
Robert E. Lee, youngest son of the late
Confed crate General, has declined Demo.
cratic nomination for the Legislature of Vir-
gin ia, saying that he has no taste for poll
tics.
Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer says Jay Gould does
not own cents worth of the New York
World, which is entirely the property of
himself and his two associates, John M.
McGuffer and Melville C. Day.
The withdrawal of Patrick n. Winston,
jr., of North Carolina, from the Democratic
party is announced in six-column-and-a-
half letter. A ix-column-and-a-half letter
is pretty long, but man who has been
Democrat all his lifetime has heap # sins
to confess.
According to the Philadelphia Press John
Kelly's way of ensuring harmony is to make
corpse and call it peace.
Secretary Chandler is said to be committed
to the support of President Arthur for Sec
ond term.
We are on the verge of another great
strike. 1t will come next year. The Demo-
Gratis of Indiana who, according to Demo-
publican ticket in 1880, have soemnly re-
solved that, on account of the increased
cost of living, the price in 1884 must be at
least $3.50. They will appoint committee
to compromise the matter at 1925, if posi-
ble.-Bloomington Leader.
All this mysterious talk about the s'old
ticket" is sheer nonsense, and none know
this so well as those who talk so long and
loud in its favor. 1t is nothing more, from
first to last, than a newspaper sensation.
The policy that would leave the live issues
to resurrect the old ''fraud" issue and pre-
sent it for "vindication" would be suicidal
indeed. What do we, living in the year of
our Lord 1888, care for the great fraud of
1875? As the Review has so often asserted,
the time for vindlcation is gone, and gone
forever.-Crawfordsvil Ind.) Review
Dem.
Bookwalter and his pocBet-book have been
in Cleveland. The editor of the Plain Deal
err charges that the recent county conven-
ton was carnival of fraud and bribery,
and refuses to abide by It's action. In his
paper, which is the only Democratic daily in
Northern Ohio, he says:
"There was a heap of lying and a great
deal of bribing in the convention to-day. Ar
rayed against Armstrong were the three Re-
publican papers of Cleveland and the Book
walter ring. 1t is pretty cheeky in stran-
ger to come to Cleveland and in the interest
of senatorial candidate to scatter his mon
ely to defeat a lifelong Democrat. 1t is evil
dent that an editor in a Democratic conven
ton stands no more chance of a nomination
than a cat in hell without claws. The ring
was all-powerful in its management to-day.
Hamilton county money tactics were intro
duced into Cuyahoga county to-day, or else
all signs are futile. The candidate for the
legislature in Cuyahoga county who is In ia
vor of John w. Bookwalter for senator will
get left"
The Morning Star, Roman Catholic
weekly of New Orleans, is advising Demo
Gratis of Louisiana to support the Republic
can ticket. 1t says it is impossible to re-
form the Democratic party within itself.