The Portland daily press., 1883-08-17
Political Fact and Chat.

Like bsgets like. The New York Suns
boom for Holman, the objeetor, excites
| nothing but objection,
The Cincinnati Gazette predicts that the
great States which will grow up in few
years along the line of the Northern Pacific
railroad will make the old Democracy sick.
To call jeff Davis ex-President Davis and
in the same breath call upon the North to
bury the resentments of the war, is an exam
pie of almost unparalleled cheek. 1t is the
Atlanta Constitution that furnishes it.
Commissioner Evans has been testing Hos
letters bitters and pronounces them IS per
cent. whisky. With this advertisement the
proprietors can well afford to pay the tax.
The Richmond Despatch thinks civil SER
vice reform will not be carried out to the
letter until the last Republican office-kolder
is turned out. That's what all the Demo-
Gratis think, though too cunning to vocifer-
ate their sentiments at present,
The Pail Mall Gazette announces that
Noah's Ark has been discovered on Mt.
Ararat, and that an American has bought it
to bring to the United States. Doubtless
the ancient structure is purchased in behalf
of the Democratic party, which next fall
will need to get in out of the wet
The Chicago whisky men propose to make
the question of the extension of the bonded
period of whisky political one, and ally
themselves with whichever party will cham
pion their interest. Here is hint that
Democratic platform-makers will not be
| slow to take.
Gov Butler was invited to speak at a
meeting of the striking telegraphers in Bos-
ton, but declined on the ground that there
| might be collision between the authorities
| and the strikers in which the Governor
would be called upon to act, and conse-
| quently he must avoid the suspicion of par
| tiality. The demagogue seems for once to
| have simulated decency.
The Straight-out Republicans of Virginia
| at their State convention on Wednesday, de-
clared against all entangling alliances; adopt
ed protective tariff resolution; endorsed
james G. Blaine for the Presidency; con.
demned the administration for aiding Ma
hone; opposed mixed schools; and favored
| civil service reform and the honest enforce
ment of the recent acts of Congress. There
are good many sound principles in the
| Straight-out creed.
Chairman Barnum contributes his mite to
the controversy in regard to the attitude OF
Tilden toward Hancock in the campaign of
| 1880. According to Mr.. Barnum Tilden
was consulted beforehand in regard to Han
| cocks nomination and answered that the
! choice of Gen. Hancock would be agreeable
| to him; and after the campaign opened COOP
Grated cordially with the Democratic mana
gers. This statement will hardly settle the
controversy. Mr.. Tildens nature is not Of
so open and frank kind as to repe the sus-
| picion of deceit and Mr.. Barnum's manage
ment of the campaign was of so destructive
| character that an enemy of Hancock could
most heartily cooperate in it without doing
violence to his feelings.
The local-option law passed by the lower
house of the Georgia Legislature provides
for strict prohibition of the manufacture
and sale of liquor. An election can be held
on the question of prohibition on the petit
ton of one-tenth of the qualified voters in a
county, or of one-fifth in city or town. II
| must be entirely separate from any other
election, the ballots to be distinguished by
the legends, s'For whiskey'' and against
whiskey." The bill was passed by exactly
the constitutional majority, one advocate of
it being compelled to break his pair in order
to vote for it. While the Georgia Democrats
were passing this law the Democratic candi-
date for governor of Iowa was shouting for
saloon on every hilltop. Evidently the
tariff question is not the only one on which
the Democracy is badly mixed.
The Greenback party some years ago fig
ured, as they supposed, the interest question
on Government securities down to rock bot.
tom. The ideal rate fixed for the ssinter-
convertible bond was 1865, SO that $1OC
should produce in interest but one cent a
day, But since the wise and skilful man.
agement of the public treasury, under Re-
publican chiefs, has brought the interest
down below the 3 65 standard the able finan-
ciers of the Greenback party don't exactly
know what to do or say. They are debating
whether to drop sixty-fve days from the
year or the 65 cents from the rate.-Indian-
apolis Journal (Rep.)
The harmony which at present exists in
the Democratic party is sweeter than the
ointment which runs down upon Hoadly's
beard. The Enquirer says Hoadly is BANKED
by all of the Bill Allen Democracy; Charles
Woodley says he is BANKED poor politician
and ought to keep his mouth shut; Bill Hill
says he is "h-p' of Democrat. A cor
respondent of the leading Democratic paper
In the West says he bought his nomination
for $4,000, and growled because it cost him
so much. Kahlo, leading Democrat of
Toledo, also says Hoadly purchased his nom
ination. The Plain Dealer compared Hoad-
| ly with mule, and has never apologized
for it, The Elyria Constitution says of
Hoadly: "Just look at his nosei it has the
color of red beet, and whisky is his God .
On the other hand Hoadly has frequently
said in his speeches that the Democratic par
ty was corrupt, and he was opposed to its
principles. He opposed license law, a.
though the Democratic party declares in ia.
yor of such a law. He is one of the worst
kind of monopolists, though the Democratic
party are professedly opposed to monopolies.
Hoadly was once in favor of hanging Allen
G. Thurman to lamp post, and is so
ashamed of his party associates that he
would not run for governor except as can
didate OF new party. How sweet it is for
| hrathran tn dwell tooethar in 11nitul- CIaya