The Portland daily press., 1884-04-10
Political Notes.

The Bland silver party in the House now con-
sists of liz Democrats and 10 Republicans. with
81 Democrats and 81 Republicans opposed.
The Albany correspondent of the New York Sun
says that Arthur's prospects have steadily declined
in New York in the last fortnight. The Blaine men
claim 30 delegates out of ~ and the Edmunds men
six or eight. The Albany journal is quoted as an
Edmunds paper.
David A. Wells would like to see the Democracy
nominate George II. Pendleton for President. We
violate no confidence in infor ming Mr.. Wells that
the Democracy have deter mined to do Just that
thing-not this year, but the year when the skies
fall and the arkcatcbing contingent upon that cas-
ualty takes place.-New York Tribune.
want to tell the gentleman from Maine Orr.
Reed that the good old ship of the Democratic
party, containing the church militant of the true
political faith, Notwithstanding these March gales,
viii yet come into harbor with the doves of sweet
peace singing harmony on its yardarms, and the
old flag of the constitution floating gallantly from
its peak.-Ex-Speaker Randall.
To-day the country is actually in doubt as to
whether Democratic majority in Congress is not
afraid to NEEDLE with Republican tariff 1t is be-
cause people suspect il of this urspeakable
cowardice that the Democratic party seems to be
losing ground. Politics is struggle of positive
moral forces and the party that is weak vacillatng
and uncertain cannot hope for success.-BuffalO
Courier.
The (Morrison) bill an UTTER irretrievable fail
ure and its author also. Both are as dead as Mar
Gus Aurelius Julius Caesar. The sun at MONDAY
is not palmer than that something must be done
save the Democratic party from total destruction.
If there is one Democrat in the House who knows
anything about tariffs let him come forward. H-th
erto the ignorance displayed has been gross dense
and impenetrable.-New York Graphic.
we are going 10 give 10000 majority for the
nominee, whoever he may be- said the Hon. w. G.
Dornan, chairman of the Iowa Republican State
Central Committee, today, at the Sherman House.
- tnlnk, perhaps, Inc majority OF Iowa hepuDn-
cans would like to see Blaine dominated. but they
certainly want the strongest candidate the party
can put up. President Arthur is very favorably re-
garded and think it would be very difficult for the
Democrats to find any argument Of weight to urge
against his election should he be nominated DE
spatch to the Philadelphia Press.
The chances are, that the candidate of the repub-
can party will be James G. Blaine. If his friends
make noise enough and show a bold front they will
capture the Southern vote without an effort But
they must all shout. Warner Miller must show his
hand like a mani Collector Robertson must no long
er sneak behind custom house screen. The Tribune
must not continue to beat about the bush. Johnny
OBren must no longer keep his cards up his sleeve
Let the Blaine men throw off the mask and their
boom will carry the South to their side, the
plumed knight will head their party, and they will
go in for dashing campaign with the certainty of
glorious time and full rations in case of
N. Y. World.
The Republican party should not count upon
electing its President because there is division of
the democratic party upon the tariff. The average
democrat will vote the ticket whether Mcdonald,
Morrison, Randall or Payne is the leader. The
men selected oy the republicans must be men on
whom no n,uu csn pc maGe 70 suck. ana whose
= .. sucn cnaEacter that Inc entire
have confidence The nation is prosnero5s and da.
sires no change, and the Republican party will be
successful If merits in wisely choosing its
leaders.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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cable oftentimes in her selections. If, when the
complimentary vote for sneaker xvas IN ha oivap bv
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tne hepu9hcan sloe last december one OF the dele
gscion nso pcoPoseu MI Iced OF Name instead OF
sne letlring Congressman SoVsrnor-eiect Robinson,
Mn sT nomnalion 70 an once ne could not remain
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county Woufu nave ooen sparsu tne sname OF see
sne nands Of ms orethre 70 pc followed py MS deep
nuhinasi9n, Wn1Gh y maae tnelrs also py having
eIuoiseu hlm-W asnlngVoh correspondence OF the
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