The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-04-03
Political Notes.

- p9on gwen IN the cleveland Leader for
come days past. On summing up the returns the
gr es are found to stand -254S for Blaine, 81 for
Sh-rman, % for Arthur, 81 for Edmunds and the
rest scattering.
All my friends know that have been a republi-
can all my life. and they also know that 1
of public life for good; They know. too, that
would not take any flee, high low, for l have
had enough of that and the lime has come for rest
and quiet.-LGen. sherman.
The whole truth is told In the declaration that
tariff reform can never be accom- jlished By the
Democratic party There is not leadership cour-
age nor honesty enough in that ridiculous runlp of
antiqui y to accomplish anvil ing bryond the DEM
oLstraiions of its own dishonesty aud poltroonery
Chicago Times Qndl.
This readiness to die for principle it is needless to
say, is not highly reished by the Democracy. They
are ready to die Tor the SPOTS, but principle to
tn IN is as abstract q nonentty as honor was to
Jack Falstatf. They would prefer TO die If die
they mus, for almost anything else. Cincinnati
Commercial.
1t is singular fact that many, very many, of our
republicans cannot be aroused to the Importance Of
the Southern question; They will get excited to
the point of fighting the party organizaio ion
the removal of clerk in any of the departments
but almost entirely inditferent the outrag
in the south and the denial of the ri Sht of suf
frage to the eolored people.-(Senator Hoar.
A canvass of the New York Legislature for presi-
Dental preferences gave, in the Senate, L imuuds
6. Arthur g. Blaine Q, an one each for Haw ey,
John sherman and Gen. Sherman. In the Assem-
bly,, Edmunds 26 Bhine 10, Arthur T. Harrisoa /
The Democratic Sena ors sto d: lden &, Cleveland
2, Paine l. Assemblymen, Tilden 34 Cleveland
and Hancock, Flower, Butler, Hewitt, Morrison
and Thurman, L each.
The truth is that they will not submit to negro
leaders. Rather han do it they will kill them
This is the simple, valuable truth and the sooner
the whole country is prepared TO accept it. that the
two races may ADJUST their relations the better
tor all. This is no tire Il, for any white people
Gods earth would do the very same thing under
similar clrcumsta' ces The whites OF Massachu-
of Mississippi have fredericksburg Herald,
(Dem.)
MIR. Conklngs preferences are not known but no
word has come from the Observatory that the
worli has ceased to revolve He has, however,
given renewed and m ct .mrhatic denial T. the
ster, that he is Tor Mr.. Blaine. The STUPID story
that Grant and mixing had expressed themselves
for MIR. klaiue seems to have been started bV rome
one unfriendly to the latter. solely with view 10
the effect oy ienial, which was sure TO follow
v hile General Grant is nOminally for Senator Lo-
CAMS mil aliOD. there Is growing impression
among the politicians that Grant is really for Grant
General Boynton.
There are half dozen Republican papers on our
exchange list, two of which published in States
which will give their electoral votes for the DEM.
cratic candidate for resident which are assnripo
their reader that "whoeyer receives the Rennb ?
eau nomi alton or the Presidency will be elect -
Such papers however honest aud earnest thav az
are rot entitled to anv condolences Thev are tha
victims of Impulse The idea they ar. bnsily
oitrar, the republican convent on n,ust he very
careful as to the nddate it selects Tor the Pres-
dency II the nomination Is to be follow ed by an
election--boston Journal Qep)