The Portland daily press., 1884-05-05
Political Notas.

There is one eminent Democratic Statesman who
has even greater cause to complain Of neglect this
year than General Hancock. We refer to ex-Gov-
ernor Mcclellan Of New Jersey.-Hartford CourAnt.
Our model statesman is Mr.. Holman, but we are
not running any candidate at present. We hope to
support the candidate of the democracy when the
time comes. Even crank like Frank Hnrd would
be preferable to any republican we now think o.
New York Sun.
With Tilden as the democratic candidate for pros-
dent every billboard in the county would be laden
with pictures Of a petriied mummy, surmounted
and surrounded with cipher dispatches. Mr.. TIL
den belongs to the past and what is left OF him
should get rest.-Galveston News Dem.)
Kentucky stands as a stone wall in the center Of
the Democratic lire Of battle. We see only the
enemy in front of us. Above us floats the free
hearts hope and the free-home's hag-the ensign Of
fair and free government-beariDg the motto:
Honesty, Economy, Equality and A Tariff for
Revenue only!" Democrats, everywhere. gather
about this star-eyed Goddess Of Reform, and fear
not, for Truth is mighty and will prevail.-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal.
cThe weakness of the democratic position Is that
while suspecting Chandler Of INSTRUMENTATION of
public money, they cannot prove it. They are in
the ridiculous attitude of admitting the mans hon
esty and acting toward him az If he were a chronic
rogue. Mr.. Abram Hewitt attempted TO reconcile
this palpable absurdity, and was summarily crush
charges that were crammed ingloriously down his
throat, much to his individual confusion and the
modification of his party He is a rich and intel
letual crank, afnicted with insomnia Somebody
says that he lacks free material Of exact yer.
acity."-Washington Letter Augusta Chronicle.
Congressman Hewitt may be an able man, but he
has an unfortunate habit of going OF half-cocked
On Wednesday, he made a most serious charge
against the Secretary of the Navy alleging that he
had not accounted for a large sum Of money re-
ceived from the sale of naval vessels and was i'm
mediately confronted with evidence that he was
mistaken. He is the same Hewitt who pronounced
fha IA a. No..
partisan, and SO anxious to discover some Republi-
can iniquity, that his credulty makes him absurd
saMilwaukee Sentinel.
The only rule in the Republican party is that the
aborer worthy of his hire. Just so far as young
men in earnest in politics and are willing to
prove their earnestness by their works. SO far will
the Republican party award them recognition. The
only limit to mans influence in the party is the
energy by which he strives to give them expression
At the caucuses at conventions, at the polls the Re-
publican party thrills with the life of young blood
In November, it will win, because it is the Young
mems party.-Albany journal.
The opponents of Mr.. Blaine charge that his pop
ularity has been made by the newspapers and that
consequently it is not popularity in fact, but
manufactured article to be used up to the eve of
! the Republican convention for the purpose of Sc
curing to the Man of Maine the Republican nomi-
nation for the Presidency. This is not in keeping
with the facts. No man has been criticized more
press, and his defeat in 1876 and 1856 was in a
great measure due to the opposition Of the New
York, Chicago and Cincinnati journals, who now
do not oppose him only because they see he is the
choice of the yoters.-Cleveland Herald
The statement that Mr., Blaine was dissatisfied
With the result Of Senator Miller's management Of
the formers interests at the Utica Convention, we
| happen to know, is devoid OF truth. Mr., Blaine
could not very well feel dissatisfied with the dis
closure that Senator Mer's tactics developed viz:
that Mr.. Blaine had within half a dozen OF a ma
| Jority OF the convention in the Presidents own
state Senator Miller made up his mind that the
strength OF his supporters so nearly If not
relypreponradent that he would prefeto risk the
chance, provided it brought glory to the Presi-
dent The result proved his political sagacity for
the President did not obtain single delegate-at-
large, while both roll calls discosed.that Mr. Blaine
was far ahead of any other Presidential candidate
in this State. 1t is amazing that Mr.. Blaine, with
no patronage to command and no servitors to do
him favor for recompense, made such a showing
/ at Utica. And yet even his own friends must adj
nit that under all the circumstances thus far dis
closed in the State canvass Senator Edmunds or
Secretary Lincoln would be safer to head the ticket
| than any other yet named for the honor.-Albany
| Journal