The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-28
Campaign Notes.

Blaine aud Logan flag Thursday evening, and we're
addressed by the Hon. John l.. Swift of Boston.
Mr.. Blaine seems to have infused into his cam.
paign the cheerful confidence, the buoyant temper,
The conscious power and the calm courage of his
letter OF acceptance.-New York Mail and Express
Thomas A. Hendricks is the candidate for Vice
President on the ticket which Harper's Weekly is
supporting. On the I'd of September, 1876, Harpers
Weekly published an excellent article on 1.-THE
shameless hypocricy of the Democratic ticket' Is
the hypocricy any less shameless now than then?
Boston journal.
There is deep vein in the Boston Advertiser.
The profundity of that paper is phenomenon. 1t
ought to be bored to whether OIL salt water or
natural gas would flow to the surface. In the mean
time, the struggle towards a higher level is a very
good thing. The Advertiser is Struggling with the
Democratic party in the name of higher level.
There are some people who need an experience OF
that kind in order to know enough to get under a
roof when in the rain.-Cincnnati Commercial
Gazette.
The news received at the headquarters of the
State Committee shows that Republican interest in
the canvass is msnifesting ssef, at present prnci
Pally in the formation of Blaine and Logan clubs.
dWMonty new ones were reported yesterday which is
lat gays WORK 1t also appears that There is alb
sol9telJ no dissatisfaction in the Republican party
IN TINS State outside of the handful Of unbs py
free traders in this neighborhood; while the list Of
democrats (names sent in) who will not vote for
OleVeianu is long one-New York Tribune
whoever desires TO give his influence for Blaine
see 10 1t that he puts in his work with refer
enee to the September election. A vote for the Re
publican ticket at the State election will count vast
~ more for him than vote cast for Presidential
eleceois IN november Let every friend and sup
porter OF Mr.. Blaine bear this important fact in
mihd. me vote in September will be the test vote
Other States will look at the vote for Robie as a
ses9 OF the strength of Blaine in his own State
Make no mistake about this. Whoever ia in earnest
Tor Blaine will see TO it that he deposits his vote or
Robe in September and persuades and helps as ma
ny more as he can to do Observation-Disclosures Jour-
In his speech at Indianapolis MIR. Hendricks &C.
cepts 1t is not proper to criticise the motives by
which Mr. Hendricks has been actuated. The men
who have treated him with an indifference worse
imam scorn and contumsy, can now find no Ian
gage TOO tervent in which to praise the efabnega-
ton in him which promises salvation to them. Let
Mr.: Hendricks have the charity of the belief that
ne has acted from patriotic motives and at cost to
his own finer feelings. 1t was his duty to settle with
MS own selfrespect. This he has no doubt done lin
his own way, but there are Democrats all over this
country VINO Will feel deep regret. if nothing 4
more at ms action.-NIacon Telegraph. DEM.
large and enthusiastic meeting of Republican,
was held in City Hall, Hallowell, Friday evening
for the purpose of organizing Blaine and Logan
club Over 800 names were signed to the call The
following officers were elected: President, A. M.
Spear Vice Presidents, j. j. Jones, II. S. Gridell,
ing Secretary, W. F. Marston; Corresponding Sec
rotary. T; J. Day. Jr; Treasurer, A. D. Knight
Tho%psoa NJ W. BoSS aS Hsws W.
Ira True; Executive Committee, A. M. Spear and
Major Rowell.
1t would have astonished the editor of the New
Age to have seen the agonizng twist and sour looks
Of the old mossbacks in the Maine delegation when
two OF the delegates voted to break the unit rule
ana give each State an opportunity to record the
votes of all her delegates. There was no terror in
the threats nor intimidation in the belly-aching
groan from those who wanted Maine to 90 solid on
everything, whether right or wrong The old bour-
bonlsh ways of majority of the Maine delegates
were in striking contrast to the liberal views Of the
young delegates sent by other States-Fairfeld
journal, Delegate Bunker's paper.
Mr.. Smith M. Weed, who appeared as the proxy
OF the Connecticut mule-buyer and engineered his
plan in the committee, is man whose advice and
counsel are of little value when the object is to
secure secure the support of thinking people. -. Il
niule Duyng forged letters, and similar devices
may easily check the rising tide of popular favor
winch has been driven in Democratic direction by
the course Of the Republican convention, Mr..
In politics when he is skllfully attered and he is
credited with skill in getting money from others
and applying it where it will do the most good but
the value OF this particular agency in politics is
easily oyerrated.-New York Times on Barnum's
reelection.
The Democratic promises of the campaign, which |
were abundant, have not been redeemed The
Scott law has neither been affirmed or abolished,
but forced into the Supreme Court has been lodged
to add costs and penalties to taxation The Demo-
Gratis have not faced the liquor questions and they
have not gained anybodys confidence by their
evasions. The German Republican vote has been
fully restored to the Republican party An attempt
was made few weeks ago to cause the impression |
that German Republican papers were all against |
Blame upon the narrow-minded KnoW-nothinR |
ground that he was citizen of prohibitory State
put that furry is over. The German Republican |
mans of Ohio are in line.-Cincinnati Commercial |
Gazette.
James Cookery prminent Irish lawyer Of Tren-
ton, N. j., is out for Blaine and Logan. Among |
other things in the letter. Mr. Cookery writes as fol-
lows; I'VE Irish as body not traitorsiand per-
1urers. we respect our oaths. We cherish, it is /
true, the land of our BIRTH and deplore the evils
there subssting, but love the land of our adop-
uon with an ardent, patriotic, fervor which no ex
Irlnslc or foreign consideration, no matter how
cred, can obliterate or outweigh 1t is, thereupon
vile slander upon the Irish people, and piece of
unparalleled erontery, to insinuate that any Irish
American citizen, here elsewhere, who chooses to
give Mr. Blaine his support in the forthcoming cleo
ton, must of necessity be dynamter at heart If |
you ike Blaine and his policy, vote for him. II /
you relish the samples of legislation afforded by the
amateur statesman p1n OF New York, why. give him
slight You can read him in moment His an /
tagonist, like an oriental despot, is yelled in msts
more careful scrutiny
Mr.. Carl Schurz has made some very good cam /
paign speeches and some very poorones. He will
naturally wish to be at his best when he takes the
stump for Cleveland and Hendricks, and as his /
memory seems to have failed sadly during the four
years we venture to refer him to capital speech /
which he made in Indianapolis on July 20. 1880 |
That speech contains much excellent material for |
future use but We have space to quote for his bene
fit only the following sentences: "When the Dem
ocracy ther efore, speaks of reform of the civil
service. the meaning of that term in the light of
history and of the tendencies at present prevaiiup
can be nothing else than that the reform shall con-
sst in putting out all Republicans and putting all
Democrats their nlQpez hat |
would be! How the North and South would shake
hands over the bloody chasm filed with such good
things. 1t is almost universally ac- |
fact that at present the public business
i, on the whole, well and honorably conducted in
the government offices. In matters of most |
essential moment TO the public welfare the Repub-
lican party can be safely counted for efficient and
faithful service while its opponent opens only a
prospect OF uncertainty and confusion."- York |