The Portland daily press., 1885-04-01
Current Comment.
DOING WELL FOR HENDRICKS.
Rochester nar,ooro+

DOING WELL FOR HENDRICKS.
Rochester Democrat.
Hendricks has removed the old man who
mas been messenger for the Vice Presi-
dents room f0f EHany years, and appointed spT
well.
QUITE NEAR.
Chicago News.
IeW weeks ago, the gossips were telling
us now close Mr.. John r. Mclean of Ohio
would be to the new administration. 1t
now appears the gossips were right. The
president is evidently sitting on the little
Ohioan.
ASK SOMETHING EASIER.
Wheeling Intelligencer
They are asking what Vermont has ever
done for the Democratic party that son of
hers should be delegated to do the tail-twist-
Ing OF the British lion in the name of
Democratic Administration. How do we
know?
NoN-PARTIsAN SPORT.
Atlanta Constitution.
1t is said that there will be an attempt
made to prevail on the President to retain
the present minister to Spain. No doubt it
will fail, for the President knows as well as
anybody that there are plenty of Democrats
who will enjoy the bull-fghts as keenly as
any hcpuplIcaD.
PART OF BARGAIN.
Des Moiues Register.
The plan Of the temperance extremists to
run temperance tickets and draw away votes
from the Republican party is part of bar
gain entered into two years ago between St.
John and John 3. Finch and the Demo-
cratic managers, and that the temperance
pspers OF New York are aiding in carrying
out the plot.
ABOUT PARTISAN CROP REPORTS.
Boston Herald.
The suggestion is made by the st. Louis
Republican that the postmasters of the
country be utilized in securing more general
and accurate crop reports. It might be
good idea, il politics could be kept out of it.
But it would be hardly the thing for party
postmasters 70 send in bullish crop reports
in order to secure campaign funds or affect
the elections.
SHORT, INTERESTING AND TO THE POINT.
Macon Telegraph.
The interview between the Kentucky Free
trade statesmen and Mr.. Cleveland can be
easily reported:
Statesman -?
Cleveland: -.
Statesman: -?
Cleveland: -.
Otdt6eudus - -
Cleveland: -
Statesman: (outside)- --!! I'LL
Ex-Gov. PLAIsTED SHOULD BE HEEDED.
Boston journal.
The editor of Democratic paper In
Maine who left the Republican party be-
cause he could not get all the Offices he
wanted, and who was first known and last
heard from as persistent Office. seeker. and
is now an aspirant for any Office he can get,
gives bis readers an editorial on the text:
"The Mad Race for Office" He tells the
Democrats that nine-tenths who are seeking
Office now will be disappointed, and advises
them to turn their attention to some other
av0cation. The man who speaks from ex-
perience should be needed.
BENEFITS OF A LONG WINTER.
Philadelphia Press
One of the benefits the people can now
look forward to as a compensation for the
long and severe winter they have passed
through 10 an ice crop unusual in quantity
aud quality. The stacks and storehouses
along the Hudson River and in Maine were
never 30 large and so full as this spring finds
them. With the newborn zeal in favor of
cleanliness which is showing Itself in every
community and an ice crop equal to any
probable demand, the prospect of making
life endurable this summer is not SO un-
favorable as it might be.
HAD NO TIME TO READ THE INAUGURAL.
st. LouIs Globe-Democrat
The Democrats of the mountain districts
In Arkansaw do not seem to have been noti- !
fed of the fact that the change of Admin
istration should cause 'sno pretext for anxi-
ETY. touching the protection of the freedmen
in their rights or their security in the en-
joyment of their privileges as set forth by
President Cleveland in his inaugural. At
any rate, colored emigiants attempting to
settle IL that romantic region are promptly
ordered to seek homes elsewhere. aud we
do rot hear that the new Attorney General
has taken any steps 10 discourage such pro-
ceedings.