The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-16
CURRENT COMMENT.
HE WOULD NOT BE LIVING.
BOSTON Record.

Boston Record.
A horse upon which ten governors have
ridden is interesting Maine observers. mat
horse would be tired if he had carried all the
men who have wished to be governor during
that period
Boston Journal.
A Maine man is reported as saying that
several checks which have passed between
the recipients of post offices and the office
brokers in that State indicate that the price
of fair-sized fourth-class post Office is $25.
EXPRESSING ITS HONEST CONVICTIONS.
Brooklyn Eagle.
In discussing the subject of reform it is
necessary to discriminate between the sys-
tenn whish aims atreal improvement and pu-
riflcation and the system which embraces Ea-
tonian examinations. The first is of vital
importance; the second is humbug.
THE ONE ALTERNATING CIRCUMSTANCE.
Albany Times (Dem.)
The only wholesome relief 10 the picture
is Eugene Higginss custom of visiting the
Republicans and soaring them almost to
death by his pantomimic representation of
cutting off of heads. There has been but
little said about Higgins's performances in
this line of late. We trust most heartily
that he has not given it up. 1T was a reve-
lation and a relief, and we hope he will re-
sumo it and improve on it at The earliest mo-
ment.
A QUESTION FOR THE BOSTON POST. =
Philadelphia Press.
1t seems to be conceded that Col. Morton
will not be appointed postmaster to succeed
Mr.. Manley at Augusta, Me. Secretary of
War EndicOtt has stated explicitly that Mr.
and the latter, it is reported from Maine, is
prepared to relieve the President from en-
barrassment by withdrawing from the con-
test. 1t is now in order for the Boston Post
to acknowledge frankly that Blaine is boss. I"
When the contest first began for the place
and it was intimated that Mr.. Cleveland did
not care to nominate to Office man who had
taken pains to make himself obnoxious to
the Presidents opponent in the last national
canvass, the Post demanded to know in its
largest type if Blaine was boss?" The nat
ural inference from its language was that, if
Morton did not succeed in getting the Angus
ia post office, Mr. Blaine's influence must be
acknowledged as still dominant VIII the
Post admit the conclusion of its own argu-
ment or would it rather concede that it made
| lunk-headed fool of itself? Which?
THE sENsELEss CRY OF BLOODY SHIRT. -
Richmond letter to Cincinnati Commercial
Let statesman like John Sherman allude
| to the results of the war, or the condition of
| the freedmen or speak of the discrepancy
between the number of colored votes cast and
the number counted. then George Hoadly
and other renegade AbOlitionists and all the
old copperheads and the little bunch of tab
by cats called Mugwumps, rise on their col
lective and individual legs and shout in uni
son, "Blo-O-o-dy Shir-r-r--t" Then all sit
down, fan themselves and not approvingly
to one another. 1--WE squelched old Sher-
man that time, didn't we?" Then when
| Judge Foraker in an exhaustive discussion,
covering all aspects Of the political situation,
| dwells briefly upon the matter Of the Solid
| South and character of election held there,
up pops the precious crowd again, and again
they all shout together Bloody shirt, " and
| then all reseat themselves and wink again to
one another. eve smashed Foraker pretty
| fiat then didn't we?"