The Portland daily press., 1885-08-04
CURRENT COMMENT.


NlNNINd a NAIlONAL REPUTATION.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Simon Brown, chairman of the state Dem
ocratic committee of Maine, is a rustler from
Rustleville. He has been 'daown tew''
Washington and in four days secured post
offices for forty Maine Democrats.
NO PLACE FOR SAINTS AMONG DEMOCRATS.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
The civil service reformers who, under the
lead OF Mr.. Curtis, undertook to form and
maintain Holiness wing Of the Democratic
party, seem to be losing their grip The
saints are gradually being sent to the rear
in the Democratic procession.
OUTLINE OF MIR. HENDRICKS's PLANS.
Indianapolis Sentinel.
Vice President Hendricks is at his home
in Indianapolis, and is enjoying the best of
health and the confidence and respect of the
American people. He will not be a candi-
date for the presidency in 1888. He may,
nevertheless, be urged to accept a nomina-
ton in case it is as unanimously rendered
him as was his nomination for vice president
in 1884.
FOLLOWING HIS LEADER.
Worcester Spy.
After all, why should any one expect
president Cleveland to interfere with the
proceedings of Aquila Jones, which please
Mr., Hendricks, Senator Voorhees, and the
indianapolis Democrats SO much? Mr.. Jones
is only doing in a small ,way what the Presi-
Republicans out Of office because they are
Republicans, and putting in Democrats be-
cause they are Democrats.
THE TWO WHO WILL BE REMEMBERED
THOUSAND YEARS HENCE.
Hon. Chauncey NJ Depew.
A thousand years hence the only men of
this great era who will be remarkable will
be Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant
From two quarters in the West, the most I'M
likely places for statesmen or heroes, came
Lincoln the President, and Grant the sol
der. AS | look at it, neither would have
succeeded without the other; but to them,
both together, we owe the country as we
have it to-day
MIR. COX BEGINS EARLY ON THE SULTAN
Philadelphia Press.
Sunset Cox, the new American minister to
Turkey, has arrived in Constantinople, and
the reports indicate that he is already on
pleasant terms with the Sultan. 1t is related
that, as the two grim jokers were walking
arm-in-arm along the water front the other
day. Cox, with his usual cheerfulness, point
ed out upon the strait and asked the unsus-
pecting sovereign: "Why does your High
ness resemble that waterP" Unlike his
treatment Of most things, his Highness gave
are the Boss-for-us"
THE WAY CAPTAIN CHASE RETIREs FROM
POLITICS.
Boston Journal
The announcement by Captain Chase col
lectOr of internal revenue at Portland. Me-.
that he has retired from politics is one of the
humors of the present political situation
Private aevices from prominent Democrats
in Maine are to the effect that he is driving
around the country in his Concord wagon as
usual, and is in frequent consultation with
post Office aspirants and others desiring the
benefit of his peculiar ability The advice
he gives post Office aspirants is to forward
$40 bill with statement of their case to
Chairman Brown, who some time ago opened
a political brokerage Office at Washington,
and their case will be attended to. The Tab
ulator will not retire from politics sufficient
ly to lose his present control of the Demo-
cratic party in Maine What he probably
intends by his statement is that, having OBJ
the petitions of other aspirants lest changes
may be so rapidly made that the supply of
Offices may run out