The Portland daily press., 1885-02-19
Current Comment.

3 KIND NOT USED BY DYNAMITERs,
Henry George)
The dynamite OF ideas is infinitely more
powerful than that which will throw down
buildings and blow holes In streets.
ALL THEY CAN sTAGGER UNDER AT PRES
ENT.
(Hartford Post)
The polygamists claim that they cannot
get justice in the territorial courts, 1t is
mere matter of opinion. They have got
more justice than they could prosper under,
recently
THE ROLLER RINK MUST REFORM.
minneapolis Tribune)
The roller rink has many sins 10 answer
for, but it still remains flourshing Ameri-
can institution. Something must be done
soon, however, for the dashing professor
OF roller skating is usurping The place of the
sad-eyed coacnman and elopiDg with rich
helresses. The rink must reform or go.
DEMoRALIzED NEW ORLEANS.
(N. Q. Picayune)
We have known men to shrink from testi-
flying in cour! for fear of the consequences
outside of the court. We have seen citizens
OF New Orleaus with pale faces and talking
With bated breath where the ground was
still moist with the blood of murdered men.
Why? The ring had terrorized the city.
What else was to be expected under gov.
ernment established by the violation of the
ballot box and the perjury of its appointed
guardians.
BRING ON THE RUBRER BOOTS AND sHoy-
ELS.
(Kennebec Journal)
The legislature came to the relief yester-
day Of our snow-beund city government.
passing an order instructipg the Secretary
OF State to arm every member with a snow
shovel to assist in removing the snow from
our sidewalks so as to render them passable
for pedestrians. The order stands in the
records of both branches as monument TO
the peculiar economy of the present city
authorities. Another snow storm will
oblige the citizens to provide themselves
with snow-shoes.
TEACH TEMPERANCE IN THE SCHOOLS.
Boston Cengregationalist.)
While we have faith in repressive temper
ance legislation only so far as it is sustained
by public sentiment, there are some advan-
tageous features In the movement for secur-
ing scientific temperance instruction in the
schools. In the first place, all teachers will
be obliged to study the subject and pass an
examination upon 1t before securing their
certificates. Then every scholar will have to
pass an examination on the subject before
passing to higher grade. Then, again, it
will give young people an intelligent idea of
the consequence of drink before the taste
has been acquired or the habit formed. The
law will be ignored in many instances, be
made an occasion for teaching false views
in others, but if faithfully carried out, it
will be very useful.
FEELING OF THE MoSsRACKs.
[New York SUM-
Mr.. Cleveland lacks support from disin-
terested friends that would be useful to him.
The list of such friends is very small True
blue Democrats are deliberating over his
case. Many are disposed to treat him like
poor relation-acknowledg him or not,
according to circumstances. Very few
who went to New York to see him brought
back favorable reports. At present there
is very little confidence in his being able to
make a successful administration. His let
tiers and public utterances are distasteful to
the true blues. Old-time Democrats are not
feeling well. They fear that the administra-
tion will be strange thing, and insinuate
that the best they can do will be to get what
they can out of it and cut clear of all respon-
sihilifv