The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-18
CURRENT COMMENT.
SHOULD SAY WE HAVE.
Louisville Courier-Journal.

SHOULD SAY WE HAVE.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Have we Democratic party among us?
IN THE HANDS OF HIS OWN PARTY.
Macon Telegraph.
That Mr. Cleveland has been constantly IN
the hands of unworthy and designing men 10
fact well known.
SHORT REIGN PREDICTED.
Boston Globe
The city of Rockland, Me-, has Demo-
cratic administration for tne nrst tlme IN
thirty years. Rocklanu VIII pe HAPPY loi
twelve months, at least
THE POSITION OF THE DEMOCRACY.
Philadelphia Press.
The able Mugwumpiau Boston Herald de-
clares that Mr. Cleveland ''has the Demo-
cratic party at his back and we believe he
has The Democratic party appears to have
its boot raised, too.
AND IS THE OUTLOOK ENCOURAGING?
Harpers Weekly.
The Democratic party has thrown away
its advantage and discarded its policy. The
Presidents course has rent, not united, his
party. ThelDemocratic party has not won
the confidence of the friends of sound finance
or of civil service reform.
RULE FOR BOTH.
lions Advocate.
But it is never to be forgotten that in such
labor discussions as are now in progress a
Christian spirit on the part of the employer
and the employe should not be lacking. The
golden rule should guide both alike: 'All
things whatsoever We would that men should
do to you, do ye even so to them"
SENATOR HARRIs'S PAN-ELECTRIcITY.
N. Y. Tribune.
The Rogers family asked him whether in
the event of postal telegraph legislation he
would have any delicacy in owning, Pan
fsmed 5 Soc Senator w sne smpy fS
in the Senate and say that was interested
in the BILL" That is to say, he would not
have spoken or voted against it. He would
not have felt at liberty to oppose it, because
he was interested in it and was likely to
make fortune out of it.
A REMARKABLE SPECIES OF JUGGLING.
Atlanta Constitution.
1t was impossible to remove Republican
officeholder without "cause." Under these
circumstances it was necessary to resort to a
species of juggling quite remarkable in its
way, and altogether un-DemOcratic Mr..
Villas. the postmaster general, issued conf
men, urging them to formulate charges
against the Republican postmasters and 9th
er officials who were holding over. Prompt
ed by this circular, it is said that volumin-
Washington, and is now on file in the de-
partments. 1t is this mass of charges that
the Republican Senate wishes to examine.
CHAMBERLAIN AND HOME RULE.
Justin McCarthys cable to the N. Y. Herald
am told Mr.. Gladstone's Home Rule
scheme was submitted to the Cabinet today,
viii Chamberlain accept it? people ask.
had some talk with Mr.. Chamberlain this
week and found him not so set against home
rule as some suppose. He held to the utter
ly mistaken idea that the Irish people can be
weaned from their desire for a national Par
lament by concessions Of the fullest kind
hope to satisfy the national desire by doing
for the Irish people all that they would for
themselves if they had a national Parlia-
ment. If he could be convinced that he is
resist any proposal for a scheme for Home
Rule acceptable to the Irish party and to the
Irish people. hope he will not secede from
the Gladstone administration, but | refrain
prophecy.