The Portland daily press., 1886-04-26
CURRENT COMMENT.


A VERY TRUTHFUL UTTERANCE.
Mr.. Labouchere.
If Gladstone fall, he will fail with the De-
mocracy of the three kingdoms around him.
DID NOT GO FAR ENOUGH.
Philadelphia Press.
The Liverpool Court of Inquiry did not go
far enough in merely generating the Off
GERS Of the Oregon from the responsibility for
the sinking of that vessel. 1t should have
gone step farther and procured bill of in
dictment against the lost crew of the I'M
known schooner.
TIME FOR MORE YANKEE DOODLE.
Springfield Union.
Isn't it about time to have little renais-
anee of Yankee Doodle in this country?
What with socialism, nihilism, anarchism,
boycottism, strike-ism, etc.. it seems as II
the great original idea of life liberty, and
the. pursuit of happiness" was getting
showed under.
DEMOCRACY AND THE RUM POWER
N. Y. Tribune.
Before the war the Democratic party was
the plant tool of the slave power Today IL
is the plant tool of the rum power. Its main
reliance for the strength which lnsuTes us
supremacy in our large cities is the grogger-
les, the sample rooms, the. gin mllls. ~ Is
the custom for Democratic orators on high
party occasions to euloglZe JEFFERSON ana
jackson, but the Democratic managers who
cut out the work of campaign care nothing
at all about the precepts OF Jefferson or OF
jackson, but they care everything about the
wishes of the saloon keepers. When the rum
power takes snuff the Democracy sneezes
According as the rum power commands
thumbs up or thumbs down." the sub
seryient thumbs OF Democracy are elevated
or depressed. The rum power can rely upon
the Democratic party as confidently as Cru
she could rely on Friday.
A wHITEwAsHING DECISION.
New York Herald.
The decision of the court of inquiry into
the loss of the Oregon will not satisfy the
travelling public on either side of the Allan
tic The owners of the steamer and her
commander and officers, by the judgment of
the tribunal, escape the consequences of
what marine experts regard as a culpable
blunder Let US look at the facts-which
condemn both the Cunard company and the
officers of the ship on watch at the time.
First-The owners of the Oregon are to
blame for not providing efficient sliding
doors to the bulkheads of the watertight COM
partments. Had these been in working or
der the disaster could not have happened.
Second-The captain Of the Oregon should
have been at his post on the bridge and not
in his bunk. His ship was making port and
his place was on deck. After the collision he
had time and opportunity for Bleaching the
vessel, or, at any rate, for running her into
shallow water. Had he done this the cargo
and ship might have been saved.
Third-Had the officers of the watch been
alert and kept sharp lookout they might
have avoided the Inflated schooner. The
night was clear and there seems to have been
no excuse for running into anything. Even
if the schooner's side lights were not burn
ing the officers with their powerful marine
glasses should have discovered her in time to
give her wide berth.
These are some of the reasons which will
compel a popular disagreement with the de-
ciSi0n with which the BOARD of Trade winds
up its inquiry into the loss of the Oregon.