The Portland daily press., 1886-06-17
CURRENT COMMENT.
HIGH RECOMMENDATION.


HIGH INSTRUMENTATION
lions Herald
Mr.. Bodwell is good temperance man,
and had the full support of the Republican
temperance delegates.
CHICAGo's ONE VIRTUE.
Springfield Union.
Chicago shames.other,cites in some ways if
she does harbor anarchists and a tough lot OF
municipal politicians. Her telegraph, tele-
phone and electric light wires are where they
belong, underground.
VANDALISM.
Boston Transcript.
Ex-Speaker RandalPs politics are easily
summed up: Prevention of any attempt to
reduce taxation, and such a relaxation OF
civil service rules as will install rabid partl-
sans in the government Offices
CRY FROM BOURBON REGIONS.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
AS the time for the campaign approaches
it is hoped that the President may take a
more Democratic view of the situation, and
do something to help the party. Ii ne snail
fail to do that, it will not be surprising II
heroic measures are resorted to by the party
in Congress.
A DISAPPOINTED MAN.
Springfield Union.
Mr. Carlisle has accomplished nothing
that he purposed. 1t had been the dream OF
MS lie 10 ne lQG0Ilu6Q WIFI IL lIco blduO lCN
olution. He was suddenly placed in the fore
most position of legislative opportunity, only
to find himself totally unable to do anything
He must be very disappointed man.
DO THEY STEAL THE PAYMENTS THERE
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
All enterprising persons in and about Gin
cinnati-all SchemerS and pusherS and ring
sters of whatever name and nature-are
warned that there is to be no ripping up Of
ooftc Of Cincinnati PnhlIo
opinion will speak in this matter if necessa-
ry through the soft voice of the shot gun.
PROTECTION AND PENSIONS.
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette.
The free trade wing Of the Democratic
party would much rather reduce customs du.
ties than pay pensions to Union soldiers. Ii
it will in any way help along the revenue
reform scheme of the present admlnlstra-
ton, the soldiers who are working Tor an IN
crease of the pension list will have to wait.
CIVIL SERVICE REFoRMERs.
Boston Journal.
Those newspapers which are so eager to
assail Republicans should not lose sight OF
the fact that the defenders of the civil service
law in the House are of that party. OF the
1874 Democrats in that body but one has
spoken openly in defence OF the law. Every
Republican who has spoken on the subject
has defended the law. They will get no cred
it therefore; but let one Republican, howev-
er little known, declare against 1t and his
words will appear in every alleged reform
paper.
MIR. BoDwELL's ATTAINMENTs.
Lewiston Journal.
Bodwell is entirely ignorant of his ancestors he
doent even know his gran'ma-Portland Argus.
Mr. Bodwell knows how to drive oxen and
how to shoe them. He was an excellent
boot-maker before he was stone-cutter. lie
is a good farmer and most successful gran
ite cutter in Maine. He is an expert arith-.
metician and will be able to figure up one OF
the largest majorities ever received by a Re-
publican candidate for Governor, next Sep
tember Slurs on gentleman who had to
blister his hands to earn his boyhood' 5
bread, instead of being supported at school
or college by somebody else, comes nearer
hoomeranoS than INNS.