The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-08-01

tCsOOV nACu III HHCs uOW Lc says IL lHtIc dIc
not 100000 he will be greatly mistaken.
There are 10000 men coming from Pennsyl-
yania alone. New Jersey will send as many
IL not more.
1t is impossible to say how many will come
from the New England States, but General
Greedy, who Will have charge Of ibis contin-
gent, IS fairly overwhelmed with applica-
tions from Maine to Connecticut Several
hundred will come from New Haven. 1t Is
probable that the Brooklyn army will not
organized by Grand Marshal Jones in four
divisions. The first is commanded by Super
visor +. b. Willis, the second by General
Francis Pinlo, the third by w. b. Parkinson
and the fourth by School Commissioner l.. L.
Nleot. The Republican clubs OF every ward
will turn out in force from 100 to 800 men.
There will be strong delegations from the
various lrish-American associations.
Mr.. Blaine will sail from Liverpool tomor-
row and from Queenstown on Thursday.
Mr.. Hennessy. the general manager of the
lnman Line, and the other officials of the
company, feel certain that the City Of New
York will be in the lower bay on the morn
ing OF August 8th.
How Our Malls Are Carried.
NEW YORK, July 31.-The few remaining
owners Of steamships that sail to foreign
ports undr the American flag are somewhat
more than disgusted by the recent action of
the Democratic House Of Representatives on
the Post Office Appropriation bill. The
amendment providing $4,000 for more ef-
ficient mail service under the American flag
to the West Indies and Central and South
America was thrown out on the recommen-
dation of Postmaster General Dickinson,
who, in answer to Congressman Blount's re-
quest for his opinion of the amendment,
said: THE resources and powers Of the
Department have proved entirely adequate
to afford to the citizens of the United States
foreign mail service equal to, and in most
cases superior to that of any other nation in
the world"
IL. X. Thurber, president of the United
States and Brazil SteamshipILine, said in re-
gard to this matter;
1T is well known among merchants that
the mail service to South and Central Amer
lea is far from satisfactory. 1t is irregular,
slow and not sufficiently frequent. and much
of 1t is carried in foreign steamers by way Of
Europe. 1t is an absurdity for Congressman
to set up the howl of subsidy whenever an
effort is made to give American ships fair
chance against foreign competition. But it is
an old trick Of the Southern politicians
which dates away back in the fifties. The
story Of the Collins Line is still fresh In the
mind OF every man Of middle age; how the
Southern Congressman took their cue
from one OF their. number who
want, and drove the Collins line, which had
so calamity fioated the stars and stripes, to
the wall, and gave its place to the Cunard,
which was heavily supported by the British
government. We all know the result: To-
day nearly all the money that is spent for
the tranSnOrt Of and fraiOhf hoth
to and from our shores, goes into the pock-
cts OF ship owners; and this must continue
to be the case until we as a competing ma
tion-establlsh by, government aid regular,
frequent and rapid steam communication.
IF people would only think for one mo-
ment OF the manner in which our railroad
system has helped to increase population,
and how 1t has been the means of building
stand the Importance of our having a mer-
chant marine which could hold its own
against the entire world. For steamship
lines build up the commerce of the countries
to which they belong just as the railroads
build up the cities along their routes. There
are certain plain business propositions that
both Democrats and Republicans can afford
to join hands on for the credit and profit of
the Nation, and the carriage Of the
ocean mails, through which an Amer
is one of them. We need
militia of the seas as much as we do mill
tia on land, and commercial marine would
supply it, We require an efficient mail SER
vice between our ports and the Republics of
South America as much as we do mail SER
vice on land or to Europe, and why we should
not pay what the service is worth on the sea.
Just as we do on the land, without regard TO
the amount Of postage collected. is beyond
ordinary business comprehension. If Mr..
Dickinson were to apply the same reasoning
to our land mail service as he does to our
ships, it would stop two-thirds of the mail
routes in the United States, for on only about
one-third does tae postage collected defray
the expenses of the route.
Moreover, our railroad system would have
been impossible without government aid, and
1t would have paid us just as well to have
our merchant marine at a fair
cost as 1t has to spend our millions for rail
roads,"
Mr. Lane, manager Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, said that, so far from
there being any ground for the stereOtyped
howl of Pacific Mail subsidy his company
had not been represented either directly or
indirectly at Washington while the measure
to help American mail steamers was pending. |
John Alexandra, of the Alexandra Line Of |
steamers which was recently sold to the |
Ward Line, had Just returned from a years |
sojcum in Europe, and thought the hostility |
Of the Postmaster General and the Demo-
ward the resuscitatlon OF our merchant |
marine Indicative of an utter want of in |
formation as to the facts, or q willingness TO /
sacrifice everything to partisan ends.
The Indiana covernorshIp.
WASHINGTON. July 31.-The determine
tion Of Ex-Governor Porter not to accept the
Republican nomination for Governor Is
deeply regretted by the Indiana Republicans
in Washington, including the Representa-
tives from that State. There was considera-
BILE discussion among them today respecting
the qualifications and availability of other
leading Republicans whose names have been
from time to time as possible can
1idates in case General Porter declined. At
present, and among the Representatives, the
irift OF opinion seems to be decidedly in
Iauor of General A. P. Hovey,
INDIANAPOLIS. July 3l.-The Republican
state Convention will be held on August Sth.
Ihere is so little time left for work that as
pirantS for the GOvernorship are acting
quickly In announcing themselves as among
me contestants. Congressman Steele and
hovey are among the most formidable new
candidates. Major Steele has represented a
democratic district in Congress three or
our times ana his popularity has been great
Y increased lately by his success IN securing
ne location of the Soldiers Home in his dis
rict General Hovey also represents a
democratic district, which gave him larger
majority than was ever received by Demo-
ratio candidate and his strong friendship