Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-07-05

Lons, and iornlally ente-cd the Acid. -
canvass for Tbs Rext State election TAs
campaign Is opened the issues made up
and the SIGHT begin. Bet i WI Be nc
great Of eonrest aFsr us seasimeu,,
and opinions Of the people Of Maine. upor
she rrcst fc.ainr ISSUES % The day. are 20,
web srtsledfo bechsngea by the chance
of . single eiection. The nominasiou o
Gov. Chamberlain Was a nere us.lscr o
form. oo,side Of preoedeni. and party uSare
There mirht A. vel have been no STATE
Convention. Hts sdniaissratioa has bees
gsnerally accePtsble. 50 thai on fhs scOro
of merit. as vel - precescss. b. - en-
tiiled to the usages Of the rarsy The Res
elections Of the RepubEssn Csuveusio on have
abe nigh, rug 10 them; Bat hey should have
t-one a. least one step farther. and passed
a Rrsolstion in isvor of rctrcnehsent
and econouny iu the administrafion 81 The
Affair." of tle government It as al very
vel 90 say. that oar nsfiouai Irs,coted-
ness should DE funded - sF.cosiIlv a. po-si-
be. a. tie lowest Frsefical rate of In'ercsf =
the party = already pledged 90 the homes
payment Of the poblie dett. ard ~iH ssand
bs that pledge % thc end. Tie Consen
ton shcald have Lad The moral courage. %
have pianscd itself .quNrvly uPon the doc
triIscs Of practical public cconomy. outside
q soz-c Of the details Of reconstruction. a.
oosnecsed ~hh tho rsbci States. fl.is Is.
and oil be the great questioa-
Tee people are already feeling intensely
mon this natter ard WHY should they rot
bcrin % Be iiftie sensitive. Our nasion-
Al. Safe. ard town indebtedness. IN The
s--r-rs'e. = ero-mo-s; SRI every dollar
q nust bs paid IN God Faith. To DO
this. Nc niusi DC hcavils taxed for lon-
years 10 come The losal people of the
eountry sre ~iilius TO be taxed. sid thrv
vi cisccriuIiy besr ~ u-sser the hrav,
lead. uuih al cur fn,ncial Obligations arr
honestly discharged; provided there IL To-
diciOus. economical adulinistra,ioa of the
sfairs 81 The governments. The Rcrobli-
can party should M longer ignore tiis
great question. but make - ecorouly~ a
pr0uniscni plank m IS risiissm.
Among iAc pleasan; iaciicris O. TIE Con-
vcntioa. was the prescacc 81 that tired and
hthial nan. Hon. Hannibal Hauil,n. No
srvstrr mistake vas ever made. tan he
at Of the lass Natioaal Republican Con-
vCntfon. When u made Auslrcw Johnson
Prvsident. and Hannibal Hau,lin private
citizen. Shame on al such d1srraoefui
oTiHging 70 misersbie policy. No nan IN
Maias has 50 strong hold upon the aHec-
tons q The fooplc oftbe STATE ard Couniry
a. Mr. Hsmlin. and a Is w-a deserved.
TIE Democrzfie Convention was got ~
g. order l. vas a grave assembly a oil
political fossils. wiih here and thcrc a
Young nan mixed in for variety. Ties,
same men once a year get together: tafk
over mattrrs: make resoiuiions. nomiaaie
candidate 20 be run do-n: and ,hcn 70
home % bcesery where used up a. ihe poll.
. Is Is really SsrGngc. that this "a dcfsnot Do
. hsicai organizafioa does not possess sense
enSagh to kuo~ that % - dead. d has
been praciioa!ly d~ad lor wears. and shorli
have bcsn buTicd out al sirLt Ioug 40.
is trsasou. az The vav throuch the uar.
made q odious AM 0fcnsive; AMI 10 de
iogaiiy u0w stbsks % ii Eke the Icpross Of
Naaalan- L. eiurg % the deaf caroass a.
slavery. ard snuiis-d IN 80 pestiisrous odors
With all The esgerncss tilzi . sfranElins nan
Wouia gasp ior pslH of psrV unouuialn ar
IL rrvSis ~ She dead past. ard wander,
around in thc political catacoInhs 81 The
anti dciusians Its resolution- az ifs rc
cent state Convention are poor speciuc-.
Of the lowest tyPe a sicuaagogi.n. Son,
al them arr % sidic,iious that ono canno
help laughing af ticnl Or fhc ssuc rsaso-
that 80 uouid ia1~h al the rnfirs ofa cir-u
eloun. - tax si-ouf ~ o. pred rrcur.l
81 he Deuocraiic parry - one of the rreat
ct Jokes % thc eason. The f,s.-uarl
howl. in The sccobd sd third r,solasion,
over fhc O. constitutional rights Of tic rsf-
- Sfstcs. not only pafriotic l,uf saiar,s
while - fings a. congress rcuind one ver,
forcibiy Of q kcrnci a souudly thrs.ts
curs. fts aticnTi - gslsanize into De "a.
=" ruu' Glcstion. and srain mix " ten
pane vith roiifie-. i very uuch IKE fh
eiuieiiug ~ drowning rlsn 81 ne straw
vhich hoat urrr fte surffce Heat par,
dcsires toicg IN the - free r1a- qaes.ios
agafn, sd snaks IA political bobby. lc
then do ii To- tempersnes men o. Main.
wi " meet 'heul az Fhifri." and conf.
cate. net eniy he had run. but fis rsrt,
tbsf drinss b. les compiinsufaly re.,l-.
tion - The 90 army and navy IN a. eaa.e Z,
ths uuion - not Only 60 insuit 10 %. r.,
ing. 0ut b ~ gallsnf dead. Tat par,
Whose members snoakel away. 81 run 81