The Republican journal., 1874-10-22
Democracy and The Finances.


assertion easily disproved, as many of the
successful candidates are as sound as
nut on the currency questions. The New
York Herald says it is true that the demo-
cratic platforms in those States give color
to such representations; but platforms &C
for little against facts. In Indiana the
most splendid success of the democracy
was in the Third Congressional district,
which elected Michael Kerr by two thou
sand majority. Mr.. Kerr rejected and
scoffed that part of the State platform
which favored financial hereses, and vet
he made the most brilliant and successful
canvass of any candidate for Congress in
Indiana. If imitation and Pendletonism
were the popular issues in Indiana Mr.
Kerr should have been the weakest, in
stead OF the strongest candidate in that
State. A part of his strength is. Of course,
due to his personal character, which is
highly esteemed; but he is one of the
soundest and most outspoken men in the
country on the whole range of financial
| questions SO, too. in Ohio, the most
brilliant and remarkable democratic vic
tory was won in the Twentieth Congress-
ional district, where Pane, the democrat
lie candidate, was a pronounced ant-intla-
ZIONIST and INTERPRETATIONS Had these
been the popular issues in the West, Paine
and Kerr should have been defeated or
have stood lowest on the list of successful
candidates, instead of leading the canvass
in their respective States The position
Of Senator Thurman should count tor
something in the politics of Ohio He is
the ablest democrat in public life, and he
is a Well-knoW n opponent of the financial
heyeses which found expression in the
democratic platform of his State The
most influential democrats who have been
elected to Congress in Ohio and Indiana
are totally opposed to all wild schemes Of
finance, and they viii be fully supported
by the democratic members from the
Eastern States.
The erection OF large summer hotel
at Castine is rumored
A photograph of Morton Of Indiana as
he appeared reading the returns from his
state, would sell we'll Just now.
By law the lobster may now have a
place in our market, but he's hashtul and
hasn't come, thus far
Hon J. Nj. 5. Williams was last week
re-nominated for Congress by the repub-
licans Of the sth Massachusetts district
The Maine General Hospital is TO be
dedicated at Portland Our thanks are
due the managers for an invitation to at
tend
The republicans of the Vermont legis-
laturc have re- elected | s. Senator Ed
mnndS
Pred Grant. son Of the President, and
Miss lda IL. Honole, We're married at
Chicago on Tuesday. The President and
wife We're present
As the season for drowning accidents
goes out, that for blowing off hands, arms
and heads comes in Thus the paragraph
iet has ever his field Of cheerful labor
The teller Of the Savings Bank at
AMI. + oh itI a ,lrn,
for several thousand dollars He has been
considered a very nice young man, is mem
~l-,"..h No g..
--Dr. Aver, of Lowell, the inventor Of
the celebrated purgative pill, has receiv-
ed the republican nomination for congress.
There is a manifest fitness about it, for
Congress sadly needs purging.
Coy Dingley was last week in Aroos-
took county, where he made some speech
es, relating in part to temperance. We
fear that they fell on barren soil. Choice
liquors slip too easily over the border
down there
Mr.. Sampson, tor many years tinan-
cial editor of the London Times, got mixed
up with the American minister's little
speculation in the Emma Mine. and was
dishonorably discharged. But he made a
fortune, if that is any consolation for an
old age of disgrace.
The ramrods are covering the State
with petitions for the revival OF the State
Constabulary They says that the shertls
are too much afraid of their popularity to
execute the law-Nhich is equivalent to
acknowledging that prohibition does not
have popular approval.
While the democrats are considerably ex-
hilarated over the late elections the republicans
generally regard the situation with cheerful
ness kennebec Journal.
Which is only another example of the
old saying "Sweet are the uses of adverse
ty." BY the time the November elections
are..over our radical friends will be pretty
we'll sweetened.
Hon. Hannibal Eamlin has ZEN enjoying
few days sport with the rife in the vicinity Of
VIM. Wing.
The question is whether Hannibal will
hit the bulls eye and VIM n the great
target match at Augusta next winter The
Portlanders think that the bind sioht of
his gun is a little awry
The kennebec journal classification
Of the Legislature puts down certain mem
bers elect as independents The Jour
nal don't like to admit that democrat
has been elected, where it can possibly
help it, But the Machias Republican
buntly speaks out IN this manner
As for independents" we know of no such
members. A man is either republican or a
democrat If he is not u republican, he is a
democrat There is no halfway house.
Eve have toiled all night aud caught nothing"
was what they thought they drove homeward in
the morning Belfast journal.
That's what a young man in this city said,