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vote OF al. questions legally before ."em'
Generally there Is but little excitement
anil The great purpose excitement OK "o''
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What is tue and commend''.e 10 'N'Se
elections Is The almost universe. selection
OF mcnoi capacity, character and pro0l'y.
Very lev among ihe thousands OF Select
men, Assessors, Clerks, Tieasurers aud
Collectors in The State prove Iecreaui to
,heig ru>t. lhe good Judgment aud 10.
,e,.iseuce OF ,he mass Of the people and
their waichiu.oeSs and discrimination
','1'c 'Dis result.
81, Is 90. All this mistake Aie We
really living under a Constitution and
laws Have ,he people ANY equality o!
usA., e'o" .a municipal aH1.r' Have
they ANY rights that are no, held sdoset.
Wen, 60 G.antism, to despoiism' Il the
allegations often made and repeated oil
late are uue' civil rights and equal nights
have been sub'eried- GFAn'i'm convert
ell INTO Cesaf'sm has overturned me
government, annu!Ied the laws and set
repub-icanism and democracy at defiance.
B'yonets and the army settle all conIfo-
versles now; and they decide what i
lawful and what Is unlawful They dis
Perse Legislatures make and unmake
Governors anu governments ana dec'de
Elections soon The modern C"'1r VIII
seize Inc Government OF 'Ne I nl'eu
States lora 'hird term ana then ~ IegaI
and equal nights viii be abolished. 4
uniform with Oayonet VIII be ound IN
every office and the sun OF American
liberty will set in darkness.
10 Republican. OF 10 any american
not exceedingly nervous all these allega'
tons are too prepos'e'ous and z 'oundleSs
for moments consideration. They have
not q shade" OF Fuih 10 'hen. 1hey
are only The yaganes OF iancf and me
day dreams OF deiasion.
But whether these allegations nave any
foundation or not The Repnb leans and
Democrats should meet together IN
friendly rivalry 10 se'ue their munieipai
controversies. in lust the same manneras
II the Republic was IN a safe aud jude
ious hands as when Frank Pierce or
James Buchanan ruled lis desInIes. No.
body should De frightened rom town
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-02-16
Local Aaents.

Ile following persons are authorized Ageols
lt tIe oNFOEu DEMOCRAT lh-f VII lr'.b'
.,f ,.l sui attend fo orders for Hob Work, Nd'
t,ril-.r.. an. Go tuy other matters which sun~otl-
Her- mss le-Uct
tl.tery Postmaster ina oxford County.)
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v.eli. Hcthcl Fo>ter 4 Hcrsey, D.. W. Woodbury.
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fer "a Atwood. f.ltuUr-, \. T. LOWS Il w
Ai.Nryre. DrrlI Iliu-. Wright. a.. .. Blake
tr...n E.u. BROOKS Greenwood u. y pi"
% mayer A. a. kuapr Hebron, 4. O.. Whitman
Ir..u. D. n WJI-Nuttl, Mason, 60. II. Known
N..r.l. ~ W Para. oxford, Eev. =. \. lock
v.l,i. g.. l.. iIINkc~ Peru, a. l. itlnc-i lvittr'
D. ~ Gr.II1r. ISaac L. French. ltumioIJl W.
Allou r. "a. uutrhins; sweden, ID. sdnders
- WHt.rturf. D VI. shaw, Woodstock. a. 4
Hsuehton: Franklin n Mitoa Plantations. tn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-02-16
NE WISE IN TINE.

Consumption is n disease that the victims ~,
dom believe in until TOO late. IL u one oi ri
siIrest symptoms Of the malady, for the Pa'lS-
10 insist that the cough amounts to nolh'Ds
that there is no danger Deware oil tuI' b-.
mcr dulity. Stop the cough before u rea1"
fatal pont. with thar most wonderful Of all pu
,nontrs iIlTF's HoNFY OF HoREHot 80 -
TAR. Even when half the lungs Is gone II w.
save The other half and prOlOng lie.
PIXIES TooTH-AcHE DRoPS-Cwe % '-
minute
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-02-16

The female suffrage cause has pro-
crossed as far as the United States Su
preme Court, where a suit is now on trial
Involving the question whether women
are not. as citizens under proper con
slruciiOn OF the meaning Of the -Four
teenth amendment TO the Cons;ition. en-.
titled 70 equal rights and privileges At the
polls. The point has frequently been
raised before now, but has been oyerruled
by all the judicial Authority which has
pronounced upon il, and IS now brought
up fO final decision by the highest legal
tribunal OF the country. The case comes
from Missouri. and is that oil Mrs. Miner
against a registration officer who refused
to receive her vote and in whose favor
judgment was given in the State courts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-02-16

William Cullen Bryant was given
reception at Albany by both branches oil
the New York Legislature. 1t was
meriled token of respect to one of the
Oldest and ablest journalists in the coun'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-02-16

Gen VIM X. Kimball, Clerk OF The
State Constitutional Commission has our
thanks for copy of the complete report
of The Commissioners.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-02-16
The Pacific settlement OF the Yirgiuius
Claim.

Claim.
by the payment Of five hundred pounds TO
the family Of each citizen Of the United
States executed, reflects high credit upon
Senior Maniil.a, the Spanish Minister
here, who commenced the negotiations,
and General Gushing, who las terminated
them There is now no unsettled ques
ton beiw, en- Spain and the United
States, which is not agrt cable news to
the holders of Cuban bon'ls, who have
been clamoriug tor wa between the
Two parties.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-02-16

NEWSPAPER CHANGE. Major A. II. S.
Davis has sold the Pennington Chronicle
to Chas. w. Keys, of Biddeford. Ill
health of the late proprietor was the
cause oil sale. Capt. Keys is a soldier
who saw hard service during the war,
and is just the man to take charge of a
sound republican paper at this time. We
are sorry to lose major Davis from the
editorial fraternity, but hope that relief
from duty will restore his health and
courage.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-02-16
Camilla JrSO.

The last entertainment in the Norway
Lyceum couse will be given on Monday
evening, February 18th. Madame Ca
milla Urso, supported by ine bouquet
OF vocal and instrumental artists, will
entertain the people OF this vicinity with
her most excellent performances upon
the violin. Her name and reputation are
well known among our people, though
this is her first appearance in this vicinity.
We bespeak for the managers very sat
isiactory audience. and returns common.
surate with the efforts which they have
put forth 10 secure this charming
company.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-02-16

The first railroad train passed
through The HOossck tunnel on Tuesday
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-02-16

DEATH Al THE JNL.-An old man
named Garland. who belongs At Bryant's
Pond, died early yesterday morning at
the jail lie was sentenced TO jail 90 days
for larceny. tie has been unwell for
some time but the cause OF his death was
heart disease. The only relative he has
living is daughter, who lives at BryAnrs
Pond Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-02-16

A most unearthly screeching was
heard on Long Lake the other day, aud
man going to the spot from whence the
sounds emanaled, discovered cat with
her tail frozen to the ice. lie humanely
cut away the ice which confined her
narrative, and the way poor pussy scam.
pered 10 more congeuial quarters was a
leat OF locomotion seldom eaualled by
the feline or any other quadruped tribe.
-Bridgton NecS
The winter school. Paris Hill, will
close next Friday evening with appro.
pirate exercises by The students. Mr.. A.
L. Salley has been very successful in his
teaching during the term, and has won
The reputation of Fl ne scholar lie has
the good will of all the pupils. and of
their parents, also. Miss Ella Twitchell
Of Paris has taught the Primary depart
ment.
, 1875-10-31

the money in the County Treasury shall be
counted by an honest man elected by the
people, and not by man nominated by the
present incumbent, and by raising funds to
detect and prosecute every illegal voter
That meeting Of merchants was q crush
ing blow to the HBRa crowd, even If the
gang of p1ug-uglies from the blackleg dens
of Clark and Wells streets had not sought
to break it up. It showed that the hon.
est, respectable, peaceful, and }aw-ab'dlng
citizens Of Chicago have ut last walked
up to realizing sense of the dangers
that surround them, and the infamous
assault upon them by HEa1Se's cutthroats
and bullies shows that HEs1Na feared this
meeting would be the death blow to him.
It was the last effort Of the Devl-fiah; but
the people have griped the monster. Now
let them slash off his head.
, 1875-10-31

The DANGEROUS PEEClNCTs.
We call the especial attention Of the Re-
publican Committees to the imperative neces-
aty for providing the means for thorough
and rigid scrutiny Of the ballo-bo1es, Of the
poll-lsts, and Of the counting Of the votes
Especially is this provision necessary in
those precincts where tho Committees know
that frauds are possible and that frauds are
intended. The men selected for the i'm
portant duties at these precincts should have
all the support they may need in order not
only to guard against, but to detect and ex-
pose, frauds. There Gre many precincts where
there is reasonable ASSURANCE Of fair play,
but there are others, and they are well
known, where there is certainty that fraud
is intended and will be practiced- It is at
these precincts where strong force of reso-
lutte, cool-headed men should be provided,
with the means Of enforcing compliance
with the law and an honest record and IN
honest count. That is all TINT should be
asked, and that should be insisted on and
secured
, 1875-10-31

a1r. Sergeant O'CosNoR has reported just
as he has been instructed to report on the
Farweu Hall outrage There was gathering
of citizens and taxpayers in their own hall
for special purpose, in which they were en-
titled to the full protection of the police
from the interference Of outaders- Mr.
Sergeant O'CoNNoR was the chief officer
there, and, as he admits himself, refused
to put out or silence the mob OF roughs
whom Mr.. HEsNa had led there to disturb
the proceedings. He admits even more: he
says in his report to the Superintendent that
be told Deputy Sheriff SMITH that "if Mr..
HEsmo wishes to get on the platform, will
protect him in doing it"l That is to say,
A1r. Sergeant O'CosNoR admits that he was
prepared to use, and he probably did use, the
policemen he had, to assist the mob which In
vaded the meeting This is sufficient cause
for this man O'CoNkoR's summary removal
but neither H1cEr nor CoLvH will dare to
oppose Dictator HEsNa or do their duty
until after next Tuesday.
, 1875-10-31

If Mr. HEsNo had entered the meeting at
Farwen Hall alone, or, as most Of the gen
tlemen present did, accompanied only by q
few friends, he would probably have
been permitted, ut the proper time, to speak
in his own defense. Under no circumstances
could he have claimed the right to speak
but he might have asked the privilege Of
doing SO, and it is unlikely that the courtesy
would have been denied him. His appear
ance in the hall at the head Of company Of
rouehs was virtual declaration of war upon
the purpose of the meeting. His rude inter-
ruption Of the speakers and his defiance Of
the Chairman were acts Of open hostility.
He stood there as the champion Of confusion,
not as one who demanded, or wanted, free
speech, or any other kind of speech To
have given him the floor would have been to
hnnd the meeting over into the keeping Of
him and his friends, and to confess that the
Chairman and officers elected to direct the
proceedings were incompetent for their posi-
tiops.
, 1875-10-31

The Chicago produce markets were general
II steady on Saturday. Mess pork was quiet
and 1o@25c per brl higher, closing at S1e.25
seller November and $18.75 seller the year.
Lard was quiet and firm, closing at $12.70
per 100 tos (new) cash and $12.o7A@12.lo
seller the year. Meats were quiet and
frmer, at 89c for part salted shoulders
(bo1ed), 114o for short ribs do, and 113o
for short clear do. Highwines were quiet
and steady, at t$1.13per gallon Lake freights
were active and strong, at &c for wheat to
Buffalo. Flour was dull and unchanged.
Wheat was moro active and 6rmer, closing at
$1.124 cash aud s1.08s for November. Corn
WIS active and 3@1e lower, closing at 515o
cash and 503c for November. Oats were
active and weak, closing at s13o for Novena-
ber and 314c seller the year. Rye Was active
and steadier, at 684@G9c. Barley was more
active, but 1@4c lower, closing at 82c caah
and 80c for December. Hogs were in active
demand and were 61mer, with the bulk of the
trading 1t $7.1o@zs5. Cstt1s were un-
ahxnasd.= =e1oaina adyA3 42.5oas.sa tn
, 1875-10-31

. Sergeant 0'CoSson tells the whole story OF
the conspiracy to capture the Farwel Hall
meeting when he reports that "Deputy
Sheriff SMITH informed me that Mr. HEsnsa
WAS in the room and wanted to address the
meeting" "I told him if Mr.. HEsnSo
uantoz to get on the platform I scould protect
him." Then Sergeant O'CoNsoR was there
to "protect HEsNa in his attempt to dis
turb meeting of merchants, to protect him
in his effort to speak at the meeting against
the will of those who had called the meeting,
rented the hall, and were conducting the
proceedings. Sergeant 0'Cosson tells what
he was at the meeting for.
, 1875-10-31

The Opposition party held mass-meetings
and rallies in Mccormick Hall, in the North
and West Side Turner Halls, and in Burling-
ton Hall They have also held numerous
ward saloon-meetings, and have been inter
rupted in none of them. They have said
what they pleased, have resolved what they
pleased, and no Republican has felt himself
authorized to interrupt these meetings. They
have done what they wished to do without
hindrance from Republicans, because Repub-
icans know they have no right to break up a
Democratio meeting. By what right does
Hesing lead in his mob to break up meetings
Of merchants? ?
, 1875-10-31

The County Clerks Office has enlarged its
capacity as All asylum for political paupers, and
has employed, it is said, Large number of
extra clerks at the public expense to do some
slow copying, while the regular employees are
engaged in blowing and striking outside for
Hzsmo In this way, not only have some
new voters for the County Ring been created,
but the Taxpayers have been blaokmailed to
contribute to their campaign fund.-
every one Of these new clerks has been as
sessed. The worst feature Of it is that for
every $40 which the Ring campaign fund re-
ceives, the Taxpayers have to pay 800 in
salaries for clerks who are not needed
, 1875-10-31
CRUSH Or BE CRUSHED.

The extraordinary proceedings by the
friends of HEsNa and the hummer ticket at
the Farwell Hall meeting On Friday night
leave no doubt as to the purposes of the
*Opposition." The Stats Zatuaag yesterday
was filed with incendiary appeals to the
Germans, Irish. Scandinavians, Bohemians,
and all others Of foreign birth, to array them
selves in personal and political hostility to
the Americans It proclaims a contest for
the absolute mastery Of this city. Shall HEs-
ING crush the community, or shall the CON-
munity now crush the bold and defiant GRIM
inal class which at Farwen Hall on Friday
night sought to take possession of the mer-
chants moeting?
Shall the gamblers rule Chicago? Shall
the bunko-men, the pickpockets, the brothel
pimps and runners, the foot-paas, and the
traf6ckers in stolen goods assume possession
of all branches Of the Government in this
city? Shall Mr.. HEs1Na, the recognized
chief Of the mob, be henceforth during his
natural life Dictator in Chicago, and, armed
with the brute power Of the criminal class,
regulate the incomings and outgoings Of our
people? Shall he prescribe who shall be
merchants and who shall be 1nborers; who
shall vote, speak, or express an opinion, and
who shall be permitted to 1.-Two or do business
in Chicago? The purpose Of this mob is
avowed. It is the subjugation Of al classes
of society to the government Of the bum
mers, of which government h1r. A. G. HEsEa
is to be the chief. Does it require that any
citizen interested in the peace, prosperity,
and character of the city, or in safety for
person or property, shall be actually
knocked down, maltreated, turned out
Of his own store, or out of his church,
to make him realize the necessity for meet
ing this gang at the polls On Tuesday next,
and there determine whether tlis city is to
bo the prey Of mob, or governed by law ?
Shall we abandon everything to the undis-
puted control of tho men who swarm On
South Clark street every day to rob and plum
der the stranger and the unwary? Shall we
abandon everything like an attempt ct self
government, and, without an effort at self
defense, accept the political and personal
domination of their chief and the gangs Of
criminals enlisted in his service five do
this do not We deserve the contempt in which
this mob holds the general public # We
will not meet this inso1ent combination now
at the polls, do We not invite the rule Of the
mob, and the bowling demands Of the Com
munists, when month OF two hence they
seek the division Of property? Shall We crush
this conspiracy now by our votes, or shall
we be crushed by it 2
, 1875-10-31

Let every merchant and employer OF labor
in the City of Chicago calculate how much ne
may possibly lose on the profits Of sales BY
closing his establishment half of the day
next Tuesday. Whatever this sum may be
land there will probably be no actual loss, as
the same sales will be made before and after),
he NAV be sure that he will save mora than
an equal amount in taxation by keeping out
of Office the men who are elected by ballot
box stnding, and who are in the hands OF the
vicious and corrupt classes
, 1875-10-31

The law governing the holding of public
meetings is as well known and as well de-
fined as is any other law for the preservation
of the peace and of private and public rights
That law is, that those who call public
meeting and organize it by the appointment
of officers, and who are 1nwful tenants Of the
room, have the same absolute right to control
and direct its proceedings that the clergyman
and other officers have to control and direct
the services in church. This is the absolute
law, and the only one consistent with the
preservation Of the public peace. Otherwise
there could be no public meeting which
might not be disturbed and broken up by IN
invasion of the opposing party. A1r. HEsr'o
is u candidate at the head of the ticket OF one
party, md Mr. HucK is at the head OF the
ticket Of the other party. To have Mr.. HUGE
invade every HEsEa meeting and insist upon
defending himself would be denial
Of the HEsNa party to hold meeting at ALL
and We do not e1aggerate when We suggest
that such an attempt by a1r. HucK's friends
would result in violence, and probably in the
killing of somebody. The case is in no wise
l4UeE0It NudA ILL., 41E6AHS IL ttAoo443 1s"~41HeA
BY brigade of armed gamblers, thieves,
rufBans, county officers, and other notorious
sconndrels, entered mass-meeting OF mer-
chants and demanded that he be heard in
advocacy Of his..own election; he committed
crime against public morals, against public
right, against the freedom OF citizens to con-
vene in public meeting,-a crime of O pecu-
liarly anti-American character, and especially
indicativeof the propansities that subordinate
reason, dccency, law, and intelligence to the
force Of ruffianism.
It is time that MIR. HEsNo should know
that this is an American city; that, except as
an American citizen, he has no political rights
whatever; that, while his birthplace is no
disfranchisement, he derives all his political
privileges exclusively from his letters cloth
ing him with the character of an American
citizen.
A1r. HEsNa had the same right to enter
that meeting at Farwell Hall that he had to
enter Clark Street Methodist Church and in
sist upon addressing the congregation in
reply to the sermon Of the pastor. The
right in both cases to be disturber Of the
public peace is the same,-no moro and no
less.
, 1875-10-31

tee, or any Of their speakers, or any
Of their active supporters. Both LOGAN and
OG11apY-the two United States Senators
from this sta.e-were in the city, but they
were not invited to take part. 1t was in
tended to be strictly mercantile meeting.
By what rule of decency, then, did Mr. HIS
ING, the leading candidate Of the Opposition,
put in m appearance, backed BY his bul]ies,
roughs and plug-uglies? For what purpose
were they there except to break up the meet
ing and champion bal1ot-box stufhng.
, 1875-10-31


stuffinc. and its ministers and members ne
quently express themselves very PLAINLY On
these matters. Has AIr. HEs1sa the faen1 TO
get together his FoLErs, AGSEws, GAhh1chs'
McDosA1Ds, CoRconASs, Ho1DENs, and Mo-
HA1Es enter a Methodist church OF q
Sunday, give the preacher black eye c1ean
out tho congregation, set up doggery IN 1ne
pulpit, and faro-game in the chancel! II
III. HEsrya has not the right to do these
things, what more right has he to lnterefere
with meeting of merchants to which lie
was not invited and where he did not belong!
Had he, and the gamblers, thieves, and
ballot-box suffers who accompanied him, re-
1nained as quiet spectators, nobody would
have objected to their presence; but when
they sought by terrorism to defeat tho object
of the meeting and dislodge the men who
had engaged the hall and paid for its use'
they wera guilty of an act of ruffianism only
equaled OIL that occasion when HEs1Sa led
gang of 1oughs to the Council Chamber in
the interest of incendiarism, and sought to
bully tho Council into an abolition Of the
fre-lin;ts.
The Stats Zeitung is right when it says
that tho constitutional right Of free speech
was involved in the Farweu Hall meeting,
but not exactly in the way it puts it. The
right cf men like JOHN Y. FARwEL1, GEORGE
ARMouR, GEonGE II. How, T. ". HARVEY, r.
P. DrR1cKsoN, MARTIN ANDREWS, FRANKLIN
A1AcVEAoH, md the 5000 other decent citizens,
to speak their own sentiments, in meeting
of their own, in hall hired by themselves
this was the issue of free speech. # JOHN
Y. FAnwE11 had undertaken to speak against
Mr.. HEsMG in HEs1Ho meeting, he would
scarcely have escaped with his life. And if
tile merchants who went to Farwen Hall had
known that their right to free speech was
to be disputed BY gang Of ruffians, they,
too, would have been prepared to spill blood
in defense Of it. They probably thought
that the 81, 1000, 900 year of taxes paid for
the support Of the police force ought to In
sure them protection against the intrusion Of
the vicious classes. Instead Of this, the
Sheriff Of the County, with some Of his un-
derlings, was on the ground to assist Mr.
HEsNa in his proposed assault on the free
dom of speech aud the rights of the
merchants, aud the police who were
present were more inclined to use
their clubs against the merchants than
against the thieves and roughs. Appeals
were made in vain at police headquarters for
q sufficient force to keep order. Fortunately,
the men who had gathered there knew their
rights, and knowing, dared maintain them.
They had the Judgment and resolution to OPP
pose the invasion at its incipiency, and fight
it step by step, and thus saved the riot and
b1oodshed that had been preconcerted BY the
villains who sought to drive them from their
own hall and take possession of it.