Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-09-07
Issues InUOIred iH The Election
Vert MOnd0V.

IOLI4S.
Issues InroIred iH The Election
Ne.rt Monday.
The election OF next Monday IS purely
a State affair. Il is tor Governor, Leg
islature and County Officers. During
the canvass, As carried on. by the two
parties. not q single charge of incompe-
teucy or dishonesty has been made by
the Democratic party against the man
agement OF the Government 10y The
Republicans during the last two years.
II any charge OF corruption could have
been made, IL would have been vigorously
asserted, and persisten,ly prosecuted
and finally fastened upon the guilty
individual or party. 1, Is therefore
conceded that the Republican party OF
Maine deserves the hearty approval and
commentator OF the people.
The Democratic party has not in lis
platform or from it, Press presented
single good reason why it should be
placed in possession Of the Government.
It's Platform. in several respects was a
good one, because Ike that OF the Re
publican party, it advocates honesty,
economy aud prudence in the man.
agement OF Stale sHairs. Bat lis real
platform was conspicuous tor what i did
not contain. It's candidate for Governor
supplied the principal p.Snk in the party
platform after the Convention adjourned.
Instead Of the Probibitory law being
opposed individually by the candidate,
as a man, he, by his speech in Bangor
committed the whole party to opposition
TO this principle, because 1T clogged
certain branches OF business"
A few things are prominent in The
discussions Of this canvass. /, is an
error perhaps 10 say discussions.
Much OF the talk ought. not to be dig
nihed with this appelIAtion.
One fact in the personal OF the
campaign deserves special consideration;
and that is, that the entire discretion and
control OF the Democratic party mas been
assumed and generated by the Secession
or home rule" or ultra State rights or
rebellious element, IS it has developed
IN lis various phases and transformations
during the past hfteeL years. OF this
there Is not 4 doubt Emery, Pillsbury,
and DR.. Faust have furnished the brains vi
the canvass. The whole political atmOs-
Phere has been black with personal
charges, tA~dry defamation, base
innnendo and grOundless assertion.
VIII the people Of Malue heed such
reck!essuess and entrust its authors with
the control OF the State We shall see.
There are many different interests in
the State Vi Maine as well as in every
other State, which cali tor the fostering
care OF the dominant party. The party
IN power has pursued u certain policy in
relation ~ al these interests, such as
Taxation. Manufactures. Education, Rail
Roads, Banks. etc. II the policy pur-
sued IN regard 70 50 many different
interests cannot be successfully criticised
or oyerthrown by tact or argument there
appears 10 De no rational ground Tor
change. Then again the party desiring
change should have both the wisdom
sud the frankness TO present a policy
OF lis own which on its adoption.
should be wiser and better for the
people. Ii party cannot do this, it
has no Claim OF ground tor change. The
Democratic party las wholly tailed 10
give single good reason why the PEG.
pie should turn out Republicans and MI
their places with Democrats, and especi.
silly sucn IS have taken the reins of party
management.
As the campaign has progressed it has
become more and more evident, that the
events about to take place in the next
Presidential election have assumed an
oVershadOwing Importance. This cleo
ton has become almost wholly subsidiary
TO that OF 1876. 1t is now expected that
the result will be one of the straws
which will assist in anchoring the polit-
ical van. 1t is expected that initiation
will be repudiated or assisted by the
result Of the vote. But the charge OF
Granlism and Cesarism and third termism
so often heard at the commencement of
the campaign has los. all lis force and
significance, and hos nearly died out; OF
il is so near dissolution that all the
galyanizing the Herald and kindred