Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-09-28
ALett.r from c. p. Adams.

In response 10 newspaper paragraph
suggesting his name IN connection with
the presidential nomination next year,
Charles Francis Adams writes the follow
ing letter from Quincy, Mass -
My Dear sir:-l cannot but be deeply
moved by the voluntary expressions OF
esteem which | occasionally lind in the
newspapers, Interference TO myself.
trust they may not have the effect OF
turning my head or making me thiGk OF
myself better than ought to think. liz
regard to the suggestion made in the
article to which you call my attention, i
am sure that il would be very agreeable
10 me TO undertake the work. But
have. fear, already on my hands quite
as much as | dare hope TO accomplish
during my term OF lite, approaching so
near 10 the three score and ten prescribed
as the limit OF usefulness, as | do. |
shall have 10 make haste or run great
risk oil leaving matters in confusion.
Ii is for this reason that | have been
perhaps too Indifferent TO the wishes Of
many who have desired 10 have me
called again into public life. | see moth
ng there Just now which promises happy
results within a short time. Meanwhile
| am steadily releasing myself from
responsibilities, aud ifnol writing history
al least putting out OF reach OF accident
the valuable materials for writing it.
which have been placed 10 my hands, or
which have myself gathered in my own
career.
doubt whether could be made more
useful 10 the world in any other way.
Pray, excuse me Tor this egousm, and
believe me,
Truly Yours,
CHARLES FRANCES ADAMS.
The Bos,onJ0UrNql says The returns
OF the Maine election, though not yet
complete, are sufficient TO indicate the
general result. The total vote is in the
neighbolhOod OF IL. coo, an increase OF
%. 900 over the vote OF last year. This
large increase denotes ~ unusual degree
ot interest in the campaign. especially As
this Is al of year, and national issues
were not involved except 10 al Indirect
way. While the aggregate Republican
vote Is considerably larger than last year,
the strenuous efforts made by the Demo.
- ~ va ~ llk AZ u 1AAtA AtA
sufficient 10 cut down the Republican
majority from 1925 last year % about
5000. This * certainly no, as good n
result as we had hoped Tor, but the ma
iOrity is large enough 10 show that
RepubhcanlSm Is sill dominant in Maine,
and The State may safely be counted on
for one OF The old fashioned maioriiies
next year. when the broader national
issues viii be put before the people, aud
the two parties viii slaDd. each on its
own merits, with little regard 10 merely
local questions By that time, too, it il
quite likely, judging from present APP.
peaTances. that the National Democratic
party will be committed TO the ruinous
policy OF initiation; and it IS easy 10 pre-
dict what fate such platform Is that
would meet with at the hands OF the
intelligent voters OF Maine
There is no occasion 10 go tar to find
an explanation Tor the diminished Re-
publican majority this year. The two
parties stood on platforms nearly iden-
tiCal so far as national issues are
concerned; and with no distinct lines OF
division on these broader questions, the
issues. The Democratic gains are al
most entirely in the cities and larger
towns, where the altitude OF the Repub-
llcan party in favor of temperance
Legislation has arrsyed against II the
liquor interests and the lowest elements
OF the population, while it has estranged
certain regular Republican voters whose
views on this point differ from those
represented By the party candidates.
The effect of this issue is apparent in
such places as Portland, where the
enforcement OF the liquor laws has been
active and zealons. These and other
local questions. together with the free
expenditure OF money and labor on the
part OF the Democrats, who, flushed by
! the recent triumphs of their party in
/ other States, strained every nerve TO
bring Maine into the Democratic line,
are sufficient 10 account Tor the dimin
ished Republican majority. We may
expect some jubilant demonstrations
from the Democracy, but We can afford 10
let them make the most OF II so long as
all The substantial fruits of the election
are won by the Republicans. The entire
State ticket is elected: large majority
of the counties are Republican; there
will be handsome Republican majorities
in both branches OF the Legislature, and
the election OF Gen. Plaisted to Congress
in the Fourth District is claimed by
large majority. The nine constitutional
amendments are probably all adopted.
Governor Aliens strong point against
President Grant is that be pardoned n
paymAster who had stolen hAf \ million
OF dollars and invested il in an attempt
to solve the mysteries OF draw poker
The Ohio State journal inquiries:
lis it possible that Old Bill is so igno
rant rs not TO know that that paymasier
~ss Democrat, and that ne was par
doned out on petition signed by nearly
every leading Democratic politician in
Pennsy wanna. his native State Pr
The Buffalo Express refers TO the"Bos
ton party by the name of Banks" and
says IL has Collapsed
The Democratic candidate for Cover
nor OF Pennsy lvania, Persihing. was the
member of the Pennsylvania Legislature
who voted to cesure President Lincoln
Tor issuing the emancipation proclama
ton. What better recommendation TO a
Democratic constituency could man
want than tina, ?"
Gov. Dingley's paper estimates that in
the Maine election not more than 200O
Democrats failed to vote, while more
than 1900 Republicans remained st
home. 1t also recalls the fact that in
1862 the Republican majority was only
$40, and yet in 1868 the Republicans,
aroused By their losses, rallied and in