Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-04-06
Political Notes.

OthtCUt AOfcS.
New llampshiye Democrats know
when they are whipped. aud whatever
their friends In other states may assert.
they own TO n bad beat Some OF them
20 further and admit that they will never
be able to do even so wei! again.
Gen. Garfield before starting Tor
Connecticut received Official information
from the Treasury that the appro.
psia!ious made Ut the last session foot
up Sl4GS12, 900 agains, S.Jj.' Is last
year, 3 reduction OF over s. 100000
The New York Times says it is
reported on apparently good authority.
and is enthusiastically probable. that the Hon
Gilbert {. Walker OF Virginia will intro
duce at the next session Of Congress 4
bill for the assumption by The National
Gorerrmen; OF all the State debts.
The Cincinna,u Commercial Inlc-
pendent reminds =. johnson that the
ghos, OF a third term - played out. rs
The people know that 1.-The power TO
make Presidents and TO unmakc them is
10 their own hands"
--HarpeyS Weekly says that Senator
Eaton in the louisiana debate attempt
ed TO explain that the States were sove-
reign except when they were not
sovereign, and the Senate very properly
laughed. and Mr.. Eaton said that he did
not feel well. That was precisely what
Davis and his men said after desperate
attempt to put Mr.. Eaton's doctrines
into practice.
-Adyices received in Washington
from Connecticut are to the effect that the
prospects for Republican victory in the
State on the 9Th OF the month are very
encouraging The Chairman OF the
Campaign Committee telegraphs that
the action OF the Senate in approving the
Presidents Louisiana peace preserva-
lion policy will have a beneficial effect.
A paper as far west as the Enterprise
OF Virginia City, Nevada, declares that
Speaker Blaine is as big man in every
attribute OF greatness as was Henry Clay.
except the single gift OF impassioned
eloquence." and il mournfully adds that
the telegraph 50 tamiliarizes us with the
Speaker that when one like him passes
away. the world stops and says; I'VE
never did him full Justice until it was too
late.H
The Troy Press sees breakers ahead
OF the Democratic party. not because Il
has not faith ia the party itself. bot be-
cause il has no faith ia the sagaeity OF It's
leaders. As reasons Tor its doubt. il cites
the war record of those leaders. the re
cent appointment of General Porter to
responsible office in New York, the
bunders OF Mayor Wiekham. and the
prospective action OF the House OF
Representatives in the choice OF Speaker.
There is no desire any where. outside
OF the cliques which have gained tempo
airy advantage in some OF the Southern
states. TO secure Republican ascendancy
except by the votes OF the majority of
the people in fair aud free election.
The sentiment OF the country is clear on
all these Southern questions, that the
time has come whom the states should be
allowed to regulate their political inter
ests in their own ways, subject only TO
the laws Boston Adcerti3er
The Home Rulers of New York
city, who are they' it appears from re.
cent statistics. that in every 1000 resi-
dents Of the city. taking the average.
there are of natives only 10; Irish born
23l German 100: all other foreign. Il;
children of foreign born parents. 2SG
The proportion Of foreign voters is even
greater than these figures would indicate
as the proportion OF male adults to the
other classes of the foreign population is
greater than among the natives In fact
the foreign furnish twice as many voters
according to the population as the
natives do.