Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-18
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And now the democrats propose to imrcach
Secretary Robeson-if they
! Mr.. Cfonin Of Oregon is the first man in history
who ever claimed to be plurality" of board of
three members.
Even Peter Cooper would not have tried to in
fate one private citizen iuto a whole Electoi al
College. -zo'edo BLADE.
As a general thing, the men who shout for
another war the ones who didn't have any thins
to do with the last-Tforidence Daily Sun.
To those who have no bets pending it is sats &
ia tory to know that this calling off the bets by
Morissev is an open confession of Tilden' defeat.
-Neuark Adgerissr
l.. A. Cronin, who received that appointment as
an elecior from the Governor of Oregon, is an
Irish naturalzed citizen, and in 1860 was clerk
in the Adams Southern Express. Office, in Nash
Vile.
Mr.. Dormen B. Eaton has given an elabor
ate opinion on the Oregon electoral case, in which
he contends that the seton Of the governor was
entirely Illegal, without sanction, and not hin ling
on any Federal officer
After Moni-sey's pcol Performance, decent peo-
pie may congratulate themselves that this nvcu-
ton OF the party OF Honesty and Reform" can
not be effective in another Presidential campai IN
The loss Of the Liberty street crank is painfully
apparent in the democratic organs They are pip
ing all sorts Of tunes and producing frightful dis
cords. Some Of item declare that Tlden is elect
ell and will be nausurated, war or no war. 9th
ers declare that Grant and the "Shcrnans" are in
q conspiracy TO force Hayes into the Pre,:denc
by military power. Others still declare that
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that Grant viii make himself Emperor. The on
ly respect in which they harmonic at all is in
general manifestation of lunacy. -THJme.
The Oregon trick conYinces the Nation that the
Presidency should be given to Hayes. 1t saws
the legal aspect Of the question is Of slight
practical Importance; that whatever moral weight
the democratic position now has will be destroyed
by any eliot use such performance as Cronin's
as a determining agency; that the democrats
would nave no popular support in trying to force
the Senate to count vote cast by person plain
ly not elected, and that Mr.. Tlen cannot afford
to take the Presidency on any quitk orquibble, or
in vntue Of any merely technical rue
The democrats OF Boston believe that PARTY
should be responsible for municipal admin tration.
They selected candidate for Mayor who had
troops of republican friends and with him defeat
ed a citizens candidate who was supported almost
exclusively by republicans. We cannot help think
Ing that the democrats are acting upon the right
theory. No-partyism in the municipal govern
ment opens the door for lots of mischief at the
City Hall Responsibility for INSTRUMENTATION,
extravaganza and joLbery is lost when shared
equally by all parties.-Iroridtnce Journal
GENERAL AAITS.
An interviewer writing from Washington iuci-
dentally says "lIere some one took MIR. Uewett
apart"
The British Commission to the Centennial Ex-
hibition bade farewell to our shores Thursday.
-Four clergymen who ofliciated at a recent high
life wedding in New York were paid $3.50 each in
gold.