Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-19

that we near MT. Dthiito nahio h'Sn
toned in connection with existing state
of affairs. rs it indicates the place he
holds in The hearts Of the people OF the
United States. There is probably more
anxiety To know the course ho viii pur-
sue at the coming session OF Congress
than all other Senators put together.-
He has thus lar Kept his own council and
we trust will continue 10 d. 81 until Con-
or, s, assemblies. We met him bu. once
while here on his recent visit. Never
saw him looking better; he assured us
that he never enjoyed any better health
than this season. OXFORD
WASHINGTON, ID. C.,
June .. 1871.
The McVeigh tournament has
come in as very attractive side-show,
and of course the verde a. /, th" skill
displayed by the CONF, ,tuntS varies &C.
cordlog to tn" po.sOnal prciorcnt,s OF
the audience. The one great disadv"n
tagc under which every g!adi .tor lsb1rs
who ever entered The lists a:aius. BI.ier
is his marked inability To appreciate his
own defeats. Alter tho most terrible
WOUNDS that would drive An ordinary
man out ol tbs busin, 81 for lie, h, Il ,ickly
reappears. seemingly entirely recovered d.
and ho picks up his lance with az much
apparent relish and confidence IS though
! victory was q iUregOno conclusion. las
illusions to Congressional inv es,ikrli us
in his last letter to his opponent are re.
garded by many as a menace u The
memOors OF the Louisiana Commission
10y many others simply as a characteristic
specimen OF bulIdozing to brighten timid
people, and by all as another couirma-
ton OF the general belief that the next
session of Congress is to be one OF the
most lively ever convened.
Thompson. ex-Sergeant-aI-Arms, has
done good deal OF Dragging since his
arrival few days ago. and thereby in
ten siied The great interest thus early felt
here among the politicians in Ohio's
October election. According 10 his pro-
gramme of the Democratic campaign the
Southern Policy is TO be endorsed by
their State Convention. called week 10
advance of the Republicans as very
important strategic move. as an aban-
Comment OF Republican for Democratic
doctrine and practice. From what Is
said here il appears that both will plant
themselves squarely on the platform OF a
restoration OF silver az standard Of
value in no sense interior to gold, and it
il The general impression that the Pres
ident fayOrs its reconciliation. Il is
claimed that the greouback movement
will secure more strength from the Dem
ocrais than from their opponents. Bat
parties are very evenly divided, and as 1t
will be claimed test case before the bar
OF public opinion whereby the decision Of
the Electoral Commission and President
Hay cs's administration are 10 be eud lrsed
or condt mned, there is no doubt that
every effort will be made 10y both sides to
secure the victory. as there is no ai,erra-
tive Tor Republicans bu. 70 accept the
wager Of battle on tho terms fred.
The turn aft. have taken in the ring
prosecutions. as shown wI.h lac !, ported
compromise with Sattuy, attracts 3
good deal OF uai,yorto!u comment
at the expense oil he III las VINO l1ye
been entrusted with their conduct on the
part OF the delraulcd people. IL i l.it
tha, il is an inglorious and humlletnG
ending, falal alike to m1rl's. and the
supremacy Of law; oHl there are ng' =
few Who openly charge that he whole
business has been puTpo~ciy complicated
So rs to make it appeal that an Gcccp' 9nce
OF the terms offered by the thieves would
be really more advantageous than 10
press the suits. thus avoiding invcSli.a
tioLs that would inevitably ruin scores Of
prominent men OF both parties and ot
neither by proving their guilty c'nu'c-
ton with the ling. In this connection |
may Just mention )rhesrd here that
the os;enlatious reception about to be
rendered to Tlldcn ostensibly by the
Manhattan Club. is Inspired by his enc
mics OF Tammany Hall. who take this
method 10 put him in training, TO succeed
Conkiin2 in the United States Senate,
holding that his real Deficiencies would
be made 80 apparent when conlrasted
with the great ability OF his associates in
that position, as 10 make his rcappcaranco
on the Presidential course in 1850 an i'm
possibility.
Secretary Sherman, now that he shows
firm purpose 10 strike at one OF the
most scaHdalous abuses-nepotism-oi
his Department, has been attacked by
some OF the men and papers that have
most to say relative to the urgent need oil
civil service reform. O.her Secretaries
before him have recognized this over
shadowing evil aud source OF demoraliz-
alton, but have uniformly given way,
after longer or shorter effort TO root it
up, TO the iniimidations of widely -circ1-
lated newspapers or other lettering
agencies brought to. bear. 1t is notori-
Gus fact. known to everyone long a