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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07
To the Greenbackers OF the First Dis
trict,


Those Greenbackers who were once Re-
publicans have grave responsibility resting
upon them. 1t is necessary for them to de-
clare by their votes for Congressman from
this District whether they prefer to see
Thomas B. Reed or: Samuel j. Anderson
sent to the national Congress. Mr.. Reeds
position on all the great national questions
which must press for determination within
the next two years, with the sole exception of
the currency question, is such as to commend
him to every Republican Greenbacker Gen.
Anderson's opinions on such questions are
odous to everybody except the hide bound
old Bourbon Democrats, and are such as to
excite apprehension and alarm in the breast
of every man who stood by his country in its
great trial and. who cherishes a desire for her
future honor, prosperity and stability. If
seLt to Congress he will strike hands with
hatred toward the North is only deepened
and intensified by their defeat and failure.
What will be the feeling OF any man who
was ever Republican when he comes to re-
fleet aiterward that he helped to send such
man as Anderson to Washington! Will not
the shame and self reproach be keen? Re-
fleet before it is too late. You would not
think of assisting Anderson directly. The
Democrats know better than to try to capture
you directly, and so are trying to make you
the victims of cunning trick. Hundreds
of Democrats have gone into the Greenback
movement for the sole purpose OF utilizing it
for their own party purposes. They are pro-
Tossing with the greatest vigor that they shall
vote for Cove, for the purpose of deluding
the Republicans who are associated with
them in the Greenback movement. They
will so protest until late in the day of elec-
ton, until after the Republican Green
hackers have voted, and then they will
syly slip in ballot for Anderson. You
may think that this is shocking aud that
these men could not be guilty of such bad
faith; but did you ever know Democrat
to keep faith in politics? Ifyou don't believe
this possible, just watch them and see how it
works. Don't be deceived by few of thsm
voting for Cove early in the day; that is a
part of the trick. Don't permit yourselves to
become cats-paws to draw Democratic chest
nuts from the fire.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

1t ,cars against industry, trugality and econ-
omy, and 1t fosters the euil spirits Of ertrau-
agdnce and speculation. Of all the contri-
uances for cheating the laboring classes Of
mankind, none has been more efectaal than
that aosich deludes them aoith paper money.
This Is the most efectua1 Of intentions to fer
tilize the rich man s fields by the sweat of the
poor mans bro,o. Ordinary tyranny, oppres.
sion, ercessice taxation, these bear lightly up
on the mass OF the community, compared Nth
fraudulent currencies and the robberies COM
mitted By deprecated paper" ."-Daniel
Webster.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

"7he Uery man OF all others ,uho has the
deepest interest in sound currency, and
'oho suffers most By misclieuous legislation IN
money matters, is the man avho earns his dai-
ly bread By his daily toll. a deprecated cur
rency, sudden changes of prices, paper money
failing bet~een morning and noon, and faL.
Ting still lo,oer betoveen noon and night, these
things constitute the rery harvest time Of spec
uIdtors, and Of the ,ohole race of those ,oho are
al once idle and crafty. a disor-
dered currency Is one of the greatest political
ecits Handermines the rirtues necessaryfor
the support Of the social system, and encour-
ages propensities destructive to its happiness.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07
uow TO CEr GOOD rsmEs.

a Pennsylvania paper sets up the tolloaoing
guide board as shoaoing the ,ody to good times:
Curse the capitalists; frighten them all you can.
DO not let them go into business. Itbey shoao
anv opposition to do so, call meeting; get up q
set of rules and regulations for managing the
business so as to break them up as soon as posi-
bic, and threaten those soho aciI not 80 IN under
the rules, anHl they gather up their money and
leaue the country, as they haze already begun to
do. Nothing helps times so much as to let men
knoac that If they get more By acorking hard than
you do By idleness, yoo aoiN compel them to d.
eide They ayW aoork all the harder for such en-
couragea1,ent. Go right ahead aoith your Com
n,uaistic speeches. AN that is necessary is to
follo,o up, and aoe aoal soon be all on the grouud
floor, all equal-aH poor
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07
THE OFFICIAL AUTHORITIES.

Five gears ago 1861 the bank note circulation
of the country amounted to not much more than
too hundred nilion dollars; rao,o the circulation,
bank and national, erceeds seyee hundred nal
hons.-PREs. JoHNsoN's ANNUAL MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS, DEC. 1865.
Without Including seoen and three tenth notes,
many of the small denominations of achich auere
in circulation as money, and all of aohich tend IN
some measure to saoeU the initiation, The paper
money of the country amounted, Oct. 31st, 1865,
to the sum of 1874, ,21S ,O3S.-SEc. McCULLocHs
REPORT, DEC. 1866.
Not more than fve per cent Of the legal tender
interestbearing notes, frst issue of 7-3O's] are
in circulation as urrency.-CoMPTRoLLER
CLARK's CURRENCY REPORT, DEC. 1865.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

New SINGING Book oliver Ditson s. Co.
have just published, and Ira q. Stockbridge has
for sale, Johnson's Chorus Choir distraction
Book, which teaches all the processes. and
every item of every kind, which has anything
to do with enabling company of singers to
sing perfectly. With the aid Of that book
every church can have a volunteer choir which
can lead the singing in way which will cause
it to affect and impress the hearts and minds
OF congregation as powerfully as words
spoken by the most eloquent speaker; and
musical az associations can arrive at a state of
discipline which will make their practice the
most agreeable Of recreations.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

And now it is proposed-proposed by the
men who steadily fought the Republican party
through the dreary and anxious days of the
war, who lifted not hand in defence of the
Union, and by a few men who seem to re-
gret the cost of the war for the restoration of
that Union and wish to escape the payment
of the debt they were then so anxious to
contract,-it is proposed by these men to
take away the control of public affairs from
the Republican party and give it into the
hands of party which showed itself imbecile
in administration, extravagant in expendi-
ture, and traitorous at heart. Democrats
may wish to do this. But those who have
ever been Republicans should leave that talk
to the men who sympathize with treason, and
who have been endeavoring, during the last
seventeen years, to destroy the unity, honor,
and credit of the country. The Government
is safest-and only safe-in the hands of the
Republican party, party which has con-
Quoted it so long and so ably, and which,
having saved the Union, proposes to
honestly discharge the debt incurred in the
great struggle for the preservation of the
national unity.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07
STATE NEWS
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCoGGIN COUNTY.
The shipment of shoes from Auburn this
week was 1.523 cases, 100 in excess of last
weeks shipment
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
A young lady whose name is not given, be-
longing in Waterville, committed suicide in
Augusta Thursday by taking chloroform. She
was partially insane.
Mrs. Lizzie Gibson has been chosen house,
keeper of the Industrial School for Girls. Tbe
other officers of the school remain for the pres
ent. The school is in prosperous conditi on,
and is successful beyond the expectation of It's
friends. The average number during the past
quarter has been thirty. The whole number
received since the opening of the school is
seventy.nine: thirty three are 10 homes, Of
whom three are at work for wages
OXFORD COUNTY.
Mr.. Ocsu Spaulding, conductor on the r. II.
& b. Railroad, had two fingers ismmed of
while shackling cars at Mechanic Falls station
yesterday morning.
PIsCATAoUIs COUNTY.
Buildings of James j. Weymouth, in San
gerville, were burned Tuesday. Loss $1,000;
insurance S3000
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Thursday evening a stable belonging to DIR.
Moor In Solon Village was struck by lightning,
burning the house, ell, stable hay, grain, a
cow and two hogs. The furniture was saved
Loss S2500; insured for $1,000 The fire also
burned the stable of Frank ID avis, aud dam
aged the house bs1ly. Davis loss is 81 900;
not insured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07
The Public Debt and the Work of the
Republican Party.

The public debt statement for August fur
nishes a record of which the Republican
party has abundant reasons to be proud. The
debt has been reduced six millions and half
during the month just ended,-but that is a
mere bagatelle compared with the results
accomplished during the wise and frugal
administration of the government by the
party in the last thirteen years. In that
time, since 1866, when the public debt
reached its maximum, the Republicans have
reduced the debt S74O,OOO,OO0. They have
swept away one fourth of it. They have
reduced the annual interest account from
$14S,00O,OOO to 6,OOO,OOO-more than a
third. They have brought down the average
rate of interest on the public debt from 6.3
to So per cent. They have increased the
cash in the Treasury from $67,O0O,O0O to
to $3O00OO,OOO. They reduced taxes in the
years since 1868 when they had control of
the House-the taxing power-$250, ZOO, 900
per annum, from 1868 to 1875.
That is the work of the Republican party.
That is what they have accomplished, in
spite of the determined opposition, the SCOTS
and jeers, the legislative distractions of their
opponents. They incurred an immense debt
in order to prosecute the war and restore
the Union. And, in thirteen years after the
end of that war, they have wiped out one
fourth of that debt. 1t is a task which no
other nation in the world has ever accom-
plished.
These statements are no empty boasts.
They are substantiated by official records and
the Treasury reports. A glance at the fig
ures will show more clearly and conclusively
than it can otherwise be shown, the great
work which Republican administrations have
achieved. Here is the Treasury statement of
1865, the year when the public debt had
reached its highest point:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

As very important source Of strength
and security, cherish public credit. One
method of preserving il is to use il as
sparinaly as possible; avoiding occasions
of expense by cuitivating peace, but re
lnembering also that timely disbursements
10 prepare for danger frequently prevent
much greater disbursements 10 repel il
avoiding likewise the accumulation of
debt, NOT only by shunninR occasions Of
expense, bui by vigorous exertions in time
of peace 10 discharge the debts which un-
avoidabIe wars may have occasioned, NOT
ungenerousiy throwing upon posterity the
burden which we ourselves ought to bear.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

THERE is an old jest, repeated for years BY
negro Ministries, which is applicable to the
claims made by the Greenbackers. Banjo
says to Bones: "What'n you bet can't hang
my hat on dat fly which jes lighted on de
WALTZ" "G'way, you fool nigger," says
Bones, ''course you can't" "But how do you
know can't?" "Cause see niger try 1t
once" "Yah, yah! but you never see dis
niger try to hang dis hat on dis fly on dis
hat on dis perticlar WALL" So with the Green
hackers. You may bring forward all the many
examples which history affords of the evils
wrought by an irredeemable paper currency,
and they will reply that the experiment has
never been tried under exactly the clrcum-
stances which exist to-day. They say In
effect, "Dis niger never tried to hang dis hat
on dis perticlar wall.'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

1t (paper money tends to aggraoate the
ineHtality of fortunes; to make the rich richer
and the poor poorer, to multiply nabobs and
paupers, and to deepen and ,uiden the gulf
,ohich separated Diues from Lazarus.-Ihom-
as Ii. Benton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

GA return TO specie payments at the earli-
est possible period compatible with due re-
gard TO all interests concerned, should ever
be kept i'm view. Fluctuations i'm the value
of currency are always injurious, and to
reduce these fluctuations to the lowest pos
sibIe point will always be a leading pur-
pose i'm wise legislation. ConvertibiIity,
prompt and certain convertibility into
coin is acknowledged to be the best and
surest safeguard against them.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

The argus is trying to make its readers
forget the ridicule aud abuse it heaped upon
the Greenbackers. but a short time since. 1t
is coolng to the Gresnbackers now, trying to
persuade them that they ought to vote for
the Democratic candidate for Congress In
this District. 1t has, to be sure, to comfort
Itself, but it is used to political gymnastics.
LIS attempt to follow Anderson, and put one
foot on the hard.money plat tform of 1875 and
the other on the Greenback platform OF 1878,
would split almost any other journal. But
the argus does not mind the straddle. 1t is
the india-rubber paper of politics.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

"The loss sctich america has sustained, since
the peace, from the pestilential effects of IRE
deenaable paper money, on the necessary conf
dence betUeen men, on the necessary confidence IN
hepublic councils, on the industry and morals Of
ernnent, constitute an enormous debt against the
States c1targeable wih this u,,advased measure,
aohach nau remain aasatisfed, or rather 1T is an
accumulation ofguih aohich can be erpiated no
Otheroise thar By a voluntary sacrifice on the al
ar of justice of the pooer ,oIich has been the in-
Strunaent CT it.-JdnaeS Madison.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

DOES the North want in Congress man
who is of the North, who will represent
its views and press its interests, who will
stand up for his state and his order? Or
does it want a Northern man with South
ern heart, a man who devoutly believes that
the sound sense and intelligence and political
sagacity of the country is in the South? That
is a question which the people OF the First
District will be called upon to decide Mon
day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

"Capital may be produced by industry and
accumulated by economy, but only jugglers
will propose to create it by legerdemain tricks
with paper" ."-Inonaas Jefferson.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

For Senators.
Androscoggn RUFUS PRINCE, Of Turner.
j. L. HI. COBB, of Lewiston.
Aroostook. John $: ARNOLD, Of Caribou,
Cumberland. WILLIAM W. THOMAS, JR, of Port
WAEEEN VAR z n =, E yJNToN, ut y 0.s Of Gray,
DAVID DURAN, of Casco.
Franklin. ..,.JAMES MORRISON, JR., of Philleps
Hancock. .....H. D. C0OMBS.
WILLIAM GRINDIIE.
Kenuebec. -. j. MANCHESTER HAYNES, of Au-
MOSES S. MAYHEM, of Mt Vernon.
Lincoln. -. ANDREW % e R. &. SWEET, Of White
Oxford. ..... FRANCIS W. REDLoN, of Porter.
Penobscot -. E. b. NEALLEY, of Bangor.
D. F. DAVIS, of E. Cornth.
L. ". DRAKE, AXE, Of Springfield.
Piscataquis. Jason HASSELL, of Sebec.
sagadahoc. WILLIAM ROGERS, Of Bath.
SOmeI set. NAHUM TOTMAN, of Fairfield.
LEWIS WYMAN, of Palmyra.
Waldo. .......ELISHA CAREY. of Winterport..
Washington. AUSTIN HARRIS. of East Machias.
ALDEN BRADFORD, of Eastport.
York. k.........WILLIAM f. MOODY, of Kenne-
JOHN F. FERGUSON. of shapleigh.
JAMES M. ANDREWS, of Bicdeford.
For Sheriff.
Aroostook. ....FRED BARKER. of Presque Isle.
Cumberland WILLIAM H. DRESSER, Portland.
Franklin. ..ZACCHEUS A. DYER.
Knox. ........S SAMUEL E. SHEPHERD.
Lincoln. 49,. JAMES E. MORSE.
Oxford WILLIAM DOUGLASS, of Water
penobscot :. G. ". WHITNEY. of Bangor.
Piscataquis. s.. d. MULLETT, of Milo.
Sagadahoc. PATRICK K. MILLAY.
Washington. ISAAC WILDER, of Cutler.
Waldo. FRED SWAN, Of Belfast.
York. k.........JOHN HALL, of North Berwick.
For Treasurer.
Androscoggn. ALEXANDER F. MERRILL,
T. Of MSsltOn.
Franklin. .....DAvID H. KNoWLTON.
Hancock. -. LUTHER LORD.
Kennebec ... MARK ROLLINS.
Knox. .......M. A. ACHORN.
Lincoln. 49,. u. A. FOYE.
Oxford. GEORGE H. WATKINS, of Paris.
Piscataquis. WILLIAM BUCK, of Foxcfoit.
Sagadahoc. WILLIAM b. TAYLOR.
Somerset. ALBERT R. SMILEY. of Skowhegsn.
Waldo. GEORGE d. McCRlLLIS, of Belfast.
Washington p. SARGENT, of Maehias.
York. RICHARD H. COOLING, of Alfred.
For Commissi0ner.
Androscoggin. E. NJ SHAW. Of Lisbon.
Cumberland. .LEANDER E. CRAM. Of BALDWIN.
Franklin :. -. JEREMY w. PORTER.
Hancock. ~. WILLIAM P. WHITE.
Kennebec. -. e. G. HODGDON.
Knox. ........R R. H. COUNCE (short term.)
CHAS. R. MALLARD, dong term9
oxfoTd. ' ...... ,.. .GEoRGE I. HAMMOND, of Paris.
Penobscot &. i. IRA d. FISH, of Patten.
Piscataquis. WILLIAM G. THOMPSON, OF Gull
ford.
Sagadahoc -, ROBERT P. CARR.
Somerset. GEORGE FLINT, of Anson.
Waldo. ........ORRIN LEARNED, of Burnham.
Washington IA. B. GETCHELL, of Barring.
York. .......,. ,.JAMES F. BRACKET, of Limington
For Clerk of Courts.
Androscoggin j. W, HANSON, of Poland.
Cumberland. .ALVAN A. DENNETT, of Portland.
Oxford. JAMES S. WRIGHT, of Paris.
For County Attorney
Androscoggin WALLACE H, WHITE.
Franklin. :. ELIAS FIELD.
York. $50. HORACE II. BURBANK, of-Saco.
For Register Of Probate.
Lincoln 49,. HENRY C. ROBINSON.
Penobscot. ...AMBROSE G. FLINT, of Bangor.
Piscataq1is. ELIAS j. HALE, of Foxcroft.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

The "iron hoof' was put down in 1861
and 2 and 8 and 4-and put down for slav-
cry and secession. 1t will be put down now
for Southern supremacy aud the payment of
Southern claims. Will it be well to send the
man with the iron hoof to Congress, where
he can do so much mischief?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

"Such medium lirredeemable paper mon
cyl has always been liable to luc.uation. Its
value is constantly changing; and these
changes, often great and sudden, expose in
dividuals to great loss, are the source Of ruin
GUS speculations, and destroy all confidence
between man and man."-Chiet Justice Nar-
oboH
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

"Paper emissions by the government are
of n nature so liable to abuse, may say
SO certain to be abused, that the wish ON of
the government will be shown by never
trusting itseIf w ih SO seducing and dan
gerous a pSwer.o
ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

a paper currency is a great curse to any
people and a particular curse to the laborer
of any country, for its depreciation Gl,uays
falls upon the lab0rer.-Andrew Jackson.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigneG by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon US by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
ournal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

lrredeemsble paper money converts the
business of society into a mere lottery; and
when the collapse comes, come ii must,
il casts laborers cut of employment. crush
es manufacturers and merchants and
ruins thousands of honest, industrious
Citizens"
JAMES BUCHANAN.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 2.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
municatiOns that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

STRAWBERRIES are synonym for luxury.
And one Of the largest strawberry growers in
Maine appears as the champion of the poor
man. That is Greenbackism.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

N. 5. LrTLTEFIELD. Democratic candi-
date for Clerk of Courts, is diligently cireu-
latlng Republican ballots in which his name
isplaced instead of Dennett's. Look out for
thapo
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

Tom COLLINS is the President of Green
back club in New Hampshire. He is very
prominent In this campaign.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07
FOR GOVERNOR,
SELDEN CONNOR.

Representatives to Congress.
First District t-THOMAS B. REED.
Second " WILLIAM P. FRYE.
Third +" STEPHEN ID. LINDSEY.
Fourth " LLEWELLYN POWERS.
Fifth " EUGENE HALE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

dollar. The remedy is to provide ourselves
with dollar that is not constantly changing
ITS value, with the coin dollar of the civilized
world
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07

Ex SENATOR MILLER Of Georgia has said
that the Northern man who proposes an
increased amount OF greenbacks, an increase
which must necessarily lead to the non-pay-
ment of the public debt, makes tempting
appeal to Southern prejudices. For, he says,
sit is>a Satanic solicitation by Northern
man to throw off the obligation to pay for the
manaeles which bound them the Southern
peoplel, it is an assault upon their honor AMI
good faith" These are the words of Mr.
Miller in letter to Senator Bayard, 'thank.
ing that gentleman for the brave az id honest
stand he had taken for sound ;surrency-a
currency redeemable In coin. Yet Gen. An
derson, the Democratic Candidate for Con-
gress in this District, proffers Just that
temptation, offers that very "Satanic solcita-
tion." He proposes to increase the volume
of greenbacks $3.50, 1000, 900. The proposal is
in keeping with his whole record, for he is
more Southern thar the South itself.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-07
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S2,0O1,214,103

HOO 6,03O, fof D6dIIUB no lustTtEt.
S2,301, 1,216,9s4
300,OO2,Ss1 cash in treasury.