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The Republican journal., 1878-08-29
The Bank of England.

A correspondent referring to the queries
concerning the Bank Of England, sends
the following facts regarding that institu-
ton
To TIE JOURNAL; The Bank Of England was
established in 1854 being chartered originally for
eleven years. The charter has been renewed many
times, the latest renewal being in 1914 when the
banking and issue departments were made wholly
separate.
BY the terms Of the charter the barking depart
mcnt has no control of the reserves of the issue do
partment, except it may have itself deposited tlyu
and received notes in exchange
The issue department Is allowed to issue uota,
TO the amount Of tl5.oooooo. based mainly oh
government bonds ana in excess Of that amount
only what it has the gold to redeem
As it had been shown by long experience that
less than ga 600 400 Of Bank OF England he les
would ever be in circulation the law OF ls44
authorized the sslle Of that amount without gold
reserve and the amount bas since been Increased
by II COCOON
The separation Of the banking and issue depart
ments has this effect that in case ot a run Of the
depositors drawing ont their deposits more rapid
~ than the loans become Due and 90 exhaustils
the reserves a the banking department the gold
in the issue department cannot Ne drawn out
pay the iepo-tors and the security for the crcu
lation remains intact even though the banking
department may be on the verge II bankruptcy
It will be seen, therefore that suspension n.
specie payments by tho issue department of t..
Bank Of England IS well nigh impossible ru .-..
Z
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29
From the Boston Post, Aug. %.
The Maine Democracy

The Republicans in Maine are attempting to
create the impression at home and abroad that
they are entitled to monopoly in claiming to be
the advocates OF honest money! Such i claim is
sheer assumption. In the first place her deega-
tlon IN Congress, with one or two exceptions,
helped to lnaugurate the present financial sv stem
which now they all confess was dishonest Sena-
tor Fessenden had the wisdom and courage to warn
the country III his most torcibic stvle against the
evils and dangers which would eusue from the
issue OF the greenback currencv To say that
notes thus issued should be receivable in payment
OF all private Obligations is. III its very essence a
wrong, Tor 1t compcl> one man to take from lis
nelShboI IN payment OF a debt that which he would
not otherwise receive be obliged to receive and
what is not probably fan payment lie declared
that It inflicted stain upon the national honor.
was confession Of national bankruptcy and would
occasion loss that would fall most heavily on the
poor. But VINO. OF the present denunclators OF
Democrats, lifted their voices against the scheme
To which all our subsequent decentralization is
traceadle The Republican party ought TO be de
teated. II tor no other than for commencing
the process OF partial reputation. Should 1t ulu
mately turn ont to be total that party must be held
responsible for 1t 1t is the first step that costs
But recent speech OF DR. Garcelou. the Demo
cratic candidate Tor Governor shows that he is a
hard money nan OF the hardest kind He goes
even further than his competitor OF than Senators
Blaine and hamln or any Of their colleagues OF
organs This Is his doctrine The Democratic
position IN regard TO the basis Of currency is honest
money. founded upon gold every time This is
the old Jacksonlan principle it Is ours to day and
ever Viii be IN the platform OF the Democratic
party W e cant have money unless 1t Is the
money OF the world
The Convention in winch he thus held alott the
Old Jacksonlan Tag Nominated Hon ) Clifford
Belcher Tor congress. who. PRIOR to hls selection.
sad he could not understand how paper could he
issued founded upon the faith OF the Government.
and did not think Government should directly IS
sue paper money To the same point the Lewis
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29
The Breaking Up Plan.

"let us break them up is the cry OF
those that take part in the plan for sell
my out the Democracy TO the Grecnback-
ers. But they forget or ignore the fact
mat such 4 scheme works i'll two dircc-
tons When they undertake to transfer
Democratic voters to the leaders of a
political absurdity, they drive off newt
ably the better portion Of the party. \
Democrat, schoolcd in the principles OF
the party, and knowing. from the history
of this country and the experience OF
civilization that all ilrcdeemable paper
schemes must end in disaster, will not
allow himself I'd he committed to such
ahsurdity. But he has the right to vote,
ana the exercise Of that right is 10 him a
duty What then, Shall he DO ? Clearly
DC should make his vote sustain his prin-
cjpes
The theory of those in favor Of selling
out, taken at its best, is that brief sue
cess, temporary possession of a few
Offices, is better than adhesion to we'll es
tahishcd principles The true Democrat
on the other hand, looks above and he-
}ond Nj this Ho prefers not q build his
HOUSE up"n thc SAND, but upon tie solid
anu enduring rock
These ideas WIFI apply ID our coming
election The bargains and sales which
have been entered into will never be en-
dorSed by honest, sclt-respecting hard
money Democrats. Some will stay away
FROM the polls in disgust; some, since
party conventions have severed the ties
and left them adritt. will vote for hard
money candidates, even though they ~
Republicans Those Who have aided ii
breaking UP the Democratic organization
in Waldo County, certainly can blame nc
one but themselves for Such i result
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29
What cold Joe'' Thinks.

in the Progressive Age of the 22d, we
find, over the signature of J. W. X, the
following
notice that Simpson of the Republican Jour
nal, who Judge is now q kind of political po
woE passing from frog spawn, or trying to be a
RepuDllcan bull frog, is much deli GIFTED with the
resolutions adopted at the Republican State Con
vention held July Both, at Portland, and also seems
to be very much distressed at the Greenbackers
And much more of a like character. The
| signature Identifies this contribution as
cmanatmg from Joe knowton, of Liberty,
political Weathcrcock of that locality, a
persistent seeker for small offices, and the
laughing stock Of all the region He is
! the individual who made a speech at the
Greenback Congressional Convention in
July, which the Age denounced as Com
munistic, and going beyond the dread
or blood speeches of Campbell, Perry
and Murch. At the time We didn't blame
Joe 50 much as the others because Joe
never had any particular political prin-
clple to adhere TO. And besides. like the
DoY VINO was after the WOodchuck, be was
out Of meat and must hunt He had sat
long in the Court House, waiting for either
employment or office writing notes in his
purblnd way, and rubbing them out with
his nose until he lost all patience, and
in desperation went for a new party, and
another little office at the public expense.
He was badly beaten in the Convention.
cursed and cutfod by his new associates,
and finally kicked ont Of the back door.
he now thinks he can call attention to
himself IA attacking the editor Of the
Journal Notwithstanding, NJ the time d
his tnasbin- Ne said 4 few words Of pity
ana comm~cratiou Let him 20 IN, en-
hibitin1 the amusing spectacle Of ''old
Joe, kicking UP before and behind" But
he can't get any Office
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

throw of Emerys bombast and vanity, by
the sworn testimony of his own party as
sociates. Republicans exulted, while Dem
ocrats hung their heads; and from that
time forward Peck and Emery were twin
defaulters in money, and the other
in veracity.
AS we said, Emery has been most
useful person to Blaine, in keeping con-
troll of the state. Emery never initiated
! or suggested a measure that did not end
i'll rdicule or disaster to his party His
motley array of Greenbackers are march
ing to the same fate. And every Demo
crat who does not want to find himself in
one of Emerys pitfalls, will make haste
to torsake his doubling and twisting trail.
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29
The Boston Advertiser SAYS

Maine is this year the battle ground where possibly
the fate of the whole campaign may be settled and
it is to be hoped that no Complications NAV be in
troduced to divide those who think alike on the
money question. The democrats and greenbackers
are already well united. and the hard money men
in the former party cannot be too strongly urged
to see to it that they are not sold out to those
whose prncip pies they detest We have every con
fidence that large number Of them will make an
effective protest against the greenbaek party when
the day of election comes
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29
The Age Confessedly Supports Communism

The Progressive Age of the 22d, has the
following
Now that OUR nominations have all been made
we PRINT the ticket at the head Of our columns
And this ticket includes the name of
Thompson H. Murch What reader of
the Age, Of the date Of July 18th last past,
could have imagined that such para
graph as the above would possibly appear
IN its columns, four weeks later A more
complete summersault cannot he con
ceiVed; and the editor doesn't even
trouble himself to give a reason. real or
felgned, for his flop over. When Murch
was first nominated. the Age Spewed him
outin disgust, in the following language
We should be pleased to present him 10 the III
telhgent voters of our district as a suitable candj
date To represent them did not his own speech
made IN accepting the nomination show that he j.
unsuitable. He SAID that il had been understood
that he was an educated man, when il was the n,
verse. He had never seen the INSIDE OF a school
house since he was sixteen years Old that NJ was
not speaker, and as for property. he was not
worth dollar Now with such testimony ls this
coming from himself it is question 10 he deter
mined by the people of the district whether he
would be a fit representative to represent one of
the most important representative districts in the
| mon 1t was a singular speech q mau buasti1...
ot his lack Of acquired ability. and at his havIu.,
lived over forty wears without acqWrjn. or saving
dollar hatever may be Thought OF his con
tessed lack of acquired ability or his unsuitable
ness to take care Of the money Of the people hav
lug never earned or At least taken caro- Of hs own
he certainly deserves credit Tor hls cAndor But we
tear that while HI. hpaStcd iack OF fitness may
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

Strange stories are told of the late hail storm
one hundred and ten lights Of glass were broken
from the house of Freeman Ellis at West Water
Vile and his corn and grain demolished damag
ing him TO the amount of nearly 800. From the
mouths of many witnesses it is confirmed that hail
stones were seven and eigtA inches in crcumter
part Of one ear by being struck with one of the
hail stones. From two other houses farther south
many large lights of glass were broken but little
other damage being done Mr.. Bessey lost quite
large flock of turkeys, killed by the hail stones,
many OF them being found the next day with their
heads cut entirely off
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

The Lewiston Gazette says: "Chase's
Chronicle (greenback) we notice is pleas
antly located orer a grave-stone shop.
After the fall election we opne the grave
stone will be over the Chronicle"
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29
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The Republican journal., 1878-08-29
The Name Militia.


WArEEvlLLE, Ne, A,G p Coz.
Common and statt We're escorted from the
residence Of Col. Heath this morning to
the muster-hed by Richards Light In
lantry OF Gardiner The review of the
troops this afternoon was followed by a
prize drill. The first prize was awarded
10 the Jameson Guards Company G) of
Bangor second to the Montgomery Guards
of Portland. The competitive individual
drill for medals followed The first prize
was won by Sergeant Tower, and the
second by Private IIathorn, both Of
Company G Of Bangor The artillery
deserves special mention, the salute to
Gov. Conner being perfect IN immense
crowd was in attendance throughout the
day.
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29
Waldo County Salaries.


We notice that "Old joe" whom the
| Age recently denounced as a pestilent
1 Communist, is distressed about the mat
ter Of salaries in Waldo County. Old Joe
evidently thinks the people forget he was
tor Ten years Judge Of Probate in this
county, and pocketed 4 liberal amount
for his supposed services, although the
register did most oi the work. Joe used
to come down once q month. looking
/ about as wise as any owl that could have
been captured in the Liberty woods. The
salary, upon which he lays SO much stress.
was increased during his term. Joe never
demonstrated, but pocketed the extra
amount with a chuckle Of satisfaction.
I'VE at the time called attention to the
needless increase Of salary, Now, Old
Joe, with the money III his pocket, rushes
into print t. denouncr US in the matter
and the editor Of the Age. who for few
months was "Jedge,' and took the pay
with good deal of complacency prints
his communication admiringly What a
beautiful par are they to teach honesty
and economy to the people Of Waldo
County.
The Congressional nominations in this
State are completed. In the fourth dis
trict there arc but two candidates in the
field in each Of the others three, max
inc fourteen candidates for five offices.
The nominations are as follows First
district, Anderson (dem. J, Reed rep and
Cove (greenback) third district, Belcher
(dcm.), Frye (rep.) and Chase green
back third district, Smith (dem.), Lind
sey (repD and Philbrick (greenbackl ;
fourth district, Ladd (dem. and green
back and Powers {rep.); fifth district,
Martin (dem.), Hale '(rep,) and Murch
(greenback). The Lewiston Journal fig
ures on the result Of the Congressional
elections as follows OF the first dis
trict it says that the friends of Reed are
confident of victory, but the vote is like
" to be close. Referring to the large Re
publican vote i'll the second district two
years ago it says it is hardly to be eX-
pected that that party will be third in the
race this year. Of the third district it
says: "Mr. Lindsey will have large ma
jority over both other candidates." In
| the fourth district it regards the victory
as reasonably certain, if the Republicans
do their duty and of the fifth district it
| says; "There is no doubt of Hale's cleo
ton by large plurality if not majority"
| The Journal thus defines the positions of
| the Democratic candidates on the finan-
cial question
1t is noticeable that the Democratic candidate in
the fourth district is greenbacker in the first
| and fifth district they Democrats who are try
! ing to straddle both the sound and soft money
| horses and in the second and third district pro
nouIced hard money Democrats
1t is currently reported that the men
who were instrumental in selling out the
Democrats of Waldo County, will labor to
have Martins vote as small as possible,
and that of Murch correspondence in
| creased This with view to the chances
for the nomination in 1880, when it is
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

The State Democrat, new paper, has
been started at Saco to supply the place
of the expired Democratic organ Of York
County. 1t is published by Mr.. William
S. Noyes, who has experience and ability,
and will make the new paper success.
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

The Portland Press says: Last winter Mr. Saw
Yer noticed that horse owned by Mr. Dyer dealer
IN wood and coal, was suffering from very sore
shoulder He called Mr.. Dyers attention to this
fact, and that gentleman said the horse ran into a
pile of edgings which caused the wound but that
he was taking good care Of the animal The wound
did not heal Notwithstanding Mr. Dyer tried almost
everything. The other day veterinary surgeon
probed the wound and took out piece of edging
about four inches square The horse is now in
proving rapidly.
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

The Oxford Democrat says of the Ok
ford County Democratic Convention, and
a proposed bargain with the Greenback-
1t Is evident the Democrats of oxford County
are following the teachings of their Androscoggin
brethren. They see there no real issues pre-
sented by this new party, and that it must soon
fall to the ground They believe that when disin-
tegratlon comes, a sufficient number of Republi-
can greenbackers will join their ranks to place the
Democratic party in majority. With this in view.
they propose to maintain their organization
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

Like sundry other Greenback candi-
dates, Bradley Barlow of st. Adams, Vt,
owns national bank. 1t looks as if some
body was being cheated.
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

SUBSCRIBERS renting money or desiring to
have the address of papers changed must state the
Post Office to which the paper has been sent. as
well as the office to which il is to GO
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

The Bangor Commercial recommends
that Daniels, the fierce and fiery Green
back Nirginian who Grated at Bangor
last Saturday night, be sent into the fifth
district. But we have already had a kin
dred display here. A letter from a re-
sponsibe citizen of Troy informs US that
pair of local Greenback speakers who
visited that town one evening last week j,
made laughable exhibition. The first
one who came upon the platform could
scarcely keep his legs, and his tongue
was thicker than hasty pudding. His re
marks were about as lucid as a barrel of
coal tar. He had, beyond all question,
Carried long at the wine cup" The dis
gust OF the Greenbackers was intense.
The disabled orator was led off, and his
associate put in his place. But he, too,
had visited the flowing bowl, and was I'M
able to talk with either rhyme or reason.
So the much advertised meeting broke
down wholly. The moral to be drawn is.
that when the intoxication of greenbacks
is joined to that of whiskey, the comb
nation proves too much for weak human
nature.
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

Ben Butler, remarks the Washington
Post, has placed his yacht in charge of
his son, a good deal on the principle of
the girl who, when she "got religion"
said she felt that person who wore
jewelry was going straight to hell, and
consequently took hers all off and sent it
to her sister.
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

ADMINISTRATORS EXECUTORS and Guardians
desiring their advertisements published in the Jour
mai Will please state 10 the Court
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

Gilmores band has recovered its wind
and is footing successfully through Ger
many.
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

Some of the Democrats in the fourth
district must by this time realize the hu-
initiating nature of the bargain transfer
ring them to the Greenback organization
\ Greenback meeting held in Bangor
Saturday evening was addressed by a
Col. +. Daniels Of Virginia. An Associat-
ed Press despatch says;
He had evidently not been advised Of the fusion
Of the Greenback and Democratic parties in this
section, as he assailed the Democratic party very
vigorously, to the chagrin OF a large part of his
hearers, number OF prominent Democrats being
on the stage The crowd rapidly leaving the hall
the speaker curtaled his remarks
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

The platform of the Tennessee Repub-
licans opposes reputation of any kind or
by any means.
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

The richest Joke Of the season is the
speech of Daniels at Bangor, on Satur-
day evening. Read the report of it which
we copy from the Bangor Wing.
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

New YORK, Aug. % The Tribune saws Gen.
Butter told personal and political friend during
the session of the Potter Committee in this city
that the original and alleged sherman letter had
been obtained; that he had seen it, and had no
doubt OF It's genuncness, and that it was in the
possession OF the committee He said that il would
not be publicly produced and put i'll evidence until
October, when 1t can be used most efcctually to
lnlure the Republican party in the Autumn cec-
tons.
Gen. Butler has published card in re-
latlon to the above despatch, in which he
says:
There is not one word Of truth in it. | have
never seen the original OF the Sherman letter |
never told personal friend or enemy that il had
been obtained, or that it was genuine Sotar from
that do not believe i'll It's present existence If it
ever had any
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

1t is currently reported that the men
who were instrumental in selling out the
Democrats of Waldo County, will labor to
have Martins vote as small as possible,
and that of Murch correspondingly in
creased. This with view to the chances
for the nomination in 1880, when it is
hoped that there will be national patron
age to be disposed Of Mac has not been
at all this pains and sacrifice to weld the
elements Of a new party, without an eye
to the future. Mr.. Martins friends should
understand that mans throat can be
cut by feather, sometimes.
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

The Sixteenth Maine R0iment will hold its an
nua reunion at Bangor the 10Th Of September
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

The following authorized agents for the
journal
$ r. NILES, No. 6 fremont St. Boston.
: N. fElrENGlLl, 4 Co, State St, Boston,
and 30 Park Row, n Y.
HoRAcE Dom, l2l Washington St, Boston
o." 7. RowElL 4 Co., 40 Park Row New York
BATES a. LOCKE, - Park Row, New York
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29

The Waterville Mail records a kind
act of the Russians belonging to the
steamer Cimbra. "When a poor farmer
was in trouble with his haying, they
bought up all the scythes and other hay
ing tools in the neighborng store, made
short work of gathering his hay, and
then made him present of all the tools"
The Republican journal., 1878-08-29
The Yellow Fever.

utl'uld- Anew 1oTh, l'ltlSDuIS anu olicl
cities of the North and West. A propo-
sition that all who are well shall move
out of the town of Grenada, Mississippi,
and live in tents until the epidemic is
over, meets with considerable favor In
Memphis the disease is spreading to an
| alarming extent among the colored peo-
pie, who have heretofore escaped A
Memphis despatch of Aug. Doth says
TO day the weather was cloudy and gloomy In
the extreme. The fever has not only increased in
this city, but seemed to thwart all efforts To save
the lives OF many poor people who moved out OF
the city, by appearing III two of the camps Three
deaths occurred yesterday from the fever at camp
Joe Williams and several others OF the refugees
are sick. For the past "A hours the board of health
records show 100 new cases and 26 nterments
| The disease to-day has taken down manv negroes
| SICK ones beng found in every household There
is great need OF physicians ana nurses. our own
| physicians having more than they can attend to
| Many Of the sick ~ days without attentions Of
nurse Many do not receive medical attendance
until too late to save life The Towards employ
five PHYSICIANS but the SILK calls are more than
they can attend 70 Two NJ our pracuoing phvSi
clans died with yellow ieycr and five others are
| down.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. - The Howard
Association has received the following
"'Sp '
send Us few nurses It is untrue that the , material ea
Tor fh% t'ease ! hagste4 Nurses are worn out
taken down ri, rIcian. lrc needed Win nurses
but hot wIthou,
Isiguci b u. i>bl~o<
NJ N WyNu,r.
,ra G.> M, .. Aas \, I4Io I \ y l.qr NJ, ~.
New Orleans nqr~e ,Ick 9u' wa.snl .bout y
s s,@ we 'gy' +" I'LL H'1 (" ,t a"' a,, n. aS
material not exhausted nurses NJ Iioa, Spna-,
I, five ~ do ,'l, r.r lIa 'y>' ''' |
Nv. +. WaIthaIr whose name Is signed
to the dispatcb eivpn above. has been
for many wears 4 resident of Mobile. AIa-
bama. ana WIS for h thine Eterary editor