Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

Senator WINDOWS challenge 10 the
Democrats 10 prove that any one OF the
thirty-three Democratic Investigating COM
mittceS has shown that Republican has
stolen a dollar from the public treasury Is
still unanswered
1t was proposed in the Texas LegiSla-
ture % adjourn over the Fourth in honor
Of the birthday Of our great national Tt
public" The democratic majority would
not tolerate the national principle, but
substituted federal" republic. In their
words this Republic Is not nation, but q
confederation of States. This is the States
right doctrine.
The New Orleans Democrat, the simon
pure organ OF Louisiana Democracy, on
noticing the recent present of a plantation
or two to JED. Davis, says that the recipl-
eut Mr.. Davis ''will spend his declining
years i'm a style betting his great services
and his eminent talents and virtues, so
long devoted 70 his country, and so con-
spicuouS in the history of the republic.
If the Democrats haven't revived the
dogma of State sovereignty, what does Al
eNaudcr stephens mean by saying the war
settled uothiugy What does senator But
Ter mean by saving the party has gone back
To The principles OF twenty years ago:
What do the Southern journals mean by
saving the country is getting back % the
questions which aSitated II before the war!
An evidence of the falsity of the boast
that political freedom prevailed in South
Carolina is given in the columns of a paper
D.. a 4 ffi II
autumn Swail> an educated colored man
was forced 10 leave his home and property
because ne was a Republican and dared 10
give expression To his views publicly. 1t
was rumorcd that he intended 20 return.
That announcement StirS up the kingStrec
sur which threatens him with death If he
larcS 10 return with the view Of making
that country his home.
This i the way Secretary EyartS talks
OF the Democratic baCk-dOwn They be
gan bv saving 20 the President, Sign our
political measures or we will withhold
$4,000. oOO of the appropriations for run
ming the Government. That does not
brighten me replied the President, i shall
20 ahead and DO NY duty just the same.
.Very well. said the Democrats, If that's
your intention. Wen keep back seO, OOO, 900.
Finding the President still uumovcd, they
cried out. II YOU don't back down We will
refuse YOU SlO.VO0O0' A. this threat
had no effect they finally held back 5000
900 aud ran away. IL was remarkably
well developed case of the small end of the
horn.
1t is stated that one point upon which
Secretary sherman Will dwell in his cam
paigu speeches j. a. % where the revenues
comes from that support the government.
Assuming that the po>toiiiCc business IN
each state is the true standard OF Judging
OF its growth and prosperity. and that the
revenue received by the government from
each State Is really IN proportion 10 its
postal receipts. the So. 900, 900 paid into
the Treasury for the support of the gov
tumcut comes from the people OF the dii-
frrrut sections of the country In the fol-
lowing proportions From the SIX New
England states. S33.350. 800; the four Mid
die states. S-e.5lj, 900; the four border
States OF Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee
and Missouri. 81. 10000; the Southern
states. 50. 900. OoO. and the Western States.
including the Pacific Coast. S>6.OO0.UoO
These ar, very suggestive figures and indl-
cate that the south I'm proportion % it,
tax paving ability, has a much larger rep
rc>eutat.ou i'm Congress than any other
section.