Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

Miss, 60 attend the trlai oI heL HUSo''"N
mUrdererS.
If the National Government has no
power 10 supervise its own Congressional
elections, how does il have the power 70
investigate the State elections! Perhaps
the Wallace committee can tell
-Parson and Congressman De Ia Matyr,
Greenbacker, is making rapid progress
toward old Bourbon ideas. He tells the
people i'm Maine that education has injured
the negroes in the South more than II has
benefited them.
Now if exposing and opposing the flag
rant. forcible and confessed attempt at
usurpation is shaking the bloody shirt, the
bloody shirt has become the banner OF Amer
lean liberty, and he who does not wave II
is a contemplate cOward.-HgIper'S Htet-
y.
A Southerncr. who has been studying
the New Enslander in Boston and i'm the
country. writes 10 the Savannah Macs about
the courtesy. cleanliness, Intelligence anu
economy that ne found lie SAYS, Il have
not heard an offensive reference 10 the
South.
The Mobile Ala Register DEM
saws that there are but three things may
cloud the fair prospects OF the Democracy
in lSSp-the adherence of any conNiderao't
portion of the party 90 the soil money ue-
fusion. the diScorj IN the party iu New
York and the re-oCcurrCuCe oi the perform
auCcs i'm Iazoo county. Miss.
When the P1s, saws that Mr.. sherman
has nearly restored the credit Of the gov
eminent 20 the place where the Dcmoc rats
len 10 iu 1860, one comes 20 the conclusion
that 10 needs am annex for the Development
of lis memory. just before the Democrats
went out OF power they were hawking "a
TWENTY-FIVE million >iN per cent loan ON
Wall street at eight per cent. discount
Restored" is very good. The funny man
is 40 his best.
jaime, A. Wuker>ou, the Democratic
candidate for Treasurer OF Jennings coun-
IT, Indiana. last fall has been sentenced
toa fine of $1,000 and 90 year i'm the peni-
teutiarv 80 Jacksonville for conspiracy
10 import illegal voters into The county.
Wlker>ou belongs 90 a wealthy and infu-
entail family In passing sentence Judge
Gresham remarked that the growing indii-
ference with which offences of this Kind
are regarded j. one OF the most significant
and dangerous signs of the times.
These dcnuncjatiou> OF Dixon by the
Democrats are rather late. ltwa> after he
had committed the murder with which De
is now accused that the delighted Democra-
CIV of Yazoo presented him with silver
pitcher inscribed ~to the hrave>t OF The
brave and >tylug him the one above all
Others who rescued Che country from radi-
cal rule and that Congressman Singleton
aScribej his election 90 his cNertiou>. Tie
only became "a bad man iu their estimation
when "a prctcNt was wanted for hi> a>>a>-
S.uauon.
The claim IS put forth in Justification
Of Tcuut>Ser'> reputation Thar the dent
was contracted under >o-cailtd carpet
bag" rule An examination shows that ot
q total debt OF -. S51 1850. nearly So
OG0. UUu was created before thc war. some
of this consists OF bonds issued Oh build
railroads which have been Dob operation Tor
MANY wears. a portion was incurred ODD
the purchase OF Andrew JdCk>ou'> Her
mita-r only >2.GuU.U0U Of bonds have
been issued since the war; mostly under
Governor BroVulow'> administration, and
The rzhttUue>> of which has never been
called boz question
as Tor TIjeu. SAYS Secretary Nler-
man. "who~c friends complain Of the e.eC-
toral commission. why should complain:
The commission was clearly "a I.uvu
progeny I was opposed 90 H.. I believed
that the president ot thC Senate bad the
right Co decide. hy virtue OF his position
but Mr. Tldeu> friends and senator
Coukiu- and others favored thc commits
sion 10 was believed that Mr. T.dcu WAS
90 Doe benefited hy che comm >>iou. To Dee
sure. hc wasn't. bur that's uo reason why
bc and his friends should dccy The bridge
they expected % cross on-
We ar, told. however, that the Gov
crumeut cam create money. This deny.
The Government produces nothing 10
raises mo- wheat. uo corn; 10 digs uo gold.
NO silver IL Is not a producer. 10 is q
consumer. The Government is pcrpctu-
al pauper that has 90 Dee supported by the
people. II is constantly passing the con-
tribUtiou box. The man who passes 10 j
admit has O. mu>6gt with him. but so The
same time the Government = supported
hv these contributions. You cannot I've
upon the promise OF The Government any
more than YOU could live upon the notes
OF Your hired mau-auy more than You
could live upon q bond issued hy occupants
OF the county poor-hoU>e. You cannot
live upon that which You have 20 support.
Col. L. e.. Mgsr>pL
The attention OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic I'M their recent eucampmeut
40 Erie, Penn. was called 90 the case of a
Union soldier. Ell Ice. who j. serving out
q life sentence I'm a Southern pcniteu,iary
for shooting "a rebel prisoner who was
trying Ca escape i'm ls64- He was honora-
by acquitted 5y a Court-martiai, bUt after
the war was over the civil authorities ar
rested, tried and condemned him for muir
der. This - one OF the indications OF the
mild and couCiiatOry spirit OF the South
eu Democracy. 4 legie>> Union soldier
+ ou>ted from AiS position al the Capitol
where his presence was di>ta>teiul % the
Southern hrigadirr>. and another Union
soldier j. sentenced 90 q life Imprisonment
for au act done iu time of war. and en- the
performance OF his duty IS q soldier.
Senator NJ. C. Butler Of south Caro-
lima tells % correspondent that ina his opiu-
ion the question OF State rights Is the ale
important One before the country. OF
next wears canvass he SAYS that the North
Will Poe the battle ground. aud that ''every-
thing depends ON the pluck and energy of
the Northern Democracy. II they DO not
permit the radicals 90 raise false issues
and Brighten the people bv false alarms.
they can win. But they VIII have % press
home the real danger 90 liberty with uu-
firing peruuacity and tact" The silver
question supplies. hc thinks. thcouly tuau-
cial subject ou which the Democrats are
divided He himself fayors 81 limited
coinage or silver dollars. and adds 'Abol
i>l The national banks and repeal the ten