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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05
MINOR EDITORIALS.

-Ex- Gov. Dingley will address Paris
Campaign Club, on Tuesday evening.
The Democrats and Greenbackers in
Penobscot County, did not fuse, but each
nominated a straight ticket
What Kind of a campaign flag will
the opposition float, Smith or Garcelon
winch shall have the head and which
the tail?
Hon. o. c. Moore, of the Nashua,
n. H., Telegraph, will speak in Oxford
County, during the present week, as will
be seen by list of meetings. He is said
to be an excellent speaker.
Reports from all sections of Oxford
County are very encouraging for the Re
publican cause. In private letters, our
friends say that we are making great
gains, and that we are sure to elect Hon.
d. +. Davis by the people. There is nc
doubt that we shall elect the entire coun-
ty ticket.
We would call attention to the adj
vertisement Of Bndgton Academy. to be
found in another column J. f. Moody,
\. NJ, who was so long the popular pm
cipal of Hebron Academy, has this school
in charge. The last term was one of great
profit to the school, which was a large
and industrious one.
d. ID. COMBS, the Lewiston artist,
has published a small cartoon Of Scion
Chase and his steers. The steers are now
labeled the democratic Party" and the
"Grcenback Party" Solon Is driving
them to the mangcr in which public Of
fees are kept for food. The s,ccrucarcst
Scion is the Grccnbackcr, but he is muz-
lied SO he can get no food, while his COM
panion is free to take all he can digest.
This Joke needs no explanation
We do not notice anonymous COM
munications. II any subscriber doc, not
like the management of thi, paper, hc
may say so to us over his own signature
and he will receive a courteous reply. II
any suggestion to increase the efficiency
Of the DEWocRAr can be made, We shall
be glad to profit by it; but we don't care
for any sncaking filings from men who are
afraid of their own names. We are in
cliucd to believe such do not care to read
"thc honest truth.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05

with. If so, and Congress viii follow the
advice. let it before adjournment make the
appropriation and impose direct tax up
on the property of the country to be as
sessed by the states upon their portion OF
the valuation of 1870. Names share
would be less than S2,OOO,OO0 and the
burden of Portland would not exceed
$500, 900, requiring a temporary tax OF
not more than four per cent. not higher
than some of the acknowledging towns
are now paying. This would be better
than to squandcr the reserve, and s'redt
the tax out of all the circulating medium
of the country. For the unavoidable re
suit of using up the reserve would be to
make wreck of specie payment, TO depre-
ciatc the whole paper currency. It the
depreciation did not reach 20 per cent.
the amount OF the actual loss Of basis, 1t
woald 20 far enough TO arrest our Prog
ress towards the recovery OF prosperity
and lead to strikes, commercial confusion
and enormous waste Of wealth
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05
ATTENTION, SOLDIERS OF OXFORD
COUNTY.


Soldiers of Oxford County, as soldier
that served in the ranks, want TO say q
few words to You. The Republican party
has taken man from The ranks TO be tine
next Governor Of Maine, and the Demo
cratic and Greenback press are publishing
the most unblushing lies about his war
record. Why do they do itl 1t is because
they hate the sight of loyal and true sol.
der The same party that in the year 1854
voted to disfranchise us. is willing 90 sink
all principle and honor, 10 defeat honest
Corporal Davis. Are we To stand idle and
see them do il: | say no, thousand times
no. believe--I knOw-that large Dor.
ton Of the soldiers of Maine will be found
marshalled under the little Corporal. and
in September next We will roll up such Al
majority for the gallant Davis "a, will carry
dismay to the very heart Of rebel dym.e.
racy and regulators.
Soldiers, up and at them. Place your
banner at the front; rally around .t. anal
20 10 work every man Of you. Don't ua.t
for Capt. A. or Lieut.. b. 10 move. b1' start
the bail yourself Every man OF sou .ln
do something for the cause Visit sour
neighbour talk with him and ask hu 81. Do.
). ready % see the good Oil State of Nau.
carried for state right, and treason IHr
T., the issue. We are invited 90 a.n..,t
mru who would ro-cstlD..>h Oh. dogma ar
State right, lnd secession. IoLu. Tint
you and gave the best year, OF olr ....
% crush ont forever, and many ofyl ..--
~ honorable wound, made while ,r-.u.
Democratic rebellion Major lN--n-,
ha, the harlihood 90 ask MS tp hrip a,r.,
the party that sustained Ms thruu- .....
years OF trouble, suffering aud aa-.
VIII you By your votes elect the hI>,,. ,..
Of political trick>tcr~ to office Thar ..r
di,graccd the American republic. s, .r
myself | say. No,-and know you ISL.
say the same. Now 20 10 work. Organ.
izc IN your towns; work hard wor, CARLY
and late; leave not a stone unturnrL Du.
yesterday / was talking with an od c,u-
rlde who voted the GrceuDlck tokc. h-t
year, and hc told me that hc ~hou.. ..
Tor Mr.. Davis thi, year. The exact No..,
he used were that they could not l,al tu
into the CopparhclJ Camp.
Let your watchword bc-country bci.-
party, an honest dollar an honest vote a.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05

CONSISTENCY. - While the Southern
members Of Congress were so loud in
their declarations that the general govern
mcnt had no right TO invade nor interfere
with the sovereign States, they evil
IDENTIFY held a mental reseUation-or, per-
hapS, they referred only to the right of
keeping the ballot pure. 1t is evident
they did not mean all that they said, for
as soon as the yellow fever broke out
again this summer, instead of appealing
to the sovereign State, as aforesaid, they
Immediately asked the government at
Washington for aid. They asked for
rations and tents, which We're furnished.
Now the citizens and voters of sovereign
State" are feeding by the bounty of the
government. while its Marshals are un-
able to enforce the laws or even to live,
because the Representatives of these very
men declared that this saIle government
had no right to interfere with the Inter
nal affair" of sovereign State" If
a State alone, has the right to keep the
peace and protect its citizens from yio-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05
THE NATIONAL BANKS.

People who are proposing to abolish the
national banking system, ought To be sure,
in the first place, that they know what ii
is. For instance, the Leader ought to know
better than to publish such paragraph as
this:
The banks own 1850, Ooo, 900 OF untaxed bonds
islO, 600 900 OF gift money from the government,
and 81 600 OC0.U UO of Interest bearing, untaNed
notes and mortgages they have obtained by
ioaning the money OF their customers deposit
ed with them tor safe keeping. Thus with an
original investment OF less than s20,Oo.OOO OF
gold, the law permits them through usury To
reap mn annual harvest OF over one hundred
millions, or over - per cent of the original
investment every year, and pay not a cent of
general tax for the support of government
that grants and protects such unequal advan'
tages.
Every clause in this paragraph contains
a separate miSStatcment.
|. The $50 millions Of bonds are not I'M
taxed. The capital of the banks is invest
cd in these bonds, and everybody knows,
or ought 10 know, that bank stock IS sub
jcct to local taxation. like any other prop
erty. The capital not invested in bonds IS
subject % an additional nited States tax
of - Of per cent. per annum.
- The 800 millions Of bank notes ar,
not gin money. They are not money
for any purpose till they are signed and
issued by the bank officers; and then, 81
far a. the banks are concerned, thvy ar,
evidences OF debt The banks must pay
these Liabilities, aud the law requires then
10 secure the debt 10y a deposit oi bonds
with the treasurer ut the uitrd States.
g. The lOuu millions OF loans anal dis
counts. out 0f deposits are not uniaNed.
There is ajax OF - of per cent per auuuu
oudcuo,it>-a buricu~umc t1A, which teuj~
To increase the rate OF interest ON loans to
the general public and ought therefore 90
Doe removed.
T. The original Investment was 500 mill
lion, iu gold instead of 200 millions. The
banks were organized during the ten years
from -G5 to 1873. The nominal capita
paid in during that time WAS 500 millions.
The average value Of the paper dollar dur
ug the decade was 80 cents. And 50 per
cent. of 500 Is not POO bat foo.
>. The annual interest harvest is not 100
millions. nor 80 millions. IL was, last
year. ST. GOj,jo9
t.. Thi, harvest was not 80 percent. upon
the original Investment. but - per cent.
:. The banks paid m aggregate tax last
year of 81. go .573 10 the United States, and
- So. BOA 10 the local taN-gathrrcr>.
From all this, itappcars that The Lrld'rl>
not opposed o. the national banking y~trm
us 90 is, but 10 some imaginary y>tcm which
never had any existence except in it> own
fruitful fancy FHilad .idreri,or.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05
81, 430. This would be economical man.
agement in town the size of Norway
Now YOU have:
100000


This is 6.l per cent on the capital of
500, 900 or 5.3 per cent. on the actual
capital of SllG,0 00-the amount paid
for the bonds.
Thus, You see that the bonds and cir
culation do not earn so much for the stock
holders, as would be earned by loaning
the capital at six per cent. on bonds and
mortgage. The Nqc Religion correspond
ent claims an income of 9 per cent. from
these two sources, which proves that he
was more anxious to make case against
the Bank, than to get at the facts He
would do well to examine the banking
laws, or inquire at the bank in his own
village, before giving us any more mtor-
nation y upon the subject. Perhaps
he will then discover another source OF
income, from which the bank has earned
the dividends which it has declared dur
ing the past few years. We also com
mend to his attention two articles upon
the subject. to be found in other portions
of this paper. His eighty millions profits
will diminish over onc-half beside the
official figures, and his "Shylock' will
she'd less Christian blood.
Aside from the inaccuracies of the ar
ticlc referred to, it should be condemned
as an unjustifablc assault on a town en-
tcrprisc of great benefit to every citizen.
The one hundred thousand dollars worth
of government bonds were untaxablc be.
fore the Bank was organized. Now, in
the form Of Bank Stock, they pay tax to
the town. The Bank pays 5000 to the
government on It's circulation. In both
of these cases it aids the poor man by
bringing into existence taxable property.
The town of Norway increased It's valu-
alton $4,000, when the Bank was or
gained, and its citizens, by the accom-
mediation of loans, have been able to in
crease their business, and thus develop
the town. This unprovoked assault up
on a town institution, by local paper,
can only be accounted for on the ground
Of personal prejudice.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05
SIAiPOSIU NJ
-Frnm III EclM.l Jonrnnll

Tho lrgu, says that Sherman has
.hoNcd the whole compass iu finance
John g., a good boxer. lie got iu a knock
down blow when he reduced the interest
ouc-thrl ON the whole public debt. liz
'cm again, John.
The secret Of the enthusiasm OF Ger
tain fusioniSt~ in this vicinity i disclosed
i'm The following extract from the Belfast
correspondence OF the Bangor Wig.
n is stated that there ar" already from th,
son Money ranks ~iN entries for Ga" tousrc..
,iuuul race OF Is The number OF starters Will
probably bee somewhat less.
solou Chase interviewed secretary sherman
no Portland and compared notes. Boston
Post
Thi, is'probably mi>print. l; must
mean that Scion interviewed sherman 'auu
compared Hos,s." That, the only way D,
could hope To get the advantage OF the
Secretary.
Como mp To- the work, let the Portland plat.
nIm alone. Make a plain straight Irvcuba'b
structure. Plant Your cpwhiIr, upon d. Brace
mp aud act like men. o. man talks aiuni sam.
alton, set him down uo a ~cuuudrcl
That's what Charles Gor says To- his
brother Gryeubarkcr~ through the columns
of Jhr G-L C}rootc'e. Is rather rough
pu Rust.
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"r..u.''' 'INh liz ms seen ii' .'t'f ODD
iu- "''r 'ud is now enlisted in lh' 'aiu
pAlgA Tor DaNl, aud honest money.
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hackers take 70 "hloaird bond-hoIdcr' tol
their standard bearer;
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ct, 1''r ~ maj '''', - -
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ter % Secretary sherman, predicts the inn
,,,.l;,,, ,,.Iifi..,l funerals nf fI. Spgr4fat,.
''''' 81 -.
d> wei ~ "t N'halpIN bidlHt an" iAIiiiih'
Please reflect reader, upon the waning
uL,t tI,.t iu.t ,.,,t,s diSc.ruihIa th..,
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05

TIM Muo~r NNp rIr SRtNk.-The word,
addressed by the slightly proime bat in
duhiubly Democratic MIR Thompson 10 The
Penob,cot Democratic Convention were
these: Last year We went hunting with
th, GrcCulackcr> We got moo anI %
skunk. We had the moose and they had tht
,kunk-thcy couldn't have got the skunk
without our help. and now they want Us To
tax, thc skunk. Let them take their ,Nunk
and 20 20 h - with TO- loud applause.
/ say lets cling 90 the moose. Pres.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05

ANY person who takes paper regularly
e~,,, tbe ofce-whctnCr directed "a ms nSme or
spothcr's OF whether ne has subscriber OF nut
IL responsible for the payment. .,
p Ia a person orders has paper di-oontlnlvu,
he must nav all argCaragcs, or Che puo.i,her ny
continue to sgut 70 until pay ,ncnt - uA,lv, -N y.
tl.t ~. ,,I,1lr amount. whether the paper is
f4Egn from the Office or NOE 5000
TreCourt- have decided that reil sing 70 lAAe
o,...'',es-s ami ucrioIiJais from the post Once,
~ -,l-.,6,.,- ami leaving them uncallct Tor, Il
,,-,r4a f1cts evidence ot fraud.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05
Now, boys, go in and win!

The threats against Swails, in antici-
patton OF his return TO SOuth Carolina,
call out from the Charleston Ne'rs the fol-
lowing: Things were done in the can
vas of 1876 and 1873 that cannot and must
not be doue again. II was supreme ne
ceSSity, The necessity no longer exists.
To insist on taking, when the body polite
is in full heal, the kill-or-cure remedies
that were swallowed with good effect when
the State was ~ eftremiS, will be To place
everybody in South Carolina ut the mercy
of any 81, of men who choose 10 cOnsti-
tutc themselves public prosecutors and
public eXccutionerS. At that rate the
State would soon be not worth saving -
This is free and full admission that there
were frauds and outrages 1876 and 1875,
and that frauds were perpetrated anu out
RACES committed with full knowledge oil
the Democratic leaders,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05

We have been requested to announce
that Hon. Eben F. Pillsbury, the Green
back candidate for L. 5. Senator, viii
address the citizens of Buckfeld at 2:3C
p. m, on Tuesday, Aug. ). Scion Chase
is doing no work in this section, and ii HI,
friends are not careful, Mr.. Pillsbury vii
cut out the old hero, and sire of the
Greenback party.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05

lence, it should be accorded the same
privilege in regard to protecting them from
the inroads of disease. The nation should
do nothing until the whole State resources
were exhausted.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05
WEE DFFER !
10 CENTS.

For ten cents we Will send the
Oxford Democrat from now TIL
after september election. Town
Committees and Hard Money
clubs, take notice. We make
this special otter, i'm view oil me
importance of the coming cam
paigm. There IL NO money IN ii,
for the publisher. but the larger
the campaign list il, the nearer
me will cOmctO realizing n PrOfit.
Take hold Republicans. I'm Nv"
hours, YOU can easily set n hum
drcd names at ten cents each.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05
RIPIRrIC,V MEETINGS

Hon. John =. Swascy spoke TO the eth
zcns OF oxford on Thursday evening
There was 4 large Attendance, and the
people are wide awake. Mr. Swa>cy and
Hon Enoch Foster ir. are to speak at "A
lag raising IN the same town, ON Monday
evening, Aug. s.
Mr.. Swa>cy also spoke at Waterford
Flat, ON Friday night The meeting WAS
appointed for South Waterford, but the
place was subsequently changed. This
made little misunderstanding and delay,
but the meeting was well attended.
\ republican mass meeting was held at
Warrcu'> Hall. Buckncld, ON Saturday even
Ing The hall wa, well filled 10 listen to
some most excellent speeches made by
Hon L. H. Hutchinson or Lewiston, Hon.
John T. Swascy OF Canton and EN-Goy.
Wa>hburn. Mr. Hutchinson gave very
interesting history OF the past winters
legislation at Augusta. Mr. Swa,cy gave
Us very able speech, fun of anecdotes,
which gave our opponents severe thru,t>.
Mr Washburu made a short. but interest
ing speech, recalling the past history o.
Bucklcld, when in Lack>onian times the
town OF Buckhgld gave large vote for
hard money. and 20 va, hard for him 90
believe that H., citizens now could be- car
ricd away with such dcIu,.ou q, green
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05

WHNr Is U;-Iho opposition parties
find hard work for a name by which to
designate themselves in the united capac-
ity of a "physic' as Mr.. Hastings calls
it. We see notices of Mr. Pillsbury' IN
tcntion to speak in this section, posted
all over town. These notices are headed
Rally" Grand Rally" but never once
do they say what kind Of a rally is to be
held. We suggest that in view Of the
Oxford fusion, they hereafter be called
physical rallies
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05

Secretary MCulloch says Secretary
Sherman's financial success lis something
unexampled in the history of ilnancierins.
Scion Chase doesn't think SO.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05
CAMPAIGN CLUBS.



At meeting Of the Young Men
Republican Club of Paris, held on Tues
day evening, the following officers were
elected:
President, Geo. \. Wilson Of 50. Paris ;
Secretary and Treasurer, Geo. II. Watkins
Of Paris Hill Vicc-PrcSidcntS from each
school district H. follows No. ], :. K.
Parsons; No. >, d. II. Colby No. ?, Ed
muud Curtis; No. (, ASaph X. Jackson
No. >, Amos \. Bird; No. Is, \. J. Curtis ;
No. :. Frank VI. Pcuicy; No. =, Henry l..
Chase; No .. VIM. b. Edwards No. lu,
Hiram Field; No. IL. :. Z. Stcarns; No.
-, G.. W. Chase; No. l3, J.. VI. Elder; No.
Il. \. r. Maxim. No. l., Geo. X. Ripley ;
No. H. Adua Tucll; No. l., VIM. stevens
No. Is. VIM. :. Jackson; No. 10, l.. ID.
stacy: No. ~. James Bird Prudential
Committee !. :. Wright, Frank 4. Thay-
cr. Peter c. Pickett, Isaac Rounds, ). VI.
King.
Mr.. Wilson made a very enthusiastic
and inspiring speech, in opening the meet
ing, and brief addreSSc, were made by
J. ). Wright, Geo. +. Hammond and
Others.
\ disposition to work, and carry the
county for honest money, an honest ballot
and honest Frank Davis, wa, manifested.
Every Republican is in earnest and awake
to the importance Of the campaign.
4 public meeting of the club will be
held in New Hall, ON Tuesday evening.
Ex-Goy Dingloy will speak on that occa-
sion.
On the club paper Is the name of an
1872 veteran, who intends to take part in
the campaign of 1879.
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NoRW AY

The Norway Club held its second
meeting on Saturday evening last. IL.
VI. Bearce, esq, temporary chairman,
called the meeting to order
Gen. Beal, from the committee on or
ganization, read code OF bylaws, which
was adopted. The following officers, in
Guiding Vicc-President and recording
Secretary, from each school district, were
elected
President +. c. Andrews; Recording
Secretary, J. o. Croker; Vice Presidents,
j. \. Brown. J. l.. Withcrell, Rollins
Town. +. 4. Danforth, Charles w Ryer-
son. :. \. Bolster, \. BOnney. +. \. Morse,
e.. l.. Hall. Henry c. Reed, |. ii. Up
ton, c. \. Merrill, J. +. Hutchinson; Cor
responding Secretaries, Geo. W. Locke,
W. F. Cox, +. l.. Jewell, II. g. QSnard,
b. o. Brown, J. w. Parsons, Horace
DinSmore, |. Frost, j. Jackson, +. VI. No
bic, c. A. Frost; Prudential Committee,
y. l.. Horne, Geo. Z. Jones, Joseph
Churchill, +. II. Brown, c. IL. Chase.
These newly elected officers were
called to the stand, and the business of
the meeting proceeded. Mr.. Andrews
makes an excellent presiding officer. He
is cool and easy, and well acquainted
with the order of business. Mr.. Bearce
announced a meeting to be addressed by
Gov. Dingley at South Paris, on Tuesday
evening. Voted that on adjouming, It be
till one week, when Hon, O. c. Moore OF
the Nashua y. II. Telegraph will speak.
J. 5. Wright, esq. Of Paris, was then
called for, and addressed the meeting for
a half hour. He was followed by Hon.
j. p. Swasey of Canton, who gave one of
his most witty and entertaining efforts. We
have neither time nor space for the review OF
these speeches, but they must serve to
awaken Republicans to the Importance of
this campaign. The audience was large
and attentive, few leaving before ten
o'clock, which was remarkable consider
ing the extreme heat of the evening.
WEST PARIS.
A club will be formed at West Paris
on Friday evening of this week. Hon.
J. P. Swasey and other good speakers
will be present on that occasion. All
are invited to attend.
OXFORD.
The republicans of Oxford formed a
campaign club last week, with Charles
F. Durrell as President; Joseph Robin
son, Vice Presidents S. ID. Edwards
Secretary: and G.. ]. Parrot, Treasurer.
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0tfurN Democrat
Newspaper Decisions.

PARIS. MAINE, AUGUST ., 1879.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05
OXFORD.

The republicans of Oxford formed a
campaign club last week, with Charles
+. Durrell as President; Joseph Robin
son, Vice Presidents S. ID, Edwards
Secretary: and G.. j. Parrot, Treasurer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05

A club will be formed at West Paris
on Friday evening of this week. Hon.
j. P. Swasey and other good speakers
will be present on that occasion. All
are invited to attend.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

Paris, Ne, July p, l,79.