Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-06-24
POLITICAL SAG-ASS-ITY.

Already the Ofilce-Seekers are abroad in
the land in fun force and promise 4 very
noisy campaign. There will be plenty OF
fools 10 believe that some great issue is
| before the nation, and that their time and
money and votes are needed 20 save the
country Sensible people will rest perfectly
easy, however. There will not be enough
difference either in principle or character
among the men nominated for Office in this
state 10 pay any man 10 walk across the
street 10 give his voice for either. IL Is
the duty OF every American citizen 10 vote,
but with our party nominations, dictated
entirely by party rings, he will cast his
vote for either one or the other candidate
As a choice Of evils. That is the way il
looks 20 Us at present.
IL is amusing just now 10 see the little
cliqueS gathered on the corners, awaiting
or considering the latest word from the
bosses. What has Blaine been ordering 4?
What is there from Tildeu? What from
Butlerf What from the state bosses? What
from the county bosses! The command
literally interpreted would be something
like this "Step into the harness, gentle
donkeyS, and move the machine along
I'll be the driver, and wen have, oh ever
such q good time" And the donkeys will
DO the work Just As they are told. And the
drivers will be hauled into Office and the
donkeyS will be turned out 10 browse as
they may until next year.
The above items, from the Nev ReliQ-
ion, confirm an individual opionion which
we have held for some time mot obtained
by consultation with 1.-THE boSses,') that
a clergyman Immediately makes fool of
himself when he begins to NEEDLE with
politics. Not long since, the editor of
the Ner Religion preached a sermon upon
financial topics, which he considered so
eloquent that it was worthy of repetition.
In it he showed the evils of paper money
hereSieS, and quoted learnedly from an
cient authors concerning the nature and
value of money. Now, with the money
issue prominently before the people, he
says: There will be plenty of fools to
believe that some great issue is before the
people, and There will not be enough
difference either in principle or character
among the men nominated for Office in
this State to pay any man to walk across
the street TO give his voice for either" If
the money question is of sufficient impor-
lance for clergyman to take it into his
pulpit, it IS great issue" and if there
is any difference between good Univer-
salist or Orthodox and free-lover-dema-
gogue, there is a difference between the
linen nominated for Office in this State,
sufficient 10 call every man who favors
right-hving, not only ito give his voice"
but his most earnest efforts toward re-
pressing that class which threatens to
overthrow the good reputation of our
State
Then note the second paragraph, which
calls ninety-nine one hundredths of the
people of Maine gentle donkeys," and
shows man looking down upon them
the poor benighted people-from incon-
eeivable heights-yea, from the heights
of pulpit. my brethren. We have no
bone to pick with the Netc Religion. We
do not undertake to NEEDLE with its spec
ial Observation-Disclosures all we ask
Is that paper which gets off such ride
ulous nonsense about politics, will not
interfere with our political department
and It's management.