The Portland daily press., 1879-08-26
The Campaign in York.

LIMERICK, Aug. %.
Mr.. EDrroR-So much interest has not been
manifested in politics for years as at present,
the fight is waxing hot between Republicans
and Greenbackers, the Democrats having
ceased to exist save in name. Of course most of
this old time party is with the Greenbackers,
but we know of several who want no part of
| the trade and dicker concern, and who will act
with the Republicans in September. Those
Republicans who went off last year are return
ing in goodly numbers to their first love, not
liking the prospect of helping that exponent of
copperheadism, Eben F. Pillsbury, into the U.
S. Senate, by supporting the fusion ticket.
Last Wednesday evening we were addressed
by Col. Harper Of Illinois upon the subject of
finance. The Colonels most remarkable
point was that resumption has not token place
He made the same statement at North
Shapleigh i'll the face of the fact that Mr..
Hargraves, WOODEN manufacturer, has
several times paid off his hands in gold. The
Colonel was profuse i'll scriptural quotations
and occasionally INDUCED in some that were
decidedly unscrptural; but he must be seen
and heard to be appreciated. His speech,
W hich was very long, was substantially the
the same as UnOSe delNeTeu III oItitthu anu
other places.
We don't know where the Colonel speaks
next, but in whatever town it may be we
sympathiZe with the people of that town i'll
their hour of affection.
/ Then came Scion who remarked that as it
was getting late he would say but little, and
that little was as usual about "them steers"
the price of hogs. eggs, butter, etc. While
dwelling at length upon the reduced prices
received for all farm products he carefully
av oided abiding to a corresponding reduction
in the price of groceries and other articles of
which the farmer is a purchaser Such steers
as he claims his to be could be sold here for
twenty to twenty-five per cent more than he
says he can get for his Somehow the i'm
preston seems to be gaining ground that as a
feature of the day was team of four sleek,
well kept steers, 1--WE thought gaunt bony ones
would have better accorded with the lugubrious
celebrations of the speakers,) which drew the
Citizens Band of Newfeld to the village and
| headed the procession which passed through
the principal streets. The attendance was
fair including many Republicans.
Saturday evening Gen. James a. Hall and
Horace l.. Piper, ESD, addressed the Republic
cans at the Town Hall in telling speeches
| upon the importance of the coming election as
foreshadowing that Of next year; the financial
| question was not neglected, but discussed in
the logical and forcible manner which charac-
terizes both of these gentlemen. During the
! meeting the speakers were frequently inter-
rupted by thunders of applause i'll the hall
| above occupied by the Greenback club as
headquarters. 1t is safe to say that so much
stamping of feet was never done before by the
same number of persons. These bursts of ap-
| plause were some times inopportune. For in
stance, Gen. Hall was referring to resump-
ton and the prosperity of the country when
his voice was drowned by a deafening roar
from overhead. The General referred to this
| as AN example of Greenback courtesy, and we
| think it is the only case on record of Green
| hackers applauding resumption and prosperity