Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19


One single cause-one single act has pro-
land and the United statcsi' That is the cor
traction OF the currency.-Col. Jesse Hapcr's
greenback speech
The "Col' ought to take out patent for
his discovery and notify the statesmen of
Europe. Nobody there has ever thought
of this cause. Besides England and Rus
STA are nations which have larger volume
of currency today than ever before, while
prosperous France" is the only nation in
Europe that has contracted" her currency.
As TO the United States, We have twice as
much currency as before the war, and
more than we had at any time from 1869
to lS73.-Lelcist0n Journal.
TRAVELLING AT PUBLIC EXPRNsE.-"The
Free Press quotes a remark from the Ban
gor Commercial that prejudice exists In
the public mind against junketing at the
public expense. And that reminds US Of
| the Wright House committee, which has
gone on three months junketing tour at
the public expense, clear across the CONT
nent, under pretense of hunting for spot
which will serve ~ hard times specimen;
also OF the House committee now junket-
ing at the public expense in Cincinnati,
pretending to be investigating al election;
also of the Senate committee now junkct-
ing at the public expense at the best hotels
in New York and Rhode Island, pretending
to be investigating the United States cleo
ton business also OF other Confederate
Democratic Congressional summer junEet
ing tours at the public expense. True
enough, there il prejudice in the public
mind against such things"
FIGURING FOR NEXT YEAR.-Formcr Re
publcans who were drawn into the Green
back movement last year must be able now
TO see the game that Is being played with
them. Next year we have Presidential
election and such Democratic fuglers as
Pillsbury & Co. want to use the Greenback-
crs to wrest the Electoral vote OF Maine
from the Republican column, so that the
Solid South Bourbons will hsve seven less
votes to overcome in the North. This
game is very clearly set forth in the remarks
of veteran Democrat quoted in despatch
10 the Boston Herald, as follows:
1--WE must keep up our organization and
present ticket, because merit year we may
elect a President, but the best thing we
can do now 10 help bring that about is to
defeat the Republicans here, and since help
ing the GrccnbackerS is the only way TO
defeat the common enemy we shall help
them with our votes ifnot with our voices.
That ought to set the Republican Green
hackers thinking about whittier they are
being led.
IRIS TRUE-The editor of the Green
back paper published at Arson, must have
been sleepy when he allowed n correspond
ent to administer such dose Of common
sense 10 it's readers rs this AT this time
when the general complaint is that ''moncy
is scarce" 1t will be an act of kindness 10
inform the moncyless how they may rein
force their pockets. | will acquaint them
with the true secret OF money catching
the certain way TO MI empty purses, and
how 10 keep them always full. Two sim
ple rules, well observed will do the business
First, Let honesty and industry be thy
constant companions and secondly, spend
one penny less than thy clear gains.
Then will thy hidc-bound pocket-book
soon begin To thrive and it will never
again cry with hard times, and for Green
backs neither will creditors insult thee,
nor contraction Cypress, nor shrinkage-
in .stecrs-bite. nor nakedncsS freeze thee
The whole country will shine brighter and
lItslNuIt NI'l ih-, hf III WY Nf'''' - ''''
heart Now therefore embrace these rules
and be happy
MAINE TO RE REDEEMED. A Washington
despatch 10 the Philadelphia Press says
Notwithstanding the reports 10 the con-
trarv, late advices received at the head
quarters of the Republican Congressional
Committee indicate that the Republicans
will redeem the State OF Maine without the
slightest doubt Senator Blaine writes 10
friends in this city that the Republicans
are gradually beginning To realize that upon
the result in Maine will largely depend the
issue in 1880 The dissfrected portion OF
the Republican party, who have been led
away by the financial question and local
antagonsms are now ready to waive all
such differences for the common good.
The coalition between the Greenbackers
and Democrats is also working out results
favorable to the Republican cause in bring
ing about the return Of many Republicans
who have acted with the GreenbackerS.-
Two weeks ago, the Senator says, he felt
rather respondent, but now he feels as
sured that they will be able to elect their
Governor. or the $4,000 Republicans who
voted the Greenback ticket at the last cleo
ton, at least 10, 900 will now vote according
TO their old convictions