Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28
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/ tell whether ho navigates by bis green
| back ears or his democratic tail. 1t /;
/ certain that like cows in fly time, be otter
| thrashes biz sides severely with his tsil
after which be stands meekIy, surprised
at the result. On entering the State
House, one is Immediately made aware oil
the change in administration. Men stand
smoking in the halls and stsirwAys. while
the air is blue and reeking with vile
odors. The floors are no longer clean
and tidy, and the utensils for deposit Of
refuse look as though they had not been
cleaDsed during the session. Everything
about The premises is done in the same
slack manner.
The House OF Representatives as q
Legislative body, affords ample study and
anu sement for full week, after that,
amusement must give way to disgust
Camp meeting John Allen. sn aged and
1ious old man, bat one in his second
childhood, opens the daily sessions With
PRAYER tor the children who are play iu Z
81 his feet. Then sOmebody moves thai
reading The journal be dispensed With.
and halt 40 hour Is consumed IN discuss
ing that matter. Members tell now 9TH
ers SIT IDLY OF iuattentive while The journal
Is read; they have the daily papers coz
tanning iull report; one has not found
Hme % rsat his paper; another has no,
vel read MS because the Messenger cid
not leave il 40 hrs residence. and sitter s.
quauut, ol this childish .waddle in whlcL
the weakest minds are revealed, The
House votes The motion up or down, as
he fl SEXES them We witnessed an
other Specimen debate on Friday The
question Of printing the House journsl
WAS raised Should they have two hun
dred or four hundred copies. Some were
in favor OF none; then one learned IN the
Constitution and Statutes. shew that Il
Was necessary 20 publish reasonable
mber ul copies and The debate con
corning TWO and two which make four
Saxvd hot Many were The suggestions
c)uceru,ug economy. and The needs "
the State. and tho ~ishls vi membors
None seemed 30 know eX,c'lS wnai vas
wanted. Finally after watching the jas
cusslon Tor aOOu, Two hou,s. Nj Earring
ton settled the matter by put,iOg 10 IN
amendment OTGe.iUg two hundred c. pies
printed. ard two hundred more il The e.
tra cos vas no, moro than i certain suu
Then a great hush fell on the excited mu.-
,ltude. and wonder at the simple solution
OF ~ aUs,ruse problem. Ii has been our
privilege 10 attend many lSceums and de-
batting clubs in Oxford County. but in
hem al We never saw such childish and
impotep, debate. These cases cited ere
by 20 means rare, but are the general
order Tor every day. Or course cousid-
cradle business is saadwched in between
tueSe rhetorical euOltS.
Our DELEGATION
The Oxford County delegation is one OF
the strongest and most harmonious in
Augusta With the exception Of Mr.
Irish (greenbacker) from Buckfeld. they
are a, Republicans In The House. Mr.
Harrington Of Fryeburg takes prominen.
position. His experience 10 the Senate.
Governors Council. and in other affairs
OF State, give him 40 advantage over
most OF The members from al sections OF
the State Mr. Wsdsworth Of Hiram, has
Introduced large number Of bills and
orders, and made quite 81 BIT in his tilt
with ,he gr,atreioImer Brow OF Bangor.
Oar Senators are both new men, but are
taking IL active part il the ,usiness OF
the session.
At meeting Of the Dele gsliou on Fri
day evening, If vas voted to recommend
several changes in the C, mpenssticn Of
County Officers. Il was generally agresd
nat such salaries were already very low !;
but th, general call for retreDchmeut DE-
manded sCne sca.ng down. When tie
matter is made public. We shall speak
more al length concerning The same.
GREENBACK MEETING
The chief amusement Thursday even
ing wsss political meeting OF thu green
back stripe, in Representative Hail. The
men who favor economy ieit too poor 70
hire bal for lheir demonstration OF pat
riousm, and so voted themselves be use
OF this State bCilding. The tax layers
were called upon TO pay Tor gas and tor
the wear and tear upon furniture ana
building. that this important branch OF
society might applaud its own sayings.
The grade OF speaking was very low il
deed. Fogg and Perry and few young
men, made fair speeches; but they were
so wild and distant in their statements
that few thinking men could endorse
them. The speech which drew forth
most applause wa' that OF one Of the fold
eIs, great man, about six feet high, and
broad shOuldered. This party is doing {
boys work, when he should be earning
his living by honest toll. He made
complete sss OF himself. There was no
BY brid there. And yet full grown men