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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23
!" MACHINE POLITICS"

When bad men combine, the honest must
unite tn resist and defeat them.
1t Is on this principle, more elegantly ex-
pressed, that Edmund Burke justified party
organizations.
Like other good principles It may be
abused, but this does not detract from It's
general truthfulness and logical force. One
of the principal of these abuses is tho too
frequent attempt to divide parties upon
subordinate questions, not involving or affect
ing the fundamental ideas, principles and
policies OF q great party.
Such attempts should be frustrated by a
recurrence to maxim of universal applica-
ton among a free-thinklng, honest and con
scientious people. That maxim Is In es-
sentlaIs conformity, In non-essentials free
dom, III all things charity
1t is on these propositions we base our de-
mand and maintenance for the prosecution Of
the unity and integrity Of the Democratic
party In this State.
The main object of that party Is to preserve
the domination Of the honest, yirtuous and
intelligent portion of the people In the max
ing Of the laws and their administration. and
thus to defeat and prevent the return to
power Of party which has heretofore been
led and controlled by a small band Of the
most experienced corruptionists and prac-
ticed plunderers, principally composed of
white men 1t Is true, but men who have
brought the State to the verge Of ruin. and
have retarded the advancement Of the race
which trusted them.
With such main object In view the Demo
cratic party cannot afford to divide It's force
or permit subordinate discussions and differ
ences to divert It frufn the attemp of
It's great mission. Such course would be q
repetition Of the folly Of the Jews when be-
sieged in Jerusalem by Nespasian and Titus.
After repelling with great slaughter and hero
ism the assaults Of their enemies, they would
set to work quarreling and fighting among
themselves upon subordinate questions Of
faith and ceremonies, until at last they were
80 exhausted that the enemy made an easy
conquest OF their stronghold.
Thus Jerusalem fell, and thus Louisiana
Will fall when the party which rescued her
from the talons OF the vultures who SO long
led upon her life-blood and reduced her to her
present weakened and depleted condition
Inc worst and most fatal Of these inferno
cine dissenstons In an organized party is the
tendency to combinations with factions of
the adverse party. Such combinations NAV
pc temporarily successful, but are eventually
disastrous TO the parties engaged in them.
Such combinations invariably shrink into
rings, and the Democratic party has no
greater enemy than rings. It's chief duty is
to overcome and subiugate all such, and com
pei their submission to the will Of the major
itF. This Is the leading idea OF that party
discipline which is as essential In party as
In an army. Il may be styled machine pol
tics by the defeated enemy, but it is the ma
chinery which accomplishes results Of the
greatest value and importance to the we'll
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

The labors of the Convention will probably
close tonight, except as to the revision
which Is d work requiring great care. In
order that the members Of the Convention
who may be leaving the city Saturday may
take with them copies Of the revised consti-
tuition, 1t would be well for the Committee %
Revision and the Enrolment Committee to
hold d meeting this morning and arrange for
each ordinance to pass to the Printer as rap
Idly as 1t can be revised and enrolled. After
all ordinances shall have been acted upon,
the Convention would act wisely to devote
one day to correction and revision OF any
matters not entirely clear or consistent.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

In the article headed Inconsistency" where
reference was made to the fact that fourteen
Republicans voted with the Democrats for the
five mill limitation, some weeks since, it was
not charged that the Republican vote carried
the measure, as the vote On that question was
eighty-fve yeas. Nor was it asserted that
the vote against the late debt settlement was
a positive vote. Some delegates voted against
the settlement because they thought higher
rate OF interest should be allowed. Some
voted mo" because they favored scaling of
the debt, and others because they favored the
majority report. The DEMOCRAT pointed out
the inconsistency of newspapers condemning
Democratic delegates because OF the fact that
Republicans and Democrats happened to view
q question alike, no matter whether the vote
was FOR or against the debt.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, JULY %, 1879

contribution to the internal revenue. AS the
New York World pithily says: IF there Ia
anything In Mr.. Sherman's theory, the aver
age citizen of Louisiana negroes and Gus
tom House Republicans being included In the
enumeration) Is four times a better citizen
than the average citizen of Maine Under
these circumstances 1T strikes us that John
Sherman might find better text for the edi-
flcatton of the Maine Republicans. We sug-
gest the Blaine ulligan affair as an alto
gether more appropriate topic to discourse
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

The war about to be brought to close In
Africa, by Cetewayo making overtures for
peace, Is one which brings less glory and more
shame to England than any she has ever en-
gagged In. To have her splendid regiments
cut to pieces by horde Of naked savages
and her armies kept at bay, makes the ter
mination Of the struggle somewhat OF adefeat
for her and triumph for her opponent. She
can hope for no indemnity, although the war
has cost her nearly seventy million dollars
and the lives OF nearly fifteen hundred men.
Her army certainly has lost much Of it's
prestige, and the British confidence in it must
Indeed nov be sorely shaken.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

being Of society and the defense Of the llber-
ties OF the people.
The Convention has removed all cause for
any suspicion as to the disposition OF the
Democratic party to maintain the broadest
principles of liberty, civil and political, and
the party cannot halt in Its efforts to restore
to the people Of this State an economical form
of government protecting the rights OF all,
and opening to all classes and races an era OF
peace and prosperity.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

All the planets will be visible after the
twenty seventh Venus In the twilight; Mer-
curry In the west, just after sunset; Mars
toward morning; Jupiter In the east, about
midnight, and Saturn about the same time;
Uranus will be seen about twenty degrees
east OF the moon tonight and Neptune, after
the twenty ninth, Just above the horizon.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23
POLITICS IN MAINE.

The campaign In Maine promises to be
quite lively. John Sherman has already de-
cared his intention of stamping the State,
and he will 90 there armed with all the sta
tistics the Treasury Department Will supply
in support Of Blaine's proposition, made at
the last session Of Congress, that the South
has a great many more Congressman than
she is entitled to Oh the basis of her contribu-
ton to the Federal treasury.
1t is to be presumed that Mr.. Blaine is fully
informed In regard to the needs of his con-
stituency, and that he knows precisely what
questions of Federal politics the voters of his
State are most Interested in. Nevertheless,
we fail to see how the stalwart cause Is to be
protited by a discussion of the basis OF the
Southern representation In Congress, partic-
ularly la the State Of Maine.
To begin with, we know of no article In the
Federal constitution which intimates that the
representation OF any section depends, how
ever remotely, upon the amount OF revenue
paid by 1t into the treasury. The amount Of
foreign goods imported, or, If excisable ar
ticles, consumed by the people OF any
particular State, does not In the
slightest degree affect the basis OF its Con-
gressional representation Happily, an
American citizen 10 none the less qualified to
exercise his franchise, and none the less enti-
tied to It, because he happens not to live in
the great importing city Of New York. or the
tobacco region Of Virginia, or the liauor-dis-
tilling districts Of the Western States.
Since we come to think of it, this Is most
fortunate circumstance for the Maine con-
stituencies. According to the figures sub
| mitted by Gonkling some time In April last,
the g, 4S9, 1856 inhabitants OF eleven Southern
States pay but 81 43 head into the Federal
treasury, and hence, he argued, that their
right te representation was very slight one
as compared with that of the New York Re-
publican whose superior claim was based on
the much larger revenue In proportion to
population derived from the immense trade
Of the Democratic city of New York.
Let us see what representation the great
State OF Maine would be entitled to according
this novel theory. By reference to the treas
ury reports we find that Names contribution
to the internal revenue of the United States
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1873, was
precisely SO, G95 rs. According to q computa-
ton made by the New York World, this shows
an average OF ten and half cents a head con-
tributed to this fund by the people of Maine.
This same computation makes the rate SO
per cent larger in Arkansas, seven times as
large Ia Florida, three times as large in
Georgia, eight times as large in Louisiana,
and so on all along the list Of the Southern
States. From this showing tt would appear
that Maine is not the most favorable locality
in the Union to advocate the novel theory Of
making the amount Of internal revenue de-
rived from people the basis OF their repre-
sentation IN the Federal government
In respect to import duties the proportion
paid by Maine is even less than her relative
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

In the past two weeks $500 Chinese have
been landed on the Pacific slope, and the
only reason why more did not come was
because the vessels coming from China would
not hold more. 1t is said that there are
10000 Mongols waiting at Hong Kong and
other port towns. eager to come over to
America as soon as they can get berths.
This news will render the present campaign
In California still more exciting.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

The Wheelers- Simon L. Wheelers family,
Of Oswego N. Y,-are In peck OF trouble.
Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler were united IN the
bonds of matrlmony twenty years ago, and
the industrious Mrs. w. has presented Mr.. w.
with no less than twenty coupons to those
bonds, two of them twins. And now Mr.. w.
wants to divorce and repudiate those bonds,
or atleast cut off the interest The case will
he tried In August.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

The Marquis de Villeneuve, alias Count
Raymond de Villeneuve, alias the Marquis
jules dc Percival. alias the Baron de Mortney
or D'Orwa, has just been condemned TO two
years Imprisonment in Amsterdam for steal
Ing $4,000 worth of goods III Geneva, Glas-
COW Vienna and Rotterdam
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

The Constitutional Convention adopted q
number Of ordinances on third reading yes
terday and transacted much other business,
going completely through the calendar But
q few bills remain to be acted on, and these
will require brief consideration with the ex-
ception of the ordinance relative to the gov
eminent OF the city OF New Orleans. The
Convention will probably adjourn some time
during the day.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

Lady Mary Campbell, the younger OF the
two daughters who accompanied the Duke OF
Argyle In his recent visit to this country, is
exceedingly graceful, has the prettiest OF
brown eyes and the brightest Of brown hair,
with most charming features and expression.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

The Empress Eugene will soon leave
ghiselhurst for the castle Of Sabacz, IN Croa-
tia, which she recently purchased. This is at
the instance OF her friends, who desire her to
quit spot so fraught with unhappy memo
ries AZ Camden Place
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

Sentiment in Galveston Is, the Neaes freely
admits, greatly divided on the question OF the
quarantine against New Orleans. the ma
jority of the leading citizens Of the town
thought the action of the Board ct Health
premature and unWise Those who supported
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

The Chicago papers declare that the terrible
condition Of the streets, cutters and sewers
of that city Is Staying hundreds OF children
every week. The Chicago death rate is heav-
Ter at present than 1t has ever been before,
and sixty per cent Of the victims are Infants,
killed by bad air and summer complaints
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

Senator Plumb. Of Kansas, and ex-senator
Dorsey, of Arkansas, have located them
selves Iii Leadville. Mr.. Dorsey made 100000
by the recent rise In stocks.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

Mr.Spurgeon says he would rather have
the govt than listen to some Of his brethren
and as he has had the govt he knows what he
Ia talking about.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

Minnesota offers tramps So SO day to
work In her wheat fields, and q general exc
tlns Of the brotherhood from Minnesota has
followed
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

His enemies are trying to shelve Thurman
In the same way they served Tilden. The
Ohio Senator Is reported completely broken
in health and needing rest and quiet
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

Central Park. New York, swarms with cats.
who make the night lively with scenes from
Romeo and Juliet, and the residents of the
neighborhood are going to hold mass meet
ing and andeavor to remedy the thing.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

The Chicago Times praises In almost ex-
travagant TERMS the sanitary condition of
New Orleans, Just at present, and complains
bitterly because Chicago Is not equally clean.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

Sir Edward Thornton will visit Newport
during the present season as the guest Of thu
French Minister.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

Vice President Wheeler is going to Colorado
for his health.
The Portland daily press., 1879-07-11
Household Hints.

Always water plants with sponge. Get
the large coarse kind and you will save your
self much annoyance and spattered walls.
When the hams are taken down they
should be dampened all over with thick
starch; then receive a thick coat of black
pepper rub it on till they are black with it
and every crevice filled. Then hung up in a
dark smoke-house nothing will ever modest
them.
The Partisan method of cleaning black
silk is to brush and wipe it thoroughly, lay
it on fiat table with the side up which is
intended to show, and sponge with hotcoffee
strained through muslin. Allow it to be-
come partially dry then iron.
The prudent housewife who, on account
of 'hard times" has decided not to repaper
the sitting-room, as desirable, will find the
old paper very much improved in appearance
by simply rubbing it well with a flannel
cloth dipped in oatmeal.
Never carpet the kitchen floor. 1t catches
all the dirt, grease and odors of cooking
Stain or paint the floor, then spread down
pieces of carpet in front of the lounge, table
or wherever necessary. These should be
bound like rug. They can easily be taken
up, shaken and aired.
Fruit spots are removed from white and
fast-colored cottons by the use of the chlor-
ide of soda. Commence by cold-soaping the
article, then touch the spot with hair pen
Gil or feather dipped in the chloride, dip
ping it Immediately into cold water to pre-
vent the texture OF the article being injured.
To remove grease from silk, take lump
of magnesia and rub it wet over the spot;
let it dry, then brush the powder off, and
the spot will disappear; or take visiting
card, separate it and rub the spot with the
internal part, and it will disappear without
taking the gloss off the silk.
A Notwithstanding tincture is made as fol-
lows: One ounce of gum camphor and one
ounce powdered shell of red pepper are mac
Grated in eight ounces of strong alcohol for
seven days and then strained. With this
tincture the furs or cloths are sprinkled over
and rolled up in sheets. This remedy is
used in Russia under the name of "Chinese
tincture for moths" and is found very
effective
The Portland daily press., 1879-07-11
SACO AND BIDDEFORD.
THURSDAY. July

THURSDAY, July 10.
Durgin and Marston, Saco, have sold a
part OF their ice to Florida parties, and will
ship it Immediately.
Mike Kayton, of Biddeford, a man 70
years old, and well known character in
both cities, for forty five cents, enough to
get good drink of cider, as he said, yester
day afternoon dove twice from Springs
Island bridge at Smith corner into the river.
Keyton is fine swimmer and has jumped
from the old covered bridge into the river
several times within a few years for petty
sum of money.
Rev. AIr. Bean of the NJ. E. church,
Saco, exchanges with Rev. A. S. Ladd of
Portland next Sabbath.
A large Irish picnic at Old Orchard next
Wednesday.
The hearing in the Aaron Mckinney
case before Probate Judge at Municipal
Court room, Saco, was adjourned from this
noon till Friday of next week, as the judge
had appointments elsewhere from to-day.
The Portland daily press., 1879-07-11
HALLOWELL.
THURSDAY, July 10

THURSDAY, July To.
We should call it rather thin, posting bills
upon the basement of the South church.
Blackberries in the market at eighteen cents
per box.
The Germania band is engaged to give a
concert in this city, Tuesday, July %.
Schooner Success is laying at the Granite
Company wharf.
We are sorry to hear that the health of Mr..
Edward Thomas is so poor that he is again
obliged to return to this city.
Perhaps some of our readers will remember
seeing a rather dilapidated looking team pass
through our streets few months since, with
the motto "Aroostook or bust" They return
ed from that productive land after some of
their household goods, and again passed
through here on Thursday morning on their
to Aroostook. Good luck or 'bust."
The Hughes Brothers will make their last
appearance in this city this Thursday even
ing and Friday evening in the sacred opera of
Esther. We need say nothing about them as
they are known to be first class, and they will
be assisted by the best of talent.
The Portland daily press., 1879-07-11
AGRICULTURAL.
Looking after the Kitchen Fire.


When in the course of human events it be-
comes necessary for man to look after the
Kitchen tire-and notwithstanding the eXis-
tence OF Magma Charta, the Declaration of
Independence, the Bill of Rights and the
several amendments to the federal constitu-
ton, it does become necessary now and then
for man to do just this very thing-there
is apt to be i'll the immediate vicinity of the
Kitchen more genuine, heartfelt lamentation
than has been known in the world since the
days of jeremiah.
hand way that all the fire needs is little ra-
king and little coal, and then to have the
draft turned on. This may be what kitch
en- fire needs when woman has to attend to
it, but when man has to attend to it, it
needs ever so much more. A man, having
great mind and being disposed to philosophic
methods, naturally wants to deal with the
hire that has been (under protest. intrusted
to his charge, in accordance with scientific
methods, Now, it is a notorious fact that
the majority of kitchen stoves are built in
accordance with eminently unscientific prin-
ciples, and, consequently, are not suscepti-
BILE of being dealt with in this way at all.
Philosophy has not any effect upon the fire
whatever; what the fire wants and insists
upon having is coaXing. 1t is the province of
women to coax, and the man who attempts
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hi1n u W coaA eals anu u1So "iiu I'd.
pleS aiu tiiiilss Vi ellaC soIt, anu nave opseI-
yea what mess they make Oh II; Nopody
eve esel nas seen man Try 10 coaA tiie hlVcleil
iile eAcepI tlie man WIe.Iof Ne Is WISE
self to the bosom of his family-and the wife,
t ii reasons Oh her own, docs not TAX ABOUT
rne pefiorlllance ihueh OUTSIDE. 9he uoes
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W NC toleIdpiy seflous. NOW, lor lnstdnce,
The Portland daily press., 1879-07-11
Portland, Bangor & Maehias
STEAMBOAT co.
NEW POPULAR SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
FOUR TRIPS PER- WEEK
To NIT. Desert.

COMM EMCING JULY 9TH
rszrcszss- The Favorite Steamer LEWIS
stM@4>. PToN, CAPT. CaAs. DEEIRING,
- Portland every Tuesday and
Friday evening at His o'clock, or on arrival
OF express trains from Boston, for II ckland Gas
$50. West and Bar HarbOro MiIlbridge,
5OnespOrt and Naachiasport.
Returning, will leave MacfsinspOrt every Mon
day and Thursday Morning at 4.3O o'cpI,
arriving in Portland same evening, connecting with
Pullman Night train for Boston. Express trains also
leave for Boston at 6. 10 and S.45 same mornings.
Commencing July z, CITY OF RICHMOND, 600
tons,) Capt. W1I. L. DENNIsoN, will leave Railroad
Wharf, Portland every Monday and Wednes-
day evening, aa HIS O'Clock, or on arrival of
Steamboat Express Trains from Boston, for W.T..
Desert, Southwest and Bar IHarbor,l touch
ing at As0cAland only, and arriving at Bar Harbor
at about $50 a. M. next day.
Returning leave Bar Harbor at 7 80 am, Wednes-
days and Fridays, touching at Southwest Harbor and
Rockland, arriving in Portland about p. M, con-
Meeting with trains for Boston, arriving at 10 D. M
Win also connect at Rockland with Noon Train via
Knox Il l.. r. r. for Portland and Boston.
For ROcl5Iand, Belfast and Bangor.
Steamer CITY OF RICHMOND, will also leave
same wharf every Friday evening al 10 o'clock
or on arrival of p. Express Trains from Boston,
for Bangor, touching at ROckland, Camden,
LincOlnville, Belfast, SearspOrt, Sandy
Point, Bucksport, WinterpOrt, and EHa,np-
den.
Returning will leave Bangor every Monday
Morning, at g O'Clock, touching as above, ar
irving in Portland about o'clock, connecting with
6 p. IN. Express Trains for Boston. Also Steamers
On her Monday and Wednesday trip from Port
land, will connect at Rockland following morning
with Steamer CIIAS. HOUGHTON, for Bangor and
River Landings.
Passengers and Freight taken at usual Summer
Rates.
Tickets and State rooms secured al Aliens Union
Passenger Office, % Exchange st.
All communications by mail or.telegraph forrooms
should be addressed to
GEO. L. DAY. Gen. Ticket Agent,
e. CUSHING, General Manager. jy7tf