Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-26
POLITICAL NOTES.


people talk of the Grant "boom," the |
Sherman "boOm" sc. when they get TO
Tilden they substitute "barrel"
The Tribune announces the death of
Ira Hart of ClarkSburg, West Virginia
one OF the mcu who were indicted for aid |
ing and abetting treason some years since
by being subscribers of that paper.
The Congressional Labor Committee
which is in st. Lake seems to be making
friends with the Mormons by promising
to use their influence To secure Cannon's
release The Gentiles are very naturally
disguised.
During the fiscal year which ended
June 80, 1873, S2j, 800 065 was collected on
tobacco by the Government. In 1879, the
amount was reduced 20 1869, 335. This
tax, which no man feels, was cut down by
the Democratic Congress.
The Toledo lOhio) Blade remarks
"With wheat at 30 bushels to the acre, and
selling at about 81, and that dollar being
gold or as good as gold. it is uphill bust
ness to talk Of ruin. What begins in a
groan generally ends in a grin
1t seems that Ewing'S frank has been
used to forward Republican speeches to
Ohio. The explanation offered is that the
Democratic folders of whom many have
been appointed for campaign work, couldn't
read, and so got hold of the wrong speech
e.
After all the country has heard about
the outrageS committed by Commissioner
Davenport and the Federal election officers
i'm New York city last year, the Wallace
Committee has lcft the city without max
ing any investigation. What is the mat
teri
The Bangor Me- Wing is informed
by reliable man IN the town OF Palmyra,
Somerset County. that he knows of ten
men i'm his own school district who voted
the Grecnback ticket last year who vii.
vote with the Republicans in September.
This is 4 sample item.
ON the principle that though blood is
thicker than water, politics i thicker than
blood. the st. Paul PioH,er-Pr says that
Senator Blaine Is going 10 Ohio 10 help
Mr.. Foster defeat his cousin, Gen. Ewing.
In lSGs, Gen. Ewing went To Maine to
help defeat Mr.. Blaine.
This from the Boston Post Every
thing seems 70 De going asin' the poor
GrccuhaCkcrS. Crops are abundant, bust
ness i i'm a hopeful condition, even in the
midst OF summer dullncSS, and it takes
more OF an orator 10 make ont plausible
case than il did a year ago even.
Postmaster General Kew is levcl-hcaded
when hc says that there will be- no evidence
of sectional arrangement, no obstacle IN
the way OF a complete obliteration of
..bloodv issues" when the south will con
sent 20 live up 10 the spirit and letter Of
the Constitution and it, amendments.
In Portsmouth, y H., the Grccuback
leaders promised the tax payers that IL they
were iutruStcd with The management of
city affairs they would reduce current cN-
pcuditurcs about onc-third Strange TO re-
late al the election Tuesday, the Green
back ticket received only 60 votes against
l65 last year.
Cen Ewing and other GrccubackcrS
declare that 10 was Providence which
enabled the Government 10 resume specie
payments This being the case, the Green
back politician. I'm addition 10 his other
sins of omission and commission, con-
t,>>c> himself 10 De guilty of dying into the
face OF Providence.
How are the mighty become ridicu-
lousy weak The Iowa Grccnback state
Convention met yesterday, with @j dele
gates present The usual work OF APP
pointinga chairman. committees etc, was
proceeded with. and then the convention
devoted itself 20 harmouiliug the two fac
tiou> that have split the party.
The GrecnbackerS have received am
other setback. Representative Fisher of
PENNSYLVANIA who has been ON tour
through the State reports that $1,000 more
workmcn are employed than last year.
That Is why the Pennsylvania Democrats
adopted hard-moncy platform. They
found they could make no more Use of the
Grccnhackcr>.
Those who condemn the American
banking system may profit by study oi
the Montreal suspension, by which the loss
10 hill-holder> will DE large. The bills of
the Exchange Bank are already selling at
- per cent. discount. Under our national
bank system the bill-holder who has taken
"a bin i'm payment for services done or goods
parted with does not lose cent.
Georgia was one OF the first OF the
Southern States 20 be wrcSted from the
"carpet-baggcrS, and now il has been
discovered i'm the frauds in the ComptrON-
or Generals Office. that Is soon n the
democrats obtained that control they went
promptly TO work 10 rob the people. North
crn democratic papers do not howl 50
mournfullv over robberieS by the Bourbon
democrats - they used 10 over the opera
tionS of the "carpet-baggcrS.
Recent reports from the Internal Rev
enue Bureau show that the cry OF Re
publican thieviug i false. out OF the l26
revenue collectors III had reported, and
their accounts were correct 10 cent.
And now the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue states that the amount collected
for the fiscal year ended June 80 was Sll3.-
600 OOO and not a cent was lost. This
we believe. i unprecedented. Isn't it time
for another howl about Republican ras-
cality"
Alexander IL. Stephens writes 4 letter
10 the editor Of the Louisville Democrdtn
which he saws: THE right Of secession
never questioned. and have defended with
all the power | could command, but my
Judgment was very decided against its poll
| CIV. Nv mind on these subjects has under
| gone no change, andiS not likely 10 undergo
any" This i in answer 10 the assertion
of the New York World that Mr.. Stevens
(had lived 10 repudiate and condemn the
doctrine of secession. Mr.. Stephens, it
will be seen, stands just where he did
when he was elected Vice President of the
| Southern COnfederaCy.