Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27
POLITICAL NOTES.


Are both quite uscful in their way.
The heads for you'uns In the North
Tbe brikadier that 1T an blcd;
The tails for we 'uns at the South
y genuine English CopperheadF
fairfield Is a lover of base ball He
will make home run to the White House
Senator Hoar puts IL neatly Hancock
Is not the representative, he Is tfe fhash VI
the Democratic party.
Garfield IL a good man and would make
a good President. | have nothing IN Va"
world against him.-Aierdnde II. Sfeph-
ens.
The late Fusion rule In this State IN.
creased the State expenses about sJo,vvV'
How do the tax payers relish It'll They
will answer next September.
General Tom Ewing Of Ohio, advises
his Democratic brethren TO stop throwing
mud at General Garfield as IL cannot be
made to stick-certainly not in Ohio where
he Is known.
"A correspondent OF the Cleveland
Leader relates that Mt 4 great Republican
meeting in Warren, Ohio, last fall, Senator
Chandler, during his speech, turned, aud
pointing to Garfield, said to his audience
Gentlemen, there sits your next Presi-
dent"
Jacob Croker, esq, OF Waterville,
lifelong Democrat, "a years OF age, refuses.
10 fuse. He declares that an honest defeat
IL preferable To dishonest victory. lie
will vote for Daniel +. Davis, and declares
hun IamnHratS
this State Of like mind.
Senator Conover, of Florida, now at
Washington, is very confident that that
STATE will be carried by the Republicans.
Conover Is the Republican candidate for
Governor. A prominent Republican Flori-
da politician offered TO lay wager OF $500
to 500 that the Republicans would carry
the State.
Many Democrats who accepted Fusion
last year ut sacrifice of principle, and of
the tlme-honored hard-money doctrine OF
their party. will rebel this year when asked
To endorse the State steal Is well as nat
money. In Knox County the Democrats
have already asserted their manhood by
nominating II straight ticket and giving
Fusion the cold shoulder.
1t was noticed during all OF +. NJ
Fogy's stumping tour In this county that
he never said one word about his political
juuketing tour TO the eastern portion or
the State, while one ofthe executive coun-
ell. for which he charged the State 500
nor OF his double mileage operations by
which he swndled the people out ofseyer-
al hundred dollars. The tax payers ofthis
county would like to have the matter eH-
planned. -Fdrmingt0n Chronicle.
Jeff Davis continues To show his Gre
dentials as a good Democrat. The other
day Jefferson Davis, Jubal 4. Early, and j.
L. Payne, testified ut New Orleans, In the
case OF Sarah Dorsey, who left Davis her
legatce. The will Is contested on the
ground OF undue influence, which Davis
empha,Ically denies. Mrs. Dorsey, he
said, believed the confedcracy still existed,
that its truths were eternal aud should
ever prevail. lie believed this too, and II
that was insanity, both he and Mrs. Dorsey
were crazy.
Mr.. John c. New Of Indiana. who was
once partner OF the Democratic candi-
date for Vice President, says that II Mr..
English does not come out fthe campaign
| $1,000 richer rather than poorer, he VIII
not be- true 10 his past record. lie says
that Mr.. English was war Democrat and
supported Morton for Governor and is
hard money man but on the other hand,
he Is the most unpopular Democrat In the
State, and in his own county cannot poll
within 20Oo of the party vote. Mr.. New IL
| confident that the Republicans will carry
the State.
Elk Governor Vance of North Carolina.
who was for continuing the war until he'll
got so filed with Yankees that their legs
would stick through the gratins, has been
received by Gen. Hancock at Governors
Island. And, speaking OF tho plan OF the
campaign, this Is what the Mississippi Star
proposes ''Inaugurate social ostracism
against every white man North or South
that gives his support to the building up
OF the Republican party; discountenance
any man who will 20 on, or assist In max
ing. the bond OF any man elected on the
Republican ticket; refuse TO have dealings
of any sort with the Republican party, and
show the world that you are In truth and
deed a true democrat" This is the pro-
gramme for the Hancock campaign In the
South.