Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

The reduction IN the public debt last
month was over Sill 100000, the largest
monthly reduction since 1872.
The Bath Times finds that the Norway
"Netc ReliJioa" draws its inspiration, NOT
| from the Sermon on the Mount, but from
the Eastern IrJUs.--BOsfOR H.rdid.
1t will be balm TO the bruised Fusion
spirit i'm Maine To learn that Gen. Sam Cary
OF Ohio. the chief or Grecnbackers, be-
lieycs that the Greenback party Is dam
aged beyond repair" aud that the Brick
Pomeroy wing did II.
The Fusionists are said IN be very
much depressed" by the decision OF the
Supreme court This is natural. mos
auito would he depressed" for example,
If trip-hammer should settle down upon
him suddenly.-N. !. Tribune.
When the Fusionists undertake to he
facrt!ous over the action of GOV. Davis IN
calling out the troops, IL should moderate
their mirth 20 reflect that Garcelon was
the first man To make an arsenal of the
Maine State IIouse.-BostoH Herald
-Garcelon, of Maine, j. n doctor, and
Pillsbury l. his apothccary and undertaken;
but they have not vat succeeded IN curing
Maine Of it, last attack OF chill-Blainr, or
burying dead old Hamlln Hannibal ont or
our sight.-RichmoRd State Dana
-Ex Councillor Fogg wants 10 be arrested
for treason. tie offers 800 reward 10 the arrest
ing officer.
Fogg would have no difficulty in finding
a man In his own town who for one-tenth
the sum would kick him n full or holes ~
- al
If tho time has come when some one must
go 10 prison. or be hung, AS John brown Was
to open the eyes OF the people TO the real in
tents and purposes of the Republican party,
the Chronicle editors will not sbrink.-iG.-L.
Chronicle
Why not go hang yourselves, them
Belfast journal.
Governor Davis, OF Maine, Is still COM
paratively young-only thirty-seven rs
a boy he worked on farm, aud went
through the public schools. ~ a soldier
In the army he flied up the intervals OF
lighting with studying Latin aud reciting
10 an officer After the war he studied.
and taught.
Joshua T. Jordan, OF Stockton who
tried 10 steal a seat in the LegislaY re, and
failed. ought To feel pretty clo,.p about
now. Right and justice were g a the other
side OF Jordan, and he is leE sad and lone
ly, on the stormy banks OF the Penobscot
belfast Journal
In Maine there were only 1905 votes
against biennial sessions IN poll of As
0l5. II vote were TO be- taken now IL is
probable that a session once in ten years
would be regarded Is sufficient. The bust
ness interests oc the State have been in
jurcd millions OF dollars by the Fusionists.
Boston journal.
The British and Foreign Anti-Slayery
Society in England has raised fJOO for the
colored refugees in Kansas. An attempt
was made 10 show that there was no cause
for the exodus aud that the stories OF bar
baIity were partisan falsehOods, but the
Secretary OF the society referred 70 sent
to the London TiMss list OF outragcs
received from the Secretary OF the Kansas
Relief Society,
The new constitution Of California, by
Il defect, makes IL impossible for parties To
marry. The code Of civil procedure pro-
vidcs for the issue Of marriage licenses by
the clerk of the county court. The new
constitution abolishcS the county court.
There being no county court, there can
he no clerk of the county court, and " no
conrt, no marriages without punishment
under the penal code OF the State.
The Chicago Journal suggests n an
appropriate presidential ticket for the
Democrats, Garcclon OF Maine and Barks
dale OF Yazoo, and the Aurora Nelrs thinks
II they put GarcelOn at the head Of the
ticket Barksdalc will shoot him just after
inauguration. aud IL they put Barksdale at
the head, Garcelou will steal IL away from
him after election. They had better fall
back on jeff Davis and Bob TOombs.
The Kent's IIili boys are loyal Repub-
cans. On Il recent occasion, when the
good news began To come In OF the triumph
OF law and order, they rung the bell on tho
seminary buildings loudly. This noise d..
turbed an old Democrat in the vici,,ity.
who remarked that he thought ut per.
haps the people who subscribed money 10
pay for the bell would object 20 it, being
used on such an occasion, lie was unable
to reply when MS wife Informed him that
the bell was the gin of Hon. James q.
Blaine, who probably would raise no OBJ
lection to its belny, rung at that time The
old gentleman Tilted.
Charles O'Conor of New York, who has
always hecn known as rigid Democrat,
publishes a letter in the World. in which
he gives his reasons for refusing to address
u Democratic club. In the first place he
declares that the Republicans Of New York
have an absolute and moral right TO secure
the electoral vote Of that State by having
the Republican Legislature appoint them.
If the Republican Legislature does not do
this il will he because that party l. conf
dent that IL can carry the State by a fair
vote. Mr.. OConor also remarks with great
frankness that the Democratic party, hav-
ing abandoned its principles, ought to die.