Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-10-06
OUR STATE ELECTION.

The Albany Journal calls DR.. Garcelon
"The dime edition of Tweed.
The Portland Argus has discovered ina.
"Brazen fraud rears againits horrid iront.
This discovery Is made on account OF INC
variety Of Plaisteds its friends voted ior.
Uncle Scion In his letter resigning his
editorship of the Enquirer likened the
Greenback road TO the road To hea'en'
being straight aud narrow. The Boston
Herald thinks the only resemblance is tha'
Few there be that walk therein.
The Maine Legislature which will elect
A United States Senator, State officers and
an executive council, Is constituted as FOL
lows Senate, 90 Republicans To . Fusion
lists: House. So Republicans To 60 Fusion
lists Is this what the Democrats are
burning oil oycry
The Democrats are claiming fraud
in Maine. rs If they were afraid somebody
will get IL away from them. IL Is theirs,
they have prescriptiye right 10 II; they
discovered il, patented 1t, worked u ana
made pile OF reputation out of II. No
body is going TO jump their claim.-SPr'"g-
.deld Union.
Some grammarians contend that there
is no such thing as perfect synonym.
But where's the difference between Satan
rebuking sin and the Garcelontes denounc-
ing fraud?-AlbdRy Journal.
Or John b. Foster responding To the
toast: "A Free Ballot and an Honest
Count" Wing.
In view of the fact that Gen. Plaisted
has declared that he is Weaver man, zen.
Hancocks telegram congratulatinS MIN
upon victory which "will inspire our
friends" Is little pulling. Either Gen.
Hancock does not know the difference be
tween fiat money man and Democrat
or Gen. Plaisted is playing double.
- The New York Herald congresses
much common sense into this sentence :
"The natural effect of the narrow escape In
Maine will be TO make the Republicans
more vigorous and alert, aud their watch
fullness aud alarm may be OF greater ser
vice 10 them In the end than the confidence
which would have resulted from their eN-
pectcd victory in the Pine Tree State.
TIL. town house was used last winter
walked up 10 the polls Monday morning
they were confronted with such mottos a.
This may be your last chance. Are
Won travelling 10 Heaven or llcll;-lVdid0-
bOro' Nsirs.
Well. the mottos were not out OF place
BY any means, aud they should have arous-
ed thoughts which voter might well have
considered before deposlting his ballot
Rockldad Courier.
Gen. Fitzpatrick explains why so many
people in Maine voted for Gen. Plaisted.
He said Things have been very dull IN
Maine. They had no rain for weeks be-
fore the election aud the kenncbcc was al
most dry. Everybody was out OF work
and felt mean, and I've always noticed that
when people are out OF work aud feel mean.
they go and vote the Democratic ticket.
Laughter and applause. That i IN AK
ION in the history ofthc Democratic party.
They never come ont 50 strong As IN times
of distress.
The result Of the Maine election a.
first announced was greeted uproarionsly
| by the Democrats and GrccnbackcrS oil
Frr,onla. Kansas The Grecnhackers
| LEFT the American flag flying from the top
OF their Weaver and Chambers pole, which
was found In the morning Supplanted 10y a
rebel flag. From first sight there was Il
great deal OF Indignation manifested by
nearly all parties. but In the healthy atmoS-
pherc OF Kansas the stars aud bars could
only stand the sunlight about thirty min
utes before IL was torn down and torch,
applied, but being dampened by the night :
dew Il would not burn, and was torn into
| pieces.
Speaking OF fraud" counting out,
etc. i'm connection with the late election
| In Maine, the following incident may form
| n text for those who are filling the air with
cries of corruption about these times.
Mr.. Chas Wright, of this city-a gent L.
mau whose word will not be questioned
was i'm the town OF Jackson, Waldo County,
on election day, and took occasion 10 at
tend the town meeting. He saw some
twenty-five Democratic votes put into the
ballot box, before voting began, for what
purpose will be readily imagined. But the
little trick did no, work. They were dis
covered by those who did not approve OF
peop'e, and they were removed before the
voting began.-LOtreN Nal.
The Republican party Of Maine en-
braces seyenty-four thousand voters. good
aud true, an army large enough 10 cope
with the Democratic party and all the Fal-
stafilan recruits IL can muster from the
odds and ends OF all parties. II can fight
its own battles without making unholy al
| liances, and carries its banner OF princi-
pies full high advanced. II does not need
10 abatc one jot or title of its doctrines To
add to its numbers. Since 1873, when II
was caught by surprise and the combined
opposition overmatchcd 1t by $4,000 votes,
IL has increased its numbers until 1t has
obtained its present magnificent strength
and overcome the large majority that stood
opposed TO 1t two years ago. Then 1t cast
| 81, jji votes, now it casts about $4,000.
| While ii has Increased more than 1900
the opposition, of all shades combined, has
| increased but little over 1000. That
does not indicate a decaying party. Ii Is
| in its greatest strength and yigor, aud
stronger in public confidence for the good
| fight it is making for right principles
| RockIdRd Free Press.
The directors of the Chase's Inquirer
Newspaper Co. have disavowed Sec'ry
| Commits letter, informing Scion that he
will not be continued As editor OF that pa
per if he opposes in its columns the Han
cock Fusion ticket; and Scion has with
drawn his resignation, and decided to re-
tain his old position, with the understand
ing that he shall be free to oppose what
seems to him to be death warrant OF the
Greenback party. II Is stated that the IN
quirer will not be published this week, but
will appear next week as usual. Whether