Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-11-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

What this country wants is less poll
tics and more pumpkin pie.-Einaird Free
Press.
1t is authoritatively stated that Gen.
Hancock will not listen to the proposition
To make him President by counting out
New York
Probably there will be no necessity To
organize an electoral commission TO seat
the Republican President this time.-Bos-
ton Post.
Mobility acquired by birth or royal
favor does not 90 for much in this country,
but every citizen was looking after the
count Tuesday night.
Lei, scooped, squelchel, sat upon,
surrounded and gathered in. That's about
the size of II this morning. We hope TO
feed more composed and comfortable in a
day or twO.-BOstOR Post.
The New York Post asks John Kelly
why ne did not present the proofs of Re
publican colonization before the election
when called upon to DO so by Commission
er Davenport. 1t Is very pertinent
question.
President HAYES remarked not long
since that To his announced determination
not to toe a candidate for reelection he was
indebted for a correct Interpretation OF his
motives. which otherwise would have been
misjudged.
The Democratic fraud cry Of 1876 Is
played,-in the first place Tildeu IS such
notorious fraud and scoundrel that his
A 4 m
secondly the people have just declared that
President Hayes was elected.
People in California who voted against
Mr.. Garfield on account OF the Morey let
ter. must. a. the truth In the case dawnS
on their minds, feel that they have been
cheated into doing a very mean act from
very mean motive by lot OF very con
temptible scamps.-N y. Times.
The Post has news that 4 New York
coffin factory has failed, and asks why Re
puhlicanS do not protect that branch OF
business The Republicans have furnished
Democratic corpses enough in New York
Ia protect any coffin maker who had any
gumption OF his own.-L0iccU Courier.
The appropriation for supplying arti-
ncial limbs during the year ending June
so. ISL. j. now 50 far exhausted that no
more orders. either for limbs in kind or
for Communication, can De issued until FUR
Their provision shall have been made by
Congress. The small balance uueNpeI ded
will be required 10 pay claims already APP
proved.
Gen. Garfield will be the twelfth of
the Presidents who were college educated.
Washington. Jackson. Van Buren,, llarri-
son. Taylor. Fillmore, Lincoln and john
son never went 20 college. Grant was
educated at West Point, the two AdamSes
AZ Harvard. jefferson. Monroe aud Tyler
Al William and Mary's college, Madison al
Princeton Polk al the University of North
Carolina. Pierce at Bowdoin, Buchanan al
Dickinson. Hayes ~ Kenyon and Garfield
at Williams.
BENJAMIN +. Butler and Colonel Iuger-
soil met on the train TO Washington, We'd
ue>day evening In reply 20 Colonel In
gerSol's greeting, How do you feel to-
night z" General Butler said, "Oh, pretty
we'll" why" said Colonel lngersoil. IN
a surprised tone, Il supposed you must be
feeling very sick over Garfvld's election.
Il misunderstood yOu,' replied Butter:
Il do feel badly enough, and then added.
you and Bccchcr did IL. Colonel" "Well,
retorted the Colonel, How could you cN-
pcct 10 win with the Lord aud the Devil
both against YOU ::
A correspondent OF the sun Offers
another explanation OF the Democratic de-
feat I'm New York. He says that in the
cities OF New York and Brooklyn there are
about %, 900 independent voters, voters
who believe that principles are eternal, and
that men and parties pass away. They
seldom vote. Only on important occasions
when great principles are involved, they
come out in numbers large enough 10 maze
their power felt st the ballot box. They
voted with the Democrats in 1876. They
voted with the Republicans in l>>Q, be-
cause the Democratic party abandoned IL
principles These $1,000 are quiet, I'M
o>teutatiou> industrious men. They are
not merceuaries. They are not partiSanS.
They consider themselves patriots, aud
they are always independent