Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-09-21
ELECTION NOTES.
-Tabulator Brown Is upset.


-Tabulator Brown Is upset.
1T looks as If Barnum didn't buy quite
enough after all.
Joy, the prohibition party candidate
for Governor, received votes out OF l243
votes cast in his own town OF Ellsworth.
AS goes Maine so goes the Union-ex-
ceedingly close, with the chances Ia favor
Of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Advertiser
The fusion victory in Maine turns out
good deal like Dickens Marchionesss
lemonade-they have to make believe very
hard TO call it any sort of a victory at oil.
False tabulations and soft money in
Maine; false counting and Reputation In
the South The democratic party is solid
at both ends, and solid for everything that
is bad.-Tribune.
Wilder w. Perry, greenback candidate
for Senator from Knox county, has gone
up Salt River. The republican candidate,
ID. II. Mortland, Esq, of Rockland, is
elected.-Begast Journal.
There is one thing that Governor
Plaisted cannot do. He cannot, without
the consent of the Council, increase the
Democratic vote by pardoning the convicts
in the State Prison.-Whig.
This isn't Maine election" said a
prominent fusionist last Monday. This
is New York election" He meant that
Sammy Tilden had knocked in the head OF
that barl And il proved to be so.-Bel-
fast Journal
The republican party stands for an
honest government and an honest count.
The democratic party stands for dishonest
government and false count. Witness
Maine, witness Alabama, witness Ar
kansas, witness a solid, repudiating South
Tribune.
-Tabulator Foggs burial seems ire
yersible, although he turns In his political
coffin long enough To be profanc over the
ill-fortune that prevented him from tabu-
lating the vote in the Second District. -
Le'ciSfoR Journal.
The New York Evening Post says of
the Maine election: Though the vote Is
close the politica! division OF the State Is
not substantially different from what it was
last year. The subject Is full ormeuace TO
the public"
Olive Logan became converted 10 the
| Daruiniau theory by observing two very
intelligent monkeys in the Geological Gar
deus OF London. II Olive could Sce some
OF the men who voted the Fusion ticket
Monday, she would have her convictions
/ strengihened.-Njmp
The democrats OF Boston caused a
salute OF one hundred guns 10 be fired on
the back bay lands Tuesday night, 10 ccle-
| brate the results OF the Maine election.
| aud the Lynn democrats did likewise on
/ Central square. and ai(crward, listened 10
speeches in the Central Hancock club
room.
With the reverse in Maine confront
/ ing them republicans will renew the light
along the whole line with rcdoublcd en-
ergy IL means stubborn battle. II
means hard work. IL means tnaI the bust
ness men of the land must wake up TO the
risks OF democratic success, with all its
uncertainties and dangers. Philadelphia
/ Press.
! A Biddcford letter says am in
/ formed from Trustworthy source, that
| In this city OF POO voters. the democrats
had, Monday morning. in cash, 5000, and
| that they offered early In the day, as high
IL S25 for vote. In Saco they had more
money than they ever had before In any
similar election. In spite of their most
potent ally, the republicans carried both
cities, and have elected their entire county
ticket, all three OF the senators, and eight
out fifteen representatives
The Prohibition movement, which
caused such an uproar before election,
amounts 10 almost nothing so far A. con
Germs the vote for Governor. The towns
returned give less than hundred scatter
iMg votes additional to those Of last year.
| Ia this Congressional district, however, il
came nigh defeating the Republicans.
change OF 50 votes 10 Mr. Stone would
have elected General Anderson.-Ad-
reriiSer.
The Boston Herald never minces mat
tiers. Speaking OF the report of corrupt
use of money in the Maine election 1t says
II might, perhaps, be eXpec ed that com
muuity whose moral sense and political
Sensibii,ics are so dull TO right distinct
tion> A. To receive no impression from the
= oSS fraud attempted in the State last
year would have no very nice scruples n
to the means employed to carry an election.
But when Il comes 10 4 wholesale rivalry
oil both sides To see which can buy the
most votes In an open market, and the
franchise Is freely made an object OF barter
and sale, IL must be confessed that things
have come 10 an alarming pass.
Hon Washington Long, formerly Col
lector at PASSPORT, an uncle 10 our Cover
nor. was one OF those Fusionists who, last
winter, with his associates had 10 hold a
session on the sidewalk in front OF the
State House, with gatling gun pointed at
them. His constituents have determined
10 send him back to take his proper seat
and help bury the dead and wounded found
in the lines OF the aggressors.-BOStOR
Post.
The uncle OF our Governor" has been
elected 10 stay az home; that's the kind OF
an election he has had and that stalwart,
loyal Republican, Hon. l.. X. King of Car
ibou, has been elected to the next Legis-
lature, instead OF Long, the member ofthe
sidewalk lcgislature.-Bangor Wig.
Ex-Gov. Jewell says OF the Maine cleo
ton; at is 4 republican reverse, it is not
a democratic victory. We have been
aware for a number of weeks that the
state was overrun with money To be used
against Us. In more than one letter Sena-
tor Blaine has informed US To that effect.
| think this result in Maine will help us,
because it will bring the business men of
the country to contemplate the possibili-
ties of the future more closely and earnest
IL, and will add greatly 10 their activity.
think the use of money by the coalition
was largely in the cities; that is shown by
the increase in their votes. One of the