Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-07
POLITICAL NOTES.

-Murat Halstead says that Mr.. Blaine
is nv no means dead politician aud that
'he will give the amiable patriots who have
mission 10 crush him good deal OF
trouble yet.
F. W Farr, representative to Con
gress elect from the third New Hampshire
district, died of pneumonia at Littieton on
Tuesday, at the age of 40. He had about
a thousand majority at the late election,
and his death will necessitate a special
election to till the vacancy.
Compared with the figures Of 1876 the
total popular vote for President has in
creased ISL. 459. The Democratic plurality
was then $50. $40, and their majority over
ALI WAS Isl. S9i. This has now disappeared
and the party is in minority of 3.iOl.
The Greeuhack vote of 81, 49, for Peter
Cooper has grown to 305,72 for Weaver.
while the Prohibition vote Is about 1000
as before.
The mysterious 1929" crops up every
where. A correspondent of the New ORR
Tribune records the fact that in November,
lS43, an action in ejectment was tried IN
the Supreme Court. Troy, y. Y, the title
of which was Sherman against Garfield ;
aud. aside from the parties TO the action
the most prominent person figuring In u
was man by the name of Grant. Also.
this case is reported in the first volume
of Denio's New York Supreme Court Re
ports at page $40.
The Washington correspondent OF the
Tribune SAYS Immediately after the or
sanizatiOu OF the next House all cases In
the South where the election was tainted
either by violence, tissue ballots, or false
counting, will be taken up and vigorously
delt with. The plan il 10 send the election
back 10 the people in every case where Nio-
leuCe or any species of fraud can be clearly
shown. and 10 continue thereafter 10 re-
mand the cases for 4 new election until Il
perfectly free and fair one has been held.
-Gcneral SChofeld's annual report, says
the independent proves that he Is not NJ
man 20 De AZ the head OF West Point Acad-
envy He does not represent civilization
hut barbariSm. Harvard and Yale stand
al the head of our universities. At both
Of these institutions colored students sit
side hv side Of white in Rotations and at
Harvard. where the public mess system
prevails. at meals. There i no social pro-
Scription at either place. The prejudice is,
70 this extent, already concured At our best
schools.
As an evidence ofthe confidence which
those who best know Gen. Garfield repose
ia him. il Is Of interest 10 note that the
Generals town. where he was born, and
near where he has always lived, Orange,
Ohio. cast every ballot for him; that his
district. which he has represented in Con-
grcsS for eighteen successive years, gave
him a majority OF nearly li0OO-ucarly
Zoo more than ever before; and that
Ohio gives him a majority of over IS, COO
The mud-throwerS are respectfully invited
10 consider this.
1T ceased 10 be the Democratic party
when IL debauched itself by an alliance
with the rottenne>s Of rag money monte
hauki>m and set itselfacroSs the open high
way Of the nations honor. IL ceased TO
be the Democratic party, when, hearken-
M 10 the PlaStedS OF the East, the
LauderS OF the West, and the Hamptons Of
the south. IL denied il maker and put it,
foot upon the one act which had redeemed
IL from premature and dishonored grave,
20 20 sprawling after an eXpediency that
proved equally glittering and unreal
LpEiSrile CoUT JoErHdi, Dem.l
The position ofGeneral Hancock in the
midst OF all this Scrimmage between the
mouruerS j very much like that OF the
.eisht-day clock" in one OF the Hon.
ChaunCey Depew'S stories. At a funeral in
country village, n Mr.. Dcpew relates,
The mourneT> were Cougregated in the
small best room" which was quite dark,
when one of the neighbOr>, i laxative lit
tie old woman, came sliding in and sat be-
side the widow. Her eyes soon getting
accustomed 70 the dimue>S, she e>pied what
she thought was a new article of furniture.
MY SakeS =" said she; "where'd We get
that eighi-day clock :" We haint got
no ci.ht-dsy clock" said the widow.
'Why,.yes YOU have, too there lis in the
corner That amt no eight-day clock,
gruuted the widow; That's Joe; we stood
him up in the corner 10 make room for the
mouruerS." This is llancock'> funeral,
but they seem 10 have stood him up in
the corner 10 make room for the mourn
err. e. Tribune.
The Florida >HH, conducted by y. X.
Sawyer, esq, who supported Greeley in
1872, says the proof i already in the
hands of the republican State committee
which shows q positive fraud OF between
5000 and ZOO votes. This will leave 10
the republican candidate for Congress at
least handsome majority in both dis
trict>, even providing the democratic esti-
mate i allowed" The Sun says the re-
publicans have 5, 500 majority in Florida,
and can demonstrate II any day with Il
fair election. The United States Attorney
General has issued orders for the arrest OF
some OF the men who inundated republi-
cans. stuffed ballot boxes, and made
fraudulent count The republican Congress
elected must 90 through the Southern
methods Of securing majOritieS.
Representative Chalmers ofthe Missis-
Sippi s'ShOestring" district has issued d
circular over his own name denouncing
the Vicksburg Herald because il did not
support him to the extent that he deems
necessary, and urging Democrats 10 sup
port its competitor as a matter of duty.
The Herald replies that il 'has got beyond
being auybody's mouthpiece," ana con-
cludeS its notice with the following re-
mark If our Democracy is excepted 10
because We do not approve of the Return
ing Board business in this country, and of
fraud and bulldozing generally, Chalmers
and his organ may howl on. The things
we protest against. II persisted in, will
iniure every mans interest, and there Is
not thoughtful patriotic citizen in this
State or in this valley, who will not up
hold Us The people that Chalmers at
tempts 10 advise, know, if they know any
thing, that his chief anxiety is TO get back
TO Congress, regardless OF the injury il
may do the Democratic party or the good
name OfMississippi."
New YORK Nation: As if to give the
finishing touch TO the absurdity of their
late canvass, the Democrats in this city