Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-09-28
POLITICAL NOTES.

and will not support the Democratic State
ticket.
An exchange says, "Gen. Hancock Is
-,.rsvs seen al his best at home" The
.,nntry will permit him to be ''seen at his
nj" during the next four years.
Trarsller.
The Republican gains at the recent
.,ppty elections were SO large in East
tennessee that il is believed the Republi-
AVS will gain a Representative 10 Con-
grcSS-
The man 10 whom David Davis adj
.-.ssed his Hancock letter is the Confeder-
a. NV who communicated TO the Charles
-, rebels in 1861 the Cabinet secrets re-
,srding Fort Sumter.
The New York Tribune remarks with
,o8rb truth that the Republican party is
inning upon its record in this campaign,
,,ble the only use the Democratic party is
-,skiug ofits record i in running away
nom 10.
Democratic papers In Alabama con-
e., that they oyerdid the thing when they
.,1ntei in the Democratic State ticket by
aanh0 one Of them says that Il would be
damaging 10 give the real causes Of such
result
At recent Democratic meeting at
buckingham Court House, Virginia, At
.,-,ey General Field took occasion 10
~, hat mot enough Yankees had been
Sled in the late war wish we had killed
-vr.ce - many" He was advocating the
election Of General Hancock.
There l. a Garfield boom all over the
-,srtrv. In New York business men are
EARNED 40 the greenhack prOcliyitieS OF
.r. democracy. \ New York Tilden
.-..r,r Of 1876. Hon. Mr.. sheldon, cX-M
~ has fu>t come out for Garfield Num-
5.-, Of other prominent democrats have
come 0u; Tor Garfield.
Col Foruey, In speech at Phila-
f,ref.a the other night. asked the audience
.rtley "were going 20 forget this beautiful
--.4rlrr who saved You In the hour OF
,-r.~ 10 will now De In order for the
p.-.c-atiC papers 10 withdraw the epithet
...-psr1 candidate" and know Gen. Han
-a-A hguceiorth a. this beautiful Crea-
,--,
The Hon. Frank Jones, Democratic
,e-Hla.r for Governor OF New Hamp-
sire. d, reported a. recently saying 10
.e- DO YOU remember when YOU
v.,.-! me Ia Washington and | pointed
onto YOU Gen. Garfield: said then he
ws, Tie ahlest man in Congress, and
SIX @, 10 now Mr. Jones Will presently
Aayr Che pleasure OF seeing that able man
booked a, the White House.
Members or the next House have been
chosen iu Oregon, Vermont and Maine
nine .n all They are divided politically
- .1.iowS Republicans :, Demo-Green-
fuckers 3D. The same States are repre-
,.a,cd iu the present House by i've he
p.HNcan> and four Demo-GreenhackerS.
Thus We have a net gain OF two Repuhll-
can, and a change representing four votes.
At a reunion OF the Seyenty-dfth New
Yo-s Veterans at Auburn. on Wednesday
h,,. sept. 18th, the following StrawS were
csSra Company \, % survivors present,
Ga-rslI 80. Hancock 8 ; Company ID. - sur
S.tn-> present. Garfield l.. Hancock ..
A>tl.S regiment was part Of Gen. Han
co,A> command. the Second Corps, this
nav %, taken n an indication osthe way IN
uaca Hancock is likely 70 capture the
soldier vote OF New York.
Rebel Brigadier Fitzhugh Lee has been
defining the party'S position az the South,
IA. aiding 20 the weight the Democrats
m, putting upon the Hancock horse. In
= >p,,.L delivered az Portsmouth Va, ON
Oh. Instant. pointing 20 the Confederate
So. Legs monument, he said III YOU de
>.-. t.a. those heroes buried youder shall
10, tlycdicd iu vain. vote the Democratic
ticket and yindicate the principles for
which they sacrificed their lives"
senator EdmundS OF Vermont SAYS
III -.
description OF ANY debt or obligation,
All 5, not within the prohibition Of the
Fourteenth Amendment. Pensions are
granted ou the ground OF gratitude and
%, oflrsa' obligation. The gratitude
-ca Democratic Congress In which a
majority is composed OF CoufrdcratcS will
naturally extend 60 the eN-Confederate
soldier when tae time comes that IL viii De
safe % show 10 Ia ti.st direction.
A manufacturing 1eselcr .u Newark
received. about week ago, large order
t.- valuable diamonds and other ieWelry.
A. hearing the news from Maine, and
,s,-Ls the Endorsement aud praise be-
,,.ae,i up0u the Greenhack candidate and
t-r.- cag,e by General Hancock, the Demo
cratic National Committee and by al the
t.-tuS Democrats and Democratic news
papers. tat customer Oh Thursday counter
Mal.r.- lis order stating that he had
>p,r' four wears under rebel rule. AID that
a t.d E1, desire 90 take any business
s1sk> . ,l- same party was 20 come into
power AID 9. endorse the ropuliatins
schemes ~: OBJ, lreen5ackerS.
BIO. IgJub. though not tackling very
LIN CD Hancock. consoles himself with
'-- rejection that the South will control
him elected He SAYS we cannot put
10 ur. ut our own men this time and have
L. ,-,a .Yauk. That being the case, let
20 cake one who j. less 'blue-5ellied' than
Che - - 0fthem. You may depend upon
9. 50 tL2t y auk. or no y ank, II elected,
The o.t bose OF the South will see that
Hancock does the fair thing by them. In
other words be will run the machine 20
SUI, them or they viii run the thing them
selves
Gen. Grant made a brief speech in
Chicago last Friday evening, in the course
o. Whj:h he said-l never voted a Republic
can Presidential ticket in my life and but
one Democratic ticket, and that was
ru4uy wears ago, when | was quite a young
Ian but ! viii pledge you my word here
tonight that If / am spared. although /
shall DC At some distance from you CT the
second day Of November, shall return 10
Ga.eua 10 cast one Republican vote for
President OF the United states and hope
tGf city OF Galena will cast round Re
publican vote such ~ il has never cast be
fore
II tell you just how strong | want a
government 20 be II in the darkest
corner ,F-ba Sonth there i n moor man
Wl1 j. j citizen Of the United States, and
another man on any pretence uniSwfully
depryeS him OF any one OF his rights, /