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The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19
"GOOD EASY READING.o


This government rests upon the great constitlt-
tiondl axiom shat all poacer is inherent IN the
people," "A is government Of the people, by
the people and for the people," and if adminis-
tered an the spirit Of ats founders, SIT shall not
perish from the earth" It's constitution ,cas
formed, to use the apt expression Of one Dhose
memory is efabotnaed IN the hearts Of has cour-
trynen. 'by plain people," and ''plain people"
must administer it, The ballot as the pride, as
ceH as the protection, Of all. 1t is the truest in
dicdtion Of the popular tctU. The official returns
required from the municipal officers of The sea-
erdt plantations, toaens and Cities are and waH
be ndde oy PLAIN people, and made, TOO, IN
the hurry and 6usHe and excitement Of an etec-
tson. 1hey are not required to 6e Wrttten acath
the screpHous nicely OF c'7ttnJ master, or
aoih the technical accuracy cfo plea IN abdte-
ment. The sentences neGg be ungrdmlndtlcdt,
the spelling may decidte from the recognized
standard; out returns are MOTTO be set dtndught
because the penmdnshlp Eaoy be poor, he IAN
gudge u1agramnadticdl, or the spelling erroneous.
1t is enough 1.-THE returns can be understood,
and If understood, full effect should be giren to
their natural and oovioas meaning. they are
not to De Strdngted 6y idle techntcdtstaes, nor as
their meaning to be distorted oy cd'ptag ana
cdptsous criticism. VIE" that naedn'ng's dscer-
tanned there should De no hesitation IN gaotng to
nJuH eUect. me eongud9e OF 4nr. aust'ce MOT
ton IN Strong petstaoner. ~ Ptc6' 4o4' IS pecue-
adrfy appropriate 70 me su01ects unoer o'Sc"s-
sion. "Whot,'' he asks, "shdH be the conse'
qoeace OF an omission oy the setectn'en or toao'
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19
Boston Journal.l
Facts for the Northern Greenback-

Gen. Weaver the Greenback candidate for
President, came back from the South con-
vinced that the Democratic party OF that sec
ton is not only hostile to the North but intol-
Grant and unscrupulous. Representative De
La Matyr, another Greenback apostle repeats
the story. The Democrats Of that section have
not changed. They may not murder their pc.
litical yopponents, but the will make their vot-
ing of no effect. And now Mr.. Ramsdell, the
editor of the National View, the Greenback
organ at Washington, comes back and relates
his experience. Mr. Ramsdel is not Repub-
lican. lie did not go to Alabama and Missis-
sippi to advocate the election of a1Republican
President, but quite the reverse. As Green
hacker he would probably prefer the election
of Democratic Congress, because the section
which sends Democrats to Congress is more or
less imbued with the initiation heresy. Mr..
Ramsdell, moreover, is one OF those editors
who have labored to make North ern Republi-
cans believe that their leaders in Congress are
responsible for keeping alive the sectional
strife.
With the conviction that the Republicans
had been misrepresenting the SoQthern senti-
ment and Southern action, Mr. Ramsdell went
South to proclaim the Greenback heresies.
His meetings were advertised, but when he
appeared to speak these peaceable Democrats
whom he has defended against Republican
slanders appeared ct his meeting and de-
manded 'division of the time" in order that
tbey might make 'bloody shirt" speeches. Not
content with this trenching upon the rights Of
the Greenback speaker, the Hancock party be-
gan to disturb his meetings. AT one place q
band was stationed near the platform, and the
Ramsdell theory of finance was overwhelmed
with Democratic music. At last Mr.. Ramsdell
arrived at Shubuda, Mississippi. His fame had
preceded him. Imagine his surprise when he
wasaccosted as "the - ankee Green
backer who ought to be killed." coupled with
the proposition to "give three cheers for Han
h. Then Mr.. Ramsdell was handed a
note, which was notification to PACK his
duds and git out OF this town IN thirty-nve
minutes" Ramsdell at first thought this was
bovish ebullition. A carpet-bagglng Republic
can or a negro orator might be treated in this
manner. but could it be possible that q Green
| hacker. with a national reputation, was really
1 ordered to leave town to escape personal vio-
lence? The directness OF the Bulldozers
speech, however, soon opened the eyes OF the
| Greenback leader, and not wishing coat OF
tar and feathers, a whipping, or to be shot in
| a strange land, he left Shubuda, without en-
| tightening its denizens with that theory OF D.
| nance which will make everybody milllon-
| aire with O Government fiat and printing
machine Comment on RamsdelPs expert
| ence is unnecessary. We simply call atten-
| ton to it; and particularly the attention OF
| those Greenbackers who have been Republi-
cans and who now have no sympathy with
Southern bulldozing. Such men are asked to
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19
IN. Y. Tribune.l


Alabama increases daily in solidity. The
Democratic majority is now estimated at IS
600, and may go higher. The Senate is solid,
the bench is solid. the counties are solid. In
many counties not single opposition vote was
cast In fact, such is the solidarity of the
State that the Democratic National Commit
tee will find it perfectly safe to offer chrome
for every citizen who was caught in the act of
voting against the Brigadiers.
A Washington dispatch shows how the DEM
ocrats rolled up such large figures. 1t is the
old story Of gross and barefaced fraud which
has come to be regular thing in all parts Of
the South where the Republicans have an evil
dent majority. No matter how many Repub-
lican votes go into the boxes and are duly tai
lied by the Republican watchers outside, the
Democratic election inspectors inside the
closed polling-rooms return any Democratic
majority they choose In order to make q pre-
tence of complying with the law they select
one Republican judge, but they make sure he
cannot read or write, and get blind negro or
an idiot if one can be found The monotony
of fraud was broken at one place in Alabama,
however, by performance which ought to In
terest General Hancock. Finding they could
not get rid Of an intelligent colored man, who
somehow had got appointed as an election In
spector, the Democrats telegraphed to Mont
gomery for q militia company, although there
was no disturbance of the peace actual or pro-
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

the public or Of third persons are concerned.
The dominant rule is TO gice such construction
to the official acts Of municipal officers as arM
best coulport arith the meaning and intention
of the parties, as derired from fair and
honest Interpretation Of the language used, and
to sustain rather than to defeat the acM Of the
people, and thus disfranchise the citizens.
JOHN APPLETON,
CHARLES w. WALTON,
WM. G. BARRows,
~ CHARLES DANFoRTH,
JOHN A. PETERS,
ARTEMAs LIBBEY,
JOSEPH W. SYMoNDs.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

FRANKLIN LANDERs, The candidate for
governor of Indiana, has to meet a new pol
itical charge, which is of very serious ma
ture. 1t has been discovered that the bill
that originated in the Indiana Legislature
just before tine Morgan raid, which was in
the interests of the Knights of the Golden
Circle, and was to deprive Union men of
Southern Indiana of arms and leave the
country open to the enemy, is in Landers'
handwriting and was instigated by him.
The kind of fellow of which Landers is
representative is turning up everywhere as
a Democratic candidate, and even has the
effrontery, in some places, to pose as
''Hancock Veteran"
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

spective. The company came, the light was
blown out in the room where the count
had begun, the Republican ballots we're thrown
on the floor and burned, new Democratic bal
lots were crammed in the box, and 600 Reput-
lican majority was converted In three minutes
into Democratic majority Of 4S0
General Hancock should address special
letter to the Alabama Democrats. Evidently
they do not take to heart what he said about
the bayonet's not being fit instrument for
collecting the votes of freemen. At all events
they seem to think that in the hands Of their
militia it is good instrument for dispensing
the votes of Republicans.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

The renewed energy of the Democratic
party il but the spasmodic effort that
presages death. From this national
struggle it will fall back, a defeated, dis
cOrsiant and hopeless minority. The hope
of federal patronage gone, its local SUI
premacies cannot long be maintained.
This is 10 be desired, for the way to cur
rency reform lies across the grave of the
Democratic party. To enter its ranks is
10 take its name. To take its name is to
assume the vindicniion of its evil past.-
F. H. Cow
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

The New York Sun is getting anxious
about New York, and expects the Tildeu
and anti-Tilden men to CONSOLIDATE their
forces without delay and turn all weapons
upon their Republican opponents" The
Tammany plan of consolidation is to call
State Convention, seize upon and run the
machinery, and let the other wing tag on
behind.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

A GENTLEMAN from Cumberland called
at this office yesterday and id that if Neal
Dow would come out to his town he would
get an audience such as he never addressed
before; that the Democrats are very fond of
him and that some of them are so very
sweet on him that they may be induced to
support him for President instead of Han
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

THE chances of 'Gen. Ladd'-Hancock
veteran by grace of the New York Herald
to be reelected Congressman from the
Fourth District are fast reaching the vanish
ing point. The great rallies down there
leaSe no doubt of Republican success. And
the prospects are that the Fifth District will
send "Our Own Murch'' to keep him COM
pony in his retirement
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

THE Democratic idea of starting Glee
Club in this city is inexpressibly rich.
What sort of songs will they sing if they are
true to their history and their traditions?
Dixie and the Bonny Blue Flag will fall un-
pleasantly on loyal Northern ears, and the
Union songs will stick in their throats like
a dozen of dry crackers.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19
READ THIS.

Whatever may be thought of the positi-
cal campaign elsewhere, every lover Of
good government and common honesty
should hope for the defeat of the unhOly
political combination in Maine which
brought disgrace upon that reputable State
last year. We have heard prominent Dem
ocrats express the same sentiment, their
disgust for ihe folly of the Garcel0n crowd
overcoming all parfy feeling. II the peo-
pie OF Maine do not rise up and rebuke she
political cut.thr0ats whose infamous rec
ord causes every son Of Maine 10 blush we
snail lose orr faith in natural law.-BosToN
HERALD QND3 AUG. q.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

So English lives in barricaded house,
sleeps in a room that is cased with iron pl tie,
is a Shylock, never was known to let up on
begotten of ten and twenty per cent interest;
yet Todd and Fogg will vote for an electoral
ticket part of which is pledged to him.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

THE Democracy point with pride to the
past. Among the things that rouse their
pride are Libby Prison, Andersonville and
Belle Isle. They may have reason to be
proud of such Democratic memories.
But the Boys in Blue who were recipients Of
the tender mercieS of these Hells are not
pointing with much pride to them or to the
Democracy. They leave that business to
the spurious Hancock Veterans"
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

THE mutual distrust shown by the allies
indicates that they fully understand one
another. We regret to see such lack Of
confidence. Neither dares to trust the other
with the disbursement of campaign fund.
Naturally enough set of men who tried to
steal State are extremely cautious in their
money dealings with each other.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

WHY don't the Fusionists in this section
them? The Tabulator could preside. and
perhaps Fogg might be induced to sing
solo with the Democratic Glee Club. 1t
would draw immen.ely. Fogg alone would
fill the hall-With sound,
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

AN ARGUMENT THAT WEIGHS A
TON.
Here is a Republican campaign docu-
ment i'm n nutshell, that weighs a ton:
Under Republican administration dur
ing fifteen years of peace, $S42 ,6SO,S
of the principal Of the National debt has
been paid, while the current annual inter
est is $4,000, 900 less than at the close
of the war. The Democratic press and
stump speakers might as well try to tun-
mel through the Rocky Mountains with II
hair-pin, as to break the force of this
magnificent showing.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

will tell you who I think the Republi-
cans should nominate, and who consider
their strongest man; he is true man, a
man of principle, an honest man, and
would make n good President, for all.
Personality L consider him the best man
you cOnld nominate. refer TO Gen. James
A. Garfield, of Ohio.-THoMAs A. HENDRICKS,
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT IN
1876.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

TABULATOR Brown is nominated for the
Senate, Tabulator Fogg for Congress, and
Receivers True, Field, F. W. Hill, Talbot,
and our own Skillin with lots of others for
State and county Offices A vote for them
is an endorsement of the steal,
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

THE Staunton Valley. Virginia, Vir-
ginian, which reported the recent speech
of Wade Hampton, says: We do not know
what was in General Hampton's mind when
he delivered his speech in Staunton, but we
do know what his language meant. He de-
clared that the Democratic party, under Han
cocks lead, was fighting for the same prin-
ciples that Lee and Jackson fought for, and
for which the Southern soldiers died. There
was no qualification in the terms used. His
appeal was for harmony in the Democratic
party in Virginia, and to make it effective
he brought up the war remembrance to
touch the feelings of the audience, and in
that connection announced the principles
which were at issue in the contest now be-
ing waged between the two great parties Of
the country"
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

NEAT hit by the Boston Herald sharp
shooter: The Boston Post, laboring with
the Maine Greenbacker with its compound
blow-pipe to keep him in a state of fusion,
is something that would make bronze
statue of Andrew Jackson snicker right out.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

THE Tennessee Republicans think they
can elect two or three Congressman this
year. Only the second district is now rep
resented by Republican, but at the recent
election of county officers, the Republicans
carried the first district by over 1900 major
ity, and had a fair majority in the third dis
f.sa "a
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19
soLoN CuAsEoNFusIoN

The old BOurbons have visions of Han
cock and glory-that is, pull at the public
tent, and they have agreed with few
trading Greenbaclkers TO divide the custom
houses and post-Ofiices. That is the end
and beginning of fusion in Maine. If that
nest of eggs does hatch out, it will be a
nOndescript brood.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

SECRETARY Sherman's speech, which he
is to make in Ohio next week, will dwell
largely upon the financial work done by the
Republican party, and expose the plans of
the Southern leaders to get control of the
executive branch of the government
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19
THEI PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10.

We do nov read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are Ia
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pubca
ton but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munlcations that are not used.
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HON. r.. G. HORR
WILL SPEAK AT

of Michigan
WILL SPEAK AT
LIMINGTON CORNER, Thursday, Aug. 10.
CORNISH, Friday, Aug. 20.
LIMERICK, Saturday, Aug. 21.
K1TTERY, Monday Aug 23.
BERWICK, Tuesday, Aug. "a.
YARMOUTH, Wednesday. August 20.
SO.WINDHAM, Thursday, August 26,
STEEP FALLS, Friday, Aug. 27.
BR1DGTON, Saturday, Aug. 2s.
HON. w. r. LUNT
WILL SPEAK AT
FERRY VILLAGE, Thursday Evening Aug, 49,
SOUTH WATERFORD, Saturday, Aug. 81
KENNEBUNK DEPOT, Monday, Aug %.
NORTH BERWICK, Tuesday, Aug. a.
SANFORD CORNER, Wednesday, Aug. %.
SOUTH ACTON, Thursday Aug. 26.
NORTH SHAPLEIGH, Friday, Aug. 81.
NEWFIELD, DAMS MILLS, Saturday, Aug. %.
HON. w. F. LUNT
COL. HI. l.. PIPER
of Washington
WILL SPEAK AT
WEST HARPSwELL. Friday Evening", Aug. 20.
HON. GEO. T.. GORHAM
AND
HON. w. w. THOMAS JR.
WILL SPEAK AT
FALMOUTH, Monday Evening, Aug. 23.
GEN. JAMES A. HALL
ARDON w. COOMBs, ESQ,
WILL SPEAK AT
WEST UMBERLAND, Thursday Eveg, Aug 28.
WEBB'S MILLS, Friday Evening, Aug. "a.
HON. JOSEPH A. LOCKE
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

MEANING OF A DEMOCRATIC RES
TORATION.
eve would like to engrave prophecy
ON stone to be read of generations i'm the
future. The negro i'm these States will be
slave again or cease to be. His sole refuge
from extinction will be i'm slavery to the
white man.-MERIDIAN (MIss.) MERCURY.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

LOWELL Courier: Vennor prophesies
frost before the first of September. He
probably has in mind the nipping of Fusion
buds in Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19
WHY THE SOUTH Is SOLID FOR
HANCOCK H

Consider what Lee and jackson would
do were they alive. These are the same
principles for which they fought for four
years. Remember the men who poured
forth their life blood ON Virginia's soil
and do mot abandon them now. Remem-
Der that upon your vote depends the sue
cess of the Democratic ticket-WADE
HAMPTON, AT THE MEETING IN THE INTEREST
OF DEMOCRATIC HARMONY IN VIRGINIA, AT
STAUNToN, July 26.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

EVERY regular attache OF the PRESS is furmsned
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor. An railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
of every person claiming to represent our journal
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19
TOURISTS and STRANGERS

Coming to Portland should visit the Observatory
Munjoy Hill. From the cupola may be seen the en-
tire city, the Ocean to the horizon, CascO Bay,
with its beautiful islands, Old Orchard Beach !;
and with the powerful Telescope mounted in the
cupola the hotels on Mts. Washing gtOu. Kear-
sarge and Pleasant NAV be distinctly seen
The views here said to be unsurpassed for beau
ty and variety by any in the world Congress street
cars pass every ten minutes. au1O dit
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WESTBROOK MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

VNHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
Westbrook Manufacturing Co. for the choice
of officers and the transaction Of any other business
that may legally come before them. will be held at
their Office, No. 10 Central Wharf on Tuesday
Aug. "a, 1880, at O'Clock p. m.
Portland, Aug. 14th, 1880. au14 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19

HARTFORD Courant: Representative
FELTON, of Georgia, has taken curious tack
in addressing his "moonshiner" constitu-
ents. They are just now considerably ex-
cited over the unfortunate death of some of
the illicit d:stillers whom the revenue Off
GERS shot in a free fight. Taking the pre-
vailing hostility, Mr., FELTON, proceeded to
denounce the administration and he prom
ised that, with the advent Of Hancock to
power, the taxes on whiskey and tobacco
would be forthwith absolutely abolished.
When his hearers go back to their mountain
stills and resume work upon their profitable
industry, if they begin to think over Mr..
Felton's promise they may come to have
doubts about his wisdom. The moment the
tax on whiskey is revoked the "moon-
shine" business comes to an end. Its sole
foundation is the tax. If this were removed
a legitimate distillery would make as much
as an illigitimate one. Moonshining would
cease and Mr.. Felton's excited constituents
would have nothing to do between drinks.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19
For Governor,
DANIEL r. DAVIS.

FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
For Electors at Large.
JOSEPH S. WHEELwRIGHT, of Bangor.
IRA H. FOSS, of Saco.
First District-ELISH II. JEWETT.
Second District OTIS HAYFORD.
Third District--EDWIN FIVE.
Fourth District-LEWIS B. JOHNSON.
Fifth District-SEWARD b. HUME.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES, TO CONGRESS.
First DiStrict-THOMAS B. REED.
Second Dtstrict-WILI4IAM ?. FRYE.
Third District-STEPHEND d. LINDSEY.
Fourth District-CHARLES A. BOUTELLE.
Fifth District-SETH l.. MILLIKEN.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19
NOW READY.

H'HE new Pleasure Wagon "Winnepiseogee' is
L now ready TO take Excursion and Picnic Far
ties. GOOD horses and careful drivers. Arrange
ments can De made at Milletts, 5S8 Congress st.
jy27 dim r., GiBNON.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-19
The Latest Miscount.

The success with which the Democratic
leaders have met, down South and here in
Maine, in falsifying the count at the ballot
box, has emboldened them to fresh attempts
in that direction. The object of their at
tack this time is the basis of Congressional
representation, and there is strong presump-
tive evidence that the census enumerators
in the South are doing their best to forward
the scheme. South Carolina, the State of
Hampton and Butler, is the first to an
nounce an extraordinary increase in popula-
ton. The Washington correspondent of
the New York Times, very correct and
painstaking journalist, has been examining
the South Carolina returns, and comes to
conclusions. which the Times editorially
summarizes as follows:
In twenty-three of the thirty-two counties
the returns show an increase of 35 per cent.
since 1870, although in the preceding decade it
had been only little more than per cent,
and from 1850 to 1860 less than II per cent
To make the comparison more forcible, 10
counties are selected, which are chiefly made
up of agricultural districts, with few small
villages which show no sign of vigorous growth.
These showed slight advance in population
from 1850 to 1861 less than per cent, an actual
loss from 1860 to 1870, and now they are cred
iteG with the extraordinary gain of 1929 per
cent They are made up of backward commu-
mites in which the keenest observer can dis
cover no sign of active progress. Coming
down to narrower limits, we find that Ker-
shaw county, which is a quiet agricultural dis
trict with one small village and scarcely any
manufacturing industry, and which steadily
lost in population from 1850 to 1870, is credited
with the amazing growth of so per cent in
the last ten years, thou gh no evidence OF an
influx Of settlers has ever been noticed.
There are nine counties from which no re-
turns have been published, but the South
Carolina newspapers, doubtless assuming
that the same process of propagation by
census has been applied to the whole State,
estimate their population on basis of 30
per cent. increase, as in the other counties,
and so draw their general conclusion. But
supposing it not to have increased at all, we
should still have an advance for the whole
State of about 26 per cent in 10 years against
q per cent. for 40 years preceding. 1t is no
ticeable that this abnormal advance in popula-
ton is not credited to Charleston and Richland
counties, containing respectively the chief city
and the capital of the State, where, if any
where, there has been considerable gain.
This is accounted for by the fact that there
were intelligent and interested persons there
would be able at once to expose any fragrant
error or frauds. Richland county, with the
city of Columbia, which has been showing
some actual signs of growth, is credited with
an increase of only 6.5 per cent, while the ad-
joining rural region of Kershaw, which has
exhibited no such signs, appears to have near
ly doubled its population