The Republican journal., 1880-10-21

No friend ofmine in Maine believes a word of it
| was born in the State have always lived there,
and mean to stay there Senatorship or no Senator
ship.
The reyiving of this old report, which
never had the slightest foundation, is sim
ply an attempt to iniure Mr.. IIae's Sen
atorial prospects, bat which all his friends
will be glad to know are very bright
His residence in Maine does not how
ever, depend on the result of the contest.
for if he fails to secure his election, Mr..
Hale will remain here ''and take Il hand.
in future years, in bringing the State
back to her Old Republican majoritics. :
The oxford Democrat quotes a para
graph from the Prog. Age in which the
latter paper 'makeS fun and free confes
sion of its political creed. which is to first
beat the Republicans, and says that
voters who think will hardly care 10
change from the Republican party with
It's past brilliant record of patriotism,
honest administration and business capac-
ity to the glttering generality Of 70 known
policy save the one Of beating the Rcpub-
lcans. The Democrat is right of course,
and the result of the elections in Ohio
and Indiana proves conclusiyrly that it
is 50,
W., IL 4 ~, |
Herald are both independent newspapers,
politically ana otherwise, and have alike
favored the election Of Gen Hancock.
They now agree in the opinion that he
cannot he elected. The New Work Her
add says the Democrats mast carry New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut to
elect their ticket and that "their chances
Of carrying them all are too Slight 10 JUS
tity any reasonable hopes Of lIancork's
election" The Boston Herald says the
result in Indiana taken in connection
with the Ohio victory, indicates the clec-
ton Of Gen. Garheld.'
\ correspondent between Secretary
Sherman and Senator Wade Hampton,
OF South Carolina, concerning Southern
ku kluN, is publishe,l The Secretary 5
letter is a scathing document He says
to Hampton -"l our power il the South
ern States rests upon actual crimes Of
every grade in the code Of crimes. from
murder to the meanest form of balIot-boN
stuttin- by the Ilu kuN Khan and its
kindred associates" and much more to
the same effect
There is a howl against English of In
diana, from the Democratic ranks; and
no wonder. He was pledged by his
friends to contribute 100000 to the can
yass in Indiana in the event Of his nomi-
nation at Cincinnati, but has 50 far re-
fused to open his barl, and his own State
having gone against him the Democrats
would like to have him step down and
out and make room for another states
man with bar'l.
\ Democrat speaks of Landers, the de
teated Democratic candidate for Cover
nor in Indiana as representative OF the
"lallar dog Democracy The definition
is expressive and APPLY applied. Landers
is about as 'ornary" man as could be
found, and the wonder is that the Demo
Gratis should have chosen so weak can
didate
In i note to the Portland Advertiser
Gen. Neal Dow gives the following eA-
PLANTATION of the cider clause of the Maine
law, He says
Very intelligent men are led to believe that the
law torbds any to offer glass Of cider to a
friend in his own house. There is no such pro
hbltIon. The law allows free sale of cider by any
one III quantities OF five gallons or more. delivered
or carried away at one time The law simply for
bids cider tipphng shops that's the whole OF it.
The New York Tribune has been So busy dis
playing rebel flags, that it has neglected to neu-
lion the election of General Plaisted Governor
OF Maine [Southern Paper.
AS no one can tell until the official
count whether Plaisted is elected or not,
the Tribunes Southern critic is decidedly
too previous.
Talk Of going West! While we have mild
and beautiful Indian Summer weather. the
Iowa and Minnesota railroads are blocked
by snow drifts, and the farmer is search
ing with a crowbar for his frozen potatoes
Hon. Edmund Wilson, the Maine mem
Der of the Democratic National Commit
tee, is prophet. He said several weeks
ago: "Indiana is all right He was
right. Indiana is all right.
In Camden, South Carolina, Green