Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-15
STATE POLITICS.


''Dye the little game we play?
our ticket has two ends. sir, that
Are both quite useful In their way.
The heads for youuns in the North
The brigadler that 1T an bled.
The tails for we'uns at the SOUTH
genuine English Copperhead"
-Kearncy Is coming To Maine. Hope he
will reach Somerset, for n few OF his
speeches will give us u clean walk over
Somerset Reporter.
The late Fusion rule in this State III
creased the State expenses about $4,000
How 10 the tax payers relish II They
will answer next September
-Fogg says in his autobiography that
he Learned the art OF table waiting rap
idly" lie ought 10 have stuck 10 what Is
evidently his natural calling. lie would
have found II more profitable than waiting
for seat in Congress. Simpson.
A very candid Democrat remarked
yesterday, in reference 10 the ratification
failure of Wednesday night. 1.-THE fact -
Hancock did too much fighting on the
wrong side for our folks TO enthuse much
over his nomination. The truth in u nut
shell Wig.
Jacob Crooker, esq, OF Waterville, .
lifelong Democrat, 81 years Of age, refuses
TO fuse. He declares that an honest defeat
is preferable 10 a dishonest victory. He
will vote for Daniel +. Davis, and declares
that there are live hundred democrats IN
this State OF a Ike mind.
The Lewiston Journal, edited by Gov
ernor Dingley, apapcr very careful IN max
ing predictions, says that Maine will
lead of, giving an opening gun for the
campaign. Gov. Davis VIII be elected by
good, handsome majority, which will in
dicate what the result in the nation will DE
In November"
A correspondent On writes hear
that in New Sharon, Mr.. Fogg made the
statement that New Sharon was disinlran-
chsed because the returns were not at
tested In open town meeting. when the
town clerk arose AMI said, That's n lie.
sir" The crowd Cheercd the clerk and
Missed Fogg, aud on the whole made 1t
very uncomfortable for the great states
man.
The Lewiston Gd-stts says "Our
standard-bearer will be- the ladies' candi
date. General Hancock II one Of the hand
soonest. noblest. and blest-loOking speci-
mems Of male humanity In the county.
So i General Garfield. You cannot make
A point on that The General Of volun-
teers il physically the equal OF his brother
ofthe regular army and intellectually much
his superior.
The Rockland OpiHi0H opines that
HalSey II. MonrOe OF ThOmastoa, would
make a good Congressional candidate for
the Greenbackers ofthe Third district, and
that he would make u warm for Mr..
Lindsey. Mr. Monroe could never be
elected though. for the reason that he ~as
one OF Governor Gsrceion's Councillors, II
for no other. Better follow the advice of
the New Religion and nominate men who
10 not need yindicaiing.
1t was noticed during MI OF r. NJ.
FOgy's stumplng tour IN this county that
he never sald one word about his political
junketing tour 20 the eastern portion OF
the State, while one ofthe executive eoun-
ell, for which he charged the State $50,
nor OF his double mileage OPERATIONS by
which he swindled the people out ofseyer-
al hundred dollars. The tax payers OF this
county would like 10 have the matter cx-
planned FarniRgtOR Chronicle.
Many Democrats who accepted Fusion
last year ut a sacrifice Of principle, aud OF
the time-honored hard-money doctrine OF
their party, will rebel this year when asked
to endorse the State steal as well As fiat
money. In Knox County the Democrats
have already asserted their manhood by
nominating a straight ticket and giving
Fusion the cold shoulder. At flag rails
ing in Rockland, on Saturday evening,
speeches were made by A. s. Rice and At
wood Levansaler, who urged Democrats 10
support only Democratic nominees. Two
flags were uufurled, but neither bore
Plaisteds name.
The Argus says that at Pennington
Hon. +. NJ. Fogg satisfactorily explained
away" all the doubts concerning the
counting out" business, and charged that
0. ID. Baker, esq, the attorney for the
Republican candidates, was the person
who scratched the Gouldsboro return.
This is an explanation" which explains
with vengeance. 1t Is evident that some
one altered correct return for Oliver T.
Bragdon to Oliver 3D. Bragdon, and
thereby counted out q Republican. Does
the Argus expect its readers TO believe that
the attorney for the Republicans made this
alteration TO count out his client? Such
nonsense as that may be expected from
Fogg, but the Argus makes sorry exhi-
bition In speaking OF such an "explana-
ton" as satisfactory.