Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-09-06
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.

The election of a member of Congress
from the Second Maine District takes
place next Monday, September 18th.
While the canvass has been confined 70
a few Greenback speeches before meagre
audiences. the Republicans OF this district
are fully alive to the importance OF the
issue. 1t is not simply question as TO
VINO shall I'LL the vacancy occasioned by
the promotion of Hon. VIM. T. Frye
The people are again to say whether or
no, they will continue TO sustain and en-
dorse the present administration OF the
party. The questions on which that par
" has taken issue with its opponents
rela,e 70 all the vital interests OF
the country, and are just as important
as they were las; year, when they were
so thoroughly discussed before the poo
pie. The Republicans fully understand
this and are prepared to vote understand
ingly without repetition of last year :
canvass. 1t may be well however, to
call TO mind the fact that in voting io'
Nelson Dingley, Jr.,we again endorse the
principles of free ballot and a fair count T;
the protection Of every citizen IN the ex-
ercise of all his constitutional nights
thu protection Of American industries :
the maintenance Of Government paper
or a coin basis the coinage OF an hon
est dollar both of liver and Of gold an
economic administration Of affairs Of State
and a rapid payment Of the funded deo'
Of the Nation. On such issues we elected
an administration last fall, and but Tor
the untimely blow which laid low It's
chief, we should be giving more atten-
ton to the remarkable doings Of that ad-
ministraticn which we then put IN power
and which we are now called upon TO
endorse or censure by the choice OF q
Congressman either hostile 10 or IN SYM
patty with. One important act OF tha'
administration has been financial feat
unparalleled in the history of nations.
We refer to the funding Of a large Por'
ton Of the national debt at 81 per cent.
or the transfes Of the same 10 an oP-
tional loan from the people 10 the govern
ment at that rate of interest. IL has
saved thousands of dollars in interest,
which sum has been empoyed in wiping
GU, the debt. During the month of Au-
gust, over fourteen million dollars have
been paid on the debt, leaving no cause
for doubt as TO its position, and no toun-
dation for the charge that this Repubi-
can party does not wish TO cancel the
debt but intends 10 perpetuate the same.
Our relations with foreign powers have
been friendly, and yet 50 firm that we
are respected and esteemed abroad. Even
England, admiring our pluck, has paid
our demands against her on account
of the spoilatiOn of few fishermen by
her subjects on northern coasts without
protest, and all other foreign comPica-
tons are in the course Of amicable ADJUST
ment. Many more of the good deeds Of
this administration might be cited as rea-
sons why the people should endorse It,
if such citation weft necessary, but with
so few months having past since install
ing il, and no bad report being before
the people, we think they need no urging
to rally at the polls to endorse and sus-
tain j, by the election of Mr.. Dingley,
who heartily sympathizes with It's every
good and eommendable deed.