The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-10-13
Gov. Foster Reelected in ONO

Gov. Foster Reelected in ONO
The returns received from the State
election in Ohio on Tuesday last are mea-
gre, but the indications are that Cover
nor Foster has been reelected by 5000
majority The complexion of the Legis-
lature is unknown, owing to the heavy
scratching on local tickets. There was
falling off in the total vote, rs WIS eN-
pected.
\ storm has delayed the returns from
| Iowa.
Tax Payers" communication in last
weeks Prog. Age abounds in misstate
ments and groundless insinuations SO
far IS the controversy in our columns be
tween 'Fair Play" and "Tax Payer is
concerned, no favor was shown to one
that was not granted to the other: and
it was not until TAX Payer" resorted to
personal ablse, after having been worst
ed III argument, that we closed our col
umns 10 him. This is IL matter wholly
within the discretion of the editor, and
"TaX Payer" was not deprived of any
right by this decision. a newspaper is "a
private and purely business enterprise, "
and "the public has no right to thenews-
paper except what they pay for" What
was granted TAX Payer" by courtesy he
forfeited by the use Of Objectionable and
libelous language.
TAX Payers last letter was not. as
he asserts, outrageously mutilated. "
The words stricken out bore no more re
atlon to retunding or the railroad uucs-
ton than they did to the discover, of
America. 1t was simply abuse of some
one assumed to be the writer of the com
muncatons signed "Fair Play abuse
that "TaN Payer would not have pub
lshcd over his own signature But he
was willing to hide behind nom de
plume and make the journal the medium
OF his ISLANDERS and innuend0es. The
Journal does not propose to be made use
of in this way, nor to allow TAX Payer"
or any one else, to grind their little axes
IN its columns. Those who want to ere
ate dissensions in the Republican party
to further their own private ends, and to
advocate schemes contrary to the princi-
pies OF that party, and adverse to the
public interest will have to seek an organ
elsewhere.
The allusi0n to the "senior editor" of
the Journal presumably refers to the late
editor, who retired from tie management
of the paper more than year age Il
fact OF which "IaN Payer" is no doubt
aware, and which makes his reference to
the affairs of a private individual in
a discussion of this sort uncalled for and
discourteous, to say the least.
\ meeting Of the Cabinet, lasting about
one hour and quarter, was held Tues
day at the residence of Senator Jones. It
was unimportant, the time being chiefly
devoted to an exchange of views ON the
political situation. 1t is said that both
Secretary Window and Attorney General
McNeagh, are DESTROYS Of being relieved
from their present duties. The Washing
ton correspondents appear to have agreed
upon the following slate for the new
Cabinet: Theodore Frclinghuysen Of New
Jersey, Secretary of State; Judge Charles
j. Foster of New York, Secretary of the
Treasury; Robert L. Lincoln. Secretary
of war; a. \. Sargent Of California, Post
master General Timothy o. Howe, Of
Wisconsin, Secretary of the Interior: EN-
Governor Rice of Massachusetts, Secrc-
tary of the Navy; Benjamin +. Brew -
ster OF Pennsylvania, Attorney General.
President Arthur is yet to be heard from.
The Senate met in extra session on
Monday last, all the members present eX-
cept one Republican and one Democrat,
who were paired The Democrats re-
fused to admit the three new Senators r.
Miller and Lapham of New York and
Aldrich Of Rhode Island until presi-
dent of the Senate should be elected, and
proceeded to elect Senator Bayard to that
position by a party vote, Mr. Bayard
took the chair and the Senate then ad-
journed. Tuesday, Senators Aldrich OF
Rhode Island and Lapham and Miller OF
New York were admitted, and a commit
tee appointed to wait upon the President
which reported later that the President
would communicate in writing with the
| Senate Wednesday.