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The Portland daily press., 1882-08-18
Lewiston Journal
The "MachinaD Plea.

Most of the Fusion organs are engaged in ap-
pealing to voters to support Plaisted and the
Fusion ticket to defeat what they are pleased
to call the ''m achine" leaders Of the Republi-
can party. OF course all this talk is very gen.
eral. There are no specifications there could
be none. 1t is simply hoped that by reiterat-
ing the cry of machine" "corruption" and
"buying up voters" they may make the people
believe their assertions.
Every Intelligent man knows that there new
or was party having less Of the machine"
less "bossism' than the Republican party of
Maine in this year of our Lord, 1882. No one
in the party seeks to control it. Conventions
and caucuses are the free expression of a ma
iority of Republi voters. No one can point
TO nomination which has not come from
full conference of Republicans, and the delib-
crate Judgment of the Republican voters. No
one can point to an instance where Senators or
Representatives or other high officials have un-
dertaken to even influence nomination made
this year.
But how is it with the Fnsionists? Can any
one point to Fusion nomination which has
not been the result of prior arrangement by a
few managers? From the State convention
down everything has been mapped out by Gov
Plaisted. No party in Maine ever saw so abso-
lute "boss." No party ever had 80 close a
machine" For party thus managed to un-
dertake to get into power by charging ina
chineism" on the Republican party, is cooler
than a January morning.
All the charges that the Republicans have
accumulated an immense campaign fund, and
propose to "buy voters, are simply election
eering tricks, and more than likely are inten-
ded to cover improper Fusion practices. AS
matter of fact the Fusionists have raised as
much money for campaign purposes as the Re-
publicans have; and seither side has but
small amount. So far as the Republicans are
Concerned, not dollar will be expended ex-
cent for the purely legitimate purposes of circu-
latine documents, defraying the expenses of
public meetings and getting home absent vot-
ers, All charges and insinuations of anything
more than this have no foundation, and are
made simply for effect.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-18
Magazine Notices.

Harper's Magazine for September opens
with beautiful frontispiece, entitled A Sun
day Morning in Surrey, from picture by AL
fred Parsons. The Same artist, with equal
charm, illustrates Mrs. Lilies papers, In Sur
rey, the first of which appears in this number.
English country scenery has never been SO at
tractivelY presented as in this delightful paper.
From the rural beauty Of an English county
we turn to quaint description of one Of our
most characteristic coast towns-York, in this
Substantially illustrated by w. f. Hal
sail and e. II. Garrett. The fifth and last pa
per of Mr.. Lathrop's Spanish Vistas describes
the coast towns from Malaga to Barcelona
series of Mediterranean Ports and Gardens.
full OF picturesque bits, of which the writer
and the artist have made the most. The Wei
bertreue Faithful Wlvss) is the title of very
interesting account of Weinberg, in Suabia.
The writer, Elise Allen, paints two graphic
historical pictures of which Weinsbsrg is the
centre-Konrad's Siege of the Castle and the
Peasants War-and gives an interesting
sketch of the poet Justinus Kerner. The third
part of Colonel Higginson's American History
is devoted to the discoveries made by the
Nortn-men. Ills paper IS Illustrated Win
eight engravings. Edwin P. Whipple con-
tributes an entertaining paper, entitled Some
Recollections of Ralph Waldo Emerson. The
problem of the Mississippi River and the theo-
res proposed for its solution, form the subject
of timely paper by David A. Curtis. Barnet
Phillips contributes a strong short story, A
Doctor Spoiled. Another short story, Love
will Find out the Way, is contributed by Mrs.
Elizabeth D. B. Stoddard. Poems are con-
tributed by Hjalmar FL. Boyesen and Philip
Bourke Marston. William Blacks new novel,
Shandon Bells, becomes more interesting with
every new part, and is finely illustrated by
William Small. The Editors Easy Chair,
Literary and Historical Records, and Drawer
are full of timely and entertaining matter.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-18

THE circumstances under which Dalrym-
pie, the English forger, has been released
are somewhat peculiar. 1t is said that the
British government has declined to carry on
the proceedings against him because it would
cost so much money to do SO. This is GER
tainly curious reason for allowing an al
legged criminal to go scot free, and if it were
acted upon to any extent the result would be
most demoraizing. No government can al
ford to make the prosecution of offenders
against its laws matter of dollars and cents
or of profit and loss in this way.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-18

AN interesting commercial experiment is
to be made in England which, if successful,
will NIKE the inland city of Manchester a
seaport. The transformation will be accom-
plished by means Ct a canal, or in reality
the deepening of a river so as to admit the
tide. The river is the Irwell, small, I'M
clearly stream which flows through Man
chester to the Mersey, seven miles below
Liverpool, thirty miles in length.
The work is estimated to cost about $780,
10000, and detailed estimates and surveys
are to be made at once. The London Times
says: "Once this is accomplished-and the
whole affair is simply question of money
and little Strengthening here and there
the American cotton ships with their forty
millions of freight, and the return vessels
with manufactured goods to like amount,
may come and go without hindrance,'
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-18

GERMAN patriots by the heroic sacrifices
of fifty years of war and agitation in which
they have beaten Europe, must look with a
good deal of dependency upon thereward OF
their heroism, self-denial and fidelity. Three
of the foremost Liberals in the country
elected by the largest majorities to the Leg
islature are marched off to prison in obedi-
ence to the arbitrary oligarch Bismarck,
through the ductile machinery of the courts.
The charge against the members is too free
speech Germans must reflect bitterly upon
the condition of their country-far behind
even France in personal and political liber-
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-18

The right of woman past the age OF q
to marry whom she pleases has just been
yindicated in Missouri. The father of
Laura Robbs, aged q, attempted to hold
her to continued service in the paternal
home by locking her up in room when she
had made verbal contract to become the
wife of Geo, w. Bishop. A writ of habeas
corpus unlocked the door, and the marriage
took place in spite of the fathers obJec-
tinnc
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-18

ALREADY the London Times sees EGYPT
wearing the British collar-that piece OF
jeweled neckwear which gals somebody
manhood in every cline. There are cir
cumstances under which hemp would be
! preferable
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-18

CAPTAIN David D. She lby, an Indepen-
dent candidate for the Senate of Alabama,
is denouncing the Democratic election laws
of that State as unfair, improper and unjust
in theory and practice.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-18

JAMES PHELPS, a Democratic Representa-.
tive from Conn ecticut, justifies his vote fol-
the River and Harbor bill by saying that he
voted for the bill in spite of its bad features
heca1, se il helped his district.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-18

Ex-SENAToRs Thurman and Wallace are
of the opinion that their party in Congress,
to use the words of the former, has sheen
actuated solely by the spirit of deviltry.'
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-18

THE British government has ordered 25,-
900 blue spectacles, or goggles" for the
use of the army in Egypt. They cost 3D. a
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-18
THE PRESS.
STATE ELECTION,
MONDAY, SEPT. IIth.
FOR GOVERNOR,
FREDERICK Robe.

REPREsENTATKvEs TO CONGRESS-
THOMAS Il. REED,
NELSON DINGLEY, SR.,
CHARLES A. BODTELAE,
SETH L.. MELLEKEN.
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CAMPAIGN PRESS,

The DAILY PRESS will
be sent from AUGUST
18th, or any day thereaf-
ter, on receipt of order
until 6 nd including SEP
TENDER 18th, for
FIFTY CENTS.
Address
PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.,
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The Undersigned Photographers
OF Portland,

A SKIING the indulgence of their patrons, have
"A agreed to close their places OF business dur
ing the mon BIS of July and August OF the present
wear on Monday of each week at twelve o'clock M i,
to remain closed for the remainder Of that day.
M. +. KING.
G. B. CoNANT.
j. Fl. LAMSON.
G, W. HEARN.
July 15, 1882. tyl6da
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HON. WIN. MCKINLEY, OHIO,
will aneak Mt

Bisdeford, Tuesday, Aug. %.
Kittery, Wednesday, Aug. %.
Berwick, Thursday, Aug. "a.
saecarsppa, Friday, Aug. 20.
Brunswick, Saturday, Aug. 2e.
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PORTLAND,sME.
ASSICNME NTS.

RON. THOMAS B. REED,
Will speak at
Pennington, Monday, Aug. 81.
Livermore Falls, Tuesday, Aug. %.
Waterville, Wednesday, Aug. 20.
Portland, Friday, Aug. %.
Lewiston, Saturday Aug. 26.
HON. VINE. p. FRYE
will speak at
Freeport, Saturday, Aug: 10.
Machias, Thursday, Aug. "a.
Pembroke, Friday, Aug. 20.
Calais, Saturday, Aug. 26.
Houlton, Monday, Aug. %.
Bridgewater, Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Fert Fairfield, Wednesday. Aug. 80.
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EXON. GEO. B. LORING

HON. GEO. B. LORING
viii speak at
Portland, Friday, Aug. 20.
Saco, Saturday, Aug. 20.
Reckland, Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Maranocook, Wednesday, Aug. 30.
Belfast, Thursday, Aug. 81.
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ZION. JACOB H. Ella, New Hampstir

DAuho"ASAJ SNsH~NNJ' ~~~S' -
ueN. JACOB H. Ella, New Hampshire
will speak at
East Madison, Monday, Aug. 28.
Athens, Tuesday, Aug. 90
Harmony Wednesday, Aug. 30.
Hartland. Thursday, Aug. 81.
Palmyra, Friday, Sept. 1.
Canaan, Saturday, Sept. 2.
COL. ANsON 9. WOOD, of New York,
will speak at
Etna, Monday; Aug. 81.
Stetson, Tuesday, Aug. %.
Kenduskesg, Wednesday, Aug. 20
Alton, Thursday, Aug. "a.
Lagrange, Friday, Aug. 20.
Bradley, Saturday, Aug 26 q
HON. GEORGE ID. ROBINSON, of Mars
will speak at
Dexter. Tuesday, Aug. ~.
Oorintn, Wednesday, Aug. %,
Bradford Thursday, Aug. "a.
Oldtown, Friday, Aug. 20.
Orono, Saturday, Aug. 70.
HON. CHARLES A. BOUTELLE
Will speak at
Augusta, Monday, Aug. 81.
Auburn Tuesday, August 22nd.
MECHANIC Falls, Wednesday, August 23d.
Rome, Monday, Aug. 70.
HON. EUGENE HALE
will speak
Tuesday, August 22nd, Norway. -,
wednesday, August 23rd, Hebron Academy
Thursday August oath, Fryeburg.
HON. NELSON DINGLEX JRs
viii SPEAK
Tuesday August 22nd Canton.
Wednesday, August 23rd. Brownfeld.
Thursday, August "A. Lowell village.
MON, SIDNEY PERHAM,
will speak at
Monmouth, Monday, Aug. 81.
Kent's Hill, Tuesday, Aug. 90
Sidney Wednesday, Aug. %.
Riverside, Thursday, Aug "a.
HON. SETH IL. MELEEkEN
will speak at
Hiram. Tuesday, Aug. %.
Kezar falls, Wednesday, Aug. 23.
Eranklin County, Thursday, Aug. "A.
Franklin County, Friday, Aug 20;
FRANKLIN Comfy, Saturday, Aug 70:
OumberIand County. Monday, Aug. ~.
CnmberIand County, Tuesday, Aug. ~.
Maranocook, Wednesday, Aug 80
Gardiner. Thursday, Aug. 81:
Kennebec. County, Tuesday, Sept b.
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July 15, 1882.
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HON. GEORGE ID. ROBINSON, of Mass


Dexter, Tuesday, Aug. ~.
Oorintn, Wednesday, Aug. %.
Bradford, Thursday, Aug. "a.
Oldtown, Friday, Aug. 20.
Orono Saturday, Aug. 26.
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Esst Madison, Monday, Aug. 20.
Athens, Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Harmeny, Wednesday, Aug. 30.
Hartland. Thursday, Aug. 81.
Palmyra, Friday, Sept. 1.
Canaan, Saturday, Sept. 2.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-18
COL. ANsON y. WOOD, of New York
will speak at

Etna, Monday. Aug. 81.
Stetson, Tuesday, Aug. %.
Kenduskesg, Wednesday, Aug 20.
Alton, Thursday, Aug. "a.
Lagrange, Friday, Aug. 25.
Bradley, Saturday, Aug. rs. n
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-18
HON. CHARLES A. BOUTELLE

Tuesday, August 22nd. Canton.
Wednesday, August 23rd. BToWnteld.
Thursday, August "A. LoYen Vlllage.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-03-23

THE high prOtectiOnists are meddling
with everything, and need admOn itiOn
in the form of hard knocks. In order to
find excuses for the continuance of their
system, they support the most prOhigate
and eXtTavagant schemes, including that
of the new navy, and all sorts of subsid-
les, and they go in for cutting off the
international revenue. They very much
need to be pulled up to the snubbing
pOst.-Cincinnah Commercial, (Rep)
That learned British essayist, Sydney
Smith. in his article on America, warned
us over fifty years ago of the dangers
of protection" He spoke elOquently
of this very thing of protective taxa
tiOn, so called, and said: "The
"habit of dealing with large sums will
make the Government avaTiciOus and
"prOfuse; and the system itself will in
"fallibly generate the base Vermin of
"spies and infOrmeTs, and a still more
"pestilent race of political tools and re-
"tainers of the meanest and most OdiOus
description; while the prOdigiOus
patronage which the collecting of this
splendid revenue will throw into the
"hands of Government will invest it
with so vast an influence, and hold out
"such means and temptations to cOrrup-
"tion, as all the virtue and public spirit,
"even of Republicans, will be unable to
"resist. Even wise Jonathan should
remember this"
If the learned and eloquent Sydney
had survived to this day, he would see
that Jonathan had tumbled right into
the very thing he had warned him
against; and that our so-called Republi-
can party were treading the ways of
mOnarchical corruption. These heed
not warnings, disregard justice, and only
laugh at their fraud and corruption even
when exposed. A stolen Presidency,
Credit Mobilier, and Star route, are but a
few in the long list.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-03-23
ROSCOE CONKLING.

Na nastier and meaner onslaught has
ever been waged on an able and reputa-
BILE American citizen than that carried
on by the Half-breeds against Roscoe
COnkling. Their brass-mOunted lies
they hurl at him he heeds not; and their
swapping and snarling he treats with
cOntemptuOus silence. Many who en-
tered Congress with him poor, have
grown rich and purse proud, when their
salary of 5000 would not pay their
household expenses. This is not his
case, for he is compelled to return to the
practice of the law to earn livelihood.
One reason of the bitterness of the "Ohio
set" is Mr.. Conkling's cOntemptuOus
opinion of them. He despises them most
heartily and attempts no cOncealment
Sherman, Garfield, NOyes, Foster, and
others who cOuntenanced and plotted
perjury, forgery and fraud to count in
the pusillanimOus and ever infamous
Rutherford B. Hayes, Mr.. COnkling de
tests and repudiates. Hence the bitter
ness of the "OhiO set, and hence their
war upon Roscoe.
Mr.. COnklings opinion of Blaine is no
higher than his estimate of the "OhiO
set" Mr.. COnkling was never smirched
with Credit MObilier or with railway
bond bribes, and no Mulligan letters
ever disturbed his peace of mind. His
high stepping dignity never marched
into such denominations. No inyestiga-
ting committee has ever sat over him or
found him in any disagreeable cOnnec-
tiOn. Nevertheless, we suppose the war
will go on, and the Republican family
continue to be dangerously and disagree
ably disturbed thereby.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-03-23

In this paper will be found report
of the proceedings of the IrOquois
club at Chicago last week on the 18th,
in honor of the birthday of General An
drew Jackson, who as commander at
New Orleans, January 8th, 1885," "filled
the measure of his cOuntry's glory" and
who as President of the United States
maintained the Constitution, defended
the rights of the people and vindieated
truth and justice in his contest with
monopoly and the myrmidons of the
money power. Mr.. Tilden's letter should
be read by and pOndered by every citi
zen irrespective of party. 1t is re-
markabIe production, no less distin
guished for exalted sentiments thar
graceful rhetoric, and shows that nei
ther the head nor hand of the "Sage o.
Gramercy has lost its cunning.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-03-23
PUBLIC ROBBERY.

Much talk is had now in Washington
over the bills audited and paid arising
out of the escort of members of Congress
to the remains of the late President
These amounts are said to be scandalOus
1t will be remembered that such mem
bers of Congress as accompanied the re-
mains were sent to Cleveland upon a
special train, from which newspaper
men were carefully excluded. 1t now
appears that members who attended put
in bills for their personal expenses. One
member, worth over 100000, is said to
have charged all his expenses, even in
cluding seventy-fve cents paid for a
lunch at a way station. One item of eX-
pense said to have been paid was 81, 700
to WOrmley, the cOlOred caterer, for
champagne, whisky, brandy and cigars.
To the same person another amount of
$500 for cocktails. The amount paid for
gloves is said to be large enough to have
given every member of Congress on the
train pair Of elegant kids. These bills
ore paid by Sergeant-at-Arms Thompson,
but not until after they were audited.
Mr.. Thompson can, if he will, tell an in
teresting story as to the funeral trip,
and the amount it cost the United States.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-03-23
MARKET HOUSE AND CITY HALL.

Some months ago our City Council
took the usual preliminary steps to sub
nit to our people at the coming spring
election the question as to whether Can
ton should have a Market House and
City Hall. Since then our Legislature
has passed law elsewhere published
in this paper giving to the Council au-
thOrity to issue bonds to build these
structures, provided our citizens declare
in favor of the measure by a majority
vote, Heretofore we have had occasion
to give our views upon this subject, and
as yet have no reason to change or
modify them. The growing interests of
Canton demand that we should have
both Market House and City Hall. In
this view we believe we are supported
by the tax-paying portion of our citi-
zens as well as those who desire that
Canton should keep pace with neighbOr-
ing cities, and continue to show signs
of enterprise and progress. We hope to
see Market House and City Hall carry
by decided majority.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-03-23

THERE seem to be people who imagine
that while it was horrible for Guiteau
to murder Garfield, it would have been
right for Sergeant Mason to have killed
Guiteau when he fired at him. This is
not correct reasoning. Guiteau's wrong
would not have justified Mason in COM
mitting murder. 1t should be Temem-
bered too that Mason was a Sergeant in
the army, sworn to obey the laws, and
he knew that Guiteau was in custody,
and in the hands of the law. Mason has
been taken to Albany Penitentiary to
serve out his sentence of eight years for
his folly, providing he is not pardOned.
The House at Columbus passed a resOlu-
tiOn last week favOring Mason, as if his
conviction and sentence were all wrong,
and that his attempt to murder Guiteau
was all right and proper. We are sur
prised that wise Legislators should put
themselves on the record in this way. 1t
is time that good people, especially law
makers, were uniting in opposition to
all lawlessness. This lawlessness, under
Republican rule, has increased at fear
full rate; and, indeed, the party itself has
perpetrated and defended forgery, per-
jury and fraud, in order to count in
defeated candidate for President, in the
person of Rutherfraud B. Hayes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-03-23

THE Stark county DEMOCRAT of this
week has not word to say about the
conduct of The Democratic members of
Congress in opposing the Edmunds'
anti-pOlygamy bill. CuriousI-RepOsi-
tory.
Those few members who voted against
the Edmunds' bill, say they wanted to
vote for a Constitutional enactment.
Not being able, as they say, to get the
bill in that shape, they felt compelled
much against their will, to vote against
A majority of Democrats in Congress
voted for the measure Notwithstanding
these objections.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-03-23
NO REDUCTION IN TAXATION--MIL
LIONS FOR PLUMBER?

The Republican majority in Congress,
it is said, have resolved that the taxes
of the people shall not be diminished.
Though far in excess of the actual necs-
stiles of the Government, they are to be
maintained at the same exOTbitant
figures.
The millions to be drawn from the
people are to be applied and used il
various projects. The opportunities of
public plunder are to suTpass all previ-
Gus experience, and the days of Tweed
ism and of Grantism are to be thrown
in the shade.
Perhaps the people will have some
thing to say to this vast programme Of
plunder when their turn comes in the
elections this year and next.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-03-23
TIE LIoENsE soUAnBLE.

For some time it has been evident the
Rep. was the Opera HOuSe-Sehaefer or
gan, warning upon the city authorities,
falsifying fact and basely misrepreSent-
ing Democrat.
We have made no Misrepresentation,
and our article, to which the Democrat
replies as indicated above, was temper
ate and decent hTQughOut.-[R RepOsi-
tory, Schaefer's organ.
"Onr article" though appearing in
the Rep. last week as editorial, was
written for the Rep. by Mr. Sehaefer or
his attorney, or both. Our article, ,
indeed
Who complains of this discriminating
and reasonable ordinance recently en-
acted by our City Council? No one but
Mr.. Schaefer and his organ. Why do
these parties complain? Mr.. Schaefer
does not pay the license lin a single in
stance; and neither does the Repository.
Why then all this whining and fuss?
The demand was that the Council
should fix yearly license tax, $50 or
so, and then the proprietor of the hall
could so charge the show people as TO
make a nice little speculation, possibly
obtaining twice or three times more
than he paid.
This plan, however, was not adopted
by the Council, and hence our city au-
thOrities deal directly with each show
and collect from each company exhib-
iting, moderate and fair tax which all
goes into the city treasury. The show
companies utter no cOmplaint-at least
the shows of merit that draw good
houses, do not. Why then should others
whine and howl who pay not the Ii
cense, rOr any part of it, unless indeed
they have an axe they would like to
grind?
"The general practice of other city
authorities" is to collect very light or
merely nominal license tax, 50 that
each official and his family can have
free admission; or, they assess small
yearly license to please the hall owner
who reciprOcates by dead-heading them
all. Our city authorities don't do busi-
ness in that way; and hence CantOns
treasury fares better than that of most
other towns.
Having no interest in this matter
more than any other citizen, we only
wish, in justice to our city authorities,
the question should be properly under
stood. The object of the Repository is
different.