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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29
THE FUSION CAMPAIGN FUND

A Portland correspondent OF the New
York Herald, whose tone indicates that he
is a strong Fusionist, gives the following
statement concerning the big assessments
made by the fnsionists 10 secure large
campaign fund -
Governor Plaisted has contributed a
years salary. $4,000 10 the cause, and
will perhaps give more. His father-in. law
Hon. r. w. Hill, OF Exeter, is wealthy and
is q candidate for the State Senate from
PeuobsCot. Ia the case OF Fusion success
he will probably DC made President OF the
Senate and become acting Governor II
Plaistcd goes 10 the United States Senate.
He is understood to have contributed 10
the general fund an equal sum with the
Governor. Dane, nominee for Congress
in the first SuppoSitious district, Oh, re are
no districts in reality AM al four Con
greSSmen will be voted for on general
ticket has Clipped in two thousand, and
80 has DR.. Ladd, OF Bangor, 10 the social.
ed third district. Murch for the fourth
has given portion OF his salary, aud
Thing In the second, has given something,
though small In amount. Candidates for
the State Senate are assessed $50 each,
and those for the House are required 10
look out for the Floating" vote in their
own towns"
The assessments OF the Fusionists on
their candidates appear 10 be from 50 Is
TO 100 per cent on their sslaries-an as
sc ssment before which the per cent. as
sessmeut which they allese Republicans
have made, pales into insigniticance.
This shows that the purpose OF the fu-
sion leaders In settling up howl over the
comparatively small campaign fund raised
by the Republicans, is 10 conceal their
movements in raising an election fund TO
be launched in the State during the last
week Of the canvass.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29
TnE obituary notice Of john irving,

THE obituary notice OF John Irving,
which we published last week, has set the
older residents Of Paris Hill to calling up
memories Of the past. Mr.. Il. L. Stone,
editor OF the Lowell Mail, learned his
trade in this office, and worked here with
Mr.. Irving. Mr.. Geo. L. Mellen was also
an apprentice, during the time Mr.. Stone
was learning his trade, but after Mr.. Irving
had left town. Mr.. Mellen Afterwards own
cd the OXFORD DEMOCRAT. All these then
young men served under Mr.. Geo. w. Mil
lett, proprietor of the paper and Postmas-
ter. The boys had hard time of 1t, serv-
Ing three years, during that time going to
ing up time In the fall, working till nine
o'clock in the evening. Mr.. Millett was
well known In Paris and was prominent
politician, serving in the Legislature, be-
sides being Postmaster for many years.
He Is now-unless recently deceased-at
work in a Massachusetts, office. Mr.. Stone
has been very successful business man.
He went from Paris to Lowell, Mass, and
worked on the Tor Populi, an old and we'll
established paper, which he afterwards
owned. He is now member OF the firm
OF Stone, Batchelder & Livingstone, who
publish the daily, semi-weekly and Satur-
day Nail. Mr.. Stone is largely interested
in the New England Telephone Co. When
John Irving fell into distress In Massachu-
sets Mr.. Stone was very kind to the COM
panion Of his apprenticeship, and rendered
him material aid. lie closed long list Of
kindly Offices by writing the obituary no.
tice referred TO above.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29

FRIENDLY TO WoRKMEN.- Fusion
party of Maine Las made great claims OF
friendship TO the workingmen. Fusion
orators have howled themselves hoarse
over the depressed condition of labor, and
the expressions heaped upon laborers. All
this time, the Republican party has kept
along quietly in its usual way OF doing all
it can in the line of legislation 10 aid the
laborer without taking the trouble TO talk
about IT, Talk is cheap and acts are what
count. That talk is cheap, is shown by
the following incident related by the Lew
iston Journal in its report of Fusion
meeting recently held in Androscoggin
County;
Mr.. 7. NJ. Plaisted, himself, was the
concluding speaker. He said he didn't
- believe that God intended man with a
family should ever have to work for a dol
lar day in this country
. Javan Witter, of this city, Mexican
war veteran, stood near our scribe while
Mr.. Z. was speaking. II worked for Tom
in his tannery at Lincoln, eight years"
said ne, in an ''aside" tone. "He cut me
down from dollar and-a-half day TO n
dollar day, and ! left. | didn't believe
God Intended man should work for that
price" chucled the veteran.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29
THAT EXCUSE.
From the Argus's Report OF senator Frye
Speech Mt Alfred.

Speech at Alfredo
Mr.. Frye s.id he was opposed 10 the yiciou,
River and Harbor Bill and had voted agains
IT, IfCongressmen Murch and Ladd had don,
the same thing the bill would not have beer
passed over the Presidents veto. Mr.. Frye
probably knew better than that. lie knew
that Messrs. LRdd and sIurch were paired with
two Republicans, one Of whom was Represent
alive Lindsey. II the two gentlemen spoken
OF had been in their seats they would In al
probability have voted against the bill, but II
IS not at ali probable the Republicans would
therefore the result would have been the same
But Mr.. Frye thought he saw n chance &c get In
little cheap clap.trap
The Argus reporter who penned the
above has put his foot in. Mr.. Ladd was
paired with Mr.. Lindsey, who was i'll al
home, on questions, on which they differed.
But on this question, the pair did not pre-
vent Mr.. Ladd from voting, provided he
was opposed 10 the bill, because Mr. Lind
sey, If illness had not prevented him from
being present, would have voted against
the bill and TO sustain the veto.
Mr.. Murch was not paired with anyone
up TO the time the veto was received.
About the time the vote was taken he
paired himself not with Republican, but
with a Democrat-Clark, Of Missouri
who had not been present for months, and
could not possibly be present 10 vote. His
pair did not withhold Clark'S vote for the
bill, because he could not be present
Then, one negative vote was equivalent to
two affirmative ones, because the bill re-
quired two-thirds vote to pass over the
veto, and hence no man who wanted to
defeat the bill. would pair evenly with even
a present member. But TO pair with an
absent member was farce and q cheat
LelciStOR Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29
-The remark of Horace Davis in th

The remark of Horace Davis, in the
convention Saturday, that at is neces.
sary for the Greenbackers to unite with
the Democrats in order to beat the Repub-
licans" does not possess the same force
that it did two years ago. A successful
farmer from one of the upriver towns, who
has voted the Greenback ticket for the
past five years, was heard to remark, as
he left the Hall. 81 did not join the Green
hackers to beat one Of the old parties more
than the other and don't propose to be.
come Democrat for the sake Of beating
the Republicans, and there are a good
many others In our town who feel as / do
In this matter. II our only object Is to
beat the Republicans we are done with
Grenbac kism." We have hear several
Greenbackers make similar remarks since
the convention Of Saturday.-Ellsworth
AMeric4n.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29
SENATOR FRYE.

Senator Frye has many strong personal
and political friends in oxford County.
We imssjue that il j. not necessary for Us
70 tell them that their votes may send Mr..
FRYE back 20 the L. ). Senate Tor long
term or SIX years 10 come. That Is one OF
the issues Of this campaign. Il will be
necessary for oxford County 10 DO her
best I'm order 20 achieve this result. II
will not DO 70 take personal considerations
into the Representative Districts, 'his
wear nor should anything that could tend
20 defeat a single Representative be toler-
ated in making nominations. Ouly seven
districts carried by the Fusionists added
10 those held by them two years ago
would give them control Of the House, and
A few more would give & Joint majority
and send Harris VI. PlaiSted to the l. S.
Senate Tor six years. instead OF returning
Mr.. FRYE. Think of this, Republican yot-
ers. Do not allow any consideration 10
keep you from the polls, as many of our
districts are close. oxford County stood
five Republicans and three FuSionStS in
the House last year Let Us go one better
this time and ensure, so far as we are con-
cerned, the return OF our distinguished,
able and popular Senator, VIM. z. Frye.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29

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aud her 81 ia husband NAV De- dissolve 20 SOL
he care and custrds OF the ynuise 81
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and proper conduct tie 10 domestic M ~. "a,
consistent with tie peace and moran "a. 10
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Dated at Canton this tenth DAY Of Aus'
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STATE OF MAINE, 49,. ,1rs
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OF The Peace
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29

The political cuiencss OF the Argus Is
shown In its daily sneeIs III " Farmer Robie ..
-, Bath Times
And other Fusion papers are sneering
at farmers generally and demanding that
the duty shall be taken off OF hay, so rs
TO destroy the sale OF the hundred OF
thousands OF tons which should and will
bring many millions OF dollars TO Maine
this year. We made mention last week
of the letter from Editor Boutelle to the
Maine Senators concerning this matter,
and in view OF the fact that they have
already acted upon its suggestions, and
cons idering the importance or the ques-
ton TO our farmers, We publish the letter
In full this week.-Beifdsi Journal
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29

AS regards the two great parties they mus
be judged by all the tests applied 10 moral ant
social life Representative Dingley.
Correct. Look az the Credit Mobilier
Vice President Colfax and associates, the
whiskey ring, Gen. Babcock, Mcdonald
Joyce, Mckee and associates, the Indian
post traders ring, Secretary of War Bel
KNAPP and associates, the navy ring, Robe.
son, the Cattells, the Secors and associates
the Freedman's Bureau and Freedman's
Bank Swindle, the Boss Shepherd ring,
the 10 fraud of lS76-"fraud first found
triumphant in America" shooting of the
President, star route thieves, river and
harbor steal, etc.-ArgHS.
Go back little farther and see the Dem
ocratic robbers who stole the whole United
States army and navy, who plundered the
treasury, and then tried to steal the whole
government, and to kill it with bullets.
JEFF Davis, Floyd, Toombs and a score oil
that stripe belong to the Democratic par
ty, and belonged to it, when they commit
ted those gigantic thefts. Later, we see
Garcelon & Co., in Maine, trying to steal
the State government, and Governor Gar.
celon walking off with the State Treasury
in his breeches pocket. If you wish to
compare records We are with you again.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29

FOLLOWING close upon the letter of Sew
ell Con, esq, of Mexico, comes one from
Judge Gilbert Of Bath, also deuouncing
fusion. Judge Gilbert was the GreenbacS
nominee for Congress against Governor
Dingley last year. lie is Greeubacker
and does no: care TO fuse with the Demo,
Gratis, having previously been Republican.
The Democratic candidate for Congress
withdrew last year and left the field &c
Judge Gilbert, but the Democratic voters
left him sadly in the lurch. He owes that
party nothing and therefore proposes to
stand by the pure Greenback party, headed
by Scion Chase.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29
Tg,lpERANcE DERArK-The ioint discns

TEMPERANCE DRBATE.-The joint discus
sion, ut Pressure Isle, between Rev. Geo.
NJ. Park, OF Pressure Isle, and Ira G. Her.
sey esq, on the question elias the Repub.
lican party Of Maine been in the past and
Is it to-day temperance party" came of
in Johnson's Hafi, Monday night. A large
audience was present and close attention
was paid to the arguments, throughout.
The debate resulted in q complete victory
for Mr.. Park, and to the Republican side.
Dispatches from Neal Dow were read,
showing that Hersey's charges that Reed,
Strout, Verill, and Locke, are rum men
and drunkards, were base falsehoods.
These dispatches were received with i'm.
mense applause. Hereafter Mr.. Hersey
will probably base his assertions and
charges on something besides mere news.
paper gossip.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29

The Democrats Of the lst Maine District
endorsed Dane, the Greenback candidate for
Congress- Wisconsin Standard.
Mr.. Dane is hard money Democrat
bondholder and president Of national
bank He was nominated first by square
Democratic convention as 4 square Dem
ocrat, and was put on the ticket to give
the whole thing a Fusion Bourbon faint.
After he was nominated by the Democrats
he was nominated by a convention that
called itself "Green5ack Mr.. Dane
stands before the country as Democrat,
but Is willing to vote for Greenbackers ="
II Greenbackers will vote for him to pay
for it. Our Western exchanges make q
mistake when they talk about Mr.. Dane as
a Greenbacker; he makes no pretension OF
being Greenbaoker, but accepted the
Greenback nomination OF Fusion conven-
ton as Democrat. Any Democrat Is
good enough Greenbacker for the Fusion
lists OF Maine.-Ihem Steers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29

Our supplement contains very able re-
view of State issues as set forth by a cor
respondent of the Boston Journal. The
author has had access TO State records
knows what he is writing about, and forti.
fies his statements with figures and facts.
We have put It in big type to make "good,
easy reading" as Scion Chase talks about.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29
pICNIC


BRYANT's PoSD, August %.
The Sabbath schools Of this place will
hold n general basket picnic September .,
and have invited several other schools 10
meet and take part in the exercises. We
hope TO have grand rally and a pleasant
time. There is plenty OF room and all who
wish may come and bring their baskets.
West Sumner, North Paris, South Paris,
two schools of Greenwood, and one of Mil.
ton, If not misinformed are the schools
invited to participate in the exercises.
We give the above notice for what it Is
worth. 1t came TO this Office Saturday,
with no signature or other means of ascer-
tanning from whom 1t came l-Ep.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29

SENATOR HALE made good speech a,
Norway last Tuesday evening. He devoted
himself largely TO National issues-the tar
IN, protection, and Southern election
frauds. lie exhibited samples Of the tissue
ballots cast in South Carolina, and showed
how easy ii was 10 distinguish between
the Democratic aud Republican ballots, by
touch, in drawing out surplus ballots. He
gave few minutes 10 State issues, and
condensed the whole thing into few pun
gent sentences in that time. Mr.. Hale is
an easy, graceful, candid, convincing
speaker, and his addresses must do good in
all sections.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29
Newspaper Decisions.

I. AIRY person who takes paper regularl,
rom the Offce-whether directed 10 ms name o
another's, or whether he has subscribed OF not
irresponsible FOR the payment.
2. Il a person orders his paper discontinued
he must pay all Averages, or rhc Publisher ma.
continue TO send u until payment Is maue, an
collect the whole amount, whether me paper
taken from the Oiiice or not
s. The Courts have decided thatret1sng to TAX
newspapers and periodicals rom he post once
or removing and leaving then uno24ieo ior'
primo facie evidence OF fraud.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29
A GREENBACKER.

MEssRs. HORNE OF Noway are advertis-
ing for laborers. Paris Hill Mfg Co. is
also advertising for workmen for the first
time since it began business, and the agent,
Mr.. II. F. Morton says it is more difficult
than ever to get men who are willing to
work for what they can earn. A short
time ago the country was full OF men anx-
ious TO work at most any price. All
must rejoice at these evidences of pros
narify
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29

A WEAK game OF base ball was played on
the Fair grounds, Saturday p. N, between
the Norway and Waterford Clubs. The
score resulted: Norways, %; Waterfords,
3. In justice to the defeated Club IL is
due to state the fact that their catcher was
suffering with wounded hand, which pre-
vented him from doing as good work as he
usually does. Quite collection of people
witnessed the sport, and DR.. Holden um-
pired TO the satisfaction Of the contestants.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29
ANOTHER RECRUIT.
COLUMBUS uAYroRD LEAVES THE FUSION
CAMP.
[Aroos,ook Cor. Lewiston Journal. !

tAroos,ook Cor. Lewiston JournalI
"Colu mbus Hsyford OF Maysville, for
merly Republican, and 4 soldier OF the
late war, but for the last few years an &C
tive Greenbacker, has returned to his for
mer political friends and party. Mr.. Hay
ford represented this district few years
ago in the State Legislature, elected by the
Fusionists. lie was also run for County
Commissioner by the Greenbackers. He
is one OF those farmers OF Aroostook, whom
Daniel Stlckncy says raises 100 tons OF
hay, from 40 TO 30 acres OF crops, keeps 80
head of cattle, and yet finds time to read
and know how 10 vote. Mr.. lIsyford will
give his influence for the entire Republican
ticket. Mr. llayford Is Greenback"r "a.
couldn't be carried over To the Democratic
camp"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29

Historic PICTURES THE time has not
come when the country deems it safe to
trust the party, (Democratic) that sought
TO destroy the Government. II. NJ.
Plaisted In his speech in Republican Dis
trict Convention, Aug. IL, 1875.
Gentlemen or the Democratic Conyen-
ton; l understand you have placed me in
nomination as your candidate for Cover.
nor. ] accept the position" II. NJ. Plais-
ted in his speech in Democratic State Con-
vention, June /, 1880.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29
THE ONLY NATIONAL BANK PRESI-
DENT

The only national bank President nomi-
mated upon either State ticket, is Joseph
Dane, the Fusion candidate for Congress
nominated last week by the Democratic
and Greenback conventions st Portland.
Mr.. Dane Is president OF the national
bauk at kennebunk. According 10 Gov.
ernor Plaisted he Is one OF "a race of Id.
lers, misers and towards, who will never
take any chances with labor In the produc-
tive industries, so long as they can invest
in untaSed bonds and loan money at usu-
rio4s interest. Nice man for Greenback-
ers TO vote for.-Kennebec Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29

ONE NATIONAL BANK, OR TwO.-The
Portland Item reports the following dia.
logue as occurring in side aisle at the
Portland Fusion convention that nomin-
ated Squire Dane for Congress -
Said Greenbacker this morning, to q
Democrat:
"Some Of our people might object to
Judge Dane on account Of his connection
with two national banks"
And the Democrat replied:
"Just so. Joe Smith was connected
with one bank wasn't heg So you Green
hackers draw the line at one bank 1t
seems"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29

CHEAPER THAN PAPER.-Strange as IL
may seem gold money Is cheaper than
paper, so at last one argument OF the
Greenbackers has come TO naught. The
relative wear and tear OF coin and bank
notes has recently been Investigated in
the bank Of England. To manufacture q
million sovereigns costs about $40, 900, or
about cent a piece. In fifteen years
they lose in weight one-half OF one per
cent, or about S25, 900 and hence too light
for further use. This makes their total
expense as currency for the fifteen years
$50, 900. The paper and printing OF a
million OF one-pound notes would cost, it
is estimated, four cents apiece, or $40. 900
at the outset, and during fifteen they
would have TO be replaced at least three
times, or with active use, six times, thus
requiring an outlay OF certainly 100000
and perhaps $3.50, 900 for the same period
that million sovereigns would remain IN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29

BEAUTIFY Your HoMEs.-C. I. Hood &
Co., the great sarsaparilla men, of Lowell
Mass, have issued four handsome PLAQUES
which they sell for twenty-cents. They
are richly colored and finely executed, and
the subjects are especially intesting. As a
handsome ornament for the home they can.
not be surpassed by anything Of equal mon
ey value. They are fitted with a hanger.
and so they can be easily placed. Boston
Globe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29

HALF FARE.-The Grand Trunk r. r.
has given half fare rates-or one fare for
round trip 10 South Paris, from all sta
tions between Gilead and Mechanic Falls,
On any regular train, for those who wish
to attend the Mass Meeting on the Fair
Grounds next Friday. Blaine and Gibson
viii draw crowd, and many more will
attend since this arrangement has been
made by our member of the State Commit
tee, Hon. Geo. ID. Bisbee
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29

SIXTY YEARS OLD.-The Portland Chris
tian Mirror, the well-known organ OF the
Congregati0nalists Of Maine, will next
week attain the age Of sixty years. This
makes It one Of the oldest religious papers
in America, and one OF the oldest news
papers In Maine. During these sixty years
the Mirror has maintained high position
In religious journalism, aud was never
more ably and judiciously conducted than
1t is now by Rev. DIR. Warren. Success
to the mirror.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29
STATE or MAINE.

CUMBERLAND, ss:-supreme Js que 70 ~.
Vacation Portland, August - ma, i1'
Upon the forrg )ing Libel o,,pIi.,., poIsui o.
appear b.iore the Justice Of our sup me me ll Dc
Court, to be holden at Paris wlthia an' o o.
County OF OXFORD on the thnd IHe,nY !oy o.. ,st
4. d., 1882, by publishing an tfs.e. ~ ~ re-
libel ard this order thereon three 49, pfis'
i've ~ Ia the oxford Democrat a nes ne Is ~,
s tiea1dn 10 be Y IL DAYS az es.t pror 10 ;A
fues,ias Of Sept. tlirt he may there AZ n Az "
our said Court appear AMI shos cs1 .hJnlI D"
have, why the PRAYER ofsi!d hbs'a''
be granted. vta;IN,
Jus,ice OF the sap. Jui .s,r,,n.
true copy OF II Del and order o. ,llSS,'T CIsk'
Attest: JANE, :: "nit
JOHNP. swAsEY, ATTY. icT LiV"'