Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-29
POLITICAL.

interest Of the straight Greenbackers. Mr..
Harper says he doesn't "take any fusion y
In his.
There Is more weeping In the Fusion
camp. Recently the Dirigo Rural, paper
OF Democratic tendency hitherto. came out
for Robbie for Governor, and advised its
supporters to vote for the Republican
ticket.
Congressman Dingley has not been alb
sent from his seat one day since he took
the oath. Mr.. Dingley has made sp.en.
did record In Congress, and he ought TO be
and will be returned by large majority
Huntington Chronicle.
of the Republicans who voted on the
River and Habvr Bill after the veto Ga per
cent voted to pass the bill over the veto
and SO voted To sustain the veto. or the
Democrats who voted, 70 per cent. voted
to pass the bill, and only % per cent. voted
against.
There come reports from Maine to the
effect that leading Greenbacker in the
Kennebec Valley has told Governor Plais-
ted In very emphatic terms what he thinks
OF him, and that he shall not give him his
support. Two very prominent Penobscot
Democrats are reported TO have declared
against him.--Boston Journal.
Two years ago Prof l.. c. Bateman,
of Searsport, stumped the district for
Murch, and did good service for his candi-
date. But like many other Greenbackers,
says the Belfast Journal, Mr.. Bateman Is
Disguised with Fusion and its works, and
has left the State for other scenes and dut-
les.
There Is broad laughter throughout the
State at the remark In Plalsted's letter OF
acceptance that the united opposition to
the Republican party are opposed to all
banks of issue, whether State or Nation
al" VIII Squire Dane, President OF the
Alfred National Bank and Fusion candi-
date for Congress, please calm himself.
Gov. Plaisted Is only talking 10 the Green
hackers in that paragraph OF his letter.
A correspondent OF the Sprin. field,
Mass, Republican, says OF the Fusion
rally at Portland. that, Judged by any
standard OF oratory, political sense, or
common sense, the speakers aud speeches
We're inane, ridiculous, preposterous, and
that few more meetings OF the kind Twill
make not a few converts 10 orthodox Re-
publicanism.'
The Bipgor Commercial, Pliisteds
and Ladd's home organ, is the paper which
advocates taking the duty off or hay and
lumber, says the Belfast Journal, aud its
slurring remark concerning the attempt TO
relieve our merchant marine from the bur-
dens which are driving the American flag
from the ocean shows that II cares no more
for the interests or our shipbuilders and
owners than 1t does for the interests Of
the farmers.
"A lifelong democrat, man OF highest
character, and member OF the Baptist
church, stepped into the Journal office to
purchase 4 paper, and surprised US by re-
marking that ION principle he could not
vote for Plaisted this fall, but should cast
his first Republican ballot for Col. Freder-
lex Robe" His reason for leaving the
Democratic party Is the action OF Gov.
PIaisted Ia regard to Judge Libbey. That
Is "local issue" which Is going TO make
lots OF Republican votes IN keunebec
County this fall.-.iHgHstd Journal.
MFR. William Bartlett, who announces
himself rs - farmer OF Pe:ham, Aroos-
took County, Maine" and 4 candidate for
Congress under contract 10 pay 10 the
school fund four-6rths OF the COMPRESSION
al salary, IL greenbacker OF long stand
ing, who has become dissatisfied with
training under Ladd and Plaisted. 1t
would be well for those worthless TO "see"
him, perhaps, before he runs wild too long.
When Them Steers" broke pasture their
hara ma rnntanioua Itbfr
Our esteemed contemporary, the
Maine Sentinel, recently published what
purported TO be speech upon the Geneva
Award bill delivered in the House OF Repre-
sentatives by Congressman Ladd. II now
turns out that Mr.. Ladi never delivered
the speech. neither did he vote for the pas
sage OF the bill. His attempt 10 gull the
people and gain the credit for work he
never did by having his undelivered speech
published throughout the State, is a very
small piece of business Biddcford Union
aud Journal.
That faithful Greenback- Fusion organ,
the Camden Herald, appears TO be weaken
ing in its faith. II remarks, with cruel
disregard OF Others feelings SHOULD the
Greenbackers and Democrats roll over In
the dust OF defeat together, our advice 10
the rag baby will be to get up and stop
crying, wipe its nose, brush the dust OFF
from its knees and go 1t alone" Well,
Uncle Scion says the rag baby Is going
alone now, aud John White says it has
already got above creeping in this county.
-Whig.
Seventeen years have passed since the
war closed. The Democratic party has
held control OF the House. the only cham
Der which can reduce taxation, six years
OF this period, over one-third. The only
reduction or taxation made during this
period, was on tobacco and quinine. In
the eleven years during which the Repub.
lican party has controlled the House since
the war, it has rrmitted taxation to the |
amount OF $3.50, 900, 900, reducing the rev.
enue TO the amount OF 500, 000, 900, and |
proposes now to strike of upward of S2j,- |
300, 900 Of taxes, and may remit as much |
more.
The Lewiston Journal says: Our ad-
vices from Aroostook county are that
Republican gain may be looked for from
hat section OF the State. gentleman
from Oxford county reports numerous Re-
publican gains In that section and gener-
ii disgust on the part OF Greenbackers
who were formerly Republicans. There
s much dissatisfaction over the Fusion
county ticket. Our advices from all parts
IF the State indicate that the Republicans
ire hard at work and confident OF electing
Col. Robe by from 5000 to 10000 plural
ty-most estimates being the latter.
The Italian Government owns all the
he railroads in the peninsula; but it finds
he investment bad bargain. A COM
mission which has investigated the matter
eports that, while there Is no reason for
tate ownership, rates are no lower; on the
state tax In Italy has made
hem higher, and on the average, In five
european countries where railroads owned
" the state and under private ownership