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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-09-05
A SLUR THAT WILL BE APPRECI-
ATED.
HENRY INGALLS,.
GEO. r. HILL.


A large mass of voting material in the
raw arrived in this city last evening in
the shape Of 80 or 60 Swedes from New
Sweden, under charge of two or three
Republican fuglers from Aroostook. The
herd were driven to the Court House last
night where they were promptly run
through the naturalization mill and
emerged good Robe voters. A man by
the name of Smith did most of the swear
ing for the crowd. Another lot is eX-
pected tonight. Bangor Commercial.
The above is fair illustration of the
real feelings of Democrats towards our
foreign population. So long as they are
Democrats they are, Just before election,
men and good citizens, but when they
show disposition to act with the Re-
publicans they are cattle. Of the aliens
who recently went from Aroostook to be
naturalized but twelve were Swedes. We
are happy to be able to inform the Com
mercial that others than Swedes are learn
ing that Fusionism is fraud, profuse in
professions of friendship and regard for
foreign-born citizens, but illiberal in per-
Torrance. Many of our French popula-
ton understand that the Republican par
ty is their real friend, and avow pur-
pose to act with that party in the future.
-iroostook Republican.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-09-05

subordinate capacity. The necessities oil
this vast enterprise of restocking the wa
tiers Of our State with fish demanded an
eastern man, instead of two in the extreme
west, and the action of the council has
never for moment been affected BY any
other consideration than the best interests
of the State. 1t will be remembered
there is no vacancy here, as no Office ex-
lists by law until created by the joint act
of the Governor and Council.
This leaves four. Two are cases OF
Police Judgeships, where nominations
were made and both rejected for cause.
In one case the outgoing Judge, now act
ing as Trial Justice, and in the other by
provision of law, the Court Recorder, are
di,charging all the duties of the respective
Offices, and the people suffer no detrlment
and make no complaint.
Out Of the ten or eleven hundred NOM
nations in this field, this leaves but two,
that of Judge Libbey, of the Supreme
Bench. and Mr.. Little of the Reform
School. Their places are vacant.
Public discussion has so fully invited
attention TO these two cases, and to the
principles underlying them. that of pro-
tecting an independent Judiciary from
Executive assault, and the sanctity Of the
ballot in the hands Of those to whom its
count is entrusted, their discussion here
is not deemed necessary. The strong
arm of the people should be thrown
around the spotless Judge. who has been
guilty of no offence, except that he has
conscientiously discharged his official du-
ty, and maintained the purity Of the ju-
dicial ermine. and the ballot of the citi-
zen should be protected from every attack
of violence or fraud, and should every
where be held as sacred as the soldiers
grave.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-09-05
FILLING VACANCIES.

In the ether field of appointment, that
OF filling vacancies occurring during his
t.rm, and of making new appointments,
in all the various grades of office in the
State. but little collision has arisen.
While by the provisions of the Constitu-
ton the right of nomination is conferred
upon the Governor, it is also made the
solemn duty of the Council to take part
in the appointment of civil officers. Such
righ, of nomination by the governor has
never been doubted or denied by the
council. In this field the governor has
made over one thousand nominations, all
but five of which, calling the second Fish
Commissioner one, have been promptly
confirmed by the council. As to the re-
lection of Mr.. Smith for that place, while
claiming the same right to allow political
considerations to affect their action as the
governor has to shape his, the council
need only to state that they were all IN
the Council of Ex-Governor Davis, and
helped hold Mr. Smith, the appointee OF
ex. Governor Garcelon, in his place durlng
the whole year of that administration
until in December, he was removed by
the appointment of Mr.. Stanley in his
Mace. Almost the entire work OF the
fishery department is done east OF the
Kennebec valley, and principally on the
Penobscot and its tributaries. The term
of Mr.. Stilwell of Bangor expired in Feb.
1881. leaving Mr.. Stanley, living in th'
ax,reme west. sole Commissioner. I'm
der the rule adopted by the council, MIR
Stanley could not be removed except up
on charges. Yet the governor nominated
Mr. Smith to remove him, and Mr.. Still
we'll to his old place, but when the coun
Gil rejected Mr.. Smith he ihslah'i! VIII
drew the nomination of Mr.. Stilwell, thel
presented him again for the removal
Mr.. Stanley, against the protest OF MI
S,ilwell, who, in written communicate
70 the council, declined taking the plac
On such terms, and has ever since bee
repeating the nomination of Mr.. Smit
for Mr.. Stilwelrs place. 1t is enought
saw that by retaining Mr.. Stan ley, III
+ invaluable services of Mr.. Stilwell, ii
, loss of which would have been publ
misfortune, have been secured to Ii
, State by arrangement between him an
Mr.. Stanley, he cOnsenting to serve in
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NUMBER 35.

satisfied with the stones politicians give
us when we ask for bread. And most
assuredly, as men and women of discre-
ton and prudence, we shall not repudi-
ate one of our trusted brothers, whom
we can make governor, because the Re-
publicans want to help.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-09-05

A Fusion correspondent, who is in the
confidence of Gov. Plaisted and his friends
and who is doing whatever he can to pro-
mote his election, predicts that there "will
be lots of chances between now and next
Christmas wherein the Governors opinion
and the Courts opinion may come in hos.
tile contact" Is this an official declara-
ton that Gov. Plaisted will repeat the
Garcelon tactics:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-09-05

MADE unusual, II not unwarrantaoIe con
cessions, to avoid the public scandal G
so petty a collision distasteful to ever
councillor at the board.
This entire controversy, so discredita
BILE to the fair fame Of our state, has bee
persistently, continuously and untiringl
forced upon them by the governor, will
a purpose which must be apparent tt
every intelligent person.
From the time Of the first establish
ment of popular government on TIT
shores of New England, based upon thu
compact that the will ofthe majority SHOULD
be the law for all, council has been one
distinctive feature Of every succeeding
form of government, whether colonial
provincial, or state, maintained by The
people upon Massachusetts soil. 1t ha'
ever represented them in the executive
department of government, and has ever
been their protection against the en-
croachments Of one man power. From
the landing Of the Pilgrims to the Dec
laration of independence our fathers ten
aciously held to it as defence against
any aggressions Of the crown. 1t had its
voice in the appointment and removal o.
civil officers. The first blow ever struck
at it was, when Immediately after the
news reached England Of the tea in Bos-
ton harbor, Lord North rose in his place
in the British Parliament, and offering a
bill said 81 propose in this bill TO take
the executive power from the hands OF
the Democratic part Of the government
of Massachusetts, Bay.
That bill among other things, provided
that the governor should have the power
Of appointment and removal OF civil OFF,
GERS without the concurrence Of the coun-
Gil. 1t was thought to be the hardest
blow that the British government could
strike at the power Of the people of the
colonies. In the Revolutionary struggle
that followed the people won, and upon
the formation of the Massachusetts, state
constitution, the executive council was
restored to its place and power in the
government which it yet holds. When
our fathers framed the constitution of our
own state, they were careful to preserve
the same check upon the possible usurpa-
ton of any ambitious governor. If the peo-
pie desire to change their government, in
this essential feature, they know how to
do it. This council has simply felt it to
be duty to preserve its proper positio n
in the government, of the state, as the
fathers fixed it, until that change shall
be made by constitutional amendment,
and not by the unwarranted assumption
of power by any chief executive.
Conceding to him every right, refer
ring disputed questions of authority to
our highest tribunal, the council see but
one issue, and that is simply whether the
governor and the governed shall alike bow
in respectful submission to the supreme
majesty of the law.
FREDERIC Robe,
LEWIS BARKER,
J. T. HINCKLEY,
s. y. CAMPBELL,
WM. WILSON,
Roscoe l.. BOWERS,
JAMES G.. PENDLEToN.
Executive Councillors Of Maine
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-09-05
STATE OF MAINE.
IN COUNCIL, March 81, 1881.

IN COUNCIL, March OIL, 1901
Inasmuch as the Governor has with
held his approval Of an order this day
passed by the Council, inviting concur
rent application by the Governor and
Council, to the Justices OF the Supreme
Judicial Court, for their opinion upon
the question Of the power Of the Govern
or, without the advice and consent OF
the Council, to remove the Honorable
]. w. Spaulding, as reporter Of decis-
ons Of the Law Court OF Maine, and in
asmuch as the Council deem it an i'm
portant question OF law, coming within
the provisions OF Art. vi, s. Ill OF the
constitution Of this State, whether by the
action Of the Governor, a vacancy exists
In said office, therefore,
Ordered, That this Council most re
spectfully ask the opinion Of said Jus
tees upon the question and facts submit
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-09-05
Belfast Journal.
THE GARCELON COUNT-OUT.

THE GARCELON COUNT-OUT.
Gov. Plaisted's endorsement of the
State steal, recently brought again to no.
tice, has rendered it necessary for the
Fusion organs to defend the outrage
committed by Garcelon and his Council.
Il is hard task to endeavor to make the
intelligent voters of Maine believe that
proceedings which have left foul blot
upon the escutcheon of the State were
anything less than infamous. They are
too well informed to be misled by mis-
representation at this late day, and are
not to be blinded by abuse of the Su
preme Court. Nor is the Court the only
obstacle which the defenders of the Gar
celon outrage meet. The whole matter
was Investigated by an able committee of
the Legislature. Two of that committee
were honorable Democrats. The report
of the committee made TO the Legislature
was an unanswerable paper, charging Gar
celon and his Council with attempting to
change the result of the election and
usurp the State government, and pre-
senting the proofs to sustain the allega-
tions. When that report was read in
the Legislature, there was not a voice
raised against it, even by single Demo-
crat, many of whom occupied their seats
at the time Of the reading. 1t was unan-
imously adopted. The two Democrats
presented minority report, Of which the
following is copy
MINORITY REPORT.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
March Is, 1880.
The Undersigned, minority OF the Com
mittee Of Investigation, appointed by yir-
tue of an order of the House, dated Febru-
airy iifth, eighteen hundred and eighty, beg
leave to submit the following brief minori-
ty report;
Silence on the part of the undersigned
would be construed as an assent to all Of
the positions and conclusions of the ma
jority report, as we'll as to the statement
OF facts.
The undersigned are unwilling and I'M
able to give their consent to all Of the ar
guments and conclusions of such majority
report, though they cannot deny that the
recital of facts in the report is substantial
y in accordance with the evidence. Mr..
Moody OF the Council of Governor Garce-
lon, was before the Committee, but failed
to explain the Irregularities which had
been proved.
Gov. Garcelon also testified at q later
period in the investigation, that he had no
previous knowledge Of much which has
been shown by the testimony to need ex-
PLANTATION.
A letter, courteous in its language, was
addressed by the Clerk of the Committee,
TO each of the other members Of Governor
Garcelons Council, saying that an oppor-
tunity would be granted them to appear
and testify.
The undersigned regret that the members
of the Council have not seen fit to appear
and explain the irregularities which seem
to exist.
The evidence being uncontradicted, the
undersigned cannot make denial of the
facts proved by it, and can only withhold
their assent to the conclusions arrived at
by the majority Of the Committee.
HENRY INGALLS,.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-09-05

grave
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-09-05
IN CONCLUSION.
Secretary Of State.

With no aggressive act or Intentional
discourtesy on the part Of the council, or
any of its members, in all their official
intercourse with the governor, the coun-
Gil has sought peace and harmony, and
not contention. In minor matters, not
affecting the public interest, such as the
employment of messenger, they have
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-09-30
senator Miller on the River and Har-
Dor BIll,


In arecent speech the California
Senator spoke as follows about
this much debated measure
at is impossible to make a par
ty question out of the vote on that
bill,n said he. "The first question
is whether We shall devote our
vast surplus revenue to internal
Improvements, and the next how
much shall be so devoted. / think
that TIE last bill was extravagant,
but not so extravagant as it seems.
There was $1,000, 900 of it to i'm
prove the Mississippi river, and
everybody, | suppose, even the
President, who vetoed the bill,
thought that appropriation neces-
sary. Then there was half mil
lion for the Potomac fats, which
was tackled to this bill because
there was no time to pass it sepa-
rately. There was also 100000
for surveys. This nearly six mil
lions extra taken from the appro-
priation would leave it not much
greater than the one passed last
year which nobody found any fault
with. However, / am not on the
defensive. / voted for the bill and
my people are not finding fault
with my action"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-09-30
Jay Gould and st. LO uis.
memphis Appeal


Jay Gould now controls at least
S12O, 900, 900 of corporation capital
in Missouri, and $4,000 employees.
He holds in his power nearly ev-
cry railroad that is important as a
feeder to the great cities of the
State. He is absolute owner of
the Union depot, owns the major
ity of the s25,OOO,OOO Tunnel Co.
stock, is a heavy stockholder in
the st. Louis Ore and Steel Com
pany, the Pilot Knob Company,
and the Grand Tower Mining and
transportation Company. He is
a large stockholder in the Nation
al Stock Yards, and has a big share
in the capital of the Equitable
Life Insurance Company, which
owns the life insurance building,
one Of the finest business blocks
IN the West. More than a year
ago Gould got hold Of the river
interests by purchasing most Of
the Henry Lowrey line, and soon
afterwards consolidating Il with
the Mississippi Valley Tran6porta.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-09-30
Arab Pasha's Opinion Of the British.

Cairo, Sept. 25.-Among Arab
Pasha's papers are written offers
of service from French, German
and Russian officers, which were
all declined. Arab Pasha says
the best thing, the English could
do for Egypt would be to send all
notables and other leading men
connected with the rebellion out
of the country. If they do not do
SO, vengeance will surely be wreak.
ed on them after departure of the
English. Seeing the manner in
which the British treat their pris.
oners and wounded Arab says
they are a great people. He is
heartily sorry he fought them. He
asserts he never thought the En-
glish would send a large army to
assist the Khedive, and so was led
into the war. He denies that he
had any communication with the
Sultan duH.ne tue WszI. =.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-09-30
A Warning hom Washington,

AS an indication of the feeling
in Washington in regard to the
Star-route jury, the following com
munication, written on the back of
a postal card, and received in the
New York Times Office on the 9th
of June, may fairly be quoted:
To the Editor of the New York Times
wish to put on record the pre-
diction that at least one man on
the jury in the Star-routc trial will
find for the defendants. That man
is Mr.. Dickson, claim agent, whose
life has been passed In getting
money out of the United States
treasury. The necessity for per-
emptory challenge In his case oc-
cured at once to every friend Of
the government here. Was it stu
pidity, or what, that he was not
challenged And why was It that
n jury from among our steady bus
iness men. who do not prey ON the
governments vas not secured 7
Hut IS q H|:oz. aa aapEl from
heaven eo||| ~ |||n| helIexa
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-09-30
Senator George.

The Appeal has the following
concerning the Senator's opening
speech at Hernando:
Ellis speech, if not brilliant in
rhetorical fourishes, was logical,
sensible, simple and convincing.
His arraignment of the Republican
party and of its support of meas
ures calculated to make the rich
richer and the poor poorer was
mastery. Upon the tariff ques-
tion Gen. George is fully abreast
with the spirit and temper of the
Democratic party-a tariff for rev.
enue only. His attempt during
the last session of Congress to
have machinery used in the manu-
facture of cotton goods, jute and
ramie, the tools of farmers and me-
chanics placed on the free list,
gives Gen. George great strength
and popularity among the masses.
To the colored voters present. he
addressed a few sensible remarks,
which ought to have fully con-
vinced them that they should not
continue to battle against the Dem
ocratic party because it was CON-
posed of white men. He indulged
in no "taffy" to the negroes, but
told them in a simple manner how
they had been the dupes of de-
signing men, and then said that if
they still were determined to draw
the color line, to remember that in
all ages of the past and for all
time to come the Caucasian race
had never been and would never
be controlled and governed by an
inferior race, and as for the white
people of Mississippi, they never
would suffer a repetition of Radi
cal government as 1t existed under
their chosen leaders. The Gener-
ais speech was enthusiastically re.
ceived and was highly appreciated.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-09-30
Our Ocean Carrying Trade.
[Momphis Arneal.l

Mr.. Henry Hall, in an article in
the September number Of the In
ternational Review, after exposing
in a long array of figures the grad
ual loss of the ocean carrying
trade, shows by tables that this
loss is not due to the superseding
of the sailing vessel by the steam
er. On the 25th of January, 1882,
the foreign trade of the United
States that of the West Indies ex-
ceptedl was carried on in 1906 sail
ing vessels and GAG steamers, our
own flag covering only S37 sailing
vessels and "a steamers, while
Great Britain had of course the
greater part OF all the rest. In
fact it is the judgment of CONNER
cial men that the wooden sailing
vessel must always be employed
in the foreign trade. Neither is
the cause of the decline to any
great extent in the cost of our
ships. Mr.. Hall says that "our
principal competitors are the En-
glish. A few of their wooden ships,
built in Canada from spruce tim
Der, are cheaper than ours, but
their oak and teak ones, and es-
pecially their iron ones, which are
in the vast majority in their feet,
are far more costly"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-09-30
NO 10
Fatal Railroad accident.
4 Train Tslsssopsd in Tunnel -Oarslsssnsss
ths Causs-A Number Of Persons Killed.

e-e Nedst n NAA11l VI Atfssut hlittls
New York, Sept. 22.-This morn
ing word was received at police
headquarters from an uptown pre-
cinet that an accident had occurred
at $50 o'clock on the New York
Central & Hudson River Railroad,
in the tunnel at seth street and
Fourth Avenue. A later telegram
to police headquarters conveyed
the information that the 0 o'clock
Harlem rapid transit train had tel
escoped the Harlem train in the
tunnel at seth street, that five in
jured persons had been sent to
the hospital, and that number of
people were yet under the train.
The police of the 10Th sub.precinct
at the Grand Central Depot were
notified, and all hospitals were in
structed to send their ambulances
to the depot for the injured.
The only person killed outright
was Madame Eugenie Ambert,
teacher of French in the Twelfth
Street Public School. Harold
Meeker was taken out of the
wreck with his skull crushed, and
will die. The accident was the re
suit of gross carelessness. One
of the tracks was blocked up by
an accident to an engine, and this
caused delay to the other trains in
switching across the tracks to get
around the blockade. While one
train crowded with passengers was
thus awaiting on the main track in
the tunnel another train came be.
hind aud telescoped it. Many of
the injured were hurried away by
friends, aud it will be difficult to
secure onight a correct list OF
the casualties. 1t is probable 9th,
crs of the injured will die. A
great majority of the passengers
in the Harlem train wero schoo
girls and teachers on their way ts
the Normal College, and it wal
some time before all anxiety con
corning them was relieved. The,
were sent back to their homes. II
their terror most of them spran,
from the train as soon as the,
were able, and were found wan
dering about in the thick darkness
and mud of the tunnel.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-09-30
The Utah Commission.

New Orleans Times-Democrat.l
The outlook for a redemption of
Utah from the thraldom of the
Mormons is more promising than
we thought. The commission ap-
pointed to execute the Edmunds
law, in their report declare that
they were very much embarrassed
by the conflicting claims and de-
mands of the Mormons and Gen
tiles. The latter, for instance, in
sisted that the commission should
declare the Territorial law, which
gives women the right of suffrage,
null and void. This law has been
a godsend to the Mormons, since
under it a plurality of wives proves
a blessing, and "the saint" with
ten spouses can always defeat at
the polls the GENTLE with only
one. The commission correctly
replied that they were not author
lied to overturn or wipe out any
legislation. A similar law, they
SAID, prevailed in the neighboring
Territory of Wyoming, and Utah
was as much privileged to confer
the ballot on women as any other
Territory.
The commission, however,achiev'
ed the work of erasing the names
of 10000 polygamists, men and wo
men, from the registration lists
leaving the registered vote of the
Territory $4,000, of whom 5000 are
supposed to be Mormons and 8,
900 Gentiles. The "Latter Day
Saints" still have majority, but
1t is a very small one. The Gen
tiles are much encouraged, ant
whereas hitherto the nen-MormOr
women have refrained from vo
ting, they will all turn out this
time in the hope of crushing Nor
monism.
An election is to be held No
vember Z, for delegate to Con
gress. The chances are certainl,
favorable TO the Momons although
their opponents will make heroic
struggle to defeat them; but wher
the election for the Territorial
Legislature comes around, there
are more brilliant prospects of al
anti-Mormon victory. The Legis
lature Of Utah has always beer
overwhelmingly Mormon, the Gen
tiles having only one representa-
tive therein; but such is the dis
tribution of the population through
Utah that there are strong hopel
of q Gentle majority, or If not, o
such large minority as will keel
"the saints" always in hot water
and with a vigorous Governor
slowly but surely destroy polyga
my, that has so long disgraced thi
country.