Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-07-24
From the Boston Journal.
A Suggestion to Mr.. Barnum

We have q sup0extlon to make to the man.
.,s,s ~ ..Parnn,n,. O,tv Cr.,,e., Sbov on
1<eio Va S" O'"y ''t"tee D""" W"
Earlh," nos performing to admIrins and as
t,ni.hed thousands in Maine We do IL no.
100. ,ha ,,.r,oa,na., /. ,,,.., an,a,or;.;,o
in IL. search for and presentation of novelties.
and because we believe that il i. within their
power to present to the people of Maine. and
that portion of the United STATES ont,ide the
most astonishing exploit. that are possible:
exploits, in fact, which, when performed, " i'll
-.t ri defiance. all tbeorie, regarding the CA
paci,y of the hu nan BODY ard the human in
effect tor conturtinn. and all the laws of
yrayiratinn. and overthrow whatever urecon.
eeiyed nations old foeie. NAV have entertain
ed ,o the effect that one body cannot oecupv
+, half dozen different ,paces at one and the
same time.
Ie, ,s nroceeJ IN unfold. U.rr;. N
p,,;.,ed Io.enb Dane D,n;.l n Thing
G.oroe W I.add and .Tbomn.on n Much
are th,. candidates of a poli,ical combination
IN Maine " HIGH has made two diametr;caIlv
opno,ed pronosi,ions respec,ing the circnlat.
inc medium sometimes called The life. blood
of commerce but commonly known AZ money
These nronos;,;oo. ard dacI.,.,;ons orc az
folIoxs.
No, That the io,s,est. of sn,s,n,,.s and ,sho,
call for Calculating medium cons.rinS of yold and
liver and psper ali fun legal tender and issued and
ed ht he IA fnen n
to enable the people to do business more upon
| cash basis;
r.rtiLfe fato and In value eonsi 70 .pece I.
the money Of The Constitution.
CIV pla,.,sd in his xariegatad nolitical
,o,,nn,. .aoL;n oo.aa, - ,orr has
docIa,ad ran, ,;mss in favor a, 10Th ,be.e
n,onos;,;ops IN ,h;,,a.n oc,.s;on. wb;Ia in
Congres. no Endorsed No . bv his votes and
until the Greenbaek yer,iyo. which appeared
in ,h, slsc,;on Of Is-a convinced him ,ba,
noli,ical nreferment could he reached onlv
hv ,don,ing M I IA bis c,aed he declared
*. nnt,,;no dayo,;on 70 sonna bo,d and
hona., money TIE Same nav he aid Of
NJ, Th;no A., o NJ Dane "a the Presi.
H., 80 n.,;nn.i hant ha TO- bon ann
no.ed ~ have PLANTED his fa.t mon No 3
until The very recent Greenback Convention
in Portland when he informed its members
Tho, h.. w.s IN be,r,v accord w;,b tbam or
words ~ ,ba, efJ.,t Now !, il easv enonvb
| a. w.. have seen TOR alert men Ike Governor
pI,is,ed IN iumn from nlatfnrm M. > IN No
| / I'm, ba and bis associa,es have never
n,bl;clv a,,emnted m stand on both ar the
.ame time again the Graeph.ck and of the
combination ba, declared.
r, ,,a On, ,ha, ~. ,,,,,i. ..h, ,,.v h. .,..a,,,
.x;ingui.hed. We favor the Immediate sppropristion
the surplus coin in the Treasury and the iul and
unrestricted coinage OF gold and silver
month later the Democratic end of the
combination announced the following antag-
onistic doctrines;
Congress is bound to protect the community
against thr evils OF debased cot" and against the
" " p"p
IL must strike the reader that the latter
was prepared as an onset LOT the former
The unrestricted coinage OF silver means
deoased com; the appropriation OF the com
IN the Treasury reserved for the redemption
OF ereenoacks TO other purposes wouid
make them nat money, which In any amount
Is excessive.
IL Is scarcely necessary Tor US to be to the
trouble TINS not weather 10 impress upon the
representatives OF "Barnums Greatest
Show IN the world the one op
pSrtnnity this combination affords them
TO give not only the most wonderful
performance ever seen under canvas,
but the most remarkable that can ever be
seen should circuses continue to flourish
until the mountains crumoie to plains. 1T
We mistake not, 1t Is the veteran
showman's only ambition to so
completely conquer the world of shows
that those who follow him will gnash their
teeth IN VAN for new and greater Jumbos
When Mr. Barnum shall have secured such
rare Wizards as Messrs. Plaisted, Dane.
Thing, Ladd and Murch must be to stand
upon oo.h vi 'uesc Pia'tofms NJ Tue sa"e
near eternal barmon;as nerfac,;on in rho