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The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01
The Kicking Press and It's Results

New York Tribune,
We NAV expect to see at the approaching
election such an assortment of parties and tick
cts presented for the voters choice as has not
been witnessed since the adoption of the Con-
stitution. Here will be, to begin with, the Re-
publican party, united and solid, with single
ticket. Opposed to it will be the Tilden De-
mocracy, with ticket of their own. 1t will go
hard if the Tammany Democracy do not have
candidates in the field besides The Greenback
party will offer its candidates; the Labor party
will also have ticket; the anti-monopolists
latest born of parties, will undoubtedly present
candidates; the Prohibitonists seldom fail to
make nominations; the Socialists and the Com
munists are liable to put ticket in the field II
thew can find candidates willing to furnish the
beer it is not impossible that the women's
rights party will set up ticket; then there's
Thurber Matching new parties in the interest OF
the grocery trade at the rate of two or three
week, and the kicking press calling on the
young men of the State to call independent
conventions, nominate independent tickets and
let themselves loose on an indiscriminato kick
ing campaign. Certainly here is an assor mont
sufficiently large for the most fast;dious voter
to choose from. And after all it would not sur
prise us in the least to find, when the votes are
counted, that practically there have been but
TIVE parties in the field; that the voters have
been sitting in judgment upon the general is
sue which of these two it were better to intrust
with the control of public affairs; and that they
have as usual reached wise conclusion. Still
there is always column in the election re-
turns marked Scattering" for the convent
ence of those peculiar people, the wards OF the
kicking press
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01
A Guilty Conscience.


A guilty conscience 1t is that makes denia
before being accused. In the Argus this morn
ing is formal denial that Governor Plaisted
has promised to refuse to issue certificates to
enough Republicans who appear to be elected
to give the Legislature against the Republicans
in any event" Why such denial? And what
makes such denial necessary? And does not
the fact of the denial afford good ground for
suspicion, and call for the utmost care and
watchfulness on the part of the people, to guard
against all possibility of misdoing by the Gov
ernor. 1t is a disgrace to our State and the
times in which we live, that good grounds ex-
ist for suspectng the Chief Magistrate OF the
State of meditating high-handed misdemeanor;
but the action of the eight thieves cannot so
soon be forgotten; nor can the declared princi-
pies and corresponding acts OF the Governor
himself be winked out of sight. He has declared
that the solemn and unanimous decisions of all
the Judges Of the Supreme Court are CHEAP"
and irresponsible; he has declared that no mat
ter how corrupt and fraudulent the Governors
acts, there is no remedy.
Remember, it was upon the very question OF
giving certificates to members OF the Legisla-
ture, and in particular reference to the acts of
the eight thieves, that Plaisted laid down the
doctrine, so really startling. POSSIBLY" he
says, "PosSibly the Executive may act frdudu-
lentty and corruptly, IN faUer of a candidate
not elected; get there is no appeal, except to
force"
1t is notorious that the Governor has acted
throughout in conformity with his expressed
opinion that law is "cheap" and that there is
"no appeal from him, except to force.
In view Of all the facts, it behooves Republi-
cans in every city and town in the State to OBJ
serve the utmost circcmspection and care in
the conduct of the election and in the making
of returns Let not the smallest possible hole
be left for His Excellency to crawl into or
through.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01
Bangor WhigN

Where Are the Real Giants?
At the beginning of this campaign there was
a large army of eminent men who it was said
would take the stump for Plaisted's Fusion.
We have been looking anxiously for them to
come that we might give them welcome.
Where are they? Echo answers, "Where?"
Democrats and Greenbackers of national re-
nown and real ability were, according to the
best authority, painting for the Fusion water
brooks, and we imagined distinguished host
rushing into the little arms of the modern
Maine "giants," SO called, namely, Plaisted,
Ladd, Murch, Thing,-well, never mind the
rest We could seem to see Senator Voorhees,
the stout Democrat from Indiana the "Tall
Sycamore of the Wabash" booming for the
fray and Sunset Cox, the witty and eloquent
champion of the bankers and free traders
jumping into the arena with his portfolio load
ed for such men as Ladd and Murch, whom
possibly he might recollect as members of the
same House as himself. And so with the long
list Of statesmen. But our expectations are
sadly dashed when we turn from the antici pa
ton of real giants to the Fusion limitations
with which we have to put up. We are afraid
the Plaisted -Ladd- Thing combination has not
20 many friends among great people as it
might have Absolutely nobody Of any stand
ing outside of the State in any party is coming
to the aid OF the Fusion gang. Men of valued
regulations for consistency will persist in keep
ing their fingers away from the fire when they
know it's about to be blown up by dynamite
Nobody, in short, wants to be caught sitting
up with the remains Of Plaistedism,
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01

SOMERSET Reporter: To those who are
inclined to act with the so-called indepen-
dent Republicans we desire to say word.
We ask them candidly whether by what is
virtually an alliance with the Democratic
party, the originator of the "spoils SYSTEM"
their course is likely to help forward civil
service reform or any other reform. They
claim not to be antagonistic to the Republic
can party, but to the managers, the "bosses"
and ring rule. We suggest that the place to
fight ring rule and men who take too much
upon themselves in the management OF the
party is inside the party lines. If they have
good cause the great mass of the good men
making up the Republican party are sure to
appreciate and adopt it, and the Democrats
are just as sure to reject it. The Democrat
lc party is not the party of reform, and nev-
er has been. If the battle of reform is
sought inside of the Republican party the
chance of success is immensely better than
outside of it. If inside the party you have
only portion of that party to overcome; if
outside of it you have not only the Republi-
aan party but the Democratic to overcome
before you can achieve success.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01
MHrch and De LaMatyr.
IRockland Free Press.

[Rockland Free Press]
In this city Mr.. Murch was chosen to preside
ut the meeting of Saturday evening, and be-
fere introducing Mr.. De LaMatyr, he said he
would take the opportunity to notice the COM
ments of Republican speakers and the press,
and especially those of the Free Press upon
his course. He said he had been censur-
ed for his action in pairing with an absent
member at the time of the vote on the river
and harbor appropriation bill. He said that
the records would show that he voted mo" on
proposition to increase the appropriation;
but upon passing the bill over the Presidents
vote he paired with an absent member as a
matter of accommodation. This, he said, WAS
q very common practice. This was his only
apology, and as it is an admission of all that
has been charged against him Relative to that
matter, the query Is raised why he alluded to
it at all. The fact remains that he did not
vote against the passage of the bill,-which he
characterizes as the Jumbo steal of the ses-
sion;" but that he reported himself as paired
with a member who had been absent in Mis-
souri, weeks or. months, and who could not
possibly have been there. And what makes
the subject more serious for Mr.. Murch, is the
known fact that he was not paired on the day
previous to the ballot, and it is believed that
he entered into the arrangement to pair his
vote In the negative, Wnlch was equlVaient W
two in the affirmative, within the very hour
when the bill was passed. The pairing was
mere subterfuge to cover a betrayal of trust
1t is doubtful if the person with whom it is
pretended to have been made had any knowl-
edge Of it. 1t might also, as we'll, have been
made with dead man. Murch's constituents
are too intelligent to be deceived by any such
fiimsy excuse as he presents, in matter of
snch importance, and the suspicion fingers
that he sold his vote for price.
Mr.. Murch puts in the plea of i'll health as
an excuse for his appearance in only s. roll
calls during the session, while he was absent
from 1888, or more than two-thirds of the time.
His constituents will not accept this as suffi-
Gent excuse, since he was able to come home
to look after his denomination. was able to go
to Chicago and elsewhere TO attend and speak
at public meetings, and ct home he is well
enough to ride about the country, dag and
night, and speak in the open air That his
duties in Congress were more arduous, or OF a
na4ure more hazardous to his health, is not
probable. He strives to palliate his own re-
missness by citing the absence of Mr. Lindsey
of this State. There is no similarity in the
cases. Mr.. Lindsey was in his seat at all times
when his ph ysician ad vissd him that his health
would not be endangered thereby. He was
confined to his bed five solid weeks.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01

THE Kennebec Journal says; GA report
of Mr.. Blaine's grand speech will be found
In our columns this morning. 1t leaves
nothing of Harris NJ. Plaisted, but the pic
ture of Governor false to his trust, wag
ing var with the fundamental law of the
State, and attempting to hoodwink and
blind the people as to his course while Gov
ernor in order to gain new lease of power.
Read this mastery speech and pass 1t round
to your neighbors.'
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01
FOR SALE.
The ros,u johnson Farm and other Rea
Estate i'm GoFh Sn.

We offer for sale the homestead farm of the late
Iohp Johnson situated in Gorham, on the road
lea ling from Gorham village to Seoago Lake, and
about Three miles from said village.
This farm contains one hundred and forty-seven
acres more or less wi good fields and tillage land,
wood lot with large amount of valuable oak hem
lock and some pine timber: has good buildings,
beautifully situated consisting of two story frame
house. ell and carriage house, with two barns ana
other bull ings, and never failing supply OF water
has cut seyentyve tons of hay, cut abouts htty
tons Also wood lot of thirty acres. more or less
in North Gorham near the Standish line and the r.
" o. Railroad, about two miles from Wnlte 1o1 z
station adjoining land of Daniel Files. Also, lilo
in common and undivided of township Letter d.,
Franklin County. For further particulars enquire
of LOCKE a. LOCKE, corner Middle aud Exchange
streets. Portland Attorneys for Trustees of Maine
Conference of M. e. Church. au3ldlW
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01
Rev. Father Wilds'
EXPERIENCE.

The Rev. H.. y. Wilds, well-known city
missionary in New " srk, aud brother OF the
late eminent Judge WiIds. OF the Nlassa-
ehusetts Supreme Court, writes as fsiIowss
"78 E. 54th ST., Nesc York. May 16, 1882.
MEssRs. j. C. AVER q Co., Gentlemen:
Last winter was troubled with most uncom-
Portable itching humor, affecting more especially
my limbs which itched so intolerably at night, and
burned SO intensely, that could scarcely bear any
clothing over them was SO a sunerer IroD q
severe catarrh and catarrhal cough; my sppeute
was poor and my system good deal run down
Knowing the value of AYERS SARSAPARILLA, pY
observation of many other cases. and from personal
use in former years, began taking it for the above
named disorders. My appe lite improved almost
from the first dose. After short time the fevhr
and feelings were aayed and all signs OF irritation
of the skin disappeared My catarrh and cou
we're also cured by the same means, and my general
health greatl improved until it is now excellent
feel hundred per cent. stronger, and attribute
these results to the of the SARsAPARILLA,
which recommend with all co. fdence as the best
blood medicine ever devised. took 1t IN small
doses three times day, and used, in all less IMAM
two ,ottles place these ia It's at your service,
hoping their publica ion may do good.
Yours respectfully, 2. P. WILDs
The above instance is but one of the many con-
stantly coming to notice, which prove the per-
feet adaptation of AYERS SARsAPARILLA to the
cure of all diseases arising from impure or 1mpov
erished blood and weakened Vitality
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01
I'm INSOLVENCY..

HI aMSOhtcECys
Court of Insolvency for the County of Cumberland
State of Maine. August 20, A. ID. 1852.
In case Of JOEL B. PATTERSON, Insolvent
Debtor.
TEyHIS Is to give notice that on the twenty
Il day Of August A. ID. 1882, warrant in insoi-
vency was issued by Henry 9. Peabody, Judge OF
the Court of Insolvency for said County of Cumber-
land, against the estate of said
JOEL B. PATTERSON of Freeport,
in the county of Cumberland adjudged to be an
Insolvent debtor petition of said debtor, which
petition was filed on the twenty-sec day OF An
gust A. ID. 1882, to which date interest on claims
to be computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said deb
tor and the transfer and delivery of any prop
erty by him forbidden by law;
That meeting of the creditors of said debtor, to
prove their debts and choose or more as
signees of his estate, will be held at a Court of
Insolvency to be holden at Probate Court room In
Portland, on the fourth day of September, A. D.
1882 at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above written.
GEORGE W. PARKER,
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court of In
solvency for said County of Cumberland.
aug25&septl
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01

BOSTON Journal: Gov. Plaisted has put
his foot in it in his assault upon the man
agement of the Reform School. He de-
clared that he saw a sick boy in hot room
covered with flies. 1t turns out that he has
never visited the institution but twice, and
made that particular visit.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
COMPANY.
stockholders Meeting.

NTOTICE is hereby given that a Special Meeting
IN of the Stockholders of the Maine Central Rail-
road Company will be held at tbs Presidents office
in Portland, on Wednesday, the 18th day of Sep
rember A. b. 1882 at one o'clock in the afternoon,
to consider what action they will take on indent
ure by and between the Maine Central Railroad
Company, and the European and North American
railway for leas of the railroad and property of
the European aud North American Railway to said
Maine Central Railroad Company, and whether they
will confirm and approve said indenture
Per order of the Directors.
Attest, JOSIAH ii. DRUMMOND, CLERK.
Portland August 20, 1882. au3odtd
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01

A QUESTION whether the great John Bun
yam was not gypsy has brought cut letter
to the London News, saying that the origi-
nal Bunyan in England was an Italian ma
son, probably named Bunyano, who came
over and helped build Melrose Abbey in
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01
UON. LANES G.. BLAINE and GEN.
wnH HI. GIBSON
will speak mt


uxoN HANEs G.. BLAINE and GEN.
WM. HI. On BISON
will speak at
o,ford Fair Gounds, Norway Friday, Sept. 1. at
Ta p i Hti Saturday, Sept. 2
TjtrhHed Mo day. Sept A,
Rockland, Tuesday, sept. ..
Winterport Wednesday, Sept. 6.
Dover, Thursday, Sept. q;
Pittsfeld, Friday, Sept. o.
HON. SIDNEY PERHAM,
will speak at
Penobscot County, Aug. 20, Aroosteok County Aug
20, 80, 81, Sept. and
GEN. j. L.. SWIFT
will speak at
Albion, Friday Sept. 1.
Benton, Saturday, Sept. 2.
West Waterville, Monday, Sept. 4.
South Gardiner. Tuesday, Sept b.
HON. JACOB HI. Ella, New Hampshire
will speak at
Palmyra, Friday, Sept. /.
Canaan Saturday, Sept. 2.
Charleston Monday, Sept. 4.
Albeit Village, Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Medford Centre, Wednesday, Sept q.
HON. NELSON DKNGLEY JR.
will speak
Phillips September 4th, evening.
Pennington. September 9TH, afternoon mass meet
ing with another speaker
Union, Friday, Sept. l.
HON. h. G. HORR, of Michigan,
will speak at
Lincoln, Friday. Sept. L.
Calais, Saturday, sept. z.
Machias, Monday, Sept. A.
HON. WALEER BLAINE
will speak Mt
Readield Corner Friday Sept.
w. Gardiner q. Church. Saturday, Sept, 2.
Mt. Vernon Village, Monday, Sept. 4.
Vassalberough, Cross Hill. Tuesday, Sept 8.
China Village, " e1nesday Sept 6.
E. Pittston Academy, Thursday, Sept. z.
Windsor Corner, Town House, Friday, Sept. =.
Augusta, Saturday, Sept D.
HON. WARMER MILLER of New York
Will speak at
Gardiner, Friday, Sept. 1.
Olatown, Monday, Sept. 4.
Skowhegan, Tuesday, Sept. D.
ORVELLE ID. BAKER ESQ, of Augusta
will speak at
RAYMOND; Monday, Sept. 4.
Penobscot Tuesday. Sept s.
Cherryfeld, Wednesday, Sept. 8.
CLARENCE HALE, ESQ,
will speak at
Mt. Vernon, Thursday Sept. Z.
J.M. v. HIGH, ESQ,
will speak at
Pishons Ferry, Tuesday, Sept. 8.
North Vassalboro, W Wednesday, Sept g.
Mt. Vernon, Thursday, Sept. Z.
Branch Mills, Friday, Sept. g.
East Vassaboro, Saturday, Sept. ..
w. H. LOONEY ESQ, of Portland,
will speak Mt
North Vassalhoro, Wednesday, Sept. 6.
HON. j. B. DRUMM0ND, OF Portland,
Will speak at
China Village, Wednesday, Sept. 9Th at p. M,
and Clinton z 12 p. m.
HERBERT w. HEAPH,E ESQ, Augusta,
will speak at
Sidney, Monday, Sept. 4.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01

THE Congressional Commission appointed
to inquire into the causes of and the rene
dies for the decay of American tonnage en-
gagged in the ocean carrying trade appears
to have gone to work to investigate the whole
subject on all sides sincerely, frankly, truly
and thoroughly, and as the Commission rep
resents both sides of the question, the result
seems likely to be interesting.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01

LEWISTON journal: General Weaver, in
his letter endorsing Plaisted's candidacy in
Maine, says the Maine Democrats have no.
only endorsed Plaisted as Greenback cam
didate, but also Greenback principles. On
the other hand, the Democratic leaders say
that Plaisted has endorsed Democratic prin-
ciples. Which is right? One who reads
the Greenback and Democratic platforms in
Maine finds that they are squarely in con-
hict. Evidently somebody is being cheated.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01
MEETINGS
Annual Meeting,

FEIHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders OF the
Il Mine Hi l Mining Company for the election of
ton of any other appropriate business will be held
on the first Wednesday of September, 1882, Sep
Exchange street, in the city of Portland County Of
Cumberland and State of Maine, at two O'Clock in
the afternoon. Dated at said Portland, this oath
day of Auguat, 1882. JEROME b. MELVIN,
Secretary. aug29d3t*
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01

SPECIAL meeting of the Stockholders of the
"A Portland Gas Light Company will be held on
O'Clock in the forenoon, at the Office of the Com
pany, No. 80 Exchange Street, for the following
purposes.
Ist TO see if they will alter Article LIST, of the
Bylaws by substituting the word ClerB'' for Sec
rotary" in three sentences therein where the word
Secretary is used.
Bylaws by striki ig out the word uot' in the last
sentence thereof that the same shall read A Di-
rector shall be eligible to the office Of Treasurer
EDWARD II. DAVIES, President.
Portland, August 90, 1882 aug29dtd
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01

THE Oxford Democrat says "The indie
pendent movement came to head, last
week, at Portland, and ticket was put into
the field. Hon. Warren Vinton of Gray
formerly Mr.. Besse of Paris) is the can
didete for Governor We are surprised to
see this slur in the Democrat, a paper that
processes to indulge in no slurs on political
opponents. Mr.. Vinton had, it is to be pre-
sumed, right to change his name and did
it for reasons satisfactory to himself 1t is
his own affair, and not properly the business
oe the public
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01

Scion Chaae's paper, Them Steers" pub
fishes call signed by forty Greenback voters,
for a Straight Greenback convention to nomi-
mate candidates for county officers In Andres
coggin, to be held at Tarner town-houss next
Monday at 2 p. m.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01

GEN. GRANT, it is said, will decline the
position of commercial commissioner to
Mexico.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01

KANSAS papers say that within the past
three years $4,000 acres OF trees have been
planted in that State.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01

EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS is furhisheo
With Card certificate signed by Stanley FulieD'
editor, Ali railway steamboat and hotel nlanager1
will confer favor upon US by demanding creoenIlaN
of every person claiming to represent our lournal.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01

BosToN Advertiser: The address Mr..
Blaine delivered at Portland Monday night
was as clear presentation of the issue be-
tween Gov. Plaisted and the constitution
and people of Maine as is likely to be made
during the pending canvass. 1t sets forth
the lawless and revolutionary quality of the
Governors action in way to produce con-
viction. In the face of such an arraignment
it is difficult to understand how citizens who
claim to have any respect for the orderly
conduct of the administration of great
State can longer support his wifulness and
by contrast with the Governors methods
than the illustration drawn from the course
of Senator Fessenden. Senator Fessenden
respected law and order and the constitu-
ton. Governor Plaisted appears to respect
only his grudges and his ambition.
BELFAST Journal: The Republicans now
have twenty-three of the thirty-one Senator
ships, but of these twelve were secured by
less than 100 plurality. In the House the
Republicans had eighty-four members to
sixty seven of the opposition. OF these
eighty-fsur six had from one to five votea
more than their opponents, nine had less
than ten, and seventeen less than thirty.
Six members of the opposition had less than
ten plurality. The change of fourteen dis
tricts from the Republicans to the Fusion
lists would elect Plaisted United States Sen
ator, and there are at least thirty-fve seats
in both Houses which the Fusionists will
struggle for. Hence, the obvious Importance
of the close legislative districts Let Repub-
licans heartily unite with but this object in
view-the nomination of the best man fol-
the complete overthrow of Plaistedism in
Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01

- TAT Z g ~ Ez .E x
of all kinds at Low rriees, at
Lering, Short q Darm0n's New Store.
abg1S dtm
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1.

We DO NOT resd anonymous etters and commun
cations. The name and address OF the writ are IN
all eases Indispensable NOT necessarily for ublioa-
ton but SIS guaranty OF good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve coH-
@unlcations that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-01
Animal Meeting.

TyHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
Il Dracut Nickel Mining Con pany for the election
OF Directors and officers Thereof and for the traDsac
ton of any other appropriate business will be held
ON the first Wed nesday of September 1852, (Septem-
Der g. at the office of the rporation No. 30 Ex-
change street in the oity of Portland, county of
Cumberland, and State of Maine. at two O'Clock in
theafternoon. Dated at said Portland thl. Oath
day of August, 1882, JEROME B. MELVIN. Sec
rotary. augZ5d5f