The Republican journal., 1882-04-27
Waldo County.

pubcanism in that county, ought to alarm Re
publican Grcenbackers in regard to the tenden-
cies and leadership which are controlling them.
From the formation of the Republican party
until a recent date, Waldo was a reliable Re
publican county. sustaining all the principles
and candidates of the Republican party by good
majorlties at every election. Then, now.
education. temperance. a protective tariff. the
building up of home industries. the payment of
the government debt, opposition to the doctrine
of State Rights, We're cardinal principles of Re-
publlcanlsm. They are found in the State plat
forms of the party. and Waldo endorsed them
with splendid maiorities at the polls as late as
1871. That year the vote of Waldo for Cover
nor stood as follows: 3,444. Republican: 2.630,
Democratic; 60, Greenback.
The next year, 1873, the vote stood AS follows
2O03, Republican; 644 Democratic :; 4 800 Green
back. Apparently the Democratic party was
upon the point of being eNtingui>hed. and upon
the money question many Republicans voted
with the Greenbackers
Ii was not until 1880 that the real effect of the
Greenback movement was made fully apparent.
Instead of the Democratic party being dead it
swallowed the Greenback party. The money
question had served as lure to draw Republi-
cans into the Democratic net. The vote in 1880
for President in Waldo stood: 2.-4S for Gar
field: 3.S4S for Hancock; 221 for Weaver. The
Democratic party increased from GA in 1878 to
3.S4S in 1880; the Grecnback party fell from
1920 in 1873 to POI i'll 1880; the Republican
party increased from zoos in 1873 to 2,14S in
1880. The net result of the Grecnback move
ment in Waldo was to transfer enough Re-
publlcms TO the Democratic party TO place the
latter party in the majority. Hundreds of Re
publicans went into the Greenback party with
no intention of joining the Democrats. but they
We're led on step by step, blindfoldcd, until they
found themselves. against their better judgment.
inside the tents of the Democracy.
If the Republican Greenbackcrs of Waldo will
examine the prospectus of the Progressive Age
published in its last issue they will find there a
statement Of the principles which they are cN-
pected to support if they continue to follow its
leadership. 1t avow> its support of the ranke>t
bourbonism. 1t turns its back upon principles
which as Republican organ it supported until
1877. Twenty-One years ago the Republicans
enacted a protective tariff. which the Progress
sive Age supported down TO 49, at least but
which it now denounces like any other bourbon
organ. 1t even goes so far in its sllbserviency
to the Democracy As to accept the doctrine of
state Rights. to defend which the Southern
Democracy raised the standard of rebellion in
1861. The Republican doctrine has been and is
that THIS Is \ NATION and not confed-
eracy of States; but the doctrine which the Pro-
grcsslve Age is going to hold up before the
readers of ITS columns. as announced in lis
prospectus. is that this is nat nation but Il con-
federation of sovereign States-the old Demo-
cratic dogma of State Sovereignty for which
DAVIS and Lee fought. and to overthrow which
hundreds Of thousands of brave Northern bows
laid down their lives between the Potomac and
the Gulf.
are the Republican Greenbackers of Waldo
county going 10 follow this secession banner
and march to the music of the Southern Con-
federacN: kenncbCc journal.
TO the query with which the above article
concludes we can confidently reply in the mega
tive. And we will say further. that neither the
music nor the banner of the Prog Age are
likely to attract any number Of the intelligent
citizens Of Waldo county. it, prospectus is an
insult to every man of common sense and a re-
tlecton upon the whole people. In effect the
Age says that the Republican party which freed
The slaves. now proposes to cnSlAvc the free born
American citizen. OF course the editor of that
paper does not believe this assertion himself.
He knows hs tier. But he does not hesitate. in
order TO promote some selfish end of his own.
to SANDER American Institutions and the Amer
lean people. and to pandcr to the prediudceS of
the ignorant and depraved.
The fact that the ship Louis Walsh is to take
cargo of ice from this port to Liverpool, has
attracted wide attention. The New York Her
aid has interviewed an ice dealer Of that city on
the subject. who says there was only two
thirds crop i'll this country, but with Maine and
Canada to draw upon. ice should moi be verv
dear this season. Concerning the shipment
per Louis Walsh. the dealer was asked Are
there likely many such shipments this season.
He replied a follows
II cannot say, and for this reason: NORWAY
supplies Ice to Germany, France. Great Britain.
nOrtS.
The quantity in Norway this season is less than
usual. but there is still nearly enough. my adj
vices show. to supply the demand. On account
of the crop being short, however. the Norweg-
ian dealers have put up their prices. and the re-
suit is that the experiment Of buying ice in
Maine has been tried by the English. Now,
whether or not our short supply is to be drawn
on by England TO any extent depends upon
whether or not the NOrWe@ians lower their
prices. | have no doubt number of vessels
VIII follow this one in taking ice from Maine
but think the price in Norway will decline
When they find that The English can get ice from
America. In that ease the shipments from here
will cease.
does it pay to send ice from Maine to Eng
land:"
IF Ice was as much of necessity there as
here it would not. The cargo OF the Louis
Walsh will cost over - per ton landed in Lon
dnn. 1t cost Sl.3a per ton on board at Belfast
Ne, and the freight is Dos. per ton. This would
make "A total of 5000. But we have to allow
for Il wastagc of about one-thir,. 50 that landed
III London. the ice will cost -. That would be
considered an enormous price here. but ii is MOI
there. because ice is a luxury. and they don't
use much OF it.
The mistake is made here of giving the dcs-
tnation of the Walsh as London instead Of Liy-
erpoo: and Capt. Pendeton says the allowance
for wastagr is much too lar@e-arger than
would take place on voyage to India. He SAYS
the WastaSe on voyage TO Liverpool will not
exceed Is per cent