The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-07-27


Maine politics and men. Chapman is dis
gruntled aX-Deputy sheriff who did his utmost
to defeat the Republican ticket two years ago.
Mr.. Harmon has not been Republican since
1872, and two years ago he was very hostile to
the Republican ticket. He was eight years Col
lectOr of Customs at Belfast. The same is true
of Mr.. Chase, except that he never held office,
but has been an asprant He fought the Re-
publican ticket in 1880, tooth and nail. EX-
Sheriff Perry has been Republican, and was a
member of the late State Convention, support
ing Mr.. Thomas. Letters were read il is said,
from Hon. }. NJ. Stone, of kennebunk, and eX-
United States Marshal Marble. Two years ago
stone run as Temperance candidate for Con-
gress against Reed. For ten years he has been
wilmer, and for fifteen a chronic, but luckless
office-seeker. Mr.. Marble was for many years
Mr.. Hamlin's abeSt lieutenant. He held office
most of the time from 1862 to 1877, being Col
lector at Waldoboro and United States Mar
shall eight wears. He was last candidate for
the Portland Collectorship. but President Hayes
named eX-Gov. Morrill, at the request of Gen.
Grant. He was very bitter against the Hayes
Administration A good official and man of
"civi service reform
So far as can be learned no definite action
was taken concerning a candidate, andthe Con-
ference adjourned until Monday, when the new
party leaders will confer, it is said. with Gov
enor Plaisted and other Fusion leaders who
will be present to attend the Fusion ratification
meeting in this city Monday night To call the
most of these newborn reformers soreheads is
too mud. Their political heads can only be
compared to exaggerated tumors for soreness.
TIE EEED-ANDERsoN CONTEST.
1t will be remembered that after the election
of 1850, Anderson (Dem.) claimed that he was
elected over Reed (Rep) and spent severed
months taking testimony to establish his claim.
The evidence was forwarded TO Washington,
printed and referred to the committee on cleo
tons. After carefully investigating it. the COM
mittcc unanimously reported Democratic as
well As Republican members) that there was
nothing in ii TO disturb Reeds majority. and the
House on "Wednesday. by a unanimous vote.
accepted this conclusion. This is the impotent
conclusion of all the Fusion charges of fraud
and bribery against Maine Republicans
WHAT HAS NURCH ACCOMPLISHED:
Mr. Murch was at Chicago on the fourth of
July, and has since been at Albany. Was it
for this work that he was elected or did he
promise TO serve faithfully in Washington in
the interest of his constituents, TO introduce Il
bill 10 reduce the salary of Congressman, to
procure the investigation OF various granite
contracts, and TO bring about change of sys-
TEN i'll government work. so that Workmen
should not be subjected to ''mcrclcss contract
or>:" Let not him or his friends deny that
these promises We're his arguments for election
ana that they We're effective. But what has he
y
accomplish while his record has Il large part of
the time been made up on important questions
absent and not voting" [Rockland Free
Press.
SAMPLE OF FUSION AMMUNITION.
The Boston Post recently invented the state
mrnt that at the prohibitionst conference at
Portland. III June. Joshua Nye vOuched for
Capt. Boutelle by declaring that he had no,
drank intoxicating liquors '.to, tro g,p,~."
This report in the Post was entirely mis-
chieYous, aS the writer and all others who
know anything of Capt. Boutele are aware
hat While he has never made any parade of it..
he has in fact been for nearly twenty Years one
of the most rigid personal abstainers from the
use Of any sort of liquors, wines or inioXicants
Of any description. The attempt of the Post
10 east a slur upon him in thai regard is one of
the most ineXcusable and petty demonstrations
of political malice. [kennebec journal.
MIR. THING AS A DEMOCRAT.
u. II. Thing, Esq. Greenback-Demo. candi-
date for Congress. is out in a letter of accept
mce in which he say. this country, especially
It's agricultural interests. is suffering from
monopoly. MI. Thing is farmer but we doubt
whether he feels the grinding power of mo-
nopoy to any great extent AT this time. If 50 he
i an exception 10 most Maine farmers who
never received better prices for their products
and never had brighter outlook than to-day.
Mr. Thing says, Grcenbacker though he is, he
cracy. Somerset Reporter.
GEN. NEAL DOW FOR Robe.
The Boston Globe prints the following letter
from Gen. Neal Dow
PORTLAND. July :. 1sS2
Dear @ir-l am Just home from Western
Pennsylvania. and find your note of 26 June.
In reply have TO say that have known Col.
Robe well for many wears. as temperance
man and Il prohibtionist Personally. | have
# Mr. l,,J
was afraid of the candidature of Mr.. Ro-
bic because he was urged by certain deacons
and other ''rummies" in the eastern part of the
state whom ! supposed TO have Interior views
for their reference: but | am assured by Col.
Robbie that he is changed III nothing except per-
haps in more earnest views of the importance
to individuals. and of the wisdom Of prohibition
for the state, with which policy he is and ALWAYS
has been in hearty sympathy. Respectfully,
NEAL Dow.
SOLON CHASE INlFRVIEW ED.
The cditor of "Them Steers" come down
from ChaSc's Mills a day or two ago, to buy Il
box of paper collars and a pair of new cow
hide boots. Journal reporter accdently
met the greenbacker and inquired of him
whether he had made Il canvass of the State.
No" said Uncle Scion, I'VE have made no can
Yass but the straigh Greenback ticket is going to
carry more votes than the fusOnists allow.
They >ay shan't get but 1000 votes, but | shall
get at least double thai number, and there's no
knowing how many more. You see. let them
fusion fellers get the idea that they're beaten,
and thcrel be stampede of Greenbackers
away from fusion to the straight ticket The
fusoni>tS are TO be beaten, as sure as youe
alive.
They tell ne "Them Steers" are feeding on
Republican money: but | haven't seen any of
the money Yet. Occasionally | ask a Republi-
car to subscribe and Il Democrat, too: for YOU
know | like 10 give en- all the truth. Them
steers are i'll good honest clover, and you may
say that and no thanks to the Old parties either
and ncle Scion got into his new cowhides
and disappeared. The refusal of Jesse Harper.
the great Greenback gun of the West, to take
the stump for Pasted and his announcement
that he will stump Maine for Scion Chase,
causes great cheer among the Simon-pure
GrccnbackcrS. Lewiston Journal
4 HARD SEASON FOR FUSION.
The summer rains are falling. and the refresh
ing showers alternating with bright, warm days,
are preparing an abundant harvest for the
Maine farmers. These are piping Republican
times. The llckers and the Greenbackers. the
fuSiOniSS and the confusionists never flourish
when crops are good and when voters are not
idle. Even At Chase's Mills the bumble-bees
are making honey by the riverside and Them
Steers are fattening on the clover. in spite of
tho old parties" Even Squire Dane, of the First
District fusion congressional ticket, gracefully
submits to the National Bank monopoly and re-
CARDS it simply as a local issue well enough to
be raised among the hay fields Of Mount Vernon,
while Mr.. Thing is busilv hunting for the mono
poles which are lost in the herdsgrass of his
prosperous and teeming haymows. Under these
circumstances. it is less easy to pick flaws with
the existing order and raise the necessary fusion
campaign thunder There is no drouth Paris
green kills the Colorado beetle and faut-tinders
are scarce. Lewiston Journal.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
z. II. Gordon, a greenbacker, calls Oh Cover
nor Plalsted TO denOunce the national banks.
But is not that unkind: Would not the feelings
OF Mr.. Dane. the fusion nominee for Congress
and national bank director, be narrowed bv
such untimely remarks?
Uncle Scion, speaking of Squire Dane, the
banker and nominee Of the fusionists of Con-
gresS, remarks Mr.. Dane told the Green
back wing of the convention which nominated
him. in accepting the nomination, that he was
always proud to stand by the side of the Green
hackers. A Democrat never was born who
would not stand beside Greenbackers to get
their votes"
The Aroostook Republican Indignantly and
emphatically repels the assault recently made
by Daniel Stickney in Gov. Plaisted's Portland
organ upon the Republican candidate for Cover
nor and upon the integrity of the majority of
the delegates from that County.
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