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

Reformer Astray.
The Boston Transcript Is an eminently
respectable paper, conservative in tone,
and with generally correct views upon
important public questions 1t has been
4 steadtaSt advocate Of sound currency
and its voice is ever for Reform in the
civil service and other directions But
as is often the case with Jealous reform
ers it sometimes loses sight of the prac-
teal side of a question in the realms of
sentiment, and even exposes itself 10 the
charge Of Inconsistency. Notably 50 in
| its recent advocacy Of an Independent
political movement in this State. The
'lndependent sentiment" in Maine. TO
which it refers, is rightly characterized
by the Boston journal as '.the declaration
OF a few chronic o1tice-Secker5 and dis
carded machine men in favor OF Indepcn-
dent nominations. simply to defeat the
Republican candidates and ensure the
election Of the Fusion ticket" The re-
suit of this movement. commended bl the
sound currency and reform transcript. is
thus indicated u the journal
| -Four Representative ould be- elected to Con-
gresS who are pledged to Vote for the unrp>trict-
| ed coinage of silver, and for the issue of ~uf-
| ticent irredeemahle paper money to enable thc
| people to DO cash business All of them would
| vote against the bill reported by one of the
| Republican candidates. now a member Of th,
| House, to suspend silver coinage. Republican,
~, MAI ooItse az S"Its % hahra hcreSIrS, III the
Frye one of the able>t champions of sound
IN '',iu ~ >eM riHlfilu interests ana ideas
failure TO re-elect senator IIoar would be a great
mnTa Of an 70 b a.. i>e te re-
who has never meddIed with patronage or relied
ryhibit,' IF # mi isoti ,iittrtTl> IN
iead to detection OF SIX or seven thousand
four men who would sustain the frud. ,@ nG''
lrte Sullrage III the south, which have been eX-
The past week bv Representative Ranney If
Win WIZ ~ raI I're "lr 10 Sraas cohhected
| special remedies, Since the party came into
IN Col,crtnrs in tbe nr;n ,V =, 'tl'"e flal4t>
W ;li IN the most important subordinate po
TODAY. Indeed. he most Of The ' sorohesdn , nf
To- gay are men who are unhappy because they
instead of being superseded at the end Of cj%bt
Federal civil Sarvc se IN 'S ie Standard OF
party profession. If ii We're hot 50, if Federal
terms to make room for ~ rit
t mere would be the same demand for reform
- ,,'-,' : ''''7' ~ ''''''''
The Rockland Opinion recently sent
forth 4 challenge to the Republican Con
gressional candidates TO meet Mr. Nurch
in Joint debate. But when c2llpd man
"P'ti
''si'"'u'o vi MI Murcn' Tue oplhlon
GUS wy is'''' 'li'i ldihS ABOUT "ha1
~ : = Il '0''i'ii'''eeo dle going 10
w III lleii OWN way etc we are
''"7''''O" ~ 'u"'ii9 tuat'
''"e' '''0 Ni'''''l' ii''' 0eo'i lil"hIllS use
WV name VI MI Ai'ion without Ills
''0'''''' ''S' VI maj ''i''V gentleman IS Il
p''' = '''' ~ - ''e''lH' tHe pup
y '''''N'" - appear 'i"I He - ann
ms ~ ''''0i''' ''' 'no STUMP
IT. - u'' = - ~ '''''ii''''i u ~
ny ~ ~ ''''''' inference IS uhu"uot-
SAVING: ..'Chn gentlemen alDnaad IN ,tio
Rennblican Cnn.,ressi,,,l ,.,n1ia,tos,
need not ,q.,it ia, ch,1,ano., ,rl;., ),
4 mast lama ami imnotnn, o,,,.,,.i,,,
Rut narbans ,ttar all ma o,i,;o, ALL,
does NOT sneak Inv antho,ir ana r. il
we world say f. Mr. Nnrch
Screw your courage 10 tbc .tickny-ni.,r,.
ana Wen hoI faIl.
''''' VI ~" '''''S'
ny 'f''''''' 'ii''' ''io oA"' "0lei VI
as il ever was hut that ..we 10 not nor
NIT the incumbellts to remain longenouoh
to deyelop their usefulness Roth st,to
ments are undnuhtodlv corrant a. "a,
our Maine Senator's they deve,onad THAR
usefulness hv long service in the uou.o
of REPRESENTATIVES before their nromotion
IN the Senate and t,ov win ma d,,,l+
servo tho State FIR many ,.o,ro r., o,,,,,, J.,
lhe'f present positions.
The Fusion nress has hean dano,ncipn
joseph W. Bartlett as the author of tho
Washington letters 70 the Rockland Free
Press in which the record of CONGRESS-
man Murch has been ventilated The