Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-10-03
sUPPLEMEN MT
POLITICAL.

W. Inc IAOor Is 70 get inc BrccuueCk5
Positive, Fusion comparative confu.
sion superlative diffusion--that Is about
the way they put word though 1t changes
In Maine.
The Democrats believe In counting
their chickens before they are Matched,
and have figured out majority Of three
in the next House. This sort OF pleasant
~ Is cheap and harmless, and the Bour-
bons are smart to enjoy It while they can.
The Aroostook Republican says 1.-THE
Republicans or Northern Aroostook recog-
nize their great obligations TO Senator
Frye, ex-Goy. Perham and Gen. Kennedy,
for their valuable services. The speeches
OF Senator Frye gave many votes TO the
Republicans" ''.
-Rockland Opinion In warning our
friends last week TO look out fop split tick
cts, We did not entirely cover the ground
The straight tickets with Robbie at the head
made most OF the trouble which rolled In
on US Monday evening.
The impression is gaining ground
that II will be difficult 70 nnd better
candidate for president OF the Mains
Senate than the Hon. s. s. Marble Of
Lincoln Portland Adrertiser.
Some Of the political papers In Maine
claim that the Greenback and Fusion psr.
ties have been united for long time.
This may prove true, but Il looks as though
some small boy had tied their tails togeth.
er and hung them across clothes line, the
same as they do CATS Monntdinser.
AT the Republican joliAcatIon meeting
In Bangor, Deacon Wheelright remarksI
that II the Republican party would be
more careful In the future In the se,ectiou
ofits candidates than 10 had sotnetirnes
been In the past, no one who was present
in the meeting would live long enough 10
see 1t go out of power. =
The canvass 10 Indiana, IL 10 claimed.
looks we'll for the Republicans. The out
spoken opposition OF many prominent
Democrats TO the position Of their party
on the liquor question has tended 10
strengthen the confidence Of the Rspubli.
cans In their ability 10 carry the STATE
next month, and will be assisted by Scua.
tor Frye, Of Maine. rer 4 70 aIT
Glorious little New Sweden comes IN
the front with 50 votes for the Republic nm
ticket and not solitary for the Fusiouists.
The descendants ofthe vikings have stood
as firm as the everlasting hills against The
determined efforts to lead them svSvi hro,,
the Republican fold. Our French votsrs
have also done molly. Hurrsh for the
"cattle. "-Aroostook Republican.
The Argus tells Of briber who, "hke
the serpent In Eden, went TO q young man
and made him an Offer Of my dollars TO
vote the Republican ticket" The Press
accepts this new account OF Adams fsH,
admitting too hastily perhaps, that the
Devil was republican. 1t has been sup
posed, ever since John Cochrane said he
would vote for the Devil II that pefsouass
were regularly nominated that the Devil
must be Democrt.-Portland Adveytiser.
The Tribune has been to the trouble 70
investigate the expressions OF eighteen
Democratic State Conventions upon the
free trade and free rum questions, with
the following results: Free trade-openH
in favor, Z; in favor OF straddling, 5; for
tariff with incidental protection, 2, NO
expression, 8; for protection /. Free
rum-openly In favor, s; in favor OF strsd..
ding, 8; views the question with alarm"
l; no expression, o; squarsly in favor Of
temperance, o.
The following pleasing mention of the
Maine Democracy Is made by that excel.
lent Democratic paper, the Louisville Cor.
rier Journal 1.-THE Democratic party
will never be returned to power, and We,
wish never to see 1t resume power, except
as the party Of principle and . policy. In
Maine the party has been the mefest OF
time servers. 1t was the money spent on
Maine in 1880 and the squirt Of . victory
obtained there at reckless outlay and
Hancock's subsequent ill-adyised, fil-con-
sidered and ill.timed telegram 70 Plaisted
which cost US the finst vote in November
The Democrats OF Maine are Q gallant
body Of men. But they have been too
eager to win. Victories are worthless
which are obtained at the price Of public
virtue" r.t r..fuD 3rf p --ouh tgt'.se sdi
TwIN CoMETs,-Prof. E. E. Barnard, OF
Nashville, Tenn, on the 18TH inst, discoy-