The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-04-20
The Unhappy Age.


unable to extract morsel of comfort either
! from the spring elections or the deliberations of
| the leaders of its party. Fusion don't fuse
| and to our atrabilious neighbor the world is
| hollow and its dolls are stuffed with Sawdllst
| Advice from the Age does not seem to be in
great demand by those who are engineering the
| Plaisted boom; but in its issue of the 9Th that
! paper tells what ought to be done, as follows
In the first place in order for the opposition
| to stand an even chance to Win il should insist
| that fair and constitutional apporionment of
the State should be made; and in the next place
the union of the two opposition parties should
be made in the conventions, and the miserable
policy of mere chance alliance at the polls.
which is as fatal in politics as it is in war
should be abandoned We may win BY going
into the battle helter-Skelter, as now seem to be
the prevailing idea with our two State Commit
tees. but it looks to us as if the chances were
not in our favor.
This advice having been ignored the Age feels
even worse than before and last week if turned
loose on the Democrats, whom it pictured in
| language which can hardly be called nattcrins
1t says
The Democratic State committee at their
meeting, according to the Argus. We're con-
gratulatory over the result of the Spring cleo
session on the ground that if one was called the
Republicans would have their own way about
the apportionment, and that it would be no use
TO oppose them and thus make extra expense.
How amiable and considerate. And how char
acteriStic of the party. For the past 20 wears
ii has been voting for Jackson. and has never
been known TO take an aggressive position upon
| any new or live question that has arisen in the
State. 1t has fought the Republicans in sort
of guerilla STYLE shying stick here and a stone
q at trnln ltS tI,,
sion party which placed GOV. PlaiStcd in the
chairi TO show no more aggreS>iVcncss, nor dar-
ing. nor pluck to stand up and face its advcr-
>ary than has been shown by the Democratic
party. the Lord help it: it never will win.
The Age seems to be in the position of the
man who undertook to form mutual atmla-
ton society, but couldn't find any one TO Join
it, 1t has gont from the Republican TO the
Grecnback. and from the Grrenback to the
Democratic party. and now vents its spleen mp
on its last love, the latter organization. 1t
don't catch on anywhere as it were.
The Gardiner Home journal thinks the New
York lee men are playing Sinful games upon the
unsophisicated down-castcr>. 1t SAYS
Every winter they ill the paper, full Of arti-
Giles telling how much ice they are getting on the
Hudson. This is TO prevent the down-caSters
from putting up much ice. Then. in the spring.
after the crop has all been harvested. they
change front. and tell how little ice there is ON
hand. This is to make the doWn-castcrs put Il
big price on their lee so that it will not be sold.
and 50 that the New Workers and others down
south. can sell their ice at a big price. and they
do not care whether the kCnn"brckcrS can sell
any OF not.
The Home Journals advice to our lee men i
TO sell on the first good offer and sell early.
The Lewiston journal interviewed Governor
Plaisted the other day. on the extra session
question. but did not obtain much light on the
subject. The interview concluded with the
following question and answer
Just one thing more, Governor. IiaNc YOU
any light TO give on the general political >itua-
ton in this Statr:'
Il will say merely that have no ambitions.
would very gladly return TO my law business.
! have had battles enough dramatically l. But
If | 90 into the fight, shall fight to win ana
shall win, that's all. have been successful be
cause have kept near the people"
Seal skin coaks will be cheaper next winter.
A New foundland despatch reports an unusual
ly prosperous seal hunt. Portland Adyo rti>er.
But these are not the kind Of seals VI ich fur
ni>h seal skin cloaks. Their fur 5 only used
for boots, gloves. and heavy coats The true
fur bearing seals are found in Alaska. South
American waters and the Shetland Isles. They
have long and rather coarse hair, which is
plurked oft. leaving the soft fur which. when
dyed, becomes the seal skin Of commerce and
fashion.
The following item is going the rounds Of tho
press:
There i, no person over 70 Years of age, nov
living i'll this state. who was born i'll the STATE
of Maine.
A. Maine was admitted 10 the mon in IN20
She has been state 81 wears. consequently no
citizen of the State of Maine was born in the
State 7oycars ago. Exchange.
The item probably started on il rounds tn,
first day of April.
We have received neat pamphlet printed at
the Industrial school Of the Hebrew Orphan
Asylum, New York. containing proceedings Of
meetings held Feb. lSt, 1852, at New York and
London to express sympathy with the oppre>s-
ed Jews in Russia. The atrocities practced
upon this class of citizens are recited upon the
best of testimony, and appropriately condemned
in the speeches and resolutions.
v hat i the Use of the Greenbacker~ ant!
Democrats going through the motion Of holding
a Siane~c twin convention next June: The
Portland Argus advcrtSeS that it ''Nill support
General Plaisted for Governor and il would
no doubt be willing to make other nominations
and furnish platform.
The Portland Daily Press has changed its
make-up-putting the teegraphic news on the
first and editorials on the second page Ii prom
than heretofore.
The Brunswick Telegraph in one column
cites fact to show chow easy it is to commit
blunder i'll quoting" and in another column
credits an item from this paper to the Biddeford
Journal