Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-28
POLITICAL.

Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota are three
contiguous States which are TO vote on the
liquor question at the coming election. In
all three OF them the Republican party Is
committed To restrictive legislation, while
the Democracy is pledged to free whis-
key.
The Boston Journal says: =" The
Herald frequently refers to the political
bossism in Maine. 1t may all be true; but
these facts In favor OF sensible civil service
cannot be refuted. or four Collectors Of
the port of Portland who have held the Of
dee since 1861, two died In office; the two
leading deputiee have been In Office twenty
years; the greater part OF the force has
been In continuous service from ten to fif-
teen years. The Internal Revenue Collect
or has been in Office from the first; post
masters, as rule, have held over three
terms; postal clerks have never been dis
missed except for cause, and the service Is
is full of men with eight, twelve and six
teen years experience. Moreover, since
the Republican party came into power there
has has not been defaulting Federal off,
Ger in the State. Now this is pretty good
bOSsism."
tween the progress of Ohio and Kentucky
by the Louisville Commercial The former
State has believed I'm the doctrine OF pro-
tecting and fostering manufactures, while
the latter has advocated free trade and
plenty of pistol pockets. The area Of the
two States is practically the same and one
has as many natural advantages a. the
other. But the population OF Ohio is
90 -. 10 Il taA all
over with thriving manufacturing towns
that give home market for its agricultu-
raj products. The advantages these mar
kets give Is seen in the difference In the
monthly rate Of wages paid TO agricultural
laborers In the two States. In Ohio the
average wages last year was S24 30 per
month, while in Kentucky the average OF
wages was only $500. But then it was
probably some satisfaction To the agricul-
tural laborers to know that II they did lose
over So u month Mr.. Wstterson had the
privilege of thwacking the protection
barons" and the tariff robbers"
The Democracy have extemporized a
war cry that they think has millions in 1t.
1t is Turn the rascals out" The Boston
Herald usually has leaning toward the
a Republican day and on one OF those days
has the following:
ITO the cry, Turn the rascals out, the
reply will surely be made, Keep the ras.
Gals out How would the Democratic
leaders enjoy a campaign on this line? The
Democratic party Is the party of Swartout
and Tweed. Keep the rascsls out The
last Democratic cabinet and the last Dem
ocratic collector at New York stole more
than all their successors for nearly twenty
years. Keep the rascals out The Dem
ocratic State of Tennessee has had three
defaulting treasurers In succession. Keep
the rascsls out A full proportion Of the
votes cast in Congress for the river and
hsrbor Jobs have been Democratic. Keep
the rascals out Eight Of the jury which
acquitted the Star Route thieves were
Democrats. Keep the rascals out The
Democratic Mayor OF Albany has just re-
signed 10 prevent trial that would have
exposed the gross frauds by which Demo-
Gratis seated him. Keep the rascals out
The Union League Club, of Chicago, has
lust discovered incontestible proof that
the worst kind OF ballot-box stuiilng was
resorted to TO re-elect the Democratic
Mayor, Harrison, who has nullihed law
OF the Legislature 10 pay his debt TO the
rummies and criminals who supported him.
Keen the rascals out Elections In more
than half OF the Southern States have been
turned into farces, and the rights OF ma
iorities openly trampled under foot 10 in
sure Democratic ascendency. ., keep the
rsarals ont ~