The Republican journal., 1883-05-17
Cannot Change Its Spots

| Cannot Change Its Spots.
Once in five or six years large number of
voters, becoming dissatisfied with the conduct
| on the Republlcan party, turn to the Democracy
for remedy. They reason in this wav ssThe
| Democratic party has made a bad record in the
| past whenever it has been in power. 1t has
| been on the wrong side of every question since
the days of Martin Van Buren,. Having the
| choice to act wisely or unWsely, it has invari-
ably acted as foolishly and as stupidity as it was
| possible to act. But the Democratic party has
not been i'll full power for many years. During
| that protracted period which it has been out of
power it has had opportunity to note its folly
| and Its lack of patriotism, and due season in
which to repent and make good resolutions for
the future. Suppose we give the party man
| ayers an opportunity to show that they have
really taken the new departure of which they
say 50 much" And there has been a basis for
| this line OF conclusions. The Democratic
managers have talked beautifully. A wear ago
| they were in favor of civil service reform of
| economy and of clean government. Some of
their platforms were made of excellent timber.
| The people in some States concluded to take
| the Democratic party on its promises. New
York did this and now it has Democratic
| Governor and Legislature. Their candidate
| for Governor was selected because he was an
unknown man and consequently would run
| better than one of the old party leaders. He
! went INTO office on the tidal wave and carried
with him Legislature of Democrats A new
| man and not familiar with party management
| Mr.. Cleveland has made very good Governor,
| but so far as his course has met the appreciation
OF elligent people he has become unpopular
| with the magnates of his own party. The
present Legislature is the first in which the
| Democrats have had a majority in both branches
for several years. What is its record? Ask
the New York Sun, the Brooklyn Eagle, lead
| ing Democratic papers, and the New York
| Herald. having Democratic tendencies. They
| have denounced it for sins of commission as
| well as omission. 1t has undertaken to Iegis-
| late local governments into the hands Of the
| local party managers: it has created and at
| tempted to create a considerable number of
| new ofhces; 1t has increased the salaries of
officials that would be most literally paid if
they were serving the Commonwealth of
MASSACHUSETTS,; presiding officers in both
| branches have ShamelessIy deticd parliamentary
law and precedent to forward partisan legiS-
| lation, Last night the tax PAYERS of New
York city, regardless of party, held meeting
| for the purpose of protesting against the pass
age Of an aqueduct bill introduced by such
eminent Democrats As Andrew II. Green.
which Mayor Edison. a Democrat denounced
as 4 piece OF JObbery designed to take from the
tax payers millions of dollars for which they
| VIII receive no return-a scheme which re-
minds one of the days of Tweed. Last fall the
Democratic leaders We're indignant because
Federal office holders We're assessed Their
orators exhausted their extensive vocabulary
of mvectiye upon the subject ana their organs
assailed the practice in double-leaded editorials
and fGII-face headlines. \ bill has been in
| troduced in the New York Legislature designed
! to prevent the assessment of State and muni-
! clpa officials for partisan purposes but strange
| as 1t may seem. the Democratic members have
| opposed the bill and will defeat it if they dare
| W nat the Democratic Legislature has done in
| New York is a fair illustration of what Demo-
| cratic politicians will do elsewhere when they
| nave the power. The party is animated by the
/ SDlrlt =
| leopard cannot change its spots the Democracy
cannot change its nature. Boston Journal.
FISH AND FISHING. United States Fish
Commissioner NJ. +. Pierce is not believer in
fish culture. lie says the Delaware and all the
large streams north Of it emptying into the At
antic were natural salmon stream, at the time
the country was settled. but the clearing OFT of
the forests and tlling Of the land has rendered
| the waters warm and muddy. whereas when
| trcquented by the salmon they Were clear and
cold. The same is true Of the trout streams
| To attempt to restock these streams With these
fish at great outlay Of money is 4 mistake.
| The labor and expenditure are almost 4 total
loss.....The Lewiston journal says: There has
been hundred or more fishermen in the Saba
lis woods the past few evenings. The pond il
shut in ON every side by 4 fringe Of dark woods
Saturday night full two hundred glaring torches
| lit up its surface and dotted its edges I'M
mense numbers of smets have been taken from
| the pond. One man in Lewiston brought home
| two bushels As the result of one nights abors
has begun work....An Augusta man went
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cl of parsnips....A London despatch of the 2nd
| says: The arrangement of exhibits in the Amer
lean department of the Universal FiSherie, EX-
hbition is nearly complete. Eight hundred
cases from the United States have arrived in
excellent condition. The Canadian department
is very backward, although all the exhibits.
contained in 600 cases, have arrived.....A letter
| from st. Johns Newfoundland. of April 20
| says that this seasons sealing voyage Will be
one of the best for many years, the number of
| seals taken being estimated at $50 900 valued lit
| 81 800 000... The News saws: Messrs A. f.
Howard of Waldoboro and T. j. York of Dam
ariscotta Mills have contracted for the surplus
aleWiyes at Waldoboro. They will build i'm
mediately Il smoke house of the capacity of
.....,
The number of fishing arrivals reported at
Gloucester during the month of April was POI,
namely Is from Georges, 10 from Western
| Bank (against So in April last year) 3 from
| shore codtishing trips, from Bank haibut trips
and 3 from New Brunswick with frozen her
| ring. The average fares of the Western Bank
! fleet have been but little over two thirds as
large as on the early trips last year, but the ag-
gregate receipts Of Goldfish in April were a mill
lion and half pounds larger jllan the receipts
III January, February and March combined.
and over a million pounds larger than in April
of last year or the year before......The first ale
wives made their appearance in the Medomak
river, Apr 29th.....Some rs or Is men are at
work at the Brookline >ardine factory preparing
for the seasons work.....Mr. Henry 0. Stanley
of the Stat" Board of Fish Commissioners has
made thorough inspection of the liSh-wavs on
! the Medomak stream. As Il result of this invest-
CATION the ii h-ways will re put in better order
| for the passage of the aleNives this spring 1t
is claimed that the fish have not passed up to
the head waters for two years.....Sardines were
not plentiful at Eastport last week. The fish
| packing company at Rockport are making ready
to resume business. They will probably begin
putting up herring if the fish can be obtained....
The Boothbay canning factory started up last
week and is now running on full time. The
cold weather has been unfavorabe to the early
catch of lobstcrs....Our Sportsmen will please
bear in mind that close-tme for bass is from
April lst to July lst....Since the Eastport sar
! dine factories started up the international
steamers have been crowded with freight, and
with two trips week cannot keep the freight
house clear. An extra trip was made last
Political Points.