Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-08-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

The chances OF Republican success In
West vlrglniA this fall, good under any
circumstAnce-. are being Improved BY Sc
fious dlssensions In The Democratic
RANKS.
The Chicago CHiseH. the organ OF the
Irsh nttiOaalists. came out last wcek In
earnest and enthusiastic advocacy Of thc
election Of the republican ticket, Blaine
and Logan.
We'll, N We are 90 have another Re-
publican President. which We dOnt be-
lleye, We 20 10. Mr.. Blaine not only Dc.
cause he IL a Malae man, bat because he
il the smartest man the Republicans have
got -ias0s iir0cdf,.
Hon. WIN. M Evarts. wh0 was Mr
Blaines predecessor In the Office OF Sec
rctary Of state, says I'VE shall have =
great campaign with Blaine anil Logan,
and shall unite the party better than for
many year.
The Nee i9rf Irisl World 10 out
against Cleveland aud deyOtes large
amount OF space 10 the last edition 30 cor.
respOndencc from lrishmen all over the
couatry who will not support The Dcno-
cratic n0mincfs
-DJsn In Missopr. where the Demo.
Gratis arc sure % majority under any
circumstances, they are not obliged 10
lemporlse In the Ohi0 fashion but can pat
their honest convictions into their plat.
forms, Therefore the platform adopted
by the Missouri Democratic State conven-
ton speaks out boldly FOR tariff Tor rev
enue only.-I1rflaHd iireriiser.
There ough, not 10 be much hesitation
In selecting president 0fthe 4 nlted States
when the choice Is reduced % James @.
Blaine and Grover Cleveland. Gov. Cleve-
land has had NO opportunity to obtain the
slightest acquaintance with national ar
falrs. while Mr.. Blaine has been before The
country for more than twenty years. -
>lfHridy E-sHing Nal. L0irsN Mss.
The New York World says that the
nomination OF Cleveland has caused con-
sternation among the orlce-hOlders, and
adds They needn't worry 'they'l
al turn Out well This u the real Dem
Ocratlc idea Of reforms clean sweep.
The party Is a. Mr.. Geo. VIM. Carts said
very hungry" conspiracy for pluuder
and spOlls, and yet Mr.. Curtis l. now
working In double harness with these very
"cOnsplratOrs
Mr.. Lynch, the member OF the Repub-
libAn National Committee from Mississippi
called attention 10 the fact that In Match
eEA hundred prominent men who have
always been Democrats have formed a
Blaine Club. They desire 10 forget the
past aud be with party that proposes %
care Tor the Interests and Industries % The
country. Mr.. Lynch regards this a. The
Indication OF new era In the South.
The Brooklyn Eagle. Democratic
newspaper OF the >aa stamp, warns ~
more sangulne rural contemporaries,
which are baslng their calculations OF the
result In New York next NOyenber on the
vote cast In its last gubcrnatorlal election
that this Il very treAcherOus ground.
Cleveland received but s0l more votes
.hAn Hancock, and over 20.OO0 votes les.
than Garfield. and the phenomenal mslor-
lty was simply the result OF Republicans
refusing 10 20 ~ the polls.
The Lswsi0A Journal i glad % no.
,lce that the Grand Lodge of Good TEN.
plars of the world. AZ lts recent session
In Washington. decided t0 assist the Good
Templars Of Maine In their efforts % car
~ the constitutional amendment speak
ers will be furnished. and among them
will be the newly elected Right Worthy
Grand Templar. Mr. Finch Of Nebraska
The friends OF the amendment must keep
their eyes open and their drcs burning this
sumner. The amendment will b. attack
ed by an organized ,grcsslve opposition.
Hon. sherman \. Rogers. President
Of the Buffalo Civil Service Reform AssO-
citation, now In Europe. has written home
that he believes that reform woald be
endangered BY q Democratic National VIC.
tory, and be i earnestly Tor Blaine.
There Is no Republican who stands higher
In the confidence OF the "lndependents,
says the TrIuHs. than Mr.. Rogers. II
was only last week that HfVer's Hssily
singled him out for honorable mention.
A man OF great ability and stainless char.
actsr, his entire connection with politics
has been In the Interest Of pure and pro
gresslVc government. A number OF good
reasons can be mentioned why IL Is vital
20 the best interests OF the country that
the Republicans should be continued In
power Mr.. Rogers has mentioned one
OF them. lie II for Blaine aud Logan, be-
cause be does not desire t0 see civil ser
vice reform fall.
lit doesn't hurt Mr.. Blaine 10 have bis
record Investigated. A subcommittee OF
the Young Mems Republican Club OF
Brooklyn. which was sppolnted 20 examine
Mr. Blaine's record has reported In print
10 the members OF the Club. The report
deals only with the Little Rock aud Arkan-
sas matter. the COMMITTEES hndlng nothing
In the Union Pacific and Northern Pacific
charges and Ignoring them altogether.
The report has not been published, but the
New York correspondent OF the Boston
TrdHscripi, bitter anti. Blaine paper, ad-
mlts that several prominent members OF
the club who opposed Blaine, have changed
their minds on the evidence thus present
ed" The more Mr.. BlAine's record and
character are studied, the fewer antl-Blaine
men there will be.