Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-07-08
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POLITICAL.

with Balue, ~ Maine. we'll sweep ii' isn,i,
A. ln ihr dtys 81 yors.
from OIL Aiisntic's stranl
To FAR fscilc's shore.
million throat. take up the .inia.
Win hlains. ii's 81 Mains. r. ;iay veil sain.
4 thuniefcd % ihe sky
An,l tili the long ca upaixn has osa.ol.
shall move that snowy crest,
Above the statesmen ofthe cas-,
Tho soldiers ~ TIE Nesi-
men. hurrah f0r the emblem white.
And hurrah Cor The Planned Knight,
for victory and ior hialne' rom oregon io
Wen fsii8. ~hero the white plnmewavc.
The ereeuhack party 10 10. prospectus
annpunce. th,t 10 know. M East, M
Wet. no North no South statement
of What lt fiIs- know. ssys an tNchtuge,
wouii he much more - the purpose.
4, /. sunosucrd that wildes r. walk
er. csq a ne long aud leading democrat
oY ropshtm. has declared for Blaine Tor
President
-Jadge Foraker sali AZ ratification
meeting IN Cincinnati that "y0n might
ilst a. well have tried % dam up the vat
crs of the Mississippi River a. % have
prevented the nomination of James q.
BlAlnc
The Republicans Ia New York and
New Jersey are busily organizing for the
campaign. In both States the enthusiasm
Is great, particularly In manufacturing
towns Monday night the largest ratlnca-
ilon meeting ever held Ia lthaca, y. T.
was addressed BY judge Day, who has been
a lifelong democrat
Mr.. james Is Roblnson Of New York
city. brother OfW. A. Robinson OF Auburn,
l. visiting Ia Auburn. Mr. Robinson l.
Blaine man through and through. lie says
that there are more Blaine men than be In
New York city There IL a following there
that will Astonish the nation. promi.
neut New YORK democrat Acknowledged
q him a few days ago that Blainer
strength Is marvellous. II i beyond ac'
count
Prof WIN. Everett. a Boston iuie-
pendent, charges 10 a public speech that
Mr.. Blalues appointment A. secretary OF
state vas his price Tor supporting Car
asld The fact i Mr. Blaine had no inti-
nation that the post OF secretary OF State
was - be- offered him until atcr General
Gardeid was elected. So unexpected 20
Mr. BlAlne. aud al first - unwelcome was
the oif.r. that he askei a months time
from the Prcsldent-elect - consider u
Letters from Garhsld can now be shown,
urging Blaine % accept. Oue ~ Que, the
charges against Mr.. Blaine sliuk out OF
sight % fair minded men.
Mr.. Frank Cobb OF Rocklani, Maine,
hai some business with a concern, four OF
the I've members 0f which had Joined The
Independent movement. A soon a. he
got into their Oflco they asked him about
Bl alne. lie told them that be knew MI
Blalnc 10 b. a hrst.class man, and exhortci
them q drop the Independent dellsion.
Bsfore he len, the whole four said that
they should vote fOr Mr. Blaine. -B9s'oH
Journal
-General HAwley was one Of ihe great
leaders ofthe volunteer soliiery, man
whom al soldiers respect an have eonh'
deucs In. on the h)or Of the senate last
Thursday General Hawley SAID, Nothing
can be proposed % help disabled
wOunied, suffering soldier. or bis widow.
or biz orphan, that will not sustain and
nothing can be proposed % pension An
able.bodled man that will sastaln." This
4. the right doctrine. The country does
not eqaltably owe the debt which the new
pension measures would fasten upon u,
with the enormous burden oftsxailon they
layolyc
-BiAlnc's foreign policy Is not a warlike
policy bat policy for the Development or
American lnaaence and commerce. George
william Curtis In Hiysr's Wsekly In i,,l
heartily endorsed Mr.. Blalne's PanAmH
letter. OfthAt letter SIR. Curtis declares
III l. another Illustration Of the skill aud
ability with which Mr. Blaine has mAn-
aged The department conhied % him lie
has what may be callod the American IN
stlnct, an essential quality In our foreign
secretary, We, restrained In his Official ex.
preston by an equally American tact and
good sense. Mr. Curtis never wrote
truer words.
The second largest source OF revenue
% the L. :. Government nom any one
branch OF business. Il derived from the
production and manufacture Of tobacco.
BlackwelIs Durham Tobacco Co, OF Dur
ham, y. c, clalmes - be the largest man
ufacturcr of smoking Tobacco 10 the
world. The reputation OF Blackwelfs
Genuine Bull Durham smoking Tobacco
i too 4 rmly established 70 need any com
menda,lon AZ our hands la another col
umn our readers will notice their new an.
nouncement which i Of Interest 10 All
lovers OF the weei The company are
perfectly responsible. aud when they an-
nounce that they will give away sll,95o in
cash, II il an assured fact that they mean
lust what they say. Smokers Will nnd an
opportunity OF combining business Win
pleasure by reading their announcement
-Intemperance appears 10 be guilty OF
about all the us 20 which human nesh u
heir. Al the state medical s0ciety's meet
ing In Philadelphia, last week, the doc
tors decided that the rum, ,oftener Than msd
dogs, Is the cause OF the disease We cali
hytrophobla A the season IL approach
ing when men are supposed % be most ia
danger OF being bitten. 10 bee ones OF the
greatest importance that all those heavy
drinkers who stand In wholesome fear OF
the dread disease should give dog whlskey
wide berth.
NAsBY OF ASSISTANT DEMOcRars.-To
hey that class NV republicans cons over
TO Us, 20 sekoor purity In party manage
ment and reform In the government, Is
compliment which We trooly appreshlate.
~ they are honest In their demand Tor
purity, and hev money 10 put up 10 buy "
IN Nltus ulllltlluIu uth ulu hutNy 'aNNa
aud the democrisy will be happy. ~ they
come, however, with cold abstracshens
and want 10 simply dictate 10 Us, without
doln any thing themselves, they alnt so
valuable q acquisition. We are willin 10
subscribe 10 their resol0oshens demandin
reform, but they must accompany them
with actooal dollars. The dem0crisy NV
Keutuckey and injcany amt very smart,
but In q struggle for reform they Kin all Nv
EN- reed the nggers on the end Nv bank
note.
-For good, plain, common sense We
commend Edward Everett Hale's little
talk on the presidential nomination TO
certain gentlemen who are persuaded that
virtue and wisdom have lived only In their
smile, 20 die when IL Is withdrawn. Mr..
Hale reminds these gentlemen that from
1901 70 1851 the government ofthe country
was In the hands OF q Southern oligarchy,
with what results are only too well known
from 1861 20 1854 the administration has
been controlled BY the Northern States.
and In these twenty years have been made
not only our greatest advances, but the
frst attempt 20 make the government rep
resent the principles on which everybody
Is agreed IL should be founded NJ. Hale
says several gentlemen, whom personally
he highly respects, have asked him 70 com