The Republican journal., 1884-10-23
Political Points.

soon Chase will stump Iowa against the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS electoral ticket
one of the deacons Of Plymouth Church
sharply criticise> Mr.. Beecher's political course.
The Harvard Law School students have form
ed Blaine and Logan Cub with member
ship Of fifty.
Hon. VIM. Daniel, the prohibition nominee
for wee president. accepts the honor in a long
letter.
The Union League Club of New York dem
on>trates its loyalty to Blaine and Logan by
issuing an address.
A prominent German of Washington gives
Carl Schurz the lie in regard to statements
made by the latter in 1850 concerning Mr..
Blaine.
a prominent Director of the Union Pacific
denies the rumor that that company holds. or
has ever held, damaging letters from MIR. Blaine.
Theodore Roosevelt has declared his iAten-
ton Of going to work for Blaine and Logan.
lie will soon address the Young Republican
Club Of Brooklyn.
The Democrats Of the 9TH Congressional dis
trlct of Massachusetts have nominated Robert
Treat Paine, Jr.. Of Waltham, in place OF Leo
pold Morse, declined.
The New York State Temperance Assembly
address urging Mr. St. John to withdraw and
Prohlbltoni>tS to support Mr.. Blaine.
1t is said that the Mormon Church has decid-
cd to support Cleveland, and in exchange for
their votes Utah is TO be admitted to the Union,
if Cleveland is elected.
Hon. L. b. Smith, formerly of Saco and
speaker OF the Maine House of Representatives
III 1871, denies the report that he has come out
for Cleveland.
An appeal is issued to Prohibitionsts not to
cast their ballots for the Democratic candidate
by voting for st. John, and that gentleman is
asked TO Withdraw from the contest.
Democratic opponents of Gen. Butler endeav-
ored to break up his meeting at Pitlsbury by
exploding fireworks from the top of Il building.
but the General soon causedth pyrotechnist to
cease from his abors.
Secretary Mcpherson shows concuSively in
an open letter TO Il resident of Columbus, o.,
that ii was through The influence of the Repub-
lican party that naturaliZtd citizens secured
their rights at home and abroad.
'.Free trade would shut up our factories"
said Hon. j. V. Farwell, of Chicago, one Of the
largest dry goods jobbers in the country. This
Is the opinion OF nine-lenths Of the leading
manufacturers in the country
The Maine Democracy has fourteen members
in the House of Representatives. If il had not
been for the untlring energy and vigilance of
the old Mo>sbackS who controlled the organic
| ation the party would have been badly beat
en(D Fairfield journal.
Uncle Sans credit in 1860 was poor that
his per cent. bonds sold at 36 per cent. dis
count. Now bonds of the same character are
worth 20 per cent. premium. The first period
was afte1 long Democratic administration,
the second after Republican administration
of only "A Years.
The stories that are being sent from Augusta
TO he effect that Mr.. Blaine acted lreacherous-
y to Senator Morrill, in 1869 are silly as well as
malicious lies. Il was in that contest" said
eX-Gov. Dingley, Friday, 'as friend of Mr..
Morrill,, being at Augusta several days before
| the caucus. and have talked with Mr.. Morrill,
about it since many times. and often as |
| did he always spoke i'll the highest terms of
| Mr. Blaine's conduct in the Senatorial caucus
| Mr.. Blaine said Thursday in answer to the
| enquiry Of newspaper reporter, that the
| assertion of Warren Fisher that he Mr. Blaine,
had offered Il sum of money for the Mulligan
| letters was utterly untrue. IL was mere
| malicious invention. Mr.. Blaine added that
| there was never IL time when he would nave
given single penny for the letters, though he
| always main aimed that it was gross invasion
| of his private rights that the letters should be
| haWked about and published.
The remnants of the Greenback part met in
| convention at fOrllallu recently, ana resolved
| themselves into the Peoples Party. 1t was
fusion of cranks and played out politicians,
who have organized with the hopes that in the
sweet bye and bye, something will turn up
that will give them chance to get square
meal at the expense of the dear people. A
| few respectable politicians attended, whose
| past experience with the Greenbackers ought
10 have convinced them that their party in this
State has got to be led by different material.
| Fairfield journal.
| The latest issue of the Humboldt Library, j.
Fitzgerald, publisher, 20 Lafayette Place, New
| York, contains Miscellaneous Essays, by Rich
ard A. Proctor. Mr.. Proctor is unquestionaby
the most versatile of modern scientists, and the
present work shows him at his best in many di-
versified branches of knowledge. The subjects
treated are "Strange Condolences; "Coinci-
dences and Superstitons"; Gambling Super
sittons'; ''Strange Sea Creatures; '',The Or-
gin of Whales; "Prayer and Weather" Fl
nally there is highly suggestive and practical
essay on Learning Languages.