Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-02

friends aft nfighpofs Tor NNttkf Net
they can 81 20 pensions This i the re-
suit Of the present lAw, which the Repuhli-
cans are trying 10 change. oar soldiers
endured great hardshlPs-sle,plug of'sn
on wet ground or In the mud or rain, max
ing long marches. In climate to which
they were unaCcustomcd. etc etc. Many
Loot their health. but In order 10 get pen
slon A. the law now stands they must
prove that they were sound on entering
the service. Twenty years have passed,
many surgeons aud other witnesses are
dead. ~ u Is impossible Tor many cescfv-
lug ones % furnish the repaired proof
Every one was cxamlnsd BY a oompeiout
surgeon before being mustered 10, aud II
any signs of unsoundnss- were found. r.
jected The fact that they were accepted
ought 10 BE- proof enough Of their sound
nes.. This 9. the hlea Of The new pension
ON, which the Democrats Detected ss,
winter NJ H. then gave detailed his
tory OF the ON
The Democrats Say the Republican party
has been Tn power lorg time. have be-
come very corrupt. and chruge Is resdsd.
I.et u- sec about mi.
Last year We raised q f,ysuuc Of $780,
100000 Ofth.s slt0o 600 ooo wis f,s cur.
rent NP,nse. Hat, says = n,mocrai.e
frlend. our CuriCnttxpsnsss In nuchauau's
time. were ouy s,ooo.ooo Admitted.
Bat The population Al that tmc wss 3d.
Oooooo. row % i 100000 The *.
pcuscs must OF course iuor,ase with The
population. The current expenses in nu.
chanan'. time were a. t0 psr each inhat-
liant They are now the same - i0 for
each mia Rant 50 The Republicans have
nothing b bel ashamed OF on that score.
81. 10000 we're or The Interest on ise
pahuc debt 40 one disputes the payiog
OF this. &c 0oo 0o0 was for passions 10
our brave sni deserving soldiers THIS
leaves si0i ono oo0 o. What the Democrats
car surplus revenue Bat there i no
such thing A. T. surplus revenue. Thls
slol oOo u1o Wa used in paying on part
OF ;hc public deht There i % mote mo-
uey In thc Treasury now than there Wa a
YEAR ag0 10 those who cry out agaIust
his mean O. say hat W ought not % pay on
This debt ani stop he lnieresi - fat as
possible DO they mean 90 advocate he
psrpsiuauou ~ this lntese-i-hsaflag tebt
forever
Nov 90 u. Sc about hlsaw'u' corrupt.
uess ~ itc Republican party bod
la my hauI. AL tac speaker, r'Pori or
the S,cf,iary ofihe Tr,ssury, showing al
ths 'osss. .n collecting and eKPsai.ug ihc
pohuc money. through sn kiris ~ iishor.
e.iy. ln ,tcl aiuinisirai.on ni sou
ever bear any ore cin wash.rgions a.
miul,rauon cuuup,' Docs uoi every one
car li thc mo3si f,r al sacceei.ug ones 90
foliow TIE losses thfough dishonesty 10
Warrington administration were a. q
fif each 500 A. my friends. What
WI satlsfy 500 Or this preseui corrupt
aimlnlsirauou" Wa. thc i1ss go Oh for
each $1,000 l. hat high cuoogh' i
g. 00 high enough whti sre The faci,i
To lo.s through dishonesty daring The
pr,seu, ADMINISTRATION was i-. n.0s 20
osf car 1r .lri 1900. Tbs Is the rec.
ori % The Rcpabiican oorruP;nc-,. The
l,s. Ia Buchanan's time Vas ~ g. in Lin.
co'ns. ri cent. Ia Grants. 81 cents Ia
uayess q ceuts TIE total TAXATION Is
now $3.50 for each iuhab'iant 10 Eng.
land u issii "a for each iuhah.nut Tbs
d. The fsn story OF Republican d.shouesiy.
What l. ihe TUlf7 The ufif satan
or assessment ON goods of f1r, "a manu'
facilrc brought inio this country What
would have been The eject % The Morrison
Tarif BIZ. f,r which al bui thirty Demo
crats voted. 10 MS State II pui Lumber
on thc free list The wages of wood
choppers abi saw.mll employees IN Cara.
IA i shout .haf whai they arc IN his
state. n lumber was pat 90 The free list
u T. very piain ma, the wages % our
wooi.choppers auf % those Who work Ia
saw.miil. must be- reduced one half or
laundering 90 Maine must stop. There are
. 600 co. Invested In numbering In this
state. Hay wAs Put on The free let The
present duty on hay l. - alton. ifuksn
OF u would reduce the price BY - much.
TIE protective tarlf protects The labor,r
from the chespsr labor OF other countries.
In the wooden mills % EnglAni mAuy work
for - cents a week-Ahoat rs cents LAY.
The highest pay i = cents AMI 81 no =
day. n The tariff wss taken on all our
wooden manufactures could 30 would BE-
% reduce wages o the English standard or
shut down. saw In France. said The
speaker. women working outdoors, four
teen hours. Tor 10 cents day. lu ireland
IS cents day i the regular pay visited
one Of the common peoples houses. Il,
was a very small hut, bullt OF mud, rooted
with straw and weeds II was 80 low !
hal % sioop 10 entering. There were no
windows. ami the siogIe room was rather
dark. The fo0r was % mud. In one cor
ner was pile Of rags and straw, such a.
We use FOR dogs bed. This was where
the man. his wife and six children slept.
Their food was sour milk, with corn neal
ana potatoes mixed with H. They only
tasted nest once a year-a, Christmas.
A few years later met the same lrlshmAn
In Boston. lie Invited me 20 come and
see his house, and would not take no for
an answer. lie had ulce, cosy cottage,
with a garden, al paid FOR out OF bis earn
lngs. He lived well, dressed well, and had
money In the bank. This Is the difference
between the condition OF lAborers 10 this
country and 10 Europe. Free trade means
10 reduce our laborers 10 a foreign stan
dard.
Does tie iarin benefit the iarmeri 1,
does. by mak'ug = good home marke, for
bis produce when was boy, sald the
speaker, my father seat me 70 market with
a load OF potatoes. I bad 10 90 twenty
two miles 10 end a market. went round
20 the stores-20 cents . bushel was the
price offered. Al last ] found store
where they offered ~ eents-the highest
i = 90 -