Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-08-12
NUMBER 81.
POLITICAL NOTES.

On the "a of September, 1879, HrrPer's
Wsetiy published An excellent article on
"the shameful hypocrisy Of the Democrat
ic reform cry with such a man a. IIend-
rlcks on the ticket" And now HIrpsr's
W,siiy and Geo. WIN. Curtis sustain TIE
Hendricks ticket.
Those papers that have been 50 eager
10 sssert that Jay Gould, Russell Sage,
and Cyrus Field are for Mr Blaine. and 10
draw the Inference thefefrom that he was
The monopolst candidate. may now appro-
priately wrestle with the fact that Mr.
william n. Vanderbilt i for Cleveland.
a very distinguished business man OF
New York, recently returned from Call.
fornls, writes A. follows 10 a gentleman In
Boston n was not Blaine man when !
went away, bu, the Great West convinced
me. You woald be Astonlshed Al the great
enthusiasm FOR him over the entire West
IL l. something wonderful" where IL the
Independent who said that Cleveland Re.
publlcaus were very thick ln the wesif
A letter IRON Newark. Ohio. says
The Blaine and Logan Central Club
held lts nrst meeting last night 10 was
addressed by three ex.Dem0crais Fify
old Democrats signed the roll. There will
be full 100 Democrats In the city who will
vote the Republican ticket, and a. many
mo-e In the county. DO not know Re
publican In ohio who will vote against
Blaine, bat from every town and precinct
We hear OF i've. ten. twenty or more Dem
Ocrats coming over 10 Blaine"
Three thousand Irish Americans held
an enthusiastic Blaine and Logan meeting
In NV York. Monday night The meet
ing was addressed BY some OF the lcailng
Irlsh-Amerlean citizens. but n We are 10
believe the Democratic journals, who have
heretofore held these same men In the
highest respect, they are now "dyuamii-
crs" Of the very worst Kind. What has
changed them 30 suddenly
Before Cieyelands nomination, the y.
\. Saa Dem called him "a candidate
whose destiny Is defeat" Since the Con-
yentlon, Nj Dana has thought u all over
and come 10 the conclusion that his bead
was level Ia Saturdays SuH, We Ind the
following What We said before the CHI
easo Convention was not said a. random.
I, was deliberate conclusion then and
Cleyeland's success In getting the nomln-
alton has not changed 10"
Very striking Is the news from Louis
lama. In CoueordlA parish about 10
white voters and influential men have pro-
nounced for Blaine and LogAn-half The
white vote In the parlsh-by the aeknowl-
edgement OF the C)Hc0r,iia Eagle, Dem
ocra,lc paper. The EIgls fears the col
orcd people may &c, In their votes In Lou
lslanna this year and get them counted.
The solid South at last l. obviously In a
hopeful frame of mind.
The special correspondent, OF the Bos-
Ton Journal relates an incident connected
with the recent conference Of the so-called
Independents lie says
"A merchant who does business 10 Reade
Street asked % be admitted. but he was
told that he must first slgu the pledge.
Bat. be expostulated. 4 want % hear the
speeches and Arguments before ! make up
my mind. Can't help that, said man Al
the door, you must make up your mind
arst, and listen % the arguments after
ward. The orders are strict The mer-
chant went away In disgust. remark
ing n that Is what you call independence
| want none u T.
Some days ago letter was published
In Chicago paper ParPortiug 10 have been
written by the Rev Mr.. Krouse, pastor Of
the German Evangelical church AZ Spring
aeld, Illinois, pledging the writer's vote
lor Cleveland. A few days after the Rev.
Mr. Krouse pronounced the letter a forg'
cry, and publlely declared he wAs always
a Republican, would continue Republican
and would vote Tor Blaine. The Rev. Mr..
Krouse was not little surprised - receive
Monday. a personal letter from Mr. cleye-
land, thanking him on the strength OF The
forged letter for his promise Of support
The enthusiasm for Blaine In west
ern New Yofk"-edltoriallY remarks the
careful and conscientious Buffalo C0mmer'
eial. Airsriiser-"l beyond all precedent,
for the opening OF a campaign. One Of
the leading merchants OF Buffalo. whose
business brings him In communication
with the principal farmers and country
dealers In the neighborlng counties, In
forms us that he has never before known
a time when political favor appeared 10
run 80 strongly ln one direction. Blaine
Is the universal fayorite, even among those
who have been counted upon 20 support
Cleveland. This Is a Straightforward tes-
tlmony, and lt Is from one who personally
Is not an admlrer OF the Republican can
didate."