The Republican journal., 1885-02-19

\ layoritc "arsument' with the editor of the
Prog. Age when any one shows up his mis-
statements and exposes his ignorance is TO call
thu critic fool, etc. If our contemporary was
possessed Of sufficient intelligence he would
/ have discovered long ago that he belongs IN
thai category himself. Nor is his assumption
of immense abilities warranted by any thing he
/ has ever accomplished in politics or journalism.
1t seems 10 be generally conceded that when
| President Cleveland gets ready to distribute
the SPOTS the Belfast custom house will fall 10
Hon. EdW. Gushing. of Camden. 1t is believed
That ninety-nin out of every hundred Demo-
crat in the district favor his appointment, and
between him and his opponent the business
men would make it unanimous.
| We have received from Iguatiu> Sargent,
Treasurer, Il statement showing the receipts
and expenditures of Washington county for
the year 1854. The county has no funded or
floating debt and began the wear 1888 with a
balance TO lis credit of ll,4lS61. The county
officers are Republican. as might be inferred
/ from this favorable showing.
ANHtte vi [lpooiUI io.ol, anu d surplus OF
! over ! 900 900, under the New York standard
| OF four and half per cent. interest is the re-
markable showing made by the statement of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New
York, and published on our fourth page. c.
NJ. GignouX is the general agent for Maine and
| New Hampshire.
Gen. Neal BOWS proposed amendments to
the liquor laws are published on the first page
| We have no space this week for extended COM
ment, but in our opinion their adoption would
be most injurious to the temperance cause. No
legislative committee would ever recommend
| their adoption. however,
| Bon 81 adbury Il, Boston Record inter-
| viewer that civil service reform is humbug."
Before the election the party to which Bion
! belongs claimed to be the only simon-pure, all
WOO, yard-wide civil service reform party.
| There is humhug somewhere, but we should
say it was the Democratic party
The Lincoln County News says of an item in
last weeks journal: ''There is no question
| about the need of water works for the village
but we hardly think the town is entertaining
any offers at this time Our authority was
| Waldoboro despatch to the Boston journal.
| The time is near at hand for the spring cleo
| tons. and we trust our Republican friends will
| read and act upon the suggestions contained in
the articles from the Wing and Courier and
kennebec journal, printed on the first page of
| this weeks journal.
/ George w. Drisko, Esq, is a candidate for
the colcctorship at Machias. Mr.. Drsko is IA
| lifelong Democrat, and will no doubt be op-
| posed by the new corners, who joined the Dem
ocracy in the hope of thereby getting into Of
| flee.
| we suggested last week that Cromwell, late
chairman of the Dem. State Committee, was a
victim of the Chase Later information war
rants the belief that his goose was cooked by A
Waldo county Baker.
IL Is estimated that the ice men on the Hud-
son have secured 3,0000 900 tons, which with the
amount remaining from the harvest of a wear
ago Will make an ample supply for all wants
next summer.
We hope the next New England Fair will be
held in Bangor. Maine ought to have her
turn. and it is Just as easy for Massachusetts to
come to Maine as it is for Maine to 90 to Mass
| achusetts
The Boston journal has an article on ga mag
niticent frieze,' manufactured by the Boston
Terra Gotta Co. But for magnificent freeze,
of Natures handlwork, you must come to
Maine.