The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-06-11
Letter from Portland.
THE TROUBLES OF THE SALVATION ARMY. A
CURIOUS CITY GOVERNMENT. TURN THE
RASCALS OUT.

THE TROUBLES OF THE SALVATION ARMY. A
CURIOUS CITY GOVERNMENT. TURN THE
RASCALS OUT.
Correspondence of the Journal
PORTLAND, Me-, June 5, 1885. The Saliva
ton Army have stirred up the sluggish impeni-
tents among us, and we hear have done much
good of which there was long felt want. But
the hosts of Satan have been active in the
mean time. The truth is his majesty will get
in heap of effective work in short time
Our Mayor concluded that the soldiers of the
cross were disturbers and arrested every one
OF them, including children, as they were on
parade This action on the part of his honor Is
surprise, he being an ardent temperance man
and they preach that virtue in all its fulness
10 our mind there Is question involved in
this matter that is OF the highest Importance.
If these people, poor and ignorant though they
may be. and fanatics it is charged. can be
deprived of the right to parade with music
any other organization can be served the same
way-yea, more, ought to be. We oppose all
class distinction in our country The law
should bear alike upon all. If these people
are to be deprived Of this right then let process
W
The whole opposition In Portland to the Saliva
ton Army comes from a class who cause our
police more trouble than any other. They
have not yet got our city under their control
and for the comfort of decent people we hope
that day is far distant. 1t stirs the revolution
airy blood in our veins to see people molested
who desire to worship God in their own way
nd no
They reach class our churches are strangers
to. They would not be welcomed to them.
Sad it is to say that our extreme poor must
look TO such agencies for that gospel whose
founder had no place to lay his head. We
say let the Salvation Army parade, and if they
can stop men from drinking rum and beating
their wives, as we know they have, our hope l.
that they will spread all over the land.
We have a curious city government this year.
The Mayor is "a Democrat, With aspirations
to the Governorship. Rev. j. W. Bn>hford.
the pastor of the NJ E. church, says that his
honor has assured him that he has become a
teetotaler, that since Jan. list, 1889, not Il drop
has been tasted by him. We are glad of this.
If there is a man in Maine who can help the
Il
blutf, bold, earnest man who barring his high
temper possesses many excellent qualities, and
IL he should become Governor upon an issue Of
enforcement of the liquor law the thirsty of his
party would be In a sad plight. That there are
temperance men in the Democratic party we
know. but we never met member of it who
had any sort of standing in 1t who was pro-
hlolilonist. True they accuse the Republicans Of
being the rum party; but from our observation
we fail TO believe this assertion. Go into any
community in Maine and you will find the adj
Vocate> of suppressing rum shops to he ten @
one in favor of the Republicans. We think
Capt. Deering can never win the full support
of his party upon such an issue. but Gen. Dow
has promised to make him Governor upon it.
hen the Democratic party in Maine set to
work to put an end to rum selling YOU can rest
assured that the business is at an end in our
State.
The cry of turn the TascalS out. which origin
ated with one of the greatest political charla-
tans in our country ,tdont appear to have much
effect. The truth is newspaper attacks upon
classes of men for political effect Is looked w
on as harmless. but it is 4 mistake. 1t creates
a disregard for official station that ought not to
exist in our country. The office holders as Il
class are honorable high-minded men and there
Is not paper in our State which would dare
Name an individual othcer-holder and call him a
rascal or thief. Our civil service needs no re-
form. There are good men in office and equally
good men to take their places. Ii is great
wrong that newspapers have committed for
political effect. The idea is quite prevalent
thai gentlemen who hold office are dishonest
men. We challenge any paper to name enc
such IN Maine our hope is that the Republican
press will never initiate this pernicou. prac-
tice. SIGMA.
i. ;. Our city government is curious be-
cause our mayors hat covers it.