The Republican journal., 1885-06-18

THE COMING ENCAMPMENT. THE DRINkER. A
CASE IN POINT. OFFENSIVE PARrIsANs. A
WOULD BE COLLECTOR WHO "RUNS A NEWS
PAPER, ETC.
Correspondence OF the Journal
PORTLAND, Me-, June To- 1885. The world
ways in its usual way in this moral town The
hotel keeper dreams of rich returns in reunion
time. The traders hope for better things. The
poor devil who tries to evade the dire penalties
of prohibition is planning ways and means to
ill his customers with forty-rod lightning
The hackmen with all their modesty weighing
upon them hope to make up for the hard times
they have been through during the past winter
and spring. We fear the sinful have aspira-
tlons in the same direction. But sneak thieves
and pick-pockets will be confronted with a
strong force Of able detectives who will arrest
the first one they lay eyes upon and place him
in durance vile. This will be a warm place for
evil doors. Speaking of rum-sellers reminds
me of the drinker. What a leyellcr rum is.
Who wonders that poet has said "He scat
tiers all earthly possessions and leaves not a
hope for the future That it ''wthers the
yigor of youth and dshonors the gray hairs of
LSt hit STATE IdSt III Mill. " c euN
within few days a homeless vagrant. covered
with vermin, drunk and disorderiy, conveyed
to the lock up. He had been but short time
out of the work house and will lay for days In
our Jail, the law mercifully providing him with
shelter. Who was this wreck: Let me tel
you. His great grandfather was the first
President of Dartmouth College. His grand
e lo. L, / 1.
the Presidents daughter. His father was a
member Of Congress and was his fathers
brother. An aunt was Il sister Of a President
of Bowdoin; a relative, United States ~cna-
tor and then a governor of our State. Him
self. well educated, talented man. He mar
ried into one OF the best OF families. He was a
merchant, but rum ruined him. broke up his
family and left him wreck. He could WELD a
pen as well as the best. But all WAS sacrificed
for rum. This is one of thousands of lessons
that the youth of our land should heed and
never taste 4 drop of the accursed stuff, We
hail the education of our children upon this
matter as the beginning of better era. The
home, Sunday school and common school are
the factors to stop this horrible evil,
The term 'otfensive parti>ans" has caused
Mr.. Cleveland heap of bother. 1t fills bis
ante chamber with hats twenty years lang
syne The mail bags eroan with charges from
famine stricken men. Here IS a specimen
Thrift has been collector at --. He is an
offensive partisan. He hurrahed for Blaine
and says he votes the Republican ticket because
it is right CIhe idea of man being actuated
by such a motiye) lie opposed You. Mr.,
President. with all his might. He takes Re-
publican paper and has been a delegate to a
hired Sneak and Prowl to talk with his iomes-
tie help and they say be has said our party was
all wrong and he meant to circulate docu-
ments against them. We want Gruntcr ap-
pointed: be has been in all parties and
knows Just how to manage. He runs our
paper ana says if he can get this oGfice he
will hire somebody with brains to edit It.
aud the Lord knows it needs it sadly. He
hates 4 republican and says he will put out ill.,
orally for the party. We think ii he Gets this
place it will make tiYe hundred votes gain to
our party. For he will make every >ubordn-
ate pay and work to get the voters to the polls"
Here is another positive, j. our present
Postmaster. He has been on 4 town cummit-
tee and got subscribers for the Tribune. He
posted up a call for IL caucus of his party in hi,
store-a most offensive act. Has refused to
trust democrats for groceries. 30 bitter Is he in
his politics. He complained of one Of our lead
ing men for selling rum because the seller was
~, 10 /
store. and is undemocratic. We want Cab
appointed. He talks politics All the time and
has been on our town committee for wears He
uotts on our party and hates republican 80
bad that he wont allow their children in sight
of his grocery. Then he ought to have it for
If there is a worker in our town ii is Cab. We
want no more offensive partisan> Of the Repub-
lican stripe. We want reform. we want hon
esty. and Cab fills the BILL
This is specimen of hundreds of ep>tes
that Manning and Villas are compelled 10 read
is no man who votes with party is worthy of
the uame of an American who is ashamed of
that party. 1t i. true that Mugwump. profess
to belong TO 10 party but they are (in their
minds of sanity class who belong on an en-
inence above all earthly habitation and are not
to be rcckoned among the people of this earth.
The President should al want this office for
democrat; you are a republican,, a good fellow
and 4 good officer. but have my own fold to
take care off, But to try to make man 4 Grim
ina because he votes ana works for what he
thinks right is not in good taste or in harmony
with our form of government. OF all the bad
politics our President has been led into BIZ Mug
wump foolishness that is the worst 1t Is /,
club that will bit the head of Grunter and Cab
as well as Thrift and Positive. 1t is hypocrisy
in high places. We know that active republic
cans and democrats quarrel at the voting places
but are the best OF friends aud respect each
other. Our American politics require earnest
men. 1t is the hope of republic, and our
young men should never cast a vote that they
cannot look people right in the eye and defend.
SIGMA.
FISH AND FISHING. A Fall River. Mass.
despatch of the 18th says: The large fish trap