The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-30
Politics and Politicians.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER.


1t seems that Cap'n Chase was not the only
member of the Garcelon gang TO be remember
ed kindly by President Cleveland Tuesday.
The later dispatches show that Eben F. Pills
bury. the guide, philosopher and FRIEND" of
Garcelon throughout the Co ntine-out villainv,
has been appointed U. S. Internal Revenue Col
lector for the District of Massachusetts.
This affront has been put upon that loval State
deliberately by the President as he has been
fully advised of Pillsbury's record through the
public prints. including papers friendly 10 him
like the Boston Advertiser and Springfield Re
publican.
If the President will recall Fogg from the
West and make him Postmaster of Lewiston.
appoint Garceon Collector of Customs at Port
land, with Simon 5. Brown as L. S. District At
tornty and Councillor Foster As Collector for
the Port of Bangor, the "Reform leaders" will
be we'll taken care of. and The beauties of Dem
ocratc Administration will have a cons picuou>
Illustration. Wing and Courier.
MUNSoN'S CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
The rumselng element of the Portland DEM
ocraey is said to be very much eXAsperated
against Mayor Deering. 1t is alleged that he
promised them immunity for their votes and
| influence. AT the same time he had prom
ised the ultra Prohibitioni>ts to enforce the
law As ii never was before enforced. BY the
support of both he was elected. Now he keeps
faith with the prohibitonsts because he mas the
I assurance of their support for Governor in
1856, which. with the Democratic nomination,
which he hopes to get. Will make hi, election
,ure-in his Imagination. The Mayor is said to
entertain grudge against the proprietor of the
Falmouth Hotel. \ few DAYS since his police
seized a small quantity of Wine in the store
room, which was intended for and could be US
ed for no other purpose than cooking. The
Court discharged The proprietor. The Mayor.
/ though once Republican, belongs 10 the Tab
uator Chase" faction of the Democracy. Bos-
ton journal.
THAT HOLE"
Some of the Democratic papers in endorS-
inc Editor Rust of the Belfast Age for the col
lector>hip Say that when he left the Reprbii-
can party, he made very perceptbe hole ii
The organization" The ''bole' that he made
when he left the Republican party because he
didn't get what he has ever since been looking
tor-an office. is about as perceptible the
"hoie" made by pebble when east into the
river. Wing and Courier.
THE PRESS On PILLsBURY AND CHASE.
The bourbons of Maine We're opposed to
Pillshury having an office in this State, but
they had no objection to his holding one in
Massachusetts.
The two first appointcc> of the President to
important offices in New England are men who
four wears ago cOnspired TO overturn popular
government in Maine Boston journal.
Such appointments as those of Chase and
Plii>bury ought not to be made the subject of
partisan comment. They ought to be made
the subject of reprObation without distinction
Of party, or age. OF sex. Portland Press.
The opinion expressed in the editorial col
umn> of the Boston Advertiser, that the ap-
continents of Pilshury and Chase. by the
President. ''are as bad they could he unless
he had chosen men convicted of crime is en-
dorsed very largely by the people Of Maine.
Ikennebec Journal.
What ha, Mr.. EDen F. Pillsbury done for
;he Democracy of Massachusetts that he should
have one of the best offices in the State: Is
his appointment recognition of that sort of
pemo"rac! which in 1s6. led him to revile
Abraham Lincoln, incite opposition to the
draft in 1868 and con>pre 10 set aside popu-
lar election in 1850: Boston journal.
1t was Eben f, Pil>bury Just appointed in
ternal revenue collector of Massachusetts by
/ the reform administration who said in his
paper the Frar Kiln Patriot, that there was
more truth than poetry" in CORES pOndent'>
description Of Abraham Lincoln a "cross
between ali Andalusian Jack and a Sandhill
crane" 1t was the same Eben f. Pisburv
who said. noticing the remark of a friend of
Mr.. Lincoln that Mr.. Lincoln would shine in
history, that the euogi>t must mean the kind
of shine" described by John Randolph where
be shines like rotten mackerti by moonlight"
Press,