The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-11-11
Boston Letter.
Tur Observation-Disclosures WArs-liE
NATIONAL GRANGE.
BosroN, Nov. ., 1885.

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NATIONAL GRANGE.
BosroN, Nov. ., 1885.
The November elections are over. Here
IN Massachusetts, the Republicans led by
Governor Robinson held their OWN. In
New York we are beaten by about ll,ooo'
MANY reasons are given for this but the
true one is that n larger number oil lie
puhlicans did not 20 to the polls then OF
nemocrnts. why did the Republicans
STAY at homc2 Because they did not pro
nose To contribute to victory winch
would be claimed by the Mugwumps anu
free traders. Mr. Davenport was strong
candidate but the day the New York
Times, Post, Puck and Harper's Weekly
came out for him and declared that his
election would be an Endorsement OF the
President, he was a doomed candidate.
The average rank and file Republican
holds the dcfamcrs of Mr.. Blaine in
contempt. They have no use for the po-
litical snob, the political Pharasee and
the British tools. One wishes that the
Republicans had carried New York but
what would such victory have involved
The Mucwump leaders would have claimed
II as their achievement and there would
have been no living with them. Ihey
would have cried down all Republican
leaders and have had timid party men to
defer to them. Now that it has been
shown that the Mugwump Is not nemer-
ous-is not $4,000 in New York where he
claimed to be 5000, he will be held III
contempt. Mahonc's defeat in Virginia Is
Ia be deplorcd He was doing good
work there and if fraud had not been
resorted to, he would have won.
just now there is not little anxiety in
newspaper circles The Globt is not only
forging ahead but it has excited the envy
of the Herald and it now looks as If be-
fore wear, it would push the face-every-
way, British organ to the second place If
II has not already done so. Several times
during the last month, the Herald has be
trayed its annoyance in weak paragraphs
which has given the new editor OF the
Globe an opportunity 20 mercilessly ridi-
culc the principal editor" of the Herald.
1t is now reported that the prince OF
Mouptebands, Carl Schurz, is going to
buy the Post which has been living at a
poor diving rate for some years. This Is
not relishcd by the Herald and although
| its managers give no note of alarm, must
be a severe blow to the venerable Adver-
tiser, whose constituency must be the
same as that which Schurz will draw
away because he as a first class fraud and
| free trader and mono-metalist, is wor-
shiped by the autocratic element in that
city and the empty headed young dudes
whom Edward Everitt Hale describes as
"fellows who write on elegant paper with
goose quill and desire to be mistaken
for Englishmen.' The truth is there are
too many Mugwump free trade papers in
Boston for the market.
The National Grange of the Patrons
of Industry meets here wednesday. 1t is
a wonderful order, the largest, oldest and
most powerful of the industrial societies.
1t has membership in every State in the
Union, and is more vigorous to-day than
at any time during its eighteen years ex-
istence. 1t is honest and practical in its
aims and has done a great work in de-
vcloping the intellectual activity of agri-
cultural people. Fortunately it has kept
out of politics.
MAINE,