The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-10-08
Letter from Portland.


A WONDERFUL CORNHUSKING MACHINE. BUS
MESS IMPROVING. THE POLITICAL POT.
THE REMOVAL OF SURVEYOR PULLEN. THE
COLLECTORSHIP. WOMAN SUFFRAGE. THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Correspondence of the journal.
PORTLAND, Sept. 26, 1885. The readers of
the journal are interested in all the improve
ments of the day; hence we mention labor
saving machine recently come into use in this
city. 1t is a corn husker manufactured by the
Maine Corn Husking Machine Co., of which
Richard 0. Conant of Portland, well known
substantial business man, is President We
have seen it in operation and it is wonderful
affair. BY it two boys or girls can do the work
of twenty-five men. 1t is of great Importance
to corn packers and to farmers generally, as
two horse power will drive one and person
can go from barn to barn husking his neigh
bors' corn they used to the wheat in old
times when we raised wheat. Business is i'm
proving in our city and many cherish the hope
that our dark hour has passed Many new
stores and houses have been erected and tene-
ments are scarce. The State Fair has been
visited by hosts of Portland people and is said
to have been success. The political pot Is
boiling tiercely and the axe has fallen heavily
upon the defenceless heads of the Republicans
who have been In office long or short time.
We find no fault when 1t is done as party ne
cessity, but bringing charges of offensive parti-
sanship seems to us a most contemplate piece
of low politics. The Democrats want the Of
fees; they are theirs; they won them. True,
their President still talks of civil service reform.
There is no such thing. Take the latest remoy-
al. Hon. Stanley 7. Puen has been Surveyor
of this port but short period out of four
years term. He was faithful officer, respect.
ed by all who had dealings at the office. He
was loved by his subordnates more than any
one who has previously filled the place. There
is not an officer at the port but holds him in
high esteem. No charges were brought against
him. If there was an otficeholder in Maine
who filled MIR. Cleveands bill of a good officer
as described by him in his letter to Geo. VIM
Curtis, Mr.. Pulen was that one. He has beer
turned out and his place given to Hon. Bior
Bradbury, gentleman beloved by every body
we'll qualified and who will make an equally
popular officer. We are glad Mr.. B. has beer
appointed, for the place belonged to his party
But we do dislike to hear the prctence OF
mugwumps that this is any different from
any other administration. Mr.. Pullen vii
now carry out design long entertainec
by him and visit the eastern or Old coun
tries of the world. After going around the
world he will return and we guess he will TAXI
up the quill and tell us what he knows abou
civil service reform. He has seen the beautie,
of its operation and we hope, like the writer
he will pronounce it the gigantic humbug o
humbugs of this country. Before this is il
type Mr.. Dow will be removed as collector by
civil service champions and his place given tC
some one who will be pronounced a reformer
| Like Mr.. Pullen Mr. Dow has made an excel
| lent officer. winning the good opinion of hi,
enemies in the Democratic as well as the Re
| publican party. We are not going to predic
| who his successor will be- but anticipate :
GOODNESS when the appointment shall come.
| The woman suffrage convention has been
| held and many speeches made in favor o
| women voting. u will come in time. Ever,
move is looking in that direction. We 5eiey
our politics would be purer if the women yot
| ed, but we cannot see how they are to serve oil
| juries and shoulder 4 musket. Absolute equal
| tty means an equal assumption of the duties y
d citizen. We doubt there being as vet bu
| few women who care to assume ali the burden
full citizenship imposes. We favor woman
| control Of our schools and trust ere long the
| will have full share in their management. |
| ought to have been SO ere this. This remind
| me shat see one foolish Catholic priest ha
come back from Europe and IN tde an Onslaught
| on our common schools. That church will lie
| the matter alone. Their own people will no
sustain the clergy in any opposition to fire
schools. Any church or party doing so is sur
| to be buried. The whole Catholic people mus
| not be condemned for the utterances of som
! crank, if he be priest Our schools are tn
corner stone of our republic, without them W
perish. 1t will take as much blood to destro
them as it did to put down the rebellion.
| will be well to mark that. The Protestar
people are patient folk but there are certai
jewels in the crown of liberty very precious I
| them and this is valued the highest. 1t is
priceless ruby and can never be DESTROYED.
SIGMA.