The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-03-05

Having been convicted of mendacity that
would have put Ananias to the blush, and of
stupidity that would disgrace wooden Indian,
our unaimable contemporary of the Prog. Age
nursed his wrath for few weeks before pro-
mitigating one of his usual fictions about the
editor of the journal. To do this, such is the
poverty of his intellect, he was obliged to resort
to plagiarism, the file of the journal for 1864
furnishing him the ideas for his .'Short Dia-
logue." But then the Prog. Age-so named be-
cause it does not progress-is always twenty
years or more behind the Republican journal.
In 1864, as now, the journal was the object of
the Age editors envy and malignity, and the
dialogue he has plagarz is one between Sec
Rotary Seward, at Washington, and IA messenger
from the Age. The latter has denounced the
journal editor, and Mr.. Seward says:
He has controversies, too, notice, with the
conductor of the government organ. Mr.. Gust
Age NJ. Mr.. Rust, mis- name is.
Seward. les-eXcuse me. Well. he seems
TO get this Mr. Bust into tight places, and to tie
him up in very hard knots. notice
too that he charges your friend Che editor of
the Age with |. ing awfully about man who
went as bis substitute, and was Killed at Getty--
burg, aHd that be even dunned his wife for
trifing sum he loaned or gave her, etc.
A. the Frog. Age editor has thus shown his
partiality for dialogues we can favor him with
one of later daie-at the White IIou e;
President Cleveland Who IS thi, Mr.. Ner-
dlgri> that is demanding the collecorship AT
Belfast:
Secretary. Not Nerdigris-Ru>t.
President. Well, the brass of he fellow sug-
gesled the name. But he is a Republican, is he
not?
Secretary. Oh no. He managed some years
ago to get possession of a newspaper establish
ed by subscriptions from Republicans some of
whom would like TO see their money again
md then used the paper to enforce his demands
upon the Republican party for office. He got
few sops, but was never satisfied He wanted
the earth, and the Republicans finally shut
down on him. and then he became Green
hacker.
President A Greenbacker. What claim
can he have on the good, old, hard money Dem
ocracy which represent:
Secretary. Oh. he has left the GreenbackerS.
He wanted them to elect him Governor or send
him to Congress. and he die! have nomination
to Congress in his own hands, but was euchred
out Of it by an unsophi>tlcated stone-cutter.
They say he did not find out he was beaten for
the nomination until two days after the conven-
ton adjourned. 1t takes a good while to get an
idea into bis head, and none ever get out.
President. lie must be fal-wtted sort OF
man.
Secretary. Well should smile. Why, they
say up in Waldo county that he does not know
enough to come in when it rains and when he
was sent to the Maine Senate he just voted
against everything that came up-good, bad
and Indifferent. That seems to be bis idea of
craftsmanship. l believe he has never had Il
second term in an elective office.
President. lie claims to be Democrat now.
| suppose.
Secretary. Yes, he is for the Democratic
party and office.
President. 1t seems to Inc this would be "a
poor appointment.
Secretary. The idea is | believe, that If be
can be got into an office the Democrats viii get
somebody with brains to run the paper estab-
li>hed with Republican money, which under
MS management Is Tue hlefest apology lor
newspaper. with limited and rapidly Ill
mnishing circulation. and which is thought to
do the party more harm than good.
President. SO it appears that This man is
professional pace-huner. and that within d
few Years he has belonged TO three different
parties and been standing and persistent can
didate for Office in All of them
Secretary. That appears to be his record.
President Evidently he ha, never heard of
my civil service reform policy. Then there are
too many bright and shining Democratic lights
to be provided for; and | don't want Rust on
my administration. File his petition - in the
waste basket