The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-06-11
Prom a Former Resident of Belfast.
THE CHANGES OF TINE. The WAR AGAINST
SORT, ETC.

SORT, ETC.
NEWTON. MASS, June 3, 1888.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL. As an
old time resident of Belfast. | am always inter
ested in the welfare and prosperity of YOUR city,
well as 1.-The old state of my nativity" Ever
since | left Belfast in 1870, have read with
much interest the local columns Of the journal.
and often with sadness AS one after another of
those occupying prominent positions in every
department whether in politics, business or the
church. have been recorded rs going over to
the great throng who 50 uea>ees>ly pass over
the silent river. As visit the Old home city
from time to time miss the old familiar faces
on the street and in the places of business, and
notice many whose heads are white or streal>td
with gray who We're boys and Young men with
me in the "aud Lang Slne." But am glad
to notice that while the fathers pass away their
NANTES fall on their sons, ana III every moral
work they "pu>h the battle TO the gate" have
been especially pleased to learn Of the effort,
recently put forth to drive the great curse of
your city, as it is of every other-rum-.el ing-
out of existence, and trust these efforts will
not be relaxed until the infamous business is
either entirely driven from the city or made 70
hide its hideous head in dens Of darkness,
| notice with pleasure what you say about
efforts to make Belfast more of summer re-
sort. With it, pleasant location and fine farili-
ties for boating and driving it ought to he made
AS popular as any place in Maine. NOrthpOrt,
too, SO near to Belfast might be made of great
advantage to YOUR citizens II proper induce
mentS We're made to attract summer visitors of
better sort. DeODlp Sirl
sets want most al a summer resort is not
much cheapness as comforts and ease, and to
be attracted they must be able to get pleasant
service. for which they are generally ready to
pay. and to be made to feel they are wanted.
No doubt more would buy or build cottages if
they could leave them and feel secure that they
would not be broken into, add not only plum
dered but left dirty and unfit for habitation.
There is a feeling. too. that much of this vanda-
ism Is by the residents in the vicinity and that
the proper authorities could quite easily put Il
stop to it If they wanted.
| see there is some talk Of Capt. Baker OF
your city for L. S. Marshall but Judging by
the appointments in Massachusetts and the
country generally be lacks the necessary quail
lcatlons to recommend him to the notice OF
the present administration, as he was neither a
copperhead nor Il rebel during ''the late IN
pleasantuess,' nor did he take hand in the
late estate steal" which, by the way. seems to
be the one thing necessary to render some men
eligible to office. Please tell the Captain that
if he is left out it will be because he is too good
man, as lie really IS, to train in such COM
panv.
When one gets to thinking over the present
condition Of affairs in the country he has to
give vent to his feelings in some way OF the
pent up wrath would be liable to blow the top
of his head of; but one can take ii out in talk
ing, as "the South is in the saddle and rebels
and copperheads are all ''to the FORE W.