The Republican journal., 1885-02-26
JOURNAL.
The Public Building at Augusta.

CAMDEN.-F. Lewis.
HOULTON-Geo. Carleton.
The Public Building at Augusta.
The Prog. Age is very much exercised over
the appropriation of S150,000 for Government
building at Augusta for a post office and other
offices, which il says is lone of the most eX-
trayagant items cut of a general appropriation
bill" and censures alike Congressman Milliken
and the Democratic ma ority of the House for
their part in enacting the law. In point of fact
we believe this to have been the most meritor-
ious of the many bills presented in Congress
Tor public building. The Prog. Age speaks
of Augusta as Il small city, but il can hardly be
ignorant of the amount Of business done by the
post office in that city. for the statistics have
often been published. For example the Dem
ocratic New Age says of the Democratic pub
Usher, L. &. Allen. of Augusta, that he has
paid to the office in that city in one year as pos
tage on his publications the large sum of Sl44,-
600 and that he now has employed in his bust
dollars. The New Age says further:
The po>t-otiice accommodations have been
entirely inadequate to handle this large amount
of mail matter. Two buildings. ten rods apart.
have had to he used, with no safe vaults in
which to deposit the large amount of money
which daily accunuiate>. and 1t Is no wonder
the postal department demanded new post
office.
The Government is now, we understand,
paying rent equivalent on interest to the pro-
posed building, which is designed to meet the
requirements of other departments of the Gov
eminent as well as the post-office. What the
Prog. Age says of the expanding of "a good
share' Of this appropriation for political pur-
poses is simply a bit of the demagogery in
which the Age abounds. due to malice or ignor-
anre, il matters little which. If the world
should be regulated to suit the editor of the
live in il for a day.
The first executions to take place in this
state since the re-enactment of the capital pun
i>hment law are to take place at the State
prison on Friday April 3, between the hours
of 10 A. NJ. and p. NJ, when Carmen Santore
and Rti1aelle Capone will be hanged for the
murder of a companion at Brewer some time
ago. The parties are Italians and were labor
ers on the railroad. GOV. Robe signed their
death warrants Oh Saturday last.
We hear of no opposition to the reelection of
the present city government, and under the
circumstances there should be done. When the
railway question is decided. one way or the
n Nor if will ha ~ nj e AHA,
until this question is decided the present Off
cial> in justice to themselves for no other raa.
son should retain the offices they now hold 30
one wants to rob them Of their honors or res.
possibilities.
The Atlanta. Ga. Constitution (Dem.) no.
tees The arrival of Geo W. Drisco and party
in that city, and says of the editor of the Ma
cillas Union that he us regular Galcelon
Democrat" That is the kind of a Democrat
that The southern papers commend, but respec-
table Northern Democrats would consider such
compliment an insult.
Friend Moore of the Watervlle Sentinel
found more in our brief essay on poets than
was intended by the writer. All the reflections
We're designed for the alleged poet of the last
meeting and all the compliments for the poet
OF the next meeting. 1t is rather bard to have
TO explain Il Joke, but we accept it as part of
the Wear and tear of an editors life.
Hon. Hannibal llamlin says he wore an
oNercoat, the other day the first time in his
lie. and caught cold. He saws he ought to
have known better, and will never do it again
Washington despatch to Lewiston journal.
If Mr.. Ilanlin i correctly reported hi, mem
DRY i at fault. The writer saw him wearing
an oNercoat many wears ago IN Washington
and he has also " orn such Il garment in Maine
Frerque Isle has an enterprising dry goods
firm who occupy half IA page of the Aroostook
Herald in enumerating their bargains No
doubt the dealers who don't advertise are biting
their thumbs at their go-ahead rivals. while the
latter are Kept busy waiting upon customers.
The Oregon legislature ha, adjourned with
Out eIecling an United States Senator. The
Republicans We're largely in The majority, but
tailed 10 agree upon ii candidate. The legisla-
ture WAS in session forty days. The Governor
VII! appoint Republican.
An item concerning the Dexter Savings bank
ease, now going the rounds of the press is said
by the Dexter Gazette and Eastern State to be
wholly without foundation. 1t serves, however
to recall the fact that this ease is still pending
before the law court.
1t comes here from quarter entitled to credit
that The Hre>ident-e ect is considering eN- Con-
gresham Frank Jones of New Hampshire for
lhe Navy. The mention of Jones'S name "a :,
probable Cabinet officer Staggers some of the
Democratic senators. Washington Special.
Is it because Jones is brewer that these
''staSgers" appear?
Mr. Carl Schurz Is to be invited to lecture in
Boston. He has been most cordially received
by the Democratic Legislature in Arkansas
That endorsement will secure welcome
from the Boston mugwumps.
EN-chairman Cromwell of the Dem. State
Committee had Cleveland's ear last week, and
il Is feared be may have the weather gage in the
distribution of the >pos after all.
The editor of the Calais Times asks to be
counted out of the ranks of the spois hunters
ana place seekers. He says she has asked for
no Office and wants no office" That is sen.
sible.
Belfast is included in a list of Maine cities
that Twill add water works to their other i'm
provements during the next year" That is
altogether too good news to be true
Mr.. w. ". Corocoran is i'll. He is intensely
interested in the inauguration of Mr.. Ceve-
land, and has taken cold by wearing thin shoes
Did he wear Thin shoes to show his interest
in Clevelan,Fs inauguration?
We are indebted to Congressman Dingley for
copy of his speech on American Steamships
for American mails delivered in the House
Feb. 10th.
Congress Condensed
Feb. IS. The Senate by a vote of 80 to 9
passed the bill to prohibit the employment of