The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-03-19
CURRENT COMMENT,
THE MUGWUMPS AHEAD.

THE MUGWUMPS AHEAD.
Mr.. Cleveland has said that the hide
pendents are to be considered in the
matter of reform, and that his party is
bound by the Civil Service Reform rules
and principles, and therefore we do not
see why the mugwump has not the best
of it in this fight, and is not likely to
come out ahead, providing Mr. Cleve-
lands back does not yield to party pres
sure. Bridgeport Standard.
THE COQUETT1sH SEAL.
Poetic imagination disported itself in
the Maine legislature at the recent SEES
sion. In debate on seal protection,
one member said the seal chad an eve
as mild, fascinating and beautiful as that
of Grecian Maiden Probably, how
ever, if the member tried to catch one of
these elusive animals, the seal would
wink her Grecian left eye and make for
deep water Boston Record.
\ BIG CONTRACT.
We mean to eXtinguish the grog shops
in Maine. This we cannot accomplish
without first Wiping out the Republican
party, which We can easily do. When
we were few and weak, we demolished
the great Democratic party in Maine on
this issue. We are now many and
strong, and the Republican party occu-
pies exactly the same ground from which
we drove the other out ANONYMOUSLY 30
years ago, and it has never recovered
from that overthrow. Neal Dow.
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TARIFF CUES
TON.
Up to date but two papers have been
found that have been able to discover in
the Presidents inaugural exactly what
his tariff opinions are. The Nashville
American, which favors protection, de-
clares that Mr.. Cleveland is clearly in
favor Of that doctrine, while that ardent
free trader, the Louisville Courier Jour
nal, complacently indorses the new
Presidents free trade opinions. Port
land Press.
ENGLAND'S IDEA OF FREE TRADE.
\ little instance of .Ebuying where YOU
can buy cheapest" comes from free trade
England. The plan TO carry water by
pipe line from Suakim to Berber is a most
excellent one, and it was reported a day
or two ago that American pipe, which is
far superior to any made elsewhere, was
to be used, but one of the terms Of the
contract is that 1.-THE pipe shall be Of
English manufacture" That is to say,
free trade England takes good care to
protect its own pipe manufacturers
Hartford Post.
BOURBONS vs.. MUGWUMPS.
Tie Democrats feel towards the hide
pendents somewhat as the southern
slavehoiding democrats used to feel, and
act towards the northern wing Of their
party, which, always on its knees to
them and doing their bidding, was ac-
cepted only as despised but useful
tool. The Democracy Of to day despise
the mugwump Independents for their
treachery to their party, and while they
are willing to use them, will not trust
them, and particularly resent as pre-
sumptuous their attempt to run the
party. Republican Standard,
a MACHINE POLITICIAN AT THE HEAD
OF The TREASURY.
1t is natural that the business element
of the country should entertain appre-
tensions concerning the effect Of putting
a machine politician at the head of the
Treasury Departments: but there is no
occasion for surprise. The men who 50
earnestly supported Clevelands candi-
dacy were well aware Of his inability to
rise to high planes of political action.
To make Manning Secretary of the
Treasury will be simply to serve notice
on the country that the machine which
dominated the party in this State is to be
transferred TO Washington. Troy Times.
THE CHANGE.
A party is bow in power at Washington
which attained that position solely bv
fraud in the southern states. This fact
is known and acknowledged by men of
all shades of political opinion The
country narrowly escaped the accession
to power of the same party by the same
means in 1876, and it was then hoped we
should never again be subjected to that
danger. We care not so mach for the
party change which has been wrought
as We do for the means by which it was
accomplished, for We fear it may be the
torerunner of false elections in the future
There ought to be some provision in our
10y which the method of
presidential elections can be reviewed,
and, when fraud or force is found, a new
election be ordered and thus prevent
resort to fraudulent means by frustrating
the success of the object sought by such
means. But it seems that the country
must accept the count with no method
by which they can challenge its honesty
| bridgeport, Ct, Standard.
JEFFERsONIAN SIMPLICITY.
The cost of the inauguration in all its
'Jetfersonian simplicity" is said to be
rising $4,000 Fairfield journal.
GH0UL-LIKE.
The Hon. James G. Blaine, ''abpe
blossoms" and all, was not a part of the
great show. Union, March ).
In another column in the same issue,
it was stated that Mr.. Blaine was at the
funeral of his sister in Baltimore. The
man who could indulge in such brutal
language as the above, under such cir
would doubtless find body
too refined and aesthetic an Oc-
rupation to satisfy the requirements of
MS ghoul like nature. Concord, n H.,