The Republican journal., 1885-02-19
NUMBER s.
Bellicose Bourbons.

The Democratic party appears to be engaged
in an internecine warfare which extends from
| the St. Croix to the Rio Grande. AS speci-
men of the fraternal feeling existing in the
Southern wing of the party take the following
The editor of the Atlanta, GA, Constitution,
asserted that Mr.. Waterson of the Louisville
Courier Journal is "a star-eyed jackass;" and
the latter retorted that the editor Of the Con
stituton is playful IDIOT" "a poor cub Of
monopoly" and ga fat boy of old John Browns
dime museums" and concludes as follows:
$50 to Young Bowels. go to 90 to nunnery:
go to school, go to the devil, and, when you
have learned to spell tariff call and see Us.
and We will learn you how TO cipher revenue
AS matters stand, you do not know enough to
argue with anybody but Yourself. and, as you
are not likely to find bigger fool, YOU can
hope to come away from the encounter with
second honOrs at the very worst
In this State the battle which began over the
reorganization of the State Committee still
RACES, and there are lesser fights on hand
wherever there is Il candidate for office. or
Mr.. Robert Burns a candidate for the collect
orship at Eastport, the Democratic organ at
Caais--The Times-says
Sander, that worst of poi>ons. ever finds an
easy tHtldlCt W iSIODt HltbtlS. anu MI.
Burns appears to have found little difficulty i'll
organizing junto of backbiters and con-
spiracy of liars. His attempt to crush oppon-
ents by personal abuse and misrepresentation
is, for indecency and malignancy, without
parallel in the annals of Maine politics, and is
worthy only of the Thugs of India and the
Italian assassins who stab in the back.
The Times concludes:
What is to be the outcome: Viii there be
retaliation? Is there to be war to the knife
Will the Democratic party of this District be
disrupted: We trust not and will strive to
prevent such result But Mr.. Burns must
change his tactics. SO far in the canvass, lie
has only proved that he is not a fit man for
Collector.
Then Ben Bunker of the Fairfield journal
has SHE'D his castor into the ring and is full Of
fight. In the last issue Of his paper under the
caption OF Turn the rascals out" he prints
the following editorial:
l.. NJ Staples of the Democratic State Com
mlttee, writes US that he is t'tHtHod independ-
ent, and don't think much of Greenback Demo
Gratis, or mongrel Democrats who have come
from the Republican party. Says he is moss
back, but fOrgetS to add that he glOried in his
shame. We are very much pleased to know
that Mr.. Staples classes himself with the play
ed out ante-deluvians and is so ''icTaned' in
dependent. Now if Mr.. Staples is not too
''damaeT' independent, will he please inform
to as a member of the Democratic committee,
who took $3.50 for his service for selling out
his party. Speak right lip loud and indepen-
dent. Mr.. staples, so we can all hear you. Did
you take 800 from Mr.. Mortland, as chairman
of the Knox County Democratic Committee. to
prevent a union of the opposition, or does Mr..
Mortland lie:
There is trouble at the National Capitol too
and the mugwump press is seriously disturbed,
by the lack of leadership or settled policy
among the Democrats in Congress Indeed. ii
is reported that MIR. Cleveland has been urged
to come to Washington month before inaugll-
ration day TO try and set things straight. Com
menting on this story, the special correspon-
dent of the New York Herald, Mr.. Nordhot,
tclegraphs from Washington as follows:
The party needs head, ruler. a command
er. some one with common sense enough to tell
Its members what to do ana what not to do, and
with such authority as Il PreSident-eleCt has 20
enforce his commands. Mr.. Cleveland caunut.
of course come down here III February ar
| ''>et up an office but he would do the Demo
Gratis very great service if be would cause hi~
own ideas, wishes and policies to be distinctly
known here, without DELAY, ut least to two or
three dozen gentlemen of both houses who are,
IN different WAYS very inCautously commit
| ting themselves, and. 50 far H. they can do il,
| their fellow Democrats. 10 various courses
| which Will certainly emharraSs them and pos
| >ibly the new PRESIDENT by and by.
| Prominent Democrats are found for and
| against hunkT llt law for and against the
| national banks, for and against the dollar OF
| our fathers for and against Internal taxation.
! for and against the Nicaragua Canal, for and
| against the Cuban Treaty, and each one urges
| his policy positively a. though it We're 70 be-
| tae policy of the next administration, which j.
| bound TO have a well defined policy on all the-.
and some other questions.