The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-06-11
Democrats and Mugwumps.
THE HUNGRY AND THIRSTY WHO HAIL FRC


Special Customs Agents. Ed Wilson. it is
said, is not candidate for the Office, as the
other Maine men have reported. but hopes to
be appointed Collector of Customs at Waldo
boro.''
Edmund Wilson. Esq. of Thomaston. has
his agents in Knox and Lincoln counties solicit
ing subscribers to petitions for bis appointment
AS Collector of Customs for the District of Wal
doboro. We understand the allegation of ''of-
tenSiye partisanship" will be made as ground
for the removal OF Edwin Sprague to make
room for Mr.. Wilson. Comment is unnecessary.
Rockland Free Press.
The Portland Advertisers Washington spec
ia says that Charles Morton recently slipped
away from Augusta and came TO Wa-hington,
where he had long interview with President
Cleveland. The report here was that he had
gone TO Belgrade. suckering. but it seems from
the Advertisers despatch that he was try Ing to
make a sucker of the President. [kennebec
journal.
The Lewiston Gazette makes sharp slap at
Plaisted and other visiting statesmen at
be good that Col. Morton will get the Augusta
Post Office appointment in spite of hi, fre nd>
at Washington.
MURDERERs AND CoRRUPTTONIsTs.
The newly appointed minister to Russia, Mr..
Lothrop. has hardly cleared his skirts from the
damaging charges laid upon him by the New
York Court of Appeals and the fact that since
that time no one has brought against him
charge Of fraud is hardly satisfactory. While
admitting that fraud existed that he defended
1t and was made. TO all appearances. p71foTp$
cr,D,u~ thereby. Mr.. Lothrop lodges the result
by plea of ignorance.
The "otttn-ive partisan" John c. By Xhee
man with only political qualifications for the
place and with exclusively political backing,
has been appointed collector of The port of New
Haven. 1t would seem, from the civil service
reform standpoint, that no less consistent APP
pointment could well have been made, while,
viewed III its partisan and political aspects. it is
made in the Interests of the political "bo>s" and
for purely political purposes and effect. Bridge
port. Ct. Standard.
The New Orleans States. an out-and-out DEM
orratic journal. declared recently that Mr.. {.
B. Jones, lately appointed consul to Callao is
wanted" for murder in Louisiana. having He'd
from that state in 1870 after the assassination of
General Liddell. The States also demanded
that Governor McEnery Of Louisiana. issue
requi>iion for the body of Jones.
Charges of corruption have beer filed against
Bayliss W. Hanna, The Indianalan whom Presi-
dent Cleveland few weeks ago appointed
minister to Persia, and he will nj receive his
commission untilthe accusations cleared away.
CRISP COMMENT.
That excellent Democratic authority, the
Fairfield Journal declares that there are lots
of rascal>" in the Democratic PARTY. Turn the
rascals ont. Portland Advertiser.
LII Is funnitr than circus or a comic opera
TO see a Democratic Administration. with a
Mississippi man in the Cabinet, turning up its
nose al murder in that State. But for political
murders there could nave been no Democratic
Administration. Washington Republican.
Aha" chuckltd the Postmaster General up
on hearing that Phimdelphia's Postmaster lost
limb in the war for the Union. II his is proof
that he is an offensive partisan He fought
the Democratic party. lie will have TO GO
[Norriotown Herald
The removal of Mr.. Clarence Puilen from the
office of Surveyor General. of New Mexico. and
the appointment Of Hon. George W. Julian in
his place plea,es the Boston Herald. which de-
ciareS the appointment As tirst-Ciass in lis char
acter.' The Daily A verti>er remarks: The
removal and the appointment are both mis-
takes" The Mugwumps do not agree. Bos-
ton journal.
Those Maine Democrats who grow and COM
plain because the new Administration is slow
in turning the rasrals out and point to the
temporary retention of notorious politicians in
the Augusta office, should turn their batteries
on their own party. which contains lots of ra>-
Gals, who by their own tricks and deception
have delayed the Maine appointments. Fair
field journal.
Ex-Governor Plai,ed. OF Maine, is still lin
gerine around " Washington hoping that some
crumbs will drop to him from the patronage
table. Plaisted j. a man who i stronger in his
appetite than in hi, intellect. Philadelphia
Press.
WOULD BIZ PoSrNASTERS TAKE NOTICE.
We understand that the Postmaster General
will soon take up the matter of changes in the
smaller post Offices IN thi, State. where causes
exist for them. Hon. ). ;. Brown. chairman
of the Democratic State committee. will, we
hear. visit Washington about the first of July.
to look after matters OF that kind, and we
would advise all applicants for po>imaster>hips
who think their cases have merit. to bring the
tA,. b.,
may look after them while he is in Washington
and present them Understandings. Rockland
Opinion.
WHAT \ MISSISSIPPIAN SAYS.
The report comes to Washington from Miss
i>>ipp, in the matter of the request upon
Meade the newly appointed Postmaster at
HHZlthur>t, to resign. that Il prominent Miss
issippian denounced the Administration for its
request, say ing: 1t has got beyond necessity Of
concealment That the killing Of Print Matthews
political necessity. He was educated.
well of and hard headed He held the negroes
up to che Republican rack, and persuasion 10
drsi>t had no effect upon him. So long II he
wouldn't quit he had to he killed in order hat
Mississippi should be and remain Democratic
State and that Democratic President might be
Elected. Why make 30 much fuss about Mat
iheWS. II Meade resigns on demand of the
President lie is fool, aud if the President in
>iets upon it he is "A whte-liNered hypocrte,
and only worthy Of the contempt of faithful
Democrats. Ii is safe to LAY Meade viii not re-
sign
CLEVELAND AND REFORM.
We Were told that Il vote for Cleveland meant
reform-thal when the Republican ra>cal> were
swept out, honest men would take their places
in short. thai civil service would be the cor
nerstone Of the new Administration. Nearly
four months in pOWer-And not one of these
pledges has been redeemed. Was it worth
While for Republicans To follow the lead of
RrN. james Freeman Clarke, Carl Schurz. Col.
Goldman. the Boston Herald. New York Even
ing Post. etc. etc, ~hen the result shows that
the cornerstone is hypocrisy, not reform: bos
ton journal.
DCMBFOUNDED DEMOCRATS.
The following was published Saturday in IA
Boston paper:
AUGUSTA. Ne. June 4. 1880.
To PostmasterGeneral Villas, Washington, ID.
e.:
il is with Indignation and regret that the
democrats OF thi, county 10 IA man look upon
the appointment of John Kirk, "a partisan re-
publican, postmaster at Togus, in this coun-
ty. over Gen. Luther Stephenson. ,Ir.. nou-
partisan democrat, and we look upon ii AS
further evidence of the success of combination
of intriguing republican politicians who wish
to retard the necessary reforms and put break
ers in The way OF the success of the administra-
ton. We are simply dumbfounded at the APP
pontment, and think you must have been i'm
posed upon by misinformed friends. Very re-
spectfuy yours, THOMAS }. LYNCH,
Secretary democratic county committee, Ken
nebec county.
Is THIS CIVIL SERVICE REFORM:
George W. Julian of Indiana. now nearly
seventy years of age. who was a bitter and
malignant Free-soiler, and who when in Con-
gress was chronic grumbier, went over into
the Democratic party few years since, and
has now been rewarded by the appointment of
which he has never seen. To make room for
him, Mr.. Clarence Pullen. who has resided for
some years in the Territory, has been dismissed.
Mr.. Pullen has made the old Spanish land
grants in New Mexico special study, and il
Is to be regretted that he should have been I'M
tremendously bounced after a Years service,
TO reward a soured old politician by giving
him place which he is not competent to fill.
Percy in Boston Budget.
JOTTINGS.
One of Ward Beecher's sons has his reward
collector of Customs at Puget Sound Ore
gon.
The President has appointed General w. S.
Kosecrans OF California as register of the treas
ury, in place of B. X. Bruce who has resigned.
Petitions are being circulated in Knox and
Lincoln counties for the appointment of Ed
mund Wilson of Thomaston as Collector of
Customs for the district of Waldoboro.
The Hon. Daniel Ii. Thing of Maine has
started for Washington to what he can do
toward getting the rascas down his way turned
out. His constituents await results with breath
less Impotence. Boston Post.
A ROckland despatch says: Collector Sprague
has appointed ii. j. Mather deputy collector of