The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-06-11
The Political Kaleidoscope.


The Administration will take care of the
Garcelon gang and all its relatives in time.
Iabulator Chase has already been provided for.
and now competent and trustworthy postal
clerk has been abruptly removed in order to
make room for son, nephew, OF cousin of
Slime" Brown. The clerks in this department
of the public service have always been regard
ed the most efficient and hard-worked Of
any of the Government employees, and more
over the department has not been conducted on
"A partisan basis AS some twenty Democratic
clerks have been appointed III this division on
the recommendation of Democratic Congress
men and retained under Republican admins
trations. These removals are simply warn
ing that the Administration means TO provide
for the ''hungry and thirsty" regardless of the
efficiency of the service. Wing.
THE PORTLAND CoLLECToRsHp.
OF the compromise by which Gen. 5. j.
Anderson would be appointed Collector and
Hon. Bion Bradbury surveyor at Portland the
Rockland Opinion says: such an arrange
ment would not be at all satisfactory to the
Democracy of Maine Had this been a Demo-
cratic state, Mr.. Bradbury would ere this have
been sent to the United States senate, for he is
| by all odds the foremost Democrat in Maine.
| And as the national administration is now
! Democratic, the Democrats of the state now
| desire that the highest official honor that can
| be given to il man within our borders shall be
| bestowed on him. This is the wish of the
| masses of the Democracy everyWhere-and no
| wonder. 1t would be dsagreeabe to Demo-
| Gratis generally to see him given a subordinate
| appointment, even so lucrative and honorable
| one that of surveyor of the port. AS for
| Gen. Anderson, no Democratic administration
| should ever give him any position of trust. 1t
would be better politics to give the place TO
| almost any Republican, rather than to him.
| His cod-blooded, selfish and treacherous course
| in the campaign of 1882, ought to prevent his
name ever being considered in connection with
| an office by Democrats"
| THE s'PROPER THING" FOR WILSON.
A correspondent in Rockland writes us that
| the venerable Edmund Wilson is having petit
| tions quietly circulated in that section asking
| for his appointment as collector of that district.
| If Mr.. Wilson must have an office we suggest
| to the President that consulate in some warm
climate" would be the proper thing. The party
| in this State would then have an opportunity to
recuperate. Bangor Commercial (dem.)
DEMOCRATIC "REFoRMER.'
| The people of Oldtown have arrived at the
| conclusion that ECONOMY and reform come
| high, their experience in that direction having
cost them about ST, 600. The late treasurer of
| that town is the man who was going around
making speeches in which he declared the re-
| publican party was SO corrupt that he had to
leave it. Bangor Wing.
| JOTTINGS.
The tactics of the sneak and spy are adopted
to oust competent Republican otfice-holders.
Colonel Charles DENLY of Indiana has been
appointed United States minister to China.
| 1t is understood that the President has de-
cided to appoint Col. Morton postmaster at
| Augusta.
1t is reported that d. II. Thing, Esq, of Mt.
| Vernon is going to Washington to see about the
| distribution of offices in this district. "a
| Prominent democratic leaders from all parts
of the country are gathering in Washington.
The opinion prevails among them that between
now and July l, the beginning of the fiscal year,
Il number of appointments will be made.
The President has appointed as consul gener-
| al at Montreal, DR.. w. A. Anderson of La
| crosse, Wisconsin. DR.. Anderson is native
of Maine, and cousin of General s. j. Ander-
son of Portland.