The Republican journal., 1886-03-11


night that they would elect their Mayor Mon
day by vote of three to one. He probably
counted upon the voters then locked up to be
kept drunk over Sunday and then voted, but
he did not take into consideration those who
could not be locked up or inundated. The
promise was, like all the Others made by the
ring-unfultiled.
Hon. j. II. Manlcy, Chairman of the Repub-
lican State Committee, telegraphed Senator
Hale March 1st, giving the result of municipal
elections in nine Of the fourteen Maine cities.
In closing he says: '.The sweeping triumphs
In Portland and the large gains in Lewiston
auspiciously opens the campaign of 1886"
The principle O. of the so-calIed Taxpayers
is illustrated by the fact that of their lead
ers hung in the wind until the eleventh hour
with the expectation of retainer from the
Observation-Disclosures. Failing to receive it
ne took his jaw over to the Taxpayer side
Sam Small says the newspaper reporters
'have punctured more shams and hypocrisies
in this country than all other influences COM
bned" \ very creditable amount of punctur-
Ing has been done in this city i'll the past few
weeks and the good work will go on.
We ate ,22S 900 tons of sugar in America
last year. Portland Press.
Now if our contemporary will tell us how
much sugar he ate in foreign countries we
shall be able to decide whether he has a sweet
tooth or not.
The Taxpayer meeting Saturday evening
was chiefly devoted to abuse of the journal
and Age. Considering the source from which
this abuse came the local papers ought to feel
compimented.
The Thieves own, mis-named The Tax-pay-
er, expired Saturday. Like the traditional tai
Two dip it went out spluttering and sinking
and has left only bad smell behind it.
The Taxpayer ring made some changes in
their candidates, for obvious reasons, but they
We're not changes for the better. 1t was an
exchange of brains for brass.
The Boston Herald says of the rejection of
Chase and Pillsbury: 'There are some other
cases which we hope to see treated in the same
way Ditto.
Portland gave III Republican plurality and
1887 majority, and there is a large Republican
majority in both branches of the city govern
ment.
Waterville voted March LIST on the question
of city charter, for the third time. Whole
a DeS
Another member of Cleveands Cabinet
gone wrong-Secretary Whitney is implicated
in the Broadway surface road scandal.
The Hancock fund has come to standstill,
less than half the desired 100000 having been
subscribed. This is too bad.
Rev. w. W. Downs recently assaulted H. 1.
Dillenback, Boston Post reporter. Why
didn't Dlenback hthimback?
The Boston Herald endorses Senator Ed
munds Republicanism. Now who will en-
dorse the endorser
Ten vessels and 56 men have been lost from
the port of Gloucester, since Christmas. A
dear price for fish.
The mugwump Boston Herald admits that
the Democracy is "driftng towards failure"
The Toledo Blade is still actively engaged in
pulverizing the rum power.
Therefore, young man, make your record
Clean" Last works of John B. Cough.
Come to think of it this winter has not been
success as an open winter.
The journal policy may be expressed in four
words-Turn the rascas out.
The Ward Two case was simply Garcelon
steal on a small scale.
Senator Fair, of Nevada, is a native of Bel
fast-Ireland.
Lewiston and Portland have turned the ras-
Gals out.
The Knox County lime kilns are smoking
again.
The shysters and Shylocks must 60.