The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-07-15
Maine Politics.
A CHANGE OF UNIFORM.


presume the tarnished epaulets, the faded,
worn, blue uniform and the battered sword.
are hung up rs sacred mementOes i'm his coun-
try home-they will soon be pointed out as the
uniform Governor Edwards wore in the war
of the rebellion. But he has donned another
uniform now and enlisted in another war;
from w. III. Citford's Notification Speech.
Yes, Col Edwards has indeed .'donned
another uniform now and enlisted in another
war" He has donncd the eX-Confederate gray
uniform, and enlisted in war to give ext Con-
federates the full control Of the government
which they fought to destroy. The old blue
uniform stands for patriotism. LOYALTY to coun-
try, the determination of traitors and rebels
and the supremacy of the ''old flag over every
State and Territory of the Union. The new
uhiicrhi sSnlnes tile RUE Oh reu-hall'eu fcpeis
hatred Of thc oovernmant thev wpnlI hnva
DESTROYED but for the ..hovs In hiue {" and who
now seek by murder. terrorism and fraudulent
elections to cain the political supremacy in This
nation and govern If TO answer their uni,Ist and
unhoIv nurnoses Whom CoI EI,varis hoors
the election returns in Maine neXt Sentemhcr
he will understand what the people of Ills
State think of his chanoe of uniform.
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WELCOME lo THE PROHIBITION PARTY
We cordially welcome the "third party" to
the political Held i'll this county, and assure
them the same courteous treatment from the
Opinion always accorded to opponents. We do
chile unsound. the theory unil,st. tyrannica and
Illogical. and the practical workings of the law
in;urv r.tbor tb,u . Lonoft to tho cnrs, Of FAM,
perancc. Butwe recognize the fact that it is Il
question upon which honest men may honestly
the arguments adduccd by prohibitionists. al
belt we think they are fallacious Moreover,
we have the highest respect for the men who
are taking the bold stand of leaving their polit
ical parties to aid a cause they believe in. THEY
are at least laboring to establish a principle,
and we ALWAYS respect men who are donu that
though we may not believe it a correct one,
They shall have no reason to complain of the
course thc Ouinion will take toward. tbcm
[Rockland Opinion.
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The ridiculous story that Col. Edwards called
the Grand Army lot of bummerS is still 60
ing the rounds Of the republican papers. 1t is
malicious lie, AS every paper that publishes
1t, from the Lewiston Journal up, we'll knows.
Portland Argus.
1t Is not lie. The journal knows whereof
it atlirms, and the Argus does not. We have
the afiidavits of several citizens of the highest
respectablllty and integrity, stating that they
nave repeatedly heard Col. Edwards call the
Ii. ~. H. set OF bummers and other hard
names winch we DO not care to PRINT. These
afildaNlts viii be published if it becomes nee
csSary
When nan who has always denounced the
q. \. H., IN being nominated for olhcc sud-
denly manl1eSts remarkable love for it and
iiastens to buy Il ticket for its encampment, it
Is time that his record is shown. If the Ar
gus desires more facts, it can have Them
lLewlston Journal.
TIE INTERESTS OF TEMPERANCE
We publsb elsewhere on oxtro,t of , letter
from = nrnmi,nnt t n,neranca n"au in nyfnr