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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01
Opinions to Order.

The Opinions of Messrs. Gould and Drum
mond amount to very little. They have no leg
al force, and are merely special pleas put forth
in defence of their clients. The Tax Payers
got what they paid for, and the same gentle
men would have furnished opposite opinions
fer consideration. That is their business.
They defend criminals when retained for that
purpose. The ring boss probably said to Mr..
Drummond: "We've got in a bad >crape, have
seated an Alderman who was not elected, and
we want you to help Us out. We have the
railroad rental at our disposal and intend TO
spend it all in litigation if necessary" Then
Mr.. Drummond prepares an opinion, which is
not fortified by law or sustained by precedent,
but in v hich he is ''inclined'' to think various
things to help the ring ont of their difficulty.
AT the time of the State steal, 10y the way,
Mr.. Drummond's opinions were of very
different character
The laws are supposed to be based upon
common sense, and their object is to pro-
tect citizens III their rights, their persons,
and their property. Tic opinions of Me>Srs.
Gould and DrUmmond carried to a logical
| conclusion would render elections a farce,
by opening the doors to even worse frauds
than that practiced in seating an Alder
man who Is not elected. once in power,
under this perverted view Of the laws. city
government could perpetuate itself indefinitely.
aud citizens would have no redress. Accord
| ing to MI. Drummond n Mayor could seat a
whole board of Aldermen, with the aid of the
ward clerks and men legally elected could be
excluded. We loub1 if there is voter in Bel
fast who believes in any such theory. We
have had closely contested elections before
and in 1873 a ease precisely similar to thai in
ward two this year, but there has never been
any difficulty in settling such matters equit-
ably without resort to outside lawyers or the
courts. 1t was reserve ed for the Tax Payer
ring 10 perpeirate the first outrage against suf-
fraee in this city and to introduce here the
methods of the State steal
But as we have said these opinions amount
10 little; they decide nothing. If those who
procured them really believed in the strength
of their ease they would moi have refused to
refer the matter to Chief Justice Peters. to
ext hief Justice Appleton, or to any one of
the other eminent lawyers named. d>interest-
ed men. to whom both sides of the question
could have been presented, and whose decision
would have been of some value. But Col.
Fogler's adlres, evidently satisfied the ring
that they had not legal Lee to stand on if
they We're not already aware OF the fact-and
not daring to 20 to the courts they pay for
opinions made to order with which they hope
to hunbug the public Tie public declines to
be humbueged.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01
An Opening for Business.

Saw mills in this vicinity are unusually busy
which is due in part to the destructive storms Of
the past winter Trees broken by ice and other
wise injured have been cut down to be sawed into
lumber. The other day the writer rode TO town on
a slcd-load of logs with wideawake Northport
farmer who was on his way to Quincy. speak
ing of the distance to mill he suggested that there
was good opening for man of the right kind to
establish steam mill in Nortllport. What Is
called the portable mill could be used ana the pow
er utilized when there was no numbering done in
running threshing machine ana Il Glitter mill.
Cord wood, he said, hardly pays for cutting with
the present competition from the Provinces, and
no doubt good deal of both hard and soft wood
now goes into the wood pile that could he profit
ably used for other purposes. The farmer in cut
ting his fire wood might reserve all sticks suitable
for lumber and If he could have them sawed with
in reasonable hauling distance hc would be able
to repair his buildings build additions and keep
up ms fences at great saving i'll cost. The high
price of lumber doubt tends to letting buildings
get out OF repair, while they would he kept III good
order II timber from the wood lots could be utilized
to advantage.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01
About Ships aud shipping.

Major Delandof Thomaston has laid the keel Ior
his steamboat to he built the coming season
The owner Of the steamship Rapdan. which
sailed from New York early i'll February for Cen
trial America, has given the vessel up Is lost. She
carried one passenger and crew Of - men.
diver has been down tn the wreck of the Oregon,
and reports the vessel upright and not imbeddcd
i'll the sand, as feared. She lies ON an uneN en
bottom, and rocks to and fro The water was too
rough tur thorough examinations
Iti- thought that the coal laden schooner Charles
II. Morse from Baltimore to Boston, long overdue
Oregon WAS the vessel that sank the Cunarer.
This schooner was built and mainly owned in Bath.
The Bath independent says: The frame of the
gigantic four ma,ted schooner for Capt Phillips
of Taunton, Mass, is half up, at the y +. :. Is.
Co.e yard. When completed She will be the largest
schooner IN the world measuring nearly thirteen
hundred tons.
Capt A. Manson of the schooner {. 4. Balch,
has examined the boat that picked up and
taken to New \ ork, and prUuuunCcS ii one belong
m t" INC schooner Charles H. Morse, the vessel
that Is supposed to have been in coll sion with the
Oregon. He formerly commanded the vessel, and
is familiar with the boat.
Representative Dingley says that the bill for
free ships just approved by the majority of tile
House shipping committee ought more properly to
be entitled "a bin to destroy American shipping"
He fears the bill will pass the House, but hopes
that it will he killed in the Senate. 'kight here"
he says, ais curious state Of altNirs-onc branch
of Congress has To be relied upon to defend the
country against bad legislation. 1t il a common
thing for members of the majority of the House to
give rs an excuse for voting for bad bill that mo
harm is done. The Senate Will kin it,"
The report of the majority Of the shipping COM
mtter to accompany the free ship bill. after re
viewing the present law relative to American regis
try, says:
The bill reported provides in substance that all
vessels Of whatever build owned wholly 10y citi-
zens of the United States OF by companies incor-
porated under state laws may be registered as
vessels of the United States. ana shall be entitled
to all the benefits and privileges appcrtaining tu
such vessels.
The minority report says the adoption of the
bill would be unjust to the shpbuildmG industry
in that it is proposed TO place ON the free List com
pleted manufacture OF the most complicated char
acter while every other completed manufacture
imported was left with duty of at least 30 per
cent that a free ship policy would result in the
destruction of our Shipbuilding industry. and that
the effect would he to transfer the huilciing of
such ships as we might need to British ship yar'I
and British WorkmCn.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01
The Edmunds Resolutions Passed.

Friday, Senator Ingalls, scathingly reviewed
the course of the President and Cabinet in max
ing removals. and the Senate passed the resolu-
tions declaring that the Senate would not con-
firm nominees TO Office appointed to fill vacan-
cies created by removal for alleged unfaithfu-
ness or mafeasance, the evidence of which in
the possession of the departments is refused
by the administration. The vote on various
resolutions was taken separately. The resolu-
ton declining to confirm in these cases passed
by 30 yeas to 30 nays-Mitchell of Oregon
Riddeberger of Virginia, and Van Wyck of
Nebraska, voting with the democrats. The
other resolutions passed by stronger vote,
that condemning the removal of faithful eX-
soldiers from office, received nearly a unani-
nous vote.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

The ladies of this city have good reputation as
cooks-perhaps we should say culinary artists
ana many are very expert at candy making. One
lady is now meeting with great success as a manu-
facturer of what are known as French candies, and
which We're first put sale at Woodcock's last
week. They are certainly not inferior in appear
ance or taste to the imported article, to the pro
auctions of the best confectioners of the large
cities, and have the further Recommendations of
being strictly pure and freshly made The local
demand for these candies has been very great and
when known they Will have more extended sale.
Our Searsport nelghbors are so apprecative of the
good things of this life that If they once taste this
Belfast candy we are sure that, like Oliver Twist
they Will camor for more. The varieties are named
in the advertisement.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

The arrangements for the celebration of the
completion of the new court house and other
county buildings at Ellsworth have been sub
stantially agreed upon. The time fixed is April
18th next, the first day of the April term OF
the Supreme Court. The addresses on the
occasion will be as follows: Presentation adj
dress by Hon. n. b. Coolidge, chairman of the
county commissioners; address in reply by
Hon. Charles A. Spofford, president of the bar
address in reply by Hon. John A. Peters, chief
justice of the State.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

The Democratic party is considered to be in
a bad way just now. Senator Vests idea of
what is needed in the present emergency is "a
revival which shall bring us as near old-fash-
Toned pure Democracy, and as far away from
Mugwumpism and sham reform as possible"
This is hard on the Mugwumps who claim to
have elected President Cleveland.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01
No More Strikes.

AZ 1,popr,xr c1pcr1 ro the x~rc,,rs
niT,1np
"i"ilu h"St'l " Vi hiii''l o"' 'tliI HIS issueo
Il secret circular to the Noble Order of Knights
of Labor of America. which has inst been
,.,1.,;.
ii''e Pu''io' ne '''''iess opehs " hn Ill oIuer
to the assembly to cease initiating new members
until the relations of capital and labor shall
become less strained than at the present time.
and continues: I'VE must not fritter away our
strength and miss the opportunity Of present
success III the struggle against capital by rushing
into useless strikes. To the cardinal principles
of the order we must add another patience.
Your scales of prices must stand as they are for
the present if you cannot raise them by any other
process than n strike Iou must submit TO
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

The school meeting Saturday was amusing i'll
one of its aspects. The ring bosses and their
strikers were out in force, anticipating move
ment to Gust Mr.. Pattec, the agent. No doubt
they We're prepared to pay high price for
votes, and must have felt cheap when they
found that there was no opposition TO Mr.. Pat
tee, who was unanimously elected. But if the
attempt should be made to introduce the Tax
Payer system of arithmetic into the schools
there will be trouble. The line must be drawn
somewhere, and ii will not do to have the
children corrupted.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

Mr.. G. Fred Williams, of Boston. recently
called at the White House to give the Presi-
dent private lesson in craftsmanship. We
have never seen Freddy, but imagine he parts
his hair in the middle as he does his name.
A London despatch states that Queen Victoria
was startled by paper thrown into her carriage
bya crank. The paper is thought to have been
a copy of The Tax Payer.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

llarper's Weekly has cartoon by Mast rep
resenting bird bearing dollar mark on its
breast and sitting on bags of dollars, with
skulls and skeletons outside the nest. Below is
this legend: ''Our System of Feathering Nests
Breeds Tweeds all over the Land" 1t has
bred them in Belfast, but it is not probable
that they will be again permitted to feather
their nests at the expense of our citizens.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01
More Civil Service Reform ?

Major Shorey must so from the weighers' and
gaugers' department of the Portland custom house
to make room for another. He has been given a
chance to resign to avoid being dismissed. Shorey
Is a good man and good officer, no better can be
found but the demands of party workers cannot
be ignored by Collector Anderson. Bath Times.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01
A Rockland Editors Fast Day Present.

An editors life is frequently made lively by the
curses of his enemies, but it isn't always that way
with him. Think of present we received Monday
from "out west" of barrel of choice flour and ii
box of butter, beef poultry, fruit and nuts, from
friend who facetiously calls it "a little Fast Day
present" 1t won't be necessary to "fast' for
awhile at any rate, and we return hearty thanks to
our fast friend in the big country. Rockland Free
Press.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

The committee on elections of the Ohio
House has made report on the Hamilton
county frauds. An explicit charge is made
that "the frauds were the result of pre-ar-
ranSement by gang of reckless men who hop
ed to hold or obtain power for purposes of
plumber. ''This is a good description of the
methods and objects of the Taxpayer ring.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01
"EYerYthlng for the Garden"

The illustrated catalogue for 1856 of Peter Hen
derson Co., is one of the most attractive and
full of the many seedsmens publications. The
three colored plates each worth more than the
cents asked for payment of postage. The firm is
an Old one of national reputation and is reliable in
every respect.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

Boston is distressed with high taxes and the
Herald calls for a halt.
Belfast is distressed in the same way and the
people have called for a halt; but the Tax-pay-
er ring are determined to make taxes still high
er and are spending the peoples money in law
yers fees to attain their end
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01
He Wants to Get Out an RggS.fra,

wanted couple of setting hens in pay for one
years subscription for the Advertiser We have
liteiy bullt an elegant and commodious hen house
anu as II Is at present lacking i'm feahcred tenants
Advertiser.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

DO you want q pair of childrcns kid button
shoes for 30 cts worth $1.O0? There are 237 pairs
at Shaw Brothers. Is IS cts. cheap fer a fine kid
slipper for children? Call and see them at Shaw
Brothers.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01
Central School District Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Belfast Central school
district was held at the High school room last Sat
urday afternoon and was largely attended Geo.
E. Johnson, Esq, elected Moderator and X.
q. Dyer, district clerk. Mr.. James Pattee, the
agent, made his annual report, which is summar-
lied as follows:
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

William A. Worster, of Great Falls, N. H.,
formerly proprietor of the Island Ledge House
at Wells Beach, Me-, and once a resident Of
Berwick, Me-, is in Jail at Dover, N. H., be-
creating considerable excitement OH account of
the wealth of the prisoner.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

If the votes for Mayor i'll wards one and two
We're canvassed as proposed by the Tax Payers
TO elect Mr.. IIaney Alderman from the latter
ward, Mr.. A. G. Burgess would be the Mayor
of Belfast.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

The ''acting Alderman from ward two is
reported as saying that God elected him. This
assumption that the Deity is running a grocery
store in Belfast is outrageously blasphemous.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01
Maine Matters.


Democratic editors seeking office, he says are
Rust Of the Belfast Age, DriSko of the Machias
Union, McGraw of the PASSPORT Standard,
Whidden of the Calais Times, IIanscom of the
wick Telegraph. The latest candidate for the
Democratic GubernatoriaI nomination. Bunker
SAYS, is Captain Chase of Portland.
The democrats of Rockland do not feel so
comfortable rs they felt Just after the spring
election. Their slate was broken in the city
government. The gentlemen whom they elect
ed treasurer and assessor. declined to serve.
In the supplementary election few independ-
ent democrats united with the republicans and
the Old republican officials were reelected to
their places. This result makes the old Bour-
bon> Vince. says the Lewiston journal.
II Is now about decided by the rulers of that
party, that the next democratic State conyen-
ton Will be held in Augusta. 1t bids fair to
tie a stormy meeting, such i the di>gruntled
condition of the party managers, who have
been severely tried in dividing the offices. The
democratic state committee vii meet in Angus
II Oh the 9Th OF April.
The Gardiner Home Journal SAYS: over at
Belfast they are having bigger fuss over an
Alderman than the celebrated contest in Ward
> in this city wears ago was. The Ward Clerk
issued a certificate 10 a candidate who did not
have a majority of the votes, and the supreme
court will have 10 settle the question.
The election in Caribou last Monday resulted
in complete victory for the Republican ticket.
This is a complete reversal Of the election last
year. winch OWING TO apathy ON the part OF the
Republicans. was i'll favor of the Democrats.
II i said that Judge Nathan CIeaye> Of Port
land does not desire to he Il Congressional can
didate against Hon. 7. b. Reed in the next
campaign.
iAboh News AND NolfN'
1he cotton manufacturers of Maine, With the
exception Of the Hi mill Of Lewiston. have
combined in league TO protect themselves
against the labor organizations. If factory is
shut down on account of Il strike the league
pays the running Expenses Of the mil and PER
cent. annually on the capital stock
The Fairfield Framing Co. seem TO Toe hay ing
run Of hard luck. IT. failure was followed
by another disaster. The man who had agreed
to furnish the money to pay the company's
dcht> ana start IL machinery again. Mr.. Las
ell OF Massachusetts. dropped dead in his office.
last week.
The scheme 10 build 4 inc of cables in Rock
land for the transportation Of lime rock, which
fell through about a year ago, has been renewed.
The Trenton Iron 90. proposes to build the
line on contract for Rockand corporation.
several prominent Rockland capitalists have IN
tere>tcd themselves III the >chcllle.
national boycott was proclaimed on We'd
nesday against hcenc Others, shoe manllfac-
Jurors Of Lynn, Mass, nj skoWhcgal. Me:
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

You can buy mems fine and medium priced boots
and shoes for wholesale prices at Shaw Brothers
shoe store, ID Main ST., Belfast
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

seven hundred and seventy three pairs of boots
and slippers for ladies and children at Shaw Broth
ers, 10 Main St., Belfast
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

Last week it was announced that Secretary
Manning had been attacked with vertigo while
at the Treasury Department, and in falling
sprained his ankle. Later reports say that he
had an attack of apopleNy and will not be able
10 resume his official duties for several weeks.
Indeed. it is believed he will be compelled to
retire from the Cabinet. He has overworked.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

Ohio has just concluded a refunding loan to
the amount of S2.250,000. The loan averages
but ten years time and the new bonds are to
bear interest at the rate of 2.3, which is said TO
be the lowest known for a public loan. The
Ohio sinking fund commission recently made Il
loan at three per cent. to mature in 1910 at one
per cent. premium English consos, which
are perpetual, are now three per cent. and
command one per cent. premium.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

A very desirable lot of ladies Curacao kid but
ton boots for sale at Shaw Brothers. See their ad
vertisement.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

Gen. Butler has lost case in court by talk
ing too much. This should be warming to
lawyers who know less and talk more.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

decided in the shortest possible time and the
decision when received should be accepted as
final and conclusive 1t is said that by mutual
agreement decision could be reached by next
June. 1t is obviously for the best interests of
the city, and for all our people, that the case
should be disposed of as expeditiousy as pos
sible. Delay simply means longer lawyers
bills, to be paid by those who pay taxes.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

Solicitor-Gencral Goodc is not likely to be
confirmed. The Senate subcommittee of the
judiciary is now looking up his record. He is
charged with takinga seat in Congress to which
he was not elected and with accepting an in
titled that it was a matter of notoriety in the
Norfolk, Va, district i'll 1874 that Goode OBJ
tanned his seat in Congress by glaring frauds.
Men who voted for him swear to that state of
affairs, which they said was justified on the
ground that the restoration of the State to
Democratic rule warranted any proceeding.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

The Senate receives another great or little
unknown by the appointment of George Hearst
as the successor of Senator Miller Of California.
The name would seem more familiar on an
application for lager beer license. boston
Herald.
Why is the Herald so nkind to its brother
Democratic editor:
FloNer shows We're held in New York and
Boston last week, and of the Boston eXhibi-
ton it is said that nothing like this array Of
flowers and plants was ever seen in New
England" The Belfast flower show is post
poned on account of the weather.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

During the first year of the Administration
III fourth class postmasters were removed in
Maine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

Alderman INN objected TO the crowd in the
.tlderman'> room and moved that the room be
cleared. Journal March H.
The above extract is from the proceedings of
the city government on the Tuesday previous.
The lying Taxpayer not only says that no
mention was made of thi, i'll our report, but
goes out Of its way to have fling at Col. Fog
ler. We may add further, now thai this subject
has been again brought up, that we are told
Alderman CHM made himself personally often
sive to citizens present, and whose right to be
present is unquestioned.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01

If Frank Hurd wants to sit in Congress why
doesn't he 20 and be elected: That's the best
way to get 4 seat. Hartford Post.
This is equally good advice for the .'acting
aldermen" from ward two.