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

The third district Democratic Congressional
convention nominated for Congress Joseph E.
Ladd, of Gardiner. The following letter from
\. X. 7. Butium to the kennebec Journal, will
therefore be read with interest by the voters of
this district. 1t is captioned in the X. j.: 1.-The
kind of man Mr. Ladd is, as presented by
one of the strongest temperance men in Gardi-
ner, who will vote with the party which has
given Maine all the temperance laws the State
has" Following is Mr.. Butfum's letter:
| want to say a few words through your col
umnS in regard TO the man whom the New Age
says the citizens of Gardiner have twice de-
lighted to honor as Mayor of this city. The
first time he was elected as a temperance May
or. and we temperance men honored INN as
such; but the last time he was elected he was
nominated by the knights of Labor, and they
blew the temperance horn and he was elected
Mayer. Now, Mr.. Editor. when man that
has been republican and then greenbacker,
and then a st. John man. and never voted the
democratic ticket. and has within a few days
denounced the TWO parties as not being true to
the temperance cause. and has stopped so low
and has become SO lost TO honor and decency rs
to allow himself to be elected a delegate to the
democratic convention and attends the same
and takes part in its deliberations, and that
convention ignores the temperance question
altogether, As it always has done as tar as
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to look about themselves and see what they
have rot on their hands. We once had man
1 living i'll Gardiner who said his baby knew
enough to drop hot potato when he took it
| in his hand, now | hope all temperance men
will know enough to drop the rag baby and
come back to first principles and vote with the
| party that has given us all the temperance laws
| we have. | for one propose to stay in the re-
publican party after this and if all i'll that par
/ ty is not right | will use my influence to make
! ,,lr. yE.,rs
| will be better off in the end.
Personal ATTACKS ON CANDIDATES.
! some of our Democratic contemporaries pro-
| fcss to be very much shocked ut what they
| characterize as personal attacks upon their can
ditatc The attack of this kind which they
! chiefly complain of is the assertion made by
| Republican paper that Col. Edwards has been
/ accustomed to speak of the Grand Army as
| ''p0litical machine and as IA 'Sct of bummers."
! We should put much more confidence in the
sincerity OF these journals if they and the party
which they represent We're practicng what
! they preached. But every one of them has
been in the habit since Mr.. Bodwell was nomi-
mated. of speaking of him a Mr.. Doodle" an
expression which first fell from the lips of the
Very elegant and dignted gentleman who pre-
/ sided over the Democratic convention at Ban
cor. Most if not all of them have accused the
/ Republican candidate of illiteracy. while sever
al Of them have insinuated without Scintilla
of proof that he acquired his fortune in an
| illcgitimate way. But when their own can
didate for whom they are bespeaking the sup
| port of the soldiers of the war of the Rebellion
is accused of having spoken of the Grand Army
| as Il political machine composed of lot of
bummer>," they are all deeply grieved at the
personal aspect the campaign is taking on. 1t
makes vast difference with them whose OK is
-ored.
A THIRD PARTY COMMITTEE MAN IN TROUBLE.
A correspondent of the Lewiston journal
| writing from Franklin county says: Mr.. o. A.
llutchin> of Eu>tis, member of the Third Party
Prohibition State Committee for Franklin coun-
ty has lately been in trouble. He is 4 member
of the Board of Selectmen and in answer to a
petition. appointed liquor agent. an innovation
for this place. There was dissatisfaction with
the man appointed. As result charges We're
| preferred against liutchinS i'll Mt. BigeOW
Lodge |. @. q. T.. of which he was a member
and committee was appointed to try him for
violation of his temperance obligation as Il
GOOD Templar. The committee, after giving
him every opportunity to defend himself, re-
ported him guilty, but the lodge allowed him to
resign his connection with the Order. There
was great excitement in town about the matter
which rose to such pitch that the Selectmen
abolished the agency. Among the Good Tenn
par> OF Franklin county there is great indigna-
ton at IIutchinS' action As he was Special Dis
trct Deputy under commission from Grand
Templar Dow. The point raised was not so
much against the agency AS against the agent.
DEMOCRATS AND TIE PENSION BILLS.
Mr.. BoutelIe of Maine made speech in the
House Friday afternoon on one of the vetoed
pension bills which greatly irritated the Demo-
Gratis and which will be printed as a campaign
document by the Republican Campaign Com
mite. The Democrats throughout this debate
have insisted that they are the special friends of
the soldier. and that they are to be credited with
having passed the Arrears of Pensions bill. To
test their sincerity Mr.. Boutelle, when he had
concluded his speech, asked if it would be in
order to ask for unanimous consent to call up
III once for passage the Blair Pension bill of
1856. There We're at once loud cries from the
Democratic seats for the regular order" The
Speaker. however, ruled that it was i'll order to
ask for unanimous conSent there was at once
4 Joint cry for regular order from all the Demo-
cccded with. The Democrats, at least, had the
chance to bring up the Blair bill at that time.
and to prove whether they Were the friends of
the soldier or not; but they did not avail them
selves Of that opportunity.
POINTS.
Albert N. Spear, esq, is a prominent candi-
date for the office of County Attorney of Ken
ncbcc.
1t is stated at the Treasury Department that
there is no truth in the report that c. b. Nor
| ton. esq, of Augusta. is to be appointed com
missioner of Navigation.
1t is whispered that Mr. Matthews of the
Caribou Republican will be a candidate for
representative honorS.
VIM. H. Bgelow has withdrawn from his
candidacy for the office of Register of Deeds in
kcnecbec county.
The Augusta Me-. correspondent of the New
York Herald takes half column to say that the
Maine Republican Committee is sending out
'cart loads" of Mr.. Blaine'S speech on the Iris h