Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-22
Political Brevities.

DEMOCRATIC MN >PAPER SPANS OFT.
Charleston New and Courier
1t Is time for The Democratic party TO
look around for better men TO represent il
IN Congress.
THEY DON'T FELL LINZ II.
Fairfield journal
The editors If Democratic papers il
Maine. Nha have nol succeeded in Inserting
their suout n the government trough. are
expected 20 defend and make popular those
fortunate gentlemen who have been honored
with "a; office, IN he coming campaign.
MnLKEN N IUCk.
Bclfa-, Journal
Congressman MIlhken in luck. Getting
hi, third nomination By accIamation. with
the approval Of al. HI, constituents. ought 10
make MIN happy but tn. evidence Of good
fortune is supplemented By abuse from a
Washington correspondent OF the irgils.
and really Wha, more could man wish
HON DO THEY CoMPARE3
.Ridietorl Journal
When so-ca.ied temperance men assemble
IN convention, as they did in Portland re-
Gently, ami Genouuce SO able and treless a
temperance worker As Nelson Dinglry. Jr..
conscientious voters. with leaning to third
partisan NAV well call halt Either he is
an !mposior or his defamers are impractical
bic cranks. ltis only necessary 10 place hi.
public record against theirs to determine
which is TIE genuine and which the spurious
reformer.
NOT ONLY IGNORES IEMPERANCE. BUI IN
DoRSEs FREE Run.
kens,ec Journal
Another Gardiner temperance man writes
Us in opposition 10 Mr.. Ladd as a candidate
Of the democratic party He saws with truth
and emphasis that If Mr. Ladd is a temper
ance man be cannot decently or consistently
be the candidate OF the democratic party e.,
whose State platform entirely ignores the
temperance question.
OFF TIE SAME PIECE
-Kennebec Journal
Col. Edwards calls the members of the
Grand ARMY a 'set of bummers," and his
party called them during the war "Lincon's
hirelings."
HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT IT.
Somerset Reporter
u plpuIthtHt republican sdlQ 10 US re-
Gently. 1.-THE party struck II when il nomi-
mated Joseph X. Bodwell for Governor The
tide is setting strongly toward him. A
democrat, personal friend, told me the
other day YOU have nominated such fine
man for Governor this year, that | shall
vote for him, although | never voted the
republican ticket in my life" We presume
there will be many Others similarly affected.
There ought to be at least
PENSIONS FOR EX-CoNFEDERATEs
New York Tribune.
The bill introduced in the House by Mr.
Tucker tDem.) Of Virginia, granting pen
sion Of S7j a month TO \. H. Vanzandt,
'late lieutenant in the United States
Navy" is one that the President really
might veto without offending the patriotic
sentiments of the Nation. Vanzandt re-
signed his position in 1861 and IL days later
was commissioned an officer in the Rebel
Navy. Now he has the assurance to want a
pension Of 80 month more than any Union
soldier gets. except General Black, p. w.
and {. p. physical Wreck and Commits
sioner of Pensions). But far cooler than
this rebels assurance is that of the Demo-
cratic Representative who introduced the
bill. Still we must believe what the apollo
gists of the Rebellion loudly declare that
no ex-Confederate is foolish enough TO sup
pose he will ever get anything out of the
United States Treasury on such claims as
this