Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-12

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ment has been made of postmaster to su
ceed himself.
Passing to the question of the participate
of federal officials in political convention
and elections. Hale referred TO the meetin
of the New York, Pennsylvania and Mary
land State committees at al of which prom
inent federal officials have been active pal
/ Elephants.
Hawley asked Hale whether he was sur
there had been no removals III these case:
Hale replied that he had yet TO learn no
only of removals but Of any censures.
In some cases officials had been promoted
and in no case had there been change mad
except accidentally or on account of some
thing entirely disconnected with the admins
tration. He did not know a case where tn
President had put strong hand on any o
these men, though he made it seem that h
wanted TO perform what he promised,
I ln fact SO gross has been the violation O
every principle of reform and of the pledges o
+ the president that even the Evening Post o
New York said of these things, that the.
would be used in the campaign with terribl,
effect. The President has not hestated him
self to deal deadly blows at the cause o.
reform. In this connection Hale referre,
to the recent municipal election in New Yorl
when Fellows and Nichol were candidate
for the Office of District Attorney.
Here was an opportunity for him to stretel
out his hands to men of New York who wer,
fighting against corruption and against thieve
and robbers, and bribe giyers and bribe tax
ers, i'll the cause of good government. But
those who believed he would do SO had beer
bitterly disappointed
Mr.. Vest defended Fellows and quite
discussion ensued between Vest and Hale
The latter said that many Massachusetts in
dependents were much discomiitted by the
course of the administration and had refused
in the recent State election to vote for the
administration candidate. There was no one
who enjoyed the situation. The President
himself, for he (Hale) was bound to believe
he was not born hypocrte, didn't enjoy it,
The value of the cry of 'civil service re-
form had ceased to be any estimation in
the minds of the leaders of the democratic
party. Its canvasses would hereafter go on
in the old faslioned way. This year the land
would rock with efforts on behalf of Prrsi-
dental candidates. He affirmed the belief
and ventured the prediction that no means
and no appliances that had been In
other years used by the democratic party
would fail to be resorted TO in this. lntimi-
dation, outrage and murder, if needed, would
open again the bloody grave in which would
be entombed anew the free ballot of the
South No device or no plan of campaign
was ever resorted to by the democratic party
in the days of Polk, Pierce and Buchanan
which will not be resorted to this year. The
means and appliances and the practices of
the democratic party would all be resorted TO
in the desperate attempt to retain the hold of
the national government In the meantime
where would the Independents be:
Iale's speech attracted great and unusual
attention. At its close Butler sent to Clerk 5
desk, and had read, circular sent out in
1878 by authority of the republican congress
sonal committee, (of which Hale was Il
member calling on the government employees
for political contributions.
Hale justified the circular and said it di-
rectly and explicitly excluded the idea of eX-
torting contributions.
The Blair educational bill was taken up,
but Coke opposed it, He spoke for an hour
and confined his remarks to constitutional
points,
At the conclusion of Coke's speech Gray
obtained the floor but gave way to a motion
TO adjourn which was carried at 3.45.
Committee on interstate commerce today
unanimously ordered favorable reports upon
the nominations of all the interstate com
merce commissioners.
HOUSE.
The Presidents message was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
The House went into committee of the
whole on deficiency bill.
After slight amendment the committee
arose, the bill passed and the house ad-
journed
The House committee on military affairs
has disposed of Representative Boutelle I.
resolution of inquiry asking the secretary of
war what had been done with the captured
battle flags in the war department. by agree
ing unanimously to report ii TO the house.
Mr. Dmgley's plotage bill has been referred
to a special committee consisting of Messrs
Diugley, Hatch and Clark. Mr. Dingley
has requested and the secretary of the Treas
ury has ordered the Special Agent to he
sent to inquire into the effect of the Secre-
tarv's recent order on the Wiscasset and
Waldoboro districts; to also inquire into the
effect of the order at Rockport, Camden, and
North Haven, and Ninahaven in the Belfast
District Mr.. Dingley has presented to the
Secretary large number of remonstrances
from all these places, against taking away
custom house conveniences.
The United States coast and geodetc sur
vev issues circular addressed to mariners
giving information to important corrections
made on the charts of the office during the
month of December.
In Maine new red whistlng buoy has
been placed one mile south of Petit Menan.
The light buoy numbers of Southwest Har-
Dor, Mt Desert Island have been changed.
The bell buoy off Channel of Rock, Fox
Islands thoroughfare, has been moved three
tenths of a mile and new striped buoy has
been placed on Jig Rock in Davis strait In
Massachusetts,, the red section is now shown
in the Nobska Point light near Woods lIoll
A large gathering of wool men are here
from various sections of the country to unite
upon the wool tariff as a declaration accept
able to growers, dealers and manufacturers
throughout the country. All three interests
are well represented.
1t is understood that the House committee
on military affairs was ready to report today
on the resolution of Representative Boutelle
calling upon the secretary of war for infor-
nation in reference to the proposed surren-
der of the battle flags. Owing TO Boutele :
temporary absence the report was withheld.
Boutelle said tonight that he understood that
the resolution would be reported on favora-
bly, tomorrow without any material changc.
A largely attended Prof. Baird memorial
meeting was held in the lecture room of the
Columbian University tonight under the aus
pices of the scientific societies .of Washing
ton. Addresses were delivered by prominent
scientists.