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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-13

party or the other, or because he has faith
July served some senator or representative,
the people may or may not get faithful and
competent servant. Ability to do good polit-
cal work constitutes no guaranty of ability
to do good clerical work. There are plenty
OF men that get whoop up the boys in splen-
did fashion that cannot add up a column of
figures correctly or write a legible hand.
Now civil service reform simply undertakes
to guarantee that the men who are to te
paid for doing certain kind of work have
the capacity and the education needed in
that work, and it does this by compelling the
appointing power to accept men who have
demonstrated their fitness in preference to
men who have not. That is all there is to
1t. 1t guarantees the appointee nothing at
all 1t affords him no protection at all
against removal, except to this extent that
1t take away from the appointing power the
temptation to turn him out to make place
for some fayorite or some political worker
whom some politician may want to reward
for personal services at the expense of the
government. Its protection is chiefly for the
people.
Now when Mr.. Edgerton says that the
federal offices will always be given as re-
wards to party workers, what he is really
doing is expressing his own personal wish
that such may be the case. The history of
the last quarter of century shows that the
tendency among the people-and the people
are sure finally to have their own way-is in
the other direction. Twenty-Five years ago
everybody expected clean sweep when
national administration was changed, and
very few thought such turn over q sub
ject for criticism. How is it now? Why
the severest criticisms upon Mr.. Cleyeland's
administration have related to his conduct
In turning out of office competent men
to make room for men with no better claims
than that they had done valuable political
work for the Democratic party. His conduct
in this respect would never have been made
the object of unsparing criticism had it not
been believed that the people were opposed
to such course. 1t is alleged that men in
active politics do not as a rule believe in civil
service reform. That may be true. But
how many are there with the courage to 60
before the people and publicly proclaim that
belief? There are very few, and the reason
is that the average politician is too shrewd to
undertake to row against the popular cur
rent
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-13

The women of Boston have enjoyed the
the privilege Of voting for school committee
for some years, but Tuesday was the first
time they have exercised it in any consider
able number. What called them out this
time was the controversy over text book
which the present committee had removed
from the schools because it was offensive in
its definition of indulgences to the Catholics.
The issue was practically as to whether this
action of the Board should be sustained or
repudiated. AS but one member of the old
board was re-elected-Miss Hastings who
had resisted the rejection of the book-it
follows that the action of the Board was
condemned. The new Board however is
made up of conservative men, and there is
no ground for apprehension that they will
pursue any policy that can fairly be COM
planned of as illiberal or unjust to any re-
ligious sect. Indeed the new board is COM
mitted to the policy of non-sectarianism
which is the true one to pursue in regard to
the public schools
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-13

The Boston Globe suggests General Benja-
min f. Butler for minister to England. 1t
Is now rather late for General Butler to en-
ter diplomacy; and his suggestion about
retaliating by stopping Cunard steamer
might make him somewhat of persona non
grGtd. But his bearing in the British Lions
den, we're he once admitted. would be some
thing for Americans and Britons, too, to tell
to their children.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-13

The election of Mr.. Hart, in Boston, is not
a partisan victory, and there is no DISPOSE
tion to claim it as SUCH Mr.. Hart himself
made this impossible before election, by pub
licly announcing that he stood in the
contest not for any political party but for
a clean, honest, business like administra-
tion of the municipal affairs of Boston.
Nevertheless his victory is more graf
flying than any purely partisan triumph
could be, for it demonstrates-and the dem
onstration was needed-that the disreputable
element in Boston's voting population even
when assisted by the Democratic machine
are not sufficiently powerful to take the
management of municipal affairs out of the
hands Of the friends of honest and economi-
cal government
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-13
A Word About Catarrh.

1T is the mucous membrane, that wonderful
mifluid envelope surrounding the delicate It's
sues of the air and food passages, that Catarrh
makes its stronghold. Once established, it eats
INTO the very yitals, and renders life but long
drawn breath of misery and disease, duIling the
sense of hearing, trammeing the power of speech
destroying the faculty Of smell tainting the breath
and killing the refined pleasures of taste. lnsdi-
ously, by creeping on from a simple cold In the
head. ii assaults the membranous lining and en-
velopes the bones, eating through the delicate
coats and causing inflammation, .sloughing and
death. Nothing short of total eradication will Sc
cure health to the patient and all alternatives are
simply procrastinated sufferings leading to a fa-
tai termination. SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE, by
Inhalation and by Internal administration, has
never failed even when the disease has made
frightful inroads on delicate constitutions hear
ing, smell and taste have been recovered, and the
disease thoroughly driven out"
SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE consists of one bot
tie OF the RADICAL CURE, one box CATARRHAL
SOLVENT, and one IMPROVED INHALER, neatly
wrapped IN one package, with full directionsi
price, $1.oo.
POTTER DRUG & CHEMICAL Co., BOSTON.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-13

Mr.. Cox is sufficiently acute to perceive
that the conduct of the Democratic House
toward the territories was very short-sight-
ed when considered merely as a matter of
political policy, and he is anxious to undo as
far as possible the mischief that the ignoring
Of the just claims of Dakota and Montana
has doneto the Democratic party. The eyes
of Mr.. Oates Of Alabama, however, are still
covered with scabs. Typical Bourbon that
he is he neither learns nor forgets.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-13
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. ID.

We do hot read anonymous letters ana eommu
nicaions. The maze and address of the writel
are m all cases Indispensable, not necessarily TO.
publication but as guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications tia are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-13

Another weather prophet has appeared in
the person Of the Rev. Mr.. Hicks of st.
Louis. Shoot him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-13
CURRENT COMM EMIT
WITH HIS CUSTOMARY SERENITY.
Boston Herald

Five out OF the six Republican candidates
for Speaker are from the boundless West.
We presume Thomas b. Reed views this
multiplication of Western aspirants with his
customary serenity and composure.
MIR. REED FOR SPEAKER.
Boston Journal
The Republicans in the next Congress will
have no lack of good material for the Speak
ership. Several candidates have been sug-
gested, either of whom would do credit to
the party and good service to the House in
the office of Speaker But there is scarcely
likely to be any division of sentiment, among
Eastern Republicans certainly, and still less
among those of New England, as to the pre-
eminent fitness of Mr.. Reed for this position.
His brilliant advocacy of Republican princi-
pies, in Congress and on the stump, has
made him one of the ablest leaders the Re-
publican party has ever had. He has thor
ough knowledge of men and measure. He
is an adept in parliamentary usages, and I'M
derstands perfectly the somewhat intricate
machinery of the House rules He combines
in an unusual degree those qualities of expe-
rience. acquaintance, alertness and intellec-
tual equipment which are desirable in one
who is to preside over the popular branch of
Congress. If there were TWO of him, we
should like to have him both on the floor
and in the Speakers chair, but as he cannot
be in both places, we hope he will be elected
Mr.. Carlisle's successor by good vote.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-13
Civil Service Reform Misrepresented.

Why should man when placed in an office ex-
poet TO stay there till his hair Is whitened with
argument can be made to keep in office certain
men. while others just as good and perhaps bet
ter, are kept out? The man on the outside is ca
paDle OF Just as COED work as the man who Is in
SID and why should not he be there? Look at
the matter as you may, IL only becomes the more
ana more evident that federal ofceS Will always
continue to be given as rewards for party work.
ers.
The above is an utterance of Mr.. Cleve-
lands civil service commissioner, Mr.. Edger-
ton, made in the course of public argument
TO sustain his assertion that civil service re-
form is a hollow and extravagant fraud"
1t is complete Misrepresentation Of the
spirit and intent Of civil service reform
The impression that is attempted to be con-
veyed that the reform system undertakes to
keep men in Office when they have become
wholly or partly incapacitated to perform
the duties incumbent upon them is en-
tirely erroneous. Civil service reform
keeps in nobody. No employee Of the
government is protected against discharge
by the civil service law. Heads of depart
ments are just as free to remove their subor-
dlnates as they ever were. Indeed they are
freer, for under the cid system considera-
Oio uumDeT Oh IHe cl6fkS were unuer the
protection Of distinguished senators or rep
resentatiyes, or powerful political leaders,
and their superiors were frequently deferred
from removing them, when the interest of
the service clearly demanded a change, for
fear of offending their powerful backing
and thus jeopardizing their own heads. I'm
der the civil service system that fear is re-
moved either completely or to very large
extent. So that as matter CT fact it is much
easier to get rid of an incompetent clerk. or
enc who has outlived his usefulness, under
the reform system than under the old spoils
system.
Mr.. Edgerton misrepresentation in the
face too of a full knowledge of the facts
the design and purpose of the reform system,
Civil service reform is designed to protect.
not the government CLERK, but the people. The
people have a right to demand that their ser
wants shall be honest and competent to do
the work assigned them. They have the
right to demand that they shall get their
moneys worth. The reform system simply
undertakes to see that this righteous demand
is satisfied, Now when man is appointed
10 government Office simply because he has
been efficient in doing political work for one
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-13
a New Labor Organization.

While the Knights of Labor have been
occupying so large a share of public atten-
tion with the turmoils of their rise, their
period of power and their decadence, there
has been growing up quietly and unobtru-
sively in this country an organization of
labor that is larger than any that has ever
existed in the United States. and at the pres
ent time, at least stronger than any other in
the world. Not even the knights of Labor
in their palmy days equalled it in the num-
Der of their membership. This new force in
the field Of organized labor is called the
American Federation Of Labor, aud it is now
holding its third annual convention at st.
Louis. 1t is not in itself secret organiza-
ton, but is federation in the true sense of
the word. Trade and labor unions, each
retaining its own methods and its autonomy,
come together to obtain by association those
advantages which they could not have in
isolation. Each of them retains the right
Of managing its own affairs without inter-
ference, and the Federation merely deals
with those general questions in which all of
them are interested, and upon which united
action is considered desirable. Its assess
ments are very light and it has but few Off
GERS. Their powers are very restricted, and
1t has not yet suffered from secessions, bick-
erings, or the ambition of its leaders. The
dues of its members are but quarter of a
cent per month, or three cents per year, and
the wages of the president are but 500 per
month. Among the trade unions composing
it are the Brotherhood of Carpenters which
has $1,000 enrolled members in 445 cities
the Iron Moulders' Union which has $4,000
members; the Cigarmakers' Union with
$4,000; the Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers with over $4,000; the
Journeymen Bakers National Union with
$4,000; the Federation of Miners with $4,000
and the International Typographical Union
with 5000. Although the Federation is but
three years old, these component Unions are
many Of them old and wealthy, and with
large lists OF members. 1t is estimated in
fact that all the trades included in the Fed
Grafton can muster 635, 900 men in round num-
bers. These men are associated, not promis-
caously as in the Knights, but according to
their trades The dollar-a-day man does not
interfere with the two-dollar-a-day man, a
condition the opposite of that which
has done much to disrupt the knights.
Apart from the plan on which it
is constituted, this Federation is worthy of
attention because it tends to show that
organization has become or is becoming an
indispensable condition Of labor. No sooner
does one great labor order decay than, be-
hold, another has silently arisen besides its
ruins. That the new one is different from
the old in its constitution and methods only
shows that the workingmen of America are
thoughtful and progressive, and that they
have in them those qualities of statesman
ship that appreciate the meaning of the
teachings Of experience and profit thereby
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-24
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING. JAN. "a.
TAE PRESS.

NAV be obtained at the Periodical Depots of N.
n Fessenden, Horse Railroad StallOnj MARQUIS,
"a Exchange ST.. Armstrong, E& M. U X: X. De
pot; Hodgson, 961A Portland 81. Jonn COX, 6oo
AZ Middle st.; Jewett 5o4 Congress st.; Peter;
son D Exchange ST.; Goold, corner Congress ana
Chestnut SITS; Chisholm, 100 Congress 50. Hop
kins. Commercial, corner Park; Morrill,, 243 Con-
81 India St Harley, corner York and Tate SITS. i
Abbott, 243 Spring St.; and of Chisholm Bros
agents on all trains running out Of the city.
Auburn, Haskell & Reynolds.
Augusta, j. f. Pierce.
Bath, j. o. Shaw.
Biddeford, +. M. Burnham.
A. L. Jefferson.
Boston, Mass, American House.
Brunswick, b. j.. Dennlson
Cumherland Mills, X. S. RAYMOND.
Damariscotta, E. w. DUNBAR.
Freeport, w. A. Mitchell
Fryeburg, J. Q. Gerry.
Fairfield, Il. H. Evans:
Fsimineton, White s. Warwick.
Gardiner, Palmer & Co:
Corham Jas. ii. Irish " Co.
lewiston, Chandler q Estes
Long island T. M. Glendenning.
Mechanic Falls, A. w. Bridge, Merrill & Den
ming. q ",
Old orchard, Geo. K. Fogg.
Orrs Island, s. G. Prince & Son.
Richmond G. A. Beale.
Rockland, o. S. Andrews r. H. Burnham & VIM
II. Hyde.
Saco, H. B. Kendrick g. Co., VIM. Stackpole.
So Paris, A. Nj. Gerry.
Springvale, G. II. Pierce.
Skowhegan-Bfxby g. Buck.
Thomaston, s. Delano.
Vinalhaven, A. b. Vinal.
Waldoboro, G. Bliss.
Wateryille, G. II. Hayes.
Yarmouth, w. +. Bennett
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
STATE OF TRADE.

From Weekly Trade Review of II. G. Dunn & Co
Business throughout the country is rather quiet
even for this season. Fairly active jcbbing trade
is reported at several points when wholesale BUSH
ness is distinctly dull, and prevailing feature
seems to be indisposition to take quantities in
view of the unusual uncertainties In many mark
cts caused by strikes, by speculation and by leg
isatve deliberations. The Lehigh and Reading
strikes grow more effective, and are stopping
many manufacturing establishments Though
actual deliveries of anthracite are larger than for
the same weeks last year, operators and retailers
vie with each other in putting up prices. Power
ty OF miners causes serious apprehension among
traders, who remember that their losses after the
strike of 1876 were three.fourths of their &C.
counts.
In wool the little improvement recently seen
has vanished and the market favors buyers again
The stocks at Boston were over 100000 pounds
larger than January last, but at New York rather
smaller. while Philadelphia stocks are refused
The demand for wooden goods is moderate but
more freouent inquiry gives hope, and the range
of prices is on the whole, but little below those OF
| last year.
Cations are in strong demand, and many makes
| advance in price.
In the leather trade hopes of improvement are
| still disappointed but the boot and shoe trade is
| better than usual for the season. better de-
mand for rubber goods is reported and more pros
| meet that the trust will finally get formed.
The general level of prices of all commodities is
| now about soc cents ON 500 lower than January
/. Yet the Treasury, by depositing S2,3oo,ooo
more with banks, has contrived to take only
100000 from circulation during the week. 1t is
significant that payments in silver certificates at
Custom Houses rise to 1874 per cent. of the to-
tall Money is returning to the New York banks
in large volume from the interior, and foreign
trade accounts indicate that the withdrawal of
foreign capital in December probably did no ex'
coed 81, 900 900. Exports of the principal pro-
ducts were only 100000 against $6S 100000
in 1886, and for three weeks of January New
York exports are S8 per cent. below last year.
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-24
Eew Ycrk HttnlnC STOCKS.
Tpv Telaqra1,D
by ftItEIdPU'J
EW YORK, Jan. % 1888, The following 4
Roston PRODUCE Marker.

BOSTON. JANIS. 1ss7.-The following are TO
days quotations OF! Provisions, &C.:
Pork-Long cut ~ 5001s o0;short cuts II 75a
10 %; backs lS 35GlS 90 light backs IL 20
Iard-Choice at S14 GS1ac y fb in ties; Ssz @9c
i'm 10Th pals; 90914 c In BIB pals.
Hams at .l012nl2c, according 10 size aho
cure: pressed hams 1112G12c.
Hogs-Choice city dressed hogs FAC v Ip coun
try do at &c. -. s.,,,, ,,,ada craan,ery al
3OG3lc; some fancy Elgin 32e33c; exara ~ >
Western creamy at 26g2Sc; 90 frsts at zzgzoc
do lime 20a23c: New York fall made creamery
aytra al 2 G: Vermont fresh made extra cnlfy a.
3od3ic; do extra firsts 27G29c Inc ABOVE u1 io
tatIons are receivers prices for slTlcuy "hoio
sale lots J0bbing prices 1@2c higher; mi,
Cheese-Northern choice at l2M gioc' 1 1nh
choice AT / "a a12c; Northern sage al l4c' Jop
EegsEEastern fresh nominal 23ta25ci 40 nrsls
2iG22c: extra Vtsand II 23G24c ;cnolceS anaus
21d23c good to fresh Western 20g2ac I,i
fresh 21a22c; Nova Scotia at 2o92zc, ooDpihs
BeansSUhoIce small N Y hand picked pea az
2 5502 60 d bush; choice New YORK large naI y
ed do 2 40G2 30 !. small vermont manu- picAoo w
AZ HayUyhoice primehay at II 0091S 90; fair q
good at s15 O0aS16 90; Eastern hne S12gSii91
door To ordinary s12GSi4: East swale lOGSll,
Rye straw. choice, II 00GSl8 90; oat stra" oo
Potatces-Houlton Rose $4,000 Y bush do He,
brons 83GS5e:l Aroostook Rose at oo9SOc' W
hebrons at 83GS5c IN. .,,r,,a,s
choice nominal sc; do fair to good ia lac: Yves,
tern young fresh killed turkeys, cnolce, at log
l3Lac; Northern fresh killed chickens, cnolce al
16c fair to good l2d14c.
The Portland daily press., 1888-01-24
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Fall and Winter Mail Arrangement
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
Cashiers Office, Sunday excepted: 7;3o a. m
to 100 p m; Money order department. d; ~:
to p m. Registry department., Soo d. H. W
General Delivery, Sunday excepted 7.so a. M
section Rsa O ss city Between HsS and
India street a. and Sti 10 a. At a. M AZ and
~ m Sunday delivery az Post once WINDOW, . 70
1oa' m. Collections from street boxes lgeneraD
at and IL a. m'' 4 anu p ni' ounuay p NJ
only. .>-r nrpAprupp OF NAILS
Southern and Western, via Boston and Maine
railroad Eastern diyision) - Arrive 1915, 4.55
and i D. M Close 500 a. M, II M, $50 and 9. p
m. -: Supplementary, 1890 and 10 p; m.
Rast5n Intermediate Offices and connections,
y,a Roston & Maine railroad, (Western division)-
Arrive at 1920 and 8.l5 p M; Close a. IN. ana
S'1 goi = via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive,
2 a. M and p. M. Close 1900 m. and p. m. !;
Supplementary, IL. % and 10 p. M
augusta intermediate offices and connections,
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at and a.
m 1 and 500 p. m. Close at $50 a. M, IL M,
43o and p. m; supplementary, 1915 and 10 p.
Farninotol. intermediate offices and connec-
tons via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at p.
M, Close at IL M; Supplementary i2l0 ?. m.
Rockldnd intermediate offices and connections,
via Knox and Lincoln rairoad-Arrive, and 600
pm. Close at $50 a. m and IL M; supplement
va, Syto,rIs1dn. intermediate offices aud connec-
tions, via Maine Central railroads Arrive at 2 a.
M and o. M; Close at ] 2 M and p. M; sup
Elementary 121 5 and 0.010 p: m
19,l,,tT7l and Lea0isto,,-Arrive and 8 a.. m.
and and y. m. Close, $50 a. m, IL M, 43O
and Q d. M; Supplementary, II. 10 and 10 p. m.
Bdn9or-Arrive at a. m. and and p. m;
Close al g. 80 a. M, IL m. and p. M; Supple
mentary 1915 and 1000 2; m: ana oonn.o,,ons
via Grand Trunk Authoritative at l216 p. m;
Close at LOO p. m: $50.
tons via Grand Trunk raroad-Arrive at $3.50 a;
m. and IL. 10 p. M; Close at $50 and . a. M. and
Saoantor w., intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Portland and Ogdensburg railroad
Arrive al g so p. m. Close at 800 a. m.
Bartlett NJ H., intermediate officeS ana connec-
fions via Portland Il 0gdensburg railroad-Arrlye
at III 10 a. m. and $50 p. M; Close at 500 a, m.
and 2.30p. m. -, -,
nections, via Portland & Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at l.3Op. M; Close at a. m. and IL M;
Supplementary 1890 m. - ,....
Edsfport (tri weekly via steamers lnterna-
tioual Steamship Co.-Arriye at 8 a. m, Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday; Close at 4.3O p. M
Monday Wednesday and Friday.
C2tebedgite, Long, Co1tse1's and PEAKS Istdfds-
Arrive at 10 a. m; Close 1T p. m.
Stage Mails, &C.
Duck Pond Westbrosk, Hfndhdna, Raymond
and South Cdsco-Arrive at IL a. M; Close at
ID,