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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-28
A Noticeable Indication.

Ex-senator Thurman of Ohio, has long
had the reputation Of being a better man
than his party. For this reason among
others he did not receive In 1894 the nom
nation to the Presidency. which was given
to one of disputed reputation and of far
less capacity. The democratic new spapers
of his own State are now rejecting severe
lv upon him for hi faithful and fearless
discharge of his duties in prosecuting the
ballot-stutiers of Cincinnati. The En-
gurer of that city denounces his closing
address to the jury IA the weakest driver'
and accuses him of making II republican
speech from beginning to end. thus for
democratic party. Nothing better illus
tratcs the prevailing temper and morality
of the Democratic party in extensive por-
tions of this country than these filings at
Thurman for his unwillingness to c0ndone
those crimes of ballot stufiing and ballot
robbing by which that political organiza-
ton is to-day in possession of the National
Government, enabling it to make war on
the American system of Protection, to
place on the Supreme Bench Quintus
Curtius Lamar, and to menace the coun-
try by talking to put in the chair of JAY,
Marshall and Waite, the present Bayard
of Delaware.
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Not All Dead Yet.

1t il said that in several localities in this
State an effort is being made by certain
persons claiming to belong to personal
Liberty Leagues" to get signatures to a
political pledge in favor Of a liquor license
law. II j. another evidence that fools are
evidence, which all may understand, that
the people Of Maine have no thought of
going backward. Prohibition is part of
the constitution, and it cannot be gotten
out by rum guzzlers, nor by anything less
than two-thirds vote Of the sworn agents
of the people. Possibly the same in
fluences which cause the Democrats in
Portland to vote for Neal Dow, and to
start Liberty League in Belfast, may
seek to humbug some Republicans by in
ducing them to sign political license
petitions. But the device is altogether too
cheap and too much like the stale adver-
tsement of Old Jacob Townsend Sarsa-
parilla. Those Democratic plotters. who
urge that everything is fair in politics,
will be able to find few Republican
gudgeons this year Free rum and Free
Trade cannot make "A combine which will
prevent the friends of temperance and
Home Industry in Maine from giving a
rousing majority in September and Noyem-
Der. All Republicans will shun "Liberty
and License Leagues" as they would the
pitfalls of Democratic depravity.
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Republican State Convention,
Norombega Hall, Bangor, Thursday Apr. 26.
Advancement or Trains.

The Republican State Committee have made the
following railroad arrangements for the Republican
state Convention
MAIZE CENTRAL KAILRoAD.Tiekets for any
train, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. April
oath, 18th and nth, from Aroostook county and
Eastern Maine, good to return on any train thurs
asp be- had At one fare tie round TIP At ali other
D ini. the Maine Central tickets will only be sold
god for any train going to Bangor on the 18th and
18th, and for return Thursday and Friday. the 2dth
and 18th Special trains will be run from Portland
to Bangor on the morning Of the Convention re
turning after the adjournment. The train from
Portland TO bangor Will run both ways, via Lewis
ton and via Augusta.
BANGOR PiscATAQUis RAilRoAD.-One fare
for round trip. Tickets for all trains Wednesday
and Thursday April 18th and 18th, return Thursday
and Friday April 18th and 18th.
NEW BHUSswicK RArLwAr.-one fare for round
trip Tickets good going to Bangor, April 2ith, 18th
and 18th, return 10Th, 9th and 18th
BosroS & MAINE RAILROAD Ticket. two cents
per mile each way. Tickets good going to Bangor
Wedne sday and Thursday. April 18th and 10Th
good 10 return Thursday and Friday, April 10Th and
nth. Tickets must be- purchased from any station
on the Boston Maine to the nearest station on the
Maine Central, and then u ticket purehascd OF the
Maine Central Railroad
PORTLAND 4 ROCHESTER, RAILRoAD.-One fare
for round trip Tickets good going To Bangor April
25th and 18th return 18th and 9th Delegates
must present credentials 10 station agent to obtain
one fare.
PoerLASp 4 OGnrSsBrRG RAILROAD One
fare for round trip. Tickets good going to Bangor
April 18th and 26th. return April 10Th and eth.
GRAND TRUNK RAILwAy.--One fare for round
trip. Tickets good going to Bangor April 18th and
10th, return 10th, 9Th and 2sth
KNOX LINCOLN KAILRoAp.-One fare for round
trip. Tickets good going 10 Bangor April 18th and
10Th, return April 10Th and 9Th.
SOMERSET KtILRoAn.-Round trip tickets for
one fare. Good going to Bangor April 18th and
10Th. return April 26th and 18th.
SANDY RIVER RAnLgoAp.-one fare for round
trip. Tickets good going to Bangor April 18th and
26th; return April 10th and nth
FRANKLts MEGANrIC RAiLRoAp-on" fare
for round trip same limit Of tickets as to tim" rs
Sandy River Railroad.
BANGOR & Boston STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Tickets fare for round trip. Tickets good from
April oath to April 2sth, inclusive.
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A York State Editor Finds Southern
California Anything but Agreeable.

Ex-Assemblyman Walter G. Smith, for
merly editor of the Ithaca Daily Journal, a
few months ago went with colony of Ithaca
people TO San Diego, Cal, and started a
newspaper. He had business success; but
judging from letter sent last week to his
old paper, the money made is small compen-
sation for the unpleasant conditions of life
there. He concludes as follows
If you are making living in the state of
New York. curb your nomadic impulses and
stay there. 1t is Gods own country. You
do not appreciate that fact as well as We do,
sitting among the sand hills and disputing the
right to them with the feas; sitting here
amid frosts and rain, and cold and heat, and
looking forward to eight months of drouth-
II may seem little enough to you. but as for
Us We want to see once more the grand pro-
cession of the eastern season-tne snow
banks of winter, the Frightening blooms OF
spring, the rich garniture of summer. the
scarlet and gold of autumn. We want TO see
a stream of fresh water and well of the
same. We want TO see silk hats and short
hair. We want something good TO eat. and
to be where we can find decent house to
live in for less than $50 month. And il
we want all that badly enough TO sell out a
printing business which was made TO pay
profit after three weeks. then you, whoever
you are, my restless reader. would pro5abl,
want as much very soon after you had planted
YOUR feet in the mud or dust of San Diego
and exposed your lungs to its deceptive all
currents. | can't say just when the bell viii
ring the steam puff and the Ithaca pilgrims
| begin their homeward run, but venture thl,
prediction That by next Christmas ths
| California club, consisting of most of the
will meet at Simpsons or Goddards. anC
there in happy conclaye, drink deep draught
| of pure water to this toast: The EmpiT,
state-rich and civilized-the place for happ,
homes and long life-may We never leave
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they can be Imported and sold at a less
price than they can afford to sell them.
The removal Of this duty it il claimed will
bring the price down to twenty-five cents
a bushel. An organ Of this potato indus
try says:
Even If the duty is left at fifteen cents as
at present. it is a question whether the farm
ers can afford to raise them. now that the
importers have got their hand in. Our farm
ers have to compete with the labor of poor
women and children who till the fields in
Europe and live upon a pittance- The duty
ought to be raised rather than removed. With
a tariff rate of twenty-five cents per bushei,
the foreign competition would be checked.
the farmers could sell their potatoes to the
wholesalers at fat living prices, and con-
sumers would probably pay but little if any
more for potatoes at retail than they do now.
This is a familiar style Of argument.
.sThe LABOR of poor women and children
who till the fields in Europe" has been
heard of very frequently. Well tilling
fields by such light work a. planting, hoe
ing and digging potatoes il healthful and
pleasant EN- loyment-much more so than
washing, ironing, scrubbing and many
other kinds Of work that women do in
doors. The country would be better of
If many thousands Of girls would devote
to light farm and grader work the time
they spend in numbering melody on pianos
and parlor organs.
We do not believe that the young and
tender industry Of raising potatoes needs
any other protection than the Transports
ton charges that must be paid on the
foreign product, and We know that many
millions Of consumers need cheap pota.
toes. This vegetable is in universal re-
quest. The interests of the consumers
are quite as important "a the complaints
Of the producers.
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A Pertinent Query.

Editor Of the Kennebee Journal:
The refusal of the Powers that be" to
recognize the large petition of the merchants,
lawyers, capitalists and laboring classes,
urging the appointment of Rodney b. Capen
Esq as Supervisor of the new public build
ing, is another proof that our city is ring
yuied. The petition above referred to, was
one of the finest if not the finest the writer
has ever seen from Augusta. The citizens of
this city were almost unanimous in the de-
mand that Mr.. Capen should receive the ap-
pointment and yet another person was select
ed Has not the time arrived when we should
arise in indignation and express the same at
the aeIt ballot box. UoU many Government
positions in this city are now filled by persons
who were the choice of those, who by their
ballots, elected to power, those who are now
exercising t-Query.
Life Long Democrat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-28
Daily xtnnsbtt aournal.
AUGUSTA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1883.
A Republican State Convention
will be held in
HOROMBEGA HALL, BANGOR
Thursday, April 26, 1888,
All O'Clock, A. NJ.

For the purpose Of selecting two candidates for
Electors Of President and Vice President Of the
United sates and four delegates at large, and four
aiternates attend the National Conye alton. to be
held at Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, June 18th,
1855 and transscting any other business that may
properly come before it,
The basis Of representation will be as followt;
Each city, town. and plantation will be entitled 10
one deiegs and for each seventy FIVE votes cast for
the Republican candidate for Governor in lss4, an
additional delegate and for fraction Of forty votes
10 excess of seventys votes, an additional dele
gate.
The state Committee will b. In session In the re-
eepfion room Of the Hall nine O'Clock the morn
Ing Of the Convention for the purpose of receiving
the credentials Of delegates.
All electors Of Maine without regard TO pa. poliii-
cal differences, who In sympathy with the senti-
ments expressed In the call Of the Republican
National Committee for the Republican National
Convention, cordially invited TO unite with the
Republicans Of the state in selecting delegates to
this Convention.
Per order Republican State Committee.
JOSEPH II. MASLEY. Chairman.
WILLIS II. WING. Secretary.
AUGUSTA. MAINE, February II. Isss.
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The communication of a lifelong Dem
ocrat," published in another column, tells
its own story, in language which all may
readily understand. Ii affords more evil
dence that this reform Administration,
which Mugwumps and the Bourbons of the
South placed in power at Washington.
is n very uncertain quantity, and more
often than otherwise is mere machine in
the hands of bosses big and little, from
German and Higgins down To-. But
the honest Democrats-the voters who
think they have some rights which their
public servants are bound to respect-have
their remedy.
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The Republican party should make it i'm
possible to elect another Democratic General
Assembly Providence JournaL
This from paper that contributed its
whole influence in behalf of Democratic
success in the last State election. and is
to-day working to the best of its ability to
disrupt the Republican party of Rhode Is
land, is an exhibition of impudence on the
party of its Mugwump editor that is sub
lime. The Providence Journal is nothing
more or less than a renegade sheet whose
sole object is to stab the party on every
possible occasion. and the sooner the Re-
puhicaus of Rhode Island wake up to this
fact the sooner will they succeed in placing
the State back where she rightfully be
longs. 1t lacks the honesty to fully de-
clare itself. but stands to-day As nearly AS
it dares upon the Cleveland free trade plat
form. The key note of the campaign this
year will be protection to American indus
try and if the Republicans of Rhode Island
are to swell the verdict they certainly can
have nothing in common with a sheet such
as the Journal has become under its pres
eut management Bangor Wing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-28
3rd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT,


The Republicans Of the Third Congressional Dis
trict of Marie, composed OF the counties Of Somer
set, kennebee Hancock and Waldo, are requested
to send delegates to convention TO be held at the
Town Hall In Watsryille on Wednesday the 18th
day OF April A. u. 1879, at Al O'Clock A. NJ for the
purpose Of nominating candidate for Representa-
tive to the 81 Congress Of the United States and
ddate for Presidential Elecor also toelect two Dele
gates and two Alternate Delegates TO the Republi-
can National Convention, to be held Mt Chicago,
Illinois on June 10Th ISIS, and to select District
Committee.
The basis of representation will be as follows
Each City, Town and Plantation will he entitled to
Delegate and for each 20 votes cast for Cover
nor Bodwelln iss6 nm additional Delegate and for
fraction Of 10 votes In excess Of Is votes. addi
tioual Delegate
February 18Th 1sss.
l.. l.. WALTON, Re,,hljc.,
WV. PERKINS,, nhi,r,.
J. II. HOPKINS, -.,.,.,a
j. q. JOHNSON. "'''
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STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN.


LryERMoRE FALLs-Our correspondent
writes, March %: The champion of Franklin
county wins. The Locklin-Grover checker
contest has closed in favor of Locklin Score
stands Lockliu. /: Grover. O.; draws. g.
s. s. Locklin is acknowledged as champion
of Franklin county, and Samuel Grover is a
member of the Boston Checker Club. The
games were opened in January and were
PLAYED by mail.-Our citizens are much
elated at the extra Accommodations given them
by the addition of another passenger train
from Lewiston to Pennington to be put on
April 2. Affording a better chance to do
business in Pennington and return the same
day, also a later afternoon train to Lewiston
Two large tempering watts with other
machinery arrived Friday for the Fayette
Creamery. -Lincoln Wyman has gone to
Massachusetts, to visit sister who is quite
ill-James Moore of Madrid is soon to open
grocery store in town. The rainbow
sociable Friday evening was largely attended
$40 being taken at the door and on the sale
of ice cream and cake.-A man by the name
of FORMER while at work on a barking
machine at A. Records pulp MILL Saturday.
cut off portion of two fingers Eliphalet
Rowell of Hallowell arrived in town Saturday
to visit his mother, Mrs. Abijah Rowell
on her 96th birthday. The oldest lady in town.
After twenty four hours of suspense. the
many friends of Mr.. George Winning (who
was injured last Friday at Otis Falls are
greatly relieved to hear favorable reports of
his recovery. At last accounts the doctors
pronounce his case quite hopeful as he has
regained consciousness and is able to converse
a little. Mr.. Winning is held in high esteem
by all who know him and is a member of the
Baptist society of this place. He has for
long time been employed by the Umbagog
Pulp company, but recently has assisted in
setting the machinery at the Otis Falls Mills.
The baptismal services last evening were
very impressive. Mr.. c. L. Beck was the
first to be baptised in the new baptistry and
vas followed by Is others.-Delmont, son Of
Mr. Josiah Mitchell. who has been i'll for
months past died Thursday forenoon and
vas buried Sunday at East Jay.-Solon
Chase delivered lecture on the problem
If Work and Money" in G. A. R. hall
Saturday night.-The large bulk-head gates
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A Correction.

Editor ofhe Kennebec Jou,naf:
DEAR SIR-An error in connection with my
name exists in your editorial on "Bossism"
published this morning in view of that, please
permit me to state through your columns,
that, never in the whole long drawn history
of the matter, has petition for any one been
presented to me- neither have been request
ed to sign petition for any one.
My general views are well known. The
present outcome of the matter was the only
move really to be expected and is in exact
line and harmony with Civil Service Reform.
Very Respectfully
l.. C.. ALLEN.
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VIcE PRrsIprNr's CHAMBER,

WASHINGTON. ID. c., March ~. 1855.
M. Samuel ". Wheeler, Philadelphia:
My Dear Sir Accept my thanks for
your kind and obliging letter of 9th inst.
When recall the course of the Democratic
party toward Mr.. Lincoln, whom they habit
ually characterized as baboon and clown;
toward Grant, whom they styled butcher
and drunkard; Hayes, whom they described
as fraud and thief: and Garfield as pub
lie plunderer, and Arthur as wine bibber
and glutton, it is interesting to inquire upon
what theory Mr.. Cleveland is entitled to abso-
lutte immunity from anything but praise and
eulogy. I adhere in my definition of Mr.
and shall never hesitate to say
that when he was elected to the Presidency
the public service reached low water mark,
both morally and intellectually.
Very respectfully yours.
JOHN j. INGALLS,.
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Tho Death OF Chief Justice Waite

The Geographic dispatches of Saturday
last contained full account of the sudden
decease of this distinguished man, leaving
vacancy in an exalted place in the Gov
ernment. Born in Lyme, Connecticut,
November 1916, he was therefore in his
seventy second year when his earthly
career terminated. Entering Yale College
at the age of II, he graduated with
honors in 1897, Il classmate with William
NJ. Evarts, Edward Pierrepont, Professor
Silliman, and others who have won dis
tinction. He studied law with his father,
who subsequently became Chief Justice of
Connecticut. Becoming citizen of Ohio
In 1888, he was admitted to the bar in the
following year, practicing in his profession
until 1874 in Maumee City aud Toledo,
becoming eminent as a lawyer. He was
Wing member of the Ohio Legislature
in lSi9, and Republican candidate for
Congress i'm 1862, hut failed of an election.
In 1871 President Grant appointed him to
represent the United States before the
Tribunal of Arbitration at Geneva. for the
adjustment of the Alabama and other
American claims against England. Upon
the death of Chief Justice Chase in 1874.
he was appointed by President Grant to
the position he held ut his death, whose
duties he discharged with credit and
success, commanding the confidence of the
Nation ~ an impartial and upright iurist.
I'm nf ind ial prx.i.s hnh has
written many important decisions of the
Court, and was noted for his industry and
careful legal crudition. His mind may
have been less massive than his immediate
predecessor, but he probably surpassed
him in common sense, and undoubtedly
his legal equipment was more complete.
With less legal subtlety than fancy. pos
sessing not the broad statesmanlike grasp
of Marshall, his powers were admirably
balanced, his integrity So sure, and his
love Of equity so controlling, that his four
teen years of judicial work constitute n
solid basis for the high estimation in which
he was held by the American public.
President Cleveland will be fortunate If
he shall be able to find the equal of the
departed Chief Justice.
From the Washington Post Administers
ton organ of March -.
Another Distressed Infant
Toplant or not to plant potatoes-that'
the question in New England. II appears
that short domestic crop has caused a
very large importation of this valuable
tuber, whereat the potato growers of the |
Eastern States are incensed. A reliable |
authority states that the receipts of foreign |
potatoes in New York since November l. !
have been 1900, 900 bushels against 1925
600 bushels of home grown potatoes. The |
recent receipts of foreign potatoes have
been largely in excess of the domestic, and
it appears probable that by April l, the
foreign will far exceed the domestic re-
ceipts.
The duty on potatoes is fifteen cents
bushel, and vet the farmers assert that
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The late Sarah A. Collagun of Portland, is
said to have left property worth 100000
There is no will.
A joke whose point is in the pain it gives
to Others is a kind of humor that true man
hood will never indulge in. The Portland
Advertiser tells of an employee on one of
the boats in the harboF who asked small
boy to show if he could pull himself up to a
rod overhead. The boy readily took hold to
see if he could do it. The rod proved to be
be hot steam pipe aud the boys hands were
so badly burned that he WAS in agony for
several hours. To-day he was not able to
covered with bandages The man who played
the mean trick on him apologized by saying
that he supposed the boy would know that
the pipe was hot, but that doesn't help the
matter much.
Yesterday forenoon" says the Bangor
Wing, "a prospective purchaser went into
one of our stores and sat down in the Office to
talk matters over with the proprietors with
whom he was acquainted. He had not been
seated long before strong oior of whiskey
began to pervade the apartment. The pro-
prietors and clerks began to sniff and even
the elevator became so excited that it came
up from the cellar to see what was going on
The odor was soon traced to trickling stream
which flowed from beneath the chair on which
the visitor was sitting but he strongly denied
any knowledge of it until he put his hand in
his coat tail pocket and found it full of mix
ture of broken glass and whskey He will
carry his pistol in another pocket in the fu-
ture"
Dealers in rifles have been informed that
the Winchester Repeating Arms Company
and the Union Metallic Cartridge Company
have formed combination and bought out
rifle manufacturing companies in order that
the whole business way be controlled by
themselves. The present outlook is that the
price of rifles and cartridges will take an
advance in a short time on this account, al
though there is possibility of its not taking
place.
The best parts of some plays are between
the acts" says an exchange. The editor of
this paper has evidently been in the habit of
slipping out ''to see a man on these occa-
sons
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Senator Ingalls, has sent the following let
ter to resident of Philadelphia, who wrote
to congratulate him on his speech on the de-
pendent pension bill:
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-28

The best parts of some plays are between
the acts, says an exchange. The editor of
this paper has evidently been in the habit of
slipping out 'to man. on these occa-
sops
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SOMERSET.

at Otis Falls are all but one in position. aud
with the large crew at work. things present
a lively appearance.