The Republican journal., 1888-01-26

| Bclfa>I'> boom is due TO "A reduction OF taxes
AMI the placing of the affairs Of the city in
honest and capable hands.
The Cleveland free traders forced fight
upon Mr.. Randall in Pennsylvania in organic
! ia- he democratic state Committee, and were
Victorious. \ Washington special to the Bo>-
ton journal says:
/ lie light in the Democratic Committee at
/ Harrisburg ends compromise in the Demo
cratic caucus at Washington. There is nothing
left Tor Mr.. Randall and his protectoni>t col
leagues but 10 fight to the end against the Fed
| eral Administration. and not even such Il fight
can alter or conceal the fact that even in Penn
syivailia the Democratic party is now openly
| in favor Of free trade. organizes the coming
| c:Sinpai.n Oh this basis and puts the avowe,l
/ free trader. Mr.. ". l.. Scott, in charge.
Il attempts being made to form an organ
iZatioH here TO lie known as the Personal Lib
erty League lis object appears to be 10 pro-
mote the sale Of rum in violation of the law $
| Of The State. Among the charter members
are-;l> a matter Of course-thc editor of the
| Prog. Age, and the man who after getting into
office by means of the temperance vote has
since sought to attain the same end with the
aid Of The rum vote. The inmates of the jail
and states prison are eager to join the new
party. They are unanimous for personal ILL.,
| ertN.
''llow do the water works work and is the
water good:" is an enquiry in private letter
| from an absent citizen. So far is we can
judge everything is working we'll, and there
are perhaps thirty private consumers. We do
not Ike to express an opinion on the quality of
| Tie water, as that would he infringing upon
the prerogatives Of our contemporary of the
Prog. Age who recently-very recently-set
himself up as an expert in this line.
We print elsewhere an abstract of the State
1reasurcrs report, with the report of the COM
m!tt"e appointed to examine his yearly ac-
counts and taken together they give a clear
Flea Of the financial condition of the State
Jan. 1t. ISIS. The committee testify to vall.-
able changes made by the present efficient treas
urer in the books of his office and in the meth
oil OF keeping accounts, which greatly facilitate
ed their work.
Democrats in this county who have attended
state Grange meetings, as delegates, have told
Us repeatedly that they have found them bias
ed i'll favor of the Republican party. prog.
| Age.
This is not surprising, if true. While the
Grange is not in any sense political organiza-
ton. it is composed mainly of intelligent, WELL
read farmers, who would naturally favor the
Republican policy, which protects their inter-
ests. rather than that of the free trade and
free rum Democracy.
The Prog. Age says of Senator lIalc's speech,
in which it is clearly shown that the President
has violated his pledges with regard to civil
service reform: 'The clearer he makes tina!
fact the better satisfied the Democratic party
will be. True; but really the Age is very i'm
prudent, from its party standpoint, in speak
in5 so plainly Beware the Mugw lmps!
i There are indications that the confirmation
of Lamar was brought about by trade in the
interest OF the Pacific railroads. Thus a man
wholly unfit for the duties has been placed up.
on the Supreme Bench. 1t is perhaps the most
discreditab!e appointment the present Admin-
i>tration has made, although that is saying a
good deal.
In one columE-speaking of the Republican
nomination for Governor-Bcn Bunker's Ken
nebec Democrat says, ''the candidate of the
machine viii get left" and in another column
of the same issue: at is perfectly safe to
predict that the machine will win as hereto
FORE Are there two of you, Ben?
The Boston Globe announces history of
American politics, to be published as serial.
and names among other contributors Joe How
ard and George Alfred Townsend. Those not
named probably include Eli Perkins, Bill Nye
and Colonel Thomas p. Ochiltree.
| The report of Councillor Hunt on the State
Prison, printed on the first page, serves to H.
lustrate the fidelity of this gentleman to the
public duties devolving upon him and the ac-
ceptablc manner in which they have been
performed.
| The SIeenv Rri.iUonnrt Ct Farmer shaLos