The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-31
An Organ" Out of Tune.

The chronic unhappiness of the Prog. Age
has vi>ibly deepened and darkened since the
recent Democratic convention at Augusta.
The plume of the personal liberty champion
which waved proudly in the breeze us he set
forth with high spirits, and his compact army
of eight delegates, for the State capital. now
droops like a weeping willow. The little
brown jug" sacred emblem of the party whose
existence has been brief and malodorous. emits
a hollow sound when tapped. The roscate
visions of place and patrona re have vanished
like summer mi>t> before the mornings sun.
The present is dark, and there is no CLEAN of
light along the horizon. The other fellows
pull the wires and dispense the patronage, and
the Belfast organ of the Democracy entS only
doleful and dscordant notes.
Stranger things seldom happen than thar the
Maine Democrats in state convention should
have nominated rs their candidate for Governor
4 man who is recognized by his opponents aS
clean, able and well equipped for the position
he will not be called upon 10 fill. As the Prog.
Age puts it ''Iic will receive the full party
vote which is all the party has TO be>tow.'
Why, then, seek to neutralize the good effects
of a clean nomination by insinuations as to the
motives and methods by which il was brought
about: But the Prog. Age will do it. 1t saws ::
The knowing ones pretend to have some
secrets such as that the nomination was sought
for personal reasons connected with the adj
mini>tration, and, further, 10y great corpora
ton in this State which ought not 10 NEEDLE
with our politics. This thrust is evidently
intended for the Maine Central. whose Pre>-
dent and General Manager will head the Maine
delegation to the National Convention at ST.
Louis. A short time ago the Prog. Age. was
attacking Frank Jones. the biz brewer of New
Hampshire. who holds the Federal patronage
of New England in the hollow of his hand.
and now it is buckng against the Maine Cen
trial. Truly it would seem that its valor outruns
Its discretion, and that we are likely TO witness
Il modern illustration of the results of fitting
at windmill.
But the nomination of Mr. Putnam appar-
emily does not worry the Prog. Age half so
much As the sitting down upon its personal
liberty bantling. That causes Il wall which is
protracted through full column. and it prob
ably Is to be continued in future issues. OF
the debate on the free rum or license plank
which Mr.. Rust sought TO place in the Demo-
cratic platform, the Age says:
The discussion showed that not a few who
seek elections through the aid of the saloon are
quite as intolerant prohibitionists is the Re-
pulllcans or even third party men. while a
larger number are mere policy men who are
sincerely opposed to the law. hut fear that the
aSltatlng it, repeal will njure their prospects
OF office. Candidate Putnam, for instance.
who has always been heard to express opposi-
non and contempt for >umptlary laws, felt
himself called upon to oppose the resolve.
The DeNt paragraph contains an intimation.
OF threat, that ''the men who are sneeringlv
called salooni>tS or rummics" NAV ..concluIe
TO take themselves off from the Democratic
party as the radical Prohibitioni,tS have from
the Republican party and then, asks this
diSgruntled organ. what would be the bros
poets OF Democratic success here in Maine:"
Wen. We should say they would be frightened
IN the same ratio that the prospects of the
party to which this contingent attached il
self would be darkened. And here is another
KICK; I'VE are now to see," saws the AGE. 80
what extent the Democratic vote in this State
'''NAN''|' ~ tilc poiItA VI tagging on
pehihd the republican party in regard to pro-
hbltlon which the convention decided tc mr.
sue.
In another editorial headed "A Great Opuor.
lunity Lost" the Prog. Age accuses the Demo-
cratic delegates of >kulkng and double dealing
and silSles out Gen. Pai>tcd editor of the
New Age for cast ation. charging him with
having favored putting an AUTHORIZATIONS
plank i'll the platform at the recent Democratic
conference and then moving in the convention
Tor the rejection of the ant-prohibitorv re-
>oiNe. If this charge be true. the INDIGNATION
OF the Frog. Age is scarcely TO be wondered at
such conduct must be revolving to one who i,
himself so bright and shining an example of
consistency. morality and purity. But having
thus espouSed the cause of our sorelv afflicted
contemporary against that bold bad man. Gen
Ilalsted. we have one little bone to pick with
him. lie says: 1T is about as GOOD As dem
ohstrated that with license platform We.
could have carried Waldo bv thousand ma
JorIty.' This is purely Il Pigment of fancy.
shctehed with a corkscrew OH the wall against
which the personal liberty leaders would have
butted out their brains if they had had any to
butt.
The interest shown by the Demcrr. ,rauo