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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-14
CURRENT COMM EMIT.
THE CHANGE IN THE PENSION OFFICE
Bangor Whig.1

THE CHANGE IN THE PENSION OFFICE
Bangor Whig.1
We have seen no complaint Or criticism in
any way rejecting upon the c. mmissioner's
integrity or sincerity, but his injudicious ut
terances, commencing before his appoint
ment was confirmed and continued from
time to time, have caused his friends regret
and anxiety, and have afforded political enc.
mics opportunity for exaggeraiion and reit-
Grafton that have had quite an effect upon
the public mind. No doubt Commissioner
Tanner. who lost both bis legs on the battle
ali in his power for the relief of his disabled
and needy comrades of the war, but he has
NOT appreciated how seriously the real inter-
ests Of the pensioners can be damaged by
furnishing any pretext for suspicious OF
reckless TaidiDg upon the treasury.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-14

The statement that Stanley is expected to
reach the eastern seacoast of Africa
about the last Of October must at
most be based upon hazardous con-
lecture. From the region Of the great inter-
Tor Lakes at the head of the Nile. where
Hmin Pasha has his station, to the eastern
ssacoast 10 long march, and one that is
probably more full of certain kinds Of diff
eulties than any Stanley has undertaken.
he has met hostile tribes before; but they
have generally been so unfamiliar with
white men and the arms Of white men that
their subsection has been comparatively
easy. But as he approaches the coast around
Zanzibar he will meet bodies of natives
thoroughly used both to dealing and fighting
with the whites. The Germans and English
have had stations in that region for long
time and for about three years there have
been almost constant wars between the Ger
mans and the natives German gunboats
have shelled native towns, and German
marines have made cruel and sanguinary ex-
pedltions inland. The natives, on the other
hand, have been settling their long score
against tho invaders by retahating on all
whites without distinction Of nationality
Bishop Harrington, an English missionary
laboring far inland, was murdered by a
king who made the German aggressions his
excuse; and many other missionaries have
been forced to flee for their lives. Stanley
must make his way through tribes rendered
abnormally sensitive or actually hostile by
these troubles. He has always come out
right in the end in Africa. and probably will
this time; but 1t would not be surprising II
be should be longer about 1t than is expected.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-14

A vast amount of bracing up IS going on at
Johnstown. The new business directory
shows that there are thirty-six grocery
stores and ffty-one saloons in full blast. A
great many seem literally to have had enough
of wafer
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-14
TILE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING. SEPT. IA.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu.
neations. The name and address of the writer
are In all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-14

A fox was seen in the city of Bangor
Thursday afternoon. He seems to have had
the idea that, If caught robbing hen roost,
a Penobscot jury would not convict him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-14

The UNION MUTUAL LIFE IN.
SURANCE COMPANY has always made
a just liberality leading feature OF Its
conservative management; and the
security 1t offers Is so absolutely safe
that 1t sufficiently commends itself to
careful insurers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-14

Give Ely's Cream Balm trial. This Justly
celebrated remedy for the cure of catarrh, hay
fever, cod in the head, &C., can be obtained of
any reputable druggist, and may be relied upcn
as safe and pleasant remedy for the abov
complaints and will give immediate relief. 1t is
not liquid, snuff or powder, has no offensive
door and can be used at any time with good
results, as thousands can testify among them
some oil the attaches of this olice" Spirit of the
Times.
au6eOdSW3mnrm
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-14

With the retirement of Commissioner Tanl
ner 1t will be useful and interesting to notice
Just what have been the disbursements by
the Pension Bureau since the advent Of the
Republican administration, and on what ac-
counts these disbursements have been made.
The Democratic papers have made charges
OF wholesale extravaganza, which their read
srs have been too willing to believe without
an examination Of the facts in the case. 1t
ID true that there has been an increase In the
disbursements on account OF pensions, but
this increase is due not to extravaganza, but
10 the regular operations of laws passed by
Congress and Of course approved by the
Democratic House. On June 80, 1885, there
were A5. 1s5 pensioners ON the rolls; on Juno
%. 1889. 4so,725, an increase of 1446O0, or
about a per cent. For the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1885, the appropriations for
pensions were $76,3S6.S46: for the year end
ing June 80. 1889, the appropriations were
3so,tYs,000. an increase Of only S4,0S6, 153, or
only about per cent. to meet the increase of
~ per cent. in the number OF pensioners
But to meet all claims the depal tment had to
pay out S8.275,113. No 9nc $ pposes that
under Commissioner Black any pensions
were allowed unless the applicants had
proved their rights to them under the law to
the last letter; but in spite of the fact that
in srite Of Blacks management the rightful
claims demanded more money for their salts
faction, the Democratic House persisted
in its parsimonious policy, and for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1889, appropriated the
same small sum, S80,473.000 In July and
August there was advanced to pension
agents, on acquisitions, $34, 100000; while
the amount disbursed by the agents In the
same months was ST., 4S6,205 In July and
August Of last year, however, there was ad-
vanced to agents, on acquisitions, $24, $780,
600; and they paid out $4,S40,577 More
than half Of this years. disbursements were
In the payment Of cases allowed during the
preceding fiscal year. and not paid then be-
sause Of deficiency in the appropriation,
making 1t necessary to pay these claims out
OF the appropriation for the fiscal year $780,
Because the Republican administration has
been making large disbursements to settle
pension claims allowed under the preceding
Democratic administration, but not paid by
1t, is no reason for raising the cry that the
Republicans are recklessly extravagant in
their payments Of pension money. 1t is
probable that the payments ON account OF
pensions must increase instead of decreas-
ing for some years to come, as the soldiers
pass the line from middle life to old age;
but Misrepresentation will not avail to make
the expenses less, or to discredit the Repub-
lean administration in the p.rformance of
Its plain duty,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16
Why That Dispatcll.

The announcement that Presi
dent Harrison had telegraphed fol
the resignation of G. G. Watts
United States district attorney for
West Virginia, caused much sur.
prise. The administration had
scarcely been able to keep its ap.
pointments of important officers
up with the vacancies occurring
through voluntary designations and
yet the president found time to ask
for the retirement of one occupy
ing an Office of comparatively lit
tie consequence. 1t was the very
first effort to fill the thousands of
federal offices scattered over the
country and the place is not one Of
the choice plums either. What
could it mean? The answer comes
that District Attorney Watts, in
the performance of his own sworn
duty and unmindful of dire threats
was proceeding against band of
corruptionists indicted for bribery
by the United States grand jury
at Observation-Disclosures Plain
Dealer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16
Another Verdict.

The first State to attempt to ac-
complish Prohibition by Constitu-
tional amendment was Ohio, i'm the
very first blush of the movement.
The proposition was defeated by a
meager majority for the reason
that the movement had not yet as
sumed a political aspect. Rhode
Island adopted such an amend
ment and is now trying to get
rid of il. Last year four States
voted on such amendments and in
each case the verdict was adverse.
In Oregon the majority against
Constitutional Prohibition was
nearly 5000, in NJ icigan 5000,
Tennessee $4,000 and Texas $1,000.
Now comes New Hampshire, which
after thirty years faithful trial, de-
cides against a Constitutional
amendment. The indications are
that prohibition has passed its
zenith.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16
Steal or Sale!

Every one who remembers the
heated political campaign of 1876
and the first announcement of
of Democratic success, followed by
the doubt and uncertainty into
which the country was thrown by
the memorable dispatch of Rosco
Conkling to r.. b. Hays "Claims
every thing with confidence" will
also recolect the business depress-
ion which afflicted the country
during the interim between the
election and the time when the
unconstitutional Electoral Com
mission robbed two states Of their
election and completed the theft
of the presidency.
The theft of the presidency was a
crime and should have been punish
ed as such, but with characteristic
generosity the American people
cOndoDed the Offense..
Notwithstanding the fact that
the fraudulent Hays was permit
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16
State Senator.

In casting about for suitable
Democratic candidate in this dis.
trict, three qualifications must be
present in the standard bearer to
insure success.
The first requisite is personal
popularity and local strength in
Athens county. The second and
third depend in measure upon the
first and are unflinching Demo
cracy and ability.
There is no doubt that Mr. Town
send will again be the candidate of
the Republicans and will probably
be indorsed by what is left of the
Prohibition organization, as was
done two years ago.
No one can doubt that Mr.. Town
send can and will receive every
Republican vote in his county, and
unless opposed by candidate who
is strong in the same locality may
receive, as happened two years ago,
number of Democratic votes on
the score of personal friendship.
For this reason if for no other we
think Athens county should furnish
the Democratic candidate and we
know of no one better fitted for
the position than John G. Parker
of Nelsonville.
Mr.. Parker is Hooking County
boy, lifelong Democrat, and
scholerly gentleman and if nomi-
mated will do much to reduce the
the majority Of Mr.. Town send in
his own County.
We say this much without con-
sultation with Mr. Parker, or any
of his intimate personal friends,
knowing him to- be such Demo
crat as the sturdy Democracy of
Hooking would delight to honor,
and would be, when elected, Sem
ator of whom all the people would
be proud.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16
Harrison on Slavery and Protection.

President Harrison was not very
felicitous in his inaugural effort tc
mix up slavery with the tariff ques.
ton and to associate Protection
with the cause of freedom. Slavery
of men differs only in degree of in
iquity from that form of slavery
which shackels their commerce and
industry and hypocritically gives
itself the name of Protection.
1t was favorite argument of the
advocates of slavery that the ne
groes were unable to take care of
themselves, and that they were
much better off under the kindly
care of masters that fed and cloth
ed them. The protectionists plea
that the tariff is the "defense ofour
working people against injurious
foreign competition" as President
Harrison puts it in his ina ugural
address, proceeds in much the same
line. But for protection, this ar
gument runs, the "poor working
classes" would starve. This is the
old slave-holding argument in an
other dress-but for the protective
care of the planters the slaves
would starve-and it is as false as
it is insulting to the pride and in
telligence of the American people.
Slavery according to it's defenders,
is the highest manifestation of that |
paternalism in government which
makes it the duty of the prosper
Gus few to exercise guardianship
over the many. Protection is the
same paternalism in modified
form.-PhiPa. Record.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

TT has been intimated that Gen,
b. +. Butler will be sent to Berlin
as one of the Commissioners to
negotiate u settlement of the Sa-
moan questions. The close politi-
cal relations of Blaine and Butler in
1884 and the part taken by Butler
the the campaign of 1888 are we'll
known. But is there no other way
of acknowledging the services of
this arrant demagogue than by
sending him abroad to exercise his
mischievous propensities? Is not
the protective duty of so per cent
on the bunting which he manufact-
ures a sufficient reward for his
speeches in the late campaign.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16
The Logan Home and Saw
ing Association.

Just organized with Judge s. II.
Bright as Presidents; John Hansen,
Secretary; l.. a. Culver, Treasurer;
John f. White, Attorney, aud an
able Board of Directors.
This Association is organized for
the purpose of raising money to be
loaned am6 ng the members there
of for use in buying lots and houses
in building orrepairing houses, and
for such other purposes as are
authorized by law.
Books for subscription to the
capitol stock are now open at room
No 3 Collins building, 2nd floor.
Shares 800 and $500 each.
Meeting every Saturday night
from Z to o'clock.
Weekly dues on each 500 of
stock 25 cents.
Any member can draw out his
money at any time, and if left
more than 6 months with divi-
dends.
Any member can borrow as
much money as his shares of stock
represent at per cent. interest,
and such premiums as he may bid
For further information see Con-
stitution and Bylaws.
S. HI. BRIGHT, Pres.
JOHN HANSEN, Sec.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

pHE st. Louis Globe Democrat
estimates that the sectional ele-
ment in politics will be eliminated
ain eight or ten years." This organ
Of sectionalism evidently thinks
that at least two or more Repub-
lican Presidents can be shaken out
of the bloody shirt. After that
time it intimates that the Ameri-
can people "will fairly and fully
divide on economical questions"
Are not ten years rather too long
Il time to give to the formeters of
sectional strife?
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16
Paints! Paints! Paints!

Use only Hirshberg Hollander &
Co.'s Baltimore, Maryland, War
ranted Pure Paints. Ready for the
brush, in various colors aud all siz-
ed cans, and warranted to outweigh,
each gallon bucket, from to 5
pound more than any other colored
paint in the market. Anybody can
apply it and do the painting as well
as the best of painters. 1t flows
freely and is durable and rich in
color. The pure White, for inside
and outside painting, cannot be eX-
celled. Price reasonable. Try the
Baltimore Paint before you buy
any other.
M. 5--3m. F. f. REMPEI.. Agent
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16
incorporation Notice.

Notice is hereby given that on the day OF
March 1889, the agents duly appointed by the
petitioners, presented to and filed with the
commissioners of Hooking County, Ohio, a
petition alleging that the signers thereof are
electors OF the territory therein described
that the territory therein described contains
about two hundred and fifty inhabitants,
that part of said territory is laid ont I'm town
lots, and that plat of said lots is lawfully
acknowledge and recorded in the record OF
plats OF villages OF this county, and is known
as the village of Laurelville.
And they iurther represent that for the bet
ter regulation, government and improve
ment of said Village, 1t Is necessary that IT be
Incorporated; that the territory included In
the following, and said tract, and not laid out
into town lots Is adjacent to said lots, and
should be included az y The limits Of the ncor-
that said Commissioners grant an order of
Incorporation of the following territory, "a
ton and marked exhibit AZ. Situate In the
Township OF Perry, County of Hooking, state
OF Ohio, and bounded as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the south West corner OF Sec
tion thlrtyone l3l, township twelve Q2)
range nineteen Q0); thence east with the Sec
ton line one hundred and twentynine l29)
poles to stake In the section line; thence
north in said section Eighty 1907 poles TO n
stake in the quarter section line; thence west
with the quarter section line fortynine (i0)
poles TO the N. f. corner of the S. W. quarter
of the 5. w. quarter of said section No. 81
thence north with the quarter section line
one hundred and hftyfour (lbD poles to z
poles to a stone In the section and range line
lthe N. w. corner OF NJ. a. Dodsons 10 acre
loDi thence south with range line two hun
ginning, containing in all lil.5 acres.
That the aforo described territory be incor-
porated as n Village and that the name OF
said Village be, the Incorporated Village of
Laurelville. And that j. B. Rlason and W.
q. Dawson are appointed by petitioners TO
present the petition TO the Board Of Commits
sloncrs.
Said petition Will be for hearing by said
Commissioners at their office In Logan Hock-
Ing County Ohio, on Monday, the 9Th day of
May, A. u. 1880 Mt 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
j. Is. KIASON Il w. q. Dawson,
Agents for petitioners.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

IN Harrison's cabinet Blaine rep
resents the schemers, Window the
money kings, Proctor the trusts,
Tracy and Miller the deciding
states of New York and Indiana,
Noble the boundless west, Rusk the
soldiers and Wannamaker the
boodlers. The only element of Re-
publican strength unrepresented is
the negro, whithout whose vote the
party would have been in oblivion
a dozen years ago.-Cley, Plain
Dealer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16
For California.

The Chicago and Northwestern
Railway offers exceptional induce
ments to all classes OF California
travel.
First class tickets affording
choice of routes; good returning
until spring, and second class one
way tickets are now on sale at
very low rates.
Fast Vestibuled trains fully
equipped with Palace sleeping and
dining cars amply provided forthe
comfort of tourists, and the well
fare of the secondsclass traveller Is
promoted by personally conducted
colonists excursion providing every
comfort enroute including accom-
modations in free tourists sleepers.
For full Internationally TO any
Ticket Agent or address Il. p. viii,
son, q. l.. a., g. g. N. w, R'y,
Chicago, Ills,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16
THERE are number of Republt

THERE are number of Republi-
can members of the Legislature who
are very sorry they went over to
Washington to the inauguration.
They were in the Senate gallery
on the night when Senator Riddle
berger was dragged out for being
on royal old Republican drunk.
Seeing was necessarily believing
with them. Had they merely heard
oft they would have set il down
MS a Democratic lie.-Columbus
Post.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

ted to fill the office, yet we greatly
mistake the temper of the Ameri-
can people, If another such transac-
ton would be tolerated.
AT the recent election another
mode of evading the will of the
people was devised and adopted,
which, while not so violent, is much
more dangerous.
The corruption of the ballot is
perhaps the easiest as well as the
most insideous mode of defeating
the will of the people, and is one
of the few evils which are attached
to our system of universal suffrage.
So long as we have a large and ir-
responsible body of voters among
us who can see no responsibility
in the act of voting other than the
few paltry dollars for which their
right of citizenship can be sold, this
danger will confront us.
1t has been said that "Eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty"
and it is no less true that the same
degree of watchfulness is necessary
to preserve the purity of the ballot.
This too, should be the effort of
every honest patriotic citizen of
whatever party.
Laws may be constructed which
will make the prostitution of the
right of suffrage dangerous but
the united effort of every pure
minded citizen exercised in one
direction can Danish the dangerous
practice from our politics.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

GROVER CLEVELAND treated the
veterans with more partiality than
they ever received before or will
receive in the future. Some old
soldiers we know of will be very
sick of the Harrison admisistra-
tion before year and they will be
Very sorry for their mistaken OPP
position to Grover Cleveland
GAINESVILLE Signal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

THE Reading Iron works sus-
pVLsion has thrown between $500
and 1900 men out of employment.
Several other iron mills in and
about Reading have closed down
and a dispatch says that not for
years have so many ironworkers
been idle at one time.
This, too, happens at time when
a Republican administration pledg-
ell to the doctrine of protection is
in full power.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

WHILE Postmaster General
Wanamaker is praying with his
Sunday school on the Sabbath day
$4,000 postofiice officials throughout
the land, on postal cars and post
offices, are hard at work. VIII he
stop the Sunday mails.and Sunday
work in the postofiices? "Reform
is necessary"-Ceyelqnd Plain
Dealer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

WHY don't the Republican Leg
islature tell the people how much
money has been drawn from the
State Sinking fund without war
rant of law.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

WE have no objection to John
Wannamaker being Postmaster
Gen.. but when the place is given
because he subscribed literally
to the Boodle-fund, the reason for
his appointment is damnable.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

ALL the glass works of Findlay
have closed down for the reason
as they say, of over production.
What's the matter with protec-
tion and the home market.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

New HAMPSHIRE has decided
by popular vote that if prohibi-
tion by statute is a failure prohibi-
tion by constitutional provision
would be no more likely to pro-
hibit.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

THE New York Graphic, now a
rampant Republican, says the Re-
publican holdovers "should be turn
ed out of Office instantly and sent
to wallow in the mire with which
they are tainted"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

IN the interior counties some of
the Democratic farmers are talk
ing of voting for the prohibitory
pinendment in order to prevent
theIr their farm hands from get
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

WHAT has become Of the pros
porous times for the workingman
which were promised during the
campaign.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16
Seeds (! Seeds I!

Glover, Timothy, Blue Grass, Red
Top, Lawn Grass and Garden Seeds
at j. Rochester & Sons.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

THE right of election is the
peoples bulwark of freedom and
they who corrupt it are enemies to
our free institutions and are trait
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

A REPUBLICAN Legislature in
Ohio refuses to amend the election
laws. Pure elections and Republi-
can practices are antagoRistic.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

ting liquor. These men need edu-
eating in the alphabet of Demo-
cracy. Sumptuary laws, of what
ever nature, are in deadly opposi-
tion to Democratic principles. A
Democratic Prohibitionist is the
white black-bird of politics.-Phila
Record
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

Down with corruption at the
polls.