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The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR

Ex-Governor Ross of New Mexico; is set
ting type in a newspaper office. In the long
run he will find it more profitable than be
ing governor.
The widow Of General Hancock has rented
her beautiful house in Washington, given
her by General Hancock's admirers, and has
gone to New York. Her health is not good
and she will probably go to Europe for a
complete change.
Congressman Boutelle tslegraphs to tie
Bangor Wing that "the brilliant Foraker led
the party in the most gallant fight ever made
against great odds and that the defeat to the
party has in no way impaired his standing
as the loved and admired leader of the pro-
gressiye Republican organization of the
Buckeye State" '''0
The woman's rights people find an arpu.
ment for their cause in the election exodus
of clerks from Washington. When the men
go home to vote, and the federal government
at Washington is left in the hands of the
women clerks in the departments, it can.
not be said that the women don't carry on
the public business as we'll as the men and
things 60 on with the most exemplary reg
ularity and decorum.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

Inc old scheme of union of the Central
american Republics, which Barrios tried to
carry out by force of arms. is now revived
under peaceful auspices. The Central Amer
can States are Nicaragua, Costa RIGA, San
salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. They
are Independent, and also rivals to a con-
siderable extent. Barrios in endeayoring to
carry out his scheme of union aroused a
spirit of jealousy in the states, was over
thrown and paid for his ambition with his
NE But results have come from Barrios's
Scneme. A convention of tie States was
caiied together recently, and that conyen-
'lon mas approved Of plan for a unification
Oh tne Central American States under com
mon executive, who shall direct ALI the
foreign affairs of the separate countries &C
II they were one, while the States are left in
complete control Of all matters of interral
government. But in matters of trade ona
navigation the States would, under the nav
plan, be practically united, as trade would
be free between them. They would also
have common postal system. This plan
must be referred to the assemblies of the
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

And now, amid the general testimony IN favor
OF the new system which comes from MaSSdCnu-
sets there are found plenty of suggestions dnat
it can be improved in some of Its details ms
satisfactorily demonstrates the wisdom OF walt
ing in Maine before meddling with election laws
which aside from the Democratic charges OF in
timdattOn and corruption, were generally admit
ted to be working well enough.-Eyening EX-
press.
1t was not details that the Evening Ex-
press was troubled about last winter. Its
objections went to the very essence of the
bill. Here is the language in which it ex-
pressed them:
But the chief objection to the new plan is not
one of detail 1t goes TO the very essence of the
system Itself. This nation has not been brought
thus far in its effort to solve the problem Of popu-
lar government, and will not be carried further
along in the path If oral, social and political
REFORM by men who are afraid to disclose to each
other and to the world their views on controyert-
ed topics. But, unless that suffrage has behind il
but crumbling foundation Its chief reliance
has been In the past, and must be in the future
IN an enlightened, conscientious and Courageous
citizenship which knows its ri hts and duties al
tne poils, and knowing, dares maintain and per-
form them. such spirit must be the parent Of
freedom from intimidation and fraud ard cOrrun
ton. ~" "-" ooiiup
III the essence of this system was bad last
winter the Massachusetts experiment has
n't made it any better. The only consistent
thing for the Express to do is to still oppose
the Australian system in the Massachusetts
form or any other form that preserves its es-
sence, or confess that it was wrong last
winter. There is no middle ground.
Wriggling will be Of no avail.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08
CURRENT COMMENT,
THE SPEAKERSHIP,


washington Despatch to Albany IN. W
Journal.]
This week sees the formal opening of the
speakership, fight. Mr.. Reed, although his
nome is at the Morton flats, will set up his
headquarters at the Hamilton, few blocks
on, and very wise is Thomas in this decision.
as ne can have a few minutes peace and
quiet occasionally at the Shoreham Mr..
mckinley has hung his banners on the outer
wall at the Ebbitt. Mr. Cannon is holding
an entrenched position at Wizards, while
Julius Caesar Burrows awaits his Brutus at
the National. 1t Is not In some way very
50 mnch strength lately that it looks now as
Il 1t would be walkover for the favorite.
But 1t will be exciting enough for the other
fellows, no doubt. The western men talk
wont, but the failure to make any combina-
ton against Mr.. Reed is what the darkeys
would call mighty discouraging, and will not
buster. "N
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

The Bangor Wing, notwithstanding the
Massachusetts experience, is not reconciled
to the Australian system. Its only tangible
complaint against it is that the counting of
the vote is delayed. "Not one of the Boston
papers," it says, "was able to publish any
thing more than guess at the size of Mr..
Brackets plurality the next morning after
election, and in fact the returns were not
complete Wednesday noon" The matter is
of no consequence whatever. But undoubt-
eddy little experience will enable the count
ers to count the ballot nearly as rapidly as
under the old system. But the Wing wants
to know something. 1t asks the PRESS to
"cite us an instance in the State when our
electoral system has proved Intellectual, or
where the people have failed to secure the
election Of their chosen candidates." aud it
declares that il the PRESS "cannnt do this
surely there is no good ground for changing
system that is satisfactory to majority of
the people of the State because they know it
has protected them in the free exercise of the
rights OF suffrage for all these years" We
Pike to be obliging, and furnish information
when we can, 50 we direct the attention of
shO Nhib w sho ioiioWihB cAtIdct from
letter dated September IA, 1880, which ap-
peared in the columns of the Wing at that
time, but which evidently it has forgotten:
The result is undeniably surprise to us, and
equally SO TO most OF the Democratic party in
maine. our canvass was never more accurately
taken, and 1t showed on Wednesday last a total
vote for Davis of trfe over 10000, with an
assured majority of 5000 at the minimum, In the
four days preceding the election we lost over
5000 votes by means well known by the mana
| gers OF the national Democratic campaign and
| which do not call for further specification from
me. The total cost is yariously estimated at from
| $4,000 to sl0o 1000. and the money all came
| before witnessed in Maize.
The author of the letter was the Hon.
James G. Blaine, and it was addressed to
Gen. James A. Garfield.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

The result of the election in New York
State is great personal victory for Gov. Hill,
and will no doubt greatly accelerate his
'boom" for the Presidency. The candidates
were all of his own personal selection, and
some of them were placed upon the ticket in
opposition to the advice and against the pro-
test of many of the Democratic leaders.
They all pulled through, however, with good
majorities. Hills position as the great
Democratic "boss" Of the Empire State is
confirmed by the election. Grover Cleve-
land takes back seat
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

Inc Australian ballot system was in operation
II Massachusetts. IL does not appear that many,
votes in the ballot boxes and it never Will he
known how many, If any. OF those votes were af-
iected by mistakes fatal to the real intention of
those who cast them. That is popularity Of the
system. II is sort Of "put nickel in the slot1
method. II works just as well with counterfeit
In size and weight, of the nicgel as with the genu
Inc article. 1t would be matter of interest to
know, however, just how much has been expend-
ca In time and money to furnish the voters with
the explanation deemed by the friends of the
measure necessary to maze it work at all.-[Ev
ming Express.
SO far as the above paragraph has any
meaning and purpose at all, it is a skit at the
Massachusetts system of voting. Now great
papers in Massachusetts, like the Boston
journal, Boston Advertiser, Boston Herald.
GssissS~ia O..i0ns-- SvvaoOoSOI cry,
the other naners of nrnminannA.-nnitA in on
pauding the new system as great improve
ment and complete success. But our eve
ming contemporary will no doubt urge, with
Its accustomed logic, that these leading
Massachusetts, papers, being on the spot and
In the position of eye witnesses, are not so
Competent judges of the success of the system
as Is paper In another State, such paper
for instance as our evening contemporary,
which, out of sight and sound of the con-
AiSps Noh Aothi aooeioCb uOblOuS VI ZIG I6Sull.
Lest anyone, however, should be deluded
by our contemporary's favorite logic into
believing that all the great Massachu-
sets papers are wrong in sup
posing that the new voting system was
success, we wish to Offset its opinion with
the opinion of another paper that had the
same advantage OF being far out of sight
and hearing of the conflict We refer to the
New York Tribune, which says:
The votes ia Massachusetts were deposited
rapidly and easily and with little friction on even
the first trial of the new ballot law. In one case
seventeen ballots were voted in ten minutes, and
IN another ID in the same time. The average,
however. was considerably lower. more than a
minute being usually consumed by each voter,
The secret ballot system has now been put to the
test on large scale. 1t is an unequivocal sue
cess. How much longer will Governor Hill stand
State?
1t may be urged, of course, that the New
YORK Tribune cannot know so accurately
mn"' "ons on - Massachusetts, as can the
Evening Express, since W. Tribuna halonos
to that class of newspapers wn,.b do not
use "long wire;" but we beg leave to s.r
gest that this would be begging the question.
For our evening contemporary starts out
with the implied assumption that the opin
ions of the best informed papers, such as
the Boston Journal, which was in the midst
of the trial, are valueless beside abstract no.
lions formed out of sight and hearing of the
contest
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08
Thursday, the 2Sth Day Of November
INSTANT, AS A DAY OF
PUBLIC THANKSGIVING And PRAYER,

And urge on the people of this State to assemble
on that day in their homes and in their respective
places OF public worship, and there earnestly to
express gratitude to the Omnipotent Father, for
His blessings during the past year, and to pray
for His care and guidance In the future.
In thus acknowledging that religion is the
foundation Of the State. while we humbly confess
our sins and solicit Divine forgiveness, we follow
in the footsteps of our ancestry who did so much
to bequeath to us the priceless blessings of Free
and Cris;an Government.
Given at the Council Chamber at Augusta, this
fourth day of November in the year of oul
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty
nine, and of the Independence of the United
States of America, the one hundred and four
teenth.
EDWIN c. BURLEIGH.
By THE GOVERNOR:
DRAM, SDAL SMITH, Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08
STATE OF MAINE.
a Proclamation by the Gov.
ernor.

Respect for the religious customs and forms
held in yeneratlon by successive generations is a
patriotic duty which good citizens and their chos-
en- agents will always faithfully regard. Graft
tude TO God who created and so wisely governs
the world springs from what is best In human ma
ture and individuals and States that fail to mani
fest it are on the road to decentralization and de-
cline. 1t is therefore in obedience to plain Off.
cial obligation, and with The advice OF the Execu
tive Council, that / hereby designate and set
aDart
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

Our esteemed contemporary. the Argus,
yesterday brought out the fine coop of poul-
try which it had prepared for the lost prasi
DENTAL alantinn- lint which circumstances ha
yond its control prevented 1t from exhibit
ing at that time. The Argus tries to encour-
age the birds to crow by promising them
some corn in 1892. The promise is not very
effective, iDasmuch as they have not for
gotten the promise of 1888.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08
lost AND FOU Nd

WANTED-StenOgr the one who wore
w my hat home from the association meeting
tuesday night to return it to me at the Union Mu.
tual Life ms. Co. and get his own properly 81
EOUND-The best place 70 buy provisions;
n beef roasts 8, 10, 2, 10 and 20 cts. per
pound; corned beef 2, A. 6 and 10 cents per
pound; whole hams II to IA cents pound pork
smoked shoulders cents pound; lard cents
pound; John p. Squire s. Co.'S strictly pure leaf
lard S1.10 per tub. f. L. LOWELL, 1875 Oxford
street. 81
II OsT Near behring's Bakery, Congress street,
will be rewarded by leaving the same at this
office. 81
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. s.

We do not read anonymous letters and commll-
nlcatlons. 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., 1889-11-08

aeOnls

TTyO GEP-A furnished front room with smaI-
II l,r room adjoining, large closet room, and
meals across the street. 70 PREBLE ST. II
mo LET-A large front room on first floor
Il furnished, with board. Inquire at 10 stone
street. 81
ITO IET-To gentlemen only two first class
Il rooms in the western part OF the city, healed
Dy steam, bath room connected. Addfe's F.
City. IL
EUkNssHED ROOMS TO LET-At ~
a ZINE street, corner of Winter, number OF
nicely furnished rooms either single or en- suite,
with az modern conyenienees, can be seen on or
after Monday. July 30 6-tf
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08
THURSDAY, THE 28m DAY OF MOVE sBiR | ST.,

be set apart as day of national thanksgiving
and prayer. and that the people of our country,
ceasing from the cares and labors Of their work.
ing day. sh IL assemble in their respective places
of worship and give their thanks TO God, who has
prospercd US on our way and made our paths the
paths of peace; beseeching Him to bless the day
to our present and future good, making it truly
one OF thanksgiving for each reunited home circle
as for the nation at laIg
In witness whereof, / have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States 10
be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this first day of
November, In the year Of our Lord 1889, and
of the Independence Of the United States the
Hath.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
BY The PRESIDENT
JAMES G.. BLAINE,
Secretary OF State.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08
THANKSGIVING DAY.
A Proclamation by the Presi-
de mt of the United States.

highly favored people, mindful of their de-
dependence on the bounty of Divine Providence,
should seek fitting occasion to testify gratitude
and ascribc praise to Fl i'm who is the author of
their many blessings. 1t behooves US, then, to
look back with thankful hearts over the past year
and bless God for his infinite mercy in vouchsaf.
ing 10 our land enduring peace, TO our people
freedom from pestilence and famine, to our hus-
bandmen abundant hsryests and to them that la
Dor recompense for their toll.
\ ow, thei efore, !, Benjamin Harrison, Presi-
dent of The United States of America, do earnest
iv RI commend thai
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

ATTENTION ALL

- THE ONLY -
sull moose,
III I'M sAlDltlon in this country IS now In this town.
F FiliS M, nlidhds0me young Moose was captured In
old by q little boy fourteen ye1Ts 81 ave- lie is
A. d uUeliI - = lamb and can be handled without
tb az, " aE woman or child. Notwithstanding
VIZ wv t@oe as th,s Moose Is now only five months
gu he sttn .,i l5 hands high aud 4 q beautiful
We also have on exhibition two 6no
BLACK BEARS,
which are educated % take f,,5 s... A..
keepers mouth or from the hand az apv y Nv a., wy
child with perfect safety. They ara var, ' }i "
and playful ana are PRONOUNCED by goof iadges
IL. This is not show Tor children alOhe INF ,,lii
be found both interesting and instruefi,e ~
ladies and gentlemen. At o. Middle sty.s. ~
Admission 10 cents. Children under 10 IL
cents. CUMMINGS & KENGSTON. nOv7diws
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

Our friends. the enemy, profess to be
greatly encouraged by the results of Tues
days election to believe that wave of tariff
reform is sweeping over the country. AS
matter Of fact tariff reform had little to do
With the results in any of the States. The
Democrat elected In Ohio is not reformer
at all, but a protectionist. Hill, to whom
really belongs the credit or discredit of the
egs result is Is not not in touch with the
very insignifcantly, If at all. Russell did
make tariff reform somewhat prominent, but
he was defeated. AS for the Virginia cam
paign, the Democrats made it entirely on the
question Of white supremacy.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

several States Tor acceptance. If accepted
the existence of the new confederation will
begin next fall.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

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SANTA FE
Railroad Company
The BONDS of the following
ing named issues are incIud.
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Tor exchange, under the Plan
Of REORGANIZATION:
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Company.
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CONSOLIDATED OLD a MORTGAGE, 1909, PER CENT.
3. +. FIyEPER CENT. BONDS, II 800 PER CENT
1920. Az PER CENT. ''
SIX PER dns CENT $. F. SECURED BONDS. 1911. 6
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CowIey, summer & Ft. smith r.. k. 40;
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The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

tuesdays elections will be good ones for
Republicans to reckon gains from.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08
FOR SALE

DEAL ESTATE FOR sALE-The de-
II sirable real estate belonging to the Ocean
Insurance Company, consisting OF oiheeS and
stores number 10, II, 10 and 81 Exchange, also
one store on Milk street and stores on Market
street are for sale. For particulars apply 10 the
COmpanys office, 81 Exchange street. JOHN II.
HUMPHREY, Secretary. IA
EOR SALE Boarding and lodging house,
II near Congress, between High aud Brown
streets, with % rooms, all furnished, aud every
room occupied. l.. o. BEAN CO., A. Exchange
street 81
TNOR sALE-S20O buys one of the best pro-
IL vision stores ever offered for such q small
investment in Boston; splendid location In South
End man who means business can stay and in
vestigate until thoroughly satisfied McENROE
& CO., Business Brokers, 266 Washington street,
Boston. Al
EOR SALE upright ten horse engine.
Il second lathes. JONES & HITCHlNGS,
47O Fore street. 24-u
EOR SALE or no LET The Atwood
il house, two stories with French roof, pleas
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several acres OF land, fruit trees In bearing, good
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room and furnace, and Is In good repair; IL VIII be
rented low or sold on reasonable terms. Apply
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AUG. p. FULLER, 452 Fo street. 25du
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mALE HELP
Wanted.

WANTED-A young man would like sltua-
w tion 10 do writing In an Office or store Adj
dress A. b. c., this office. 5-1
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

A frst-class plumbers; steady Job in a first.
"A class shop It good wages guaranteed
Enquire at THIS OFFICE for address.
Oct29 dew
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

Gen. Malone alleges that the Democrats
were guilty Of gross frauds in Virginia.
There is little doubt of the truth of that
assertion, but the difficulty is to prevent
them. National supervisors of elections at
the South might prevent frauds in the count,
but that would not reach intimidation, and
that is resorted to as frequently in States like
Virginia as miscounting. A secret ballot
law would be of no avail on account of illt-
eracy. Even If the negroes could be guaran-
teed protection on election day, that would
avail little. for fear of punishment after
election was over would be just as effective
to keep the negro from the polls as fear of
punishment on the day of election lntimi-
dalton can 20 on every day in the year, and
protection, to be effective, must'be constant.
But that Of course Is impractcable There
lore 1t follows that nothing can be thorough
~ effective in securing to the negro his
rights but personal pluck on his own part.
When his physical and moral courage is
equal to the assertion and defence of his
own rights re will get them, and, we fear,
not till then.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

EOR sALE-l upright ten horse engine. s
Il second lathes. JONES HITCHINGS,
47O Fore street. 24-tf
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-08

Undoubtedly certain amount Of the Re-
publican disaffection which manifested itself
In the West on Tuesday can be traced to the
demoralizing effect of patronage. Though
handled with the greatest care the distribu-
ZION OF the offices l, certain to breed discon-
tent and disappointment. There can never
De offices enough to 60 round. and inevitably
the disappointed ones must exceed those
who are satisfied. Instead of heing source
oil strength patronage is til, refore source
oil weakness. A party is stronger without
It Leaving out of view the public interest
altogether, there is, therefore, strong reason
from the standpoint of party interest alone
Tor putting just as many Of the Offices as pos
sible under the civil service rules, so that
the party In power will be freed from all
direct responsibility for their disposal.