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The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10

1t is curious on what fiimsy evidence the
opponents OF the Australian ballot will ac
cept charges of bribery when they can be
used to make point in their favor. and
how proof against conviction they are as
to bribery charges which make against them,
There has not been an election in this State
of any consequence for the last twenty wears
in which the Democrats were defeated. but
their organs have alleged bribery, giving
frequently the amount of money alleged TO
nave been paid for votes, and other details.
Yet II anybody should present to the Repnh-
lican opponents Of the secret ballot these
statements as proof that there was eorrnn-
tion at our elections they would get very mad
indeed and charge the person who did it
with SANDER. Now there was an election
in the Dominion the other day under the
secret ballot system. Down in Halifax the
Liberals got very severe thrashing. The
next morning the Liberal paper, smarting
under its defeat did precisely what every
Democratic paper in this State does on the
morning after the Democracy has received
a severe drubbing-charged bribery. Its
charges were not nearly as crcumstantial as
the Democratic charges frequently are. vet
every Republican supporter of the secret
ballot Dill picked them up and began to pa
rade them as evidence that the Australian
system mad no tendency to prevent bribery.
mere newspaper assertion, of most general
character Is to them good enough evidence
OF bribery in Canada, but nothing short of
absolute conviction in a court of Justice is
regarded as sufficient to establish the av.
istence Of bribery in Maine. Consistency is
not their strong point. 70
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10
THE HON e.
SPRING GOODS,

oFh1Nd UUUDS.
Satteens are not seen in as great quantities
as they have been In other seasons, still thew
find place among the standard goods, and
repeat the designs of the India silks. follow
ing them also very closely in color. The old
fashioned organdy musllns are finding place
in popular feminine favor, and will be made
up very largely for wear during the hot
weather Of the midsummer.
Ribbons. both silk and velvet, will play an
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10
STATE OF MAINE.
TO THE ELECTORS
or THE
City Of Portland.

DURSUANT to warrants from the Mayor and
y Aldermen of the Ctyof Portland, 1 here
Portland, qualified according to law, to meet at
their respective Ward Rooms, on the
third MONDAY of March, 1891, being the
sixteenth day OF said month, at ten O'Clock In the
forenoon then and there to give in their votes for
Mayor of the City.
The polls on such day of election to remain
they shall be closed. "-o-
also give notice to said inhabitants that the
Aidermen OF said city will be in open session at the
twelve o'clock In the forenoon, and from two to
hye o'clock In the afternoon, on each of the four
for the purpose of receiving evidence of the ouali
hcation OF voters whose names have not been en-
tered on the lists of qualified voters in and for the
several Wards, and for correcting said lists
GEO. G. BURGESS, City Clerk
City of Portland, March 8, 1891. fnh5dtd
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10

The spring elections in New York have
shown very remarkable changes in favor of
the Republicans. A year ago the Democrats
won a succession of victories. They carried
the city of Rochester. always Republican,
and which had in 1888 gone for Harrison by
1900 they won in Albany, Lockport, Buffa-
10. Utica and Newburgh; they overturned
Republican majorities in the counties of the
interior; ard in the town ElmiIa, the home
OF the Democratic governor, they secured
majority Of 800 votes. carrying six of the
seven wards. Quite significant of the
extent Of their victory was the fact
tnaf, with the exception of Syracuse,
Auburn and Ogdensburg, not one of the 30
cities Of the state showed Republicans ma
lority, not one had put its administration in
to Republican hands. This year. however
all Is changed. The Republicans have cap
tured Rochester, carried Dunkirk, elected
Tor the first time in the history of the town
Republican mayor in Rome, won in New
burg. Olean and Amsterdam, and carried six
OF the seven wards of Elmira, the home of
Governor Hill, exactly reversing last years
result in that town. The Albany Journal
Attitudes the result to reaction against
the lying about the McKinley bill, distrust
OF the financial soundness OF the Democratic
party, and the action of Gov. Hill in appro-
priating the United States senatorship and
continuing to hold On to the governorship-
Almost all these elections were held under
the Australian system, fact that we CON-
mend to the attention of the gentlemen who
believe secret voting will bring irretrIevable.
disaster to the Republican party lin this
State.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10

One Of the favorite arguments against the
Australian ballot system is that its tendency
will be the destruction of political parties.
Gentlemen theorize on this point just as if
the Australian ballot was new thing and
its effect matter of mere speculation
As matter of fact the Australian ballot
system has been in operation nearly forty
years, and If Its effect were to destroy parties
this would have been shown long ago. In
England 1t has been in operation since 1872.
Has there been any decadence of parties in
consequence? There are two parties in Eng
land now, the Conservatives and the Liber-
ais, and only two. Party spirit runs as high
as it ever did. The system has been in force
In Canada ever since 1878. If it has tended
to the decadence Of parties or party spirit in
that country the signs are not apparent.
There is no country on the face Of the globe
today where party spirit runs higher or men
cling to their party with more tenacity than
in Canada.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10
TIE PRESS.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nications. The name and address OF the writer
are in all cases indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as a guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to retain or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10

Petitions will go to Augusta tomorrow
signed by Portland people who are in favor
of the Australian ballot. On one of these
petitions which bears the names of a large
number OF Commercial street firms. are the
names ofsuch prominent Republicans as Geo,
s. Hunt, Sidney w. Thaxter, Woodbury.
5. Dana, d. d. Burgess. Charles S. Fobes.
Elias THOMAS. Ii. S. Melcher, and many 9TH
ers. We are inclined to think that ali Of onr
representatives will recognize these gentle
ment as prominent Republicans and of suf-
hcient age and experience to make their
opinions of value
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10
MUNICIPAL ELECTION MONDAY, MARCH is.
FOR MAYOR,
GEORGE w. TRUE.

The Democrats carried Bangor Yesterday
by fully 800 plurality. Win our esteemed
contemporary, the Bangor Wing, tell ms
what the matter was? No Australian hal
lot was used at the caucuses, SO it could not
have been a revolt against that system
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10
TWO SONGS.
BY EMILY DICKINSON.

/.
BEAUTY AND TRUTH,
died for beauty, but.was scarce
Adjusted in the tomb.
Wnen one who died for truth was laid
In an adjoining room.
He questioned softly why failed2
FOR beauty" 1 replied.
AND Tor truth; the two are one:
We brethren are, he sighed.
And so, as kinsmen meet at night,
We talked between the rooms,
Until the moss had reached our lips,
And covered up our tombs.
II.
SERVICE OF SONG.
Some keep the Sabbath going to church:
keep 1t staying at home,
With bobolink for a chorfster
And an orchard for dome.
Some keep the Sabbath in surpllce:
Just wear my wings,
And instead OF tolling the bell for church,
Our little sexton sings.
God breaches, a noted clergyman,
And the sermon Is never long;
so instead OF getting to heaven at last,
I'm going all along
Boston Transcript.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10

The adjourned election for mayor will
take place next Monday. In the five days
remaining Republicans should put in good
deal of work in behalf Of their candidate.
The Democrats are working as they have
not worked for many years before. and
are using all sorts of arguments and
appeals to elect Mr.. Ingraham. Mr.. True
Is In every way more suitable man
for mayor than Mr.. Ingraham, and if the
question of politics were entirely set aside,
and the selection made purely on business
grounds. Mr.. True would be elected provided
the voters were acquainted with the two
men and understood their several capacities
Political considerations only 60 to strengthen
Mr.. True's claims, for the average of the
party that is supporting Mr.. True is consld-
erably higher than the average of the party
that is behind Mr.. Ingraham. and is there
fore more competent to wisely direct the af-
fairs Of the city.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10

maNTpn-Agents to sell the PlnlesS CIothea
WAnlLD Line; the only line ever invented maj
holds the clothes without pins; perfect success;
whom the exclusive right Is given; on receipt 81 81
cents we VIII send sample line BY mail: also eir,
culars price list and terms 20 agents: seem vonr
territory at once. Address The fsinIess slloShs.
Line Co., IL Hermon Street, Worcester Mass.
oVeo W&S6m
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10

The arrest of whole board of railroad
directors on charge of manslaughter is so
remarkable an occurrence that the arrest
Of the New Haven officials naturally
excites wide attention and comment. They
have been put under heavy bail and appar-
emily the authorities mean business. If
they were responsible for the negligence
which caused the tunnel disaster, there is
certainly no reason why they should be
treated with any more consideration than
would the engineer and brakemen had they
been to blame for the accident.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10

nSecretary Foster denies the report that he
is Inclined TO 60 further than Secretary Win
dom in restricting Canadian railroads, and
says he has no intention Of opening up anew
the Canadian question. No steps will be
taken by the department to interfere with
the transit trade of American railroads
across Canada, nor with the shipment of
American grain by the lakes to ports on
Georgian Bay. and thence by rail back to the
United States. If new regulations are
adopted they will be aimed chiefly at the i'm
portation of foreign goods into this country
by way of Montreal and Vancouver. Such
may be severe enough to cause complaint by
New England importers. but they will not
strike the fatal blow at New England indus
try which would be struck by cutting off her
short routes across Canada tC the West.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10
SAN JOSE CANNED GOODS.

These fruits are as much better than the ordin-
airy standard brands Of California goods, as gran.
ulated sugar is better than dark brown; we have
made prices lower than present wholesale quota
tons, and families will do well to obtain supply
hafore the assortment IL hroken
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10
IRA IT. CLARK & CO..
One Price CIothers,
49, CONGRESS STREET 482
SPECIAL BARGAINS !

Oar stock being
The following is list be
sold at the AIMED prices Ia
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10

ooOII avn so aOoTg8aY STEAMBOAT co

wTNrER ARRANeEMENr.
.,,,p ENTERPRISE after November 10,
,!r,5s iaaye Portland every SATURDAY at a. m.
ioS Boothbay south Bristol and East Bootnoayi
loI % WsnSTsDAY at 3 a. IN. for femaqud and
e nnRR cwa landings; returning leave East Booth
raw every MONDAY at $50 a. m for Portland and
intermediate landings every THURSDAY Will
ieeadnas connecting with Boston boats; no freight
,reacsived after Z. 40 4. m. on day of sailing
no7dt ALFRED RACE. ManaGer
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10

The inference to be naturally
made from the gains in the various
departments OF the UNION MU-
IUAL LIFE INSURANCE COM
rANY is that 1t is a good institu-
lion 10 invest In; and being home
company 1t is especially worthy OF
patronage.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10
STILL IN THE VAN
10 w PRICES

We reach your approval through honest
methods. Our store is filed with line Of
bargains extending from the front to the rear
door, Honest quality and Lowest prices is
the force which gives life to our fresh ex-
changing stocks.
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13
1SI,o92,o73
322,697,eo5
133,207,164
329,315,746
3S,112,2So
Se5,431, o2e 222,697,605

More 1ugglery can be performed with fp-
ures than Ia magician could ever do with
Japanese swords; but as there seems to be
no partisan motive to impel the Providence
Journal to juggle In matter which tends to
the discredit of the party which it supports.
the figures may be taken as an honest at
Tempt to show the real relation of gold coin
70 bills in the treasury at the present time.
IL appears to be true that the basis of gold is
growing smaller and the superstructure of
uil'S pased upon 1t larger. This process CON-
tihued Wouldresult in crash. and the suner.
structure of currency would ton,,,a a.,
49, 'lT siAsei coin OF the country for new
Dao.1 NAV Iwouid mean that the dollar
would grow cheaper, hence that commodi
HeS wouiu grow higher. Such a financial
clisiS as tniS would be very bad for business
anecung most the people of moderate means
Inc froVioehce journal is Of the oninion
that TINS Crisis Is approaching very fast. Init
this opinion Is undoubtedly rather nanicLv
The coming and going of gold is sometbina
like the coming,and going Of tides, THAT orr
gold has ebbed low is no sign that it NAV NOT
be about to flow again. With our abundant
crops now promised for the fall and the fail.
ure of some European crops, the gold will
have to come back to US this winter, in pay
ment for the food we shall send abroad. Il
a crisis is to come at some time it will proba
bly, be several years hence.
1t is strange that paper so sensitive to
prospect Of financial disarrangement as tn,
Providence Journal should go on helpInI
send to Washington congressman who ar,
not worth the number of their votes even IL
stopping the tendency to free coinage of sill
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13

yer. II the Journals ideas of low tariff
policy could be carried out tomorrow, and 1t
should be as good for the country as the
journal expects. the good done would be a
small and incidental matter in the general
prosperity of the American people. But
should the country be thrown upon a silver
basis the harm would in one year be of more
account than all the imaginary blessings of
Tree trade in ten years. In House of Rep
resentatives of 1872 members the tcapacity of
the Democratic party for opposing the free
coinage OF silver did not amount to dozen
votes In the last House. while 1.-THE Republi-
can party did not furnish ten votes in favor
OF the craze. The Mugwump papers deplore
the prospects OF silver basis; but go on
preparing the means to attain il.
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13

Judging from the frequency and intensity
Of the Commercials appeals to the peo-
pie OF Bangor to take hold and assist the
Aroostook road there must be disposition
on the part of some of the community to
hang back. Indeed in the last article of
the Commercial on the subject there is
practical admission of the existence of such
a.disposition. Some of our prominent citi-
zens," says the Commercial, "who are pos
sessed OF ample means, when approached
with proposition to subscribe for a few
shares of the stock in the direct line, as an
excuse for delay reply by saying that they do
not quite like this. or they do not quite agree
with such plan, and that they are not quite
certain of recovering their full pound of
flesh for the bond they would be obliged to
sacrifice to raise the funds to pay for the
stock; this, too, when the persons alluded to
have made all their money by the liberal
patronage of our citizens, which in many
cases has enabled them to become large hold
ers Of real estate" OF course in the ordin-
airy town or city a discovery of croakers
would not be surprising. But the CONNER
cial has taught us to believe that in Bangor
public spirit ragged so fercely that when a
scheme like the Aroostook railroad was pro-
posed, instead of appealing to the peo-
pie to subscribe literally it would be neces.
sary to warn them not to impoverish them
selves by the lavishness of their contribu-
tions. But here is the Commercial day after
day laboring to rouse public spirit to concert
pitch, even pointing for that purpose to a
liberal subscription made to the road by the
Hon. William L. Putnam, prominent citi
zen OF Portland. city which it is wont to
stigmatize as devoid of public spirit and full
of selfshness.
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13

The committee of the State Grange and
Farmers Protective Union have issued an
address setting forth the reasons why the
schemes Of the tax reformers failed Ito be en-.
acted by the last legislature The chief one.
In their opinion. seems to be that the legisla-
tors were bought up by capitalists and corpo.
rations. though they do not state it in quite
so bold language as this. They are not dis
couraged, however, but intend to fight it
out, and they recommend that hereafter
farmers see to 1t that candidates for the leg
islature are pledged to ''tax reform" The
committee appear to think that there can be
no honest difference of opinion as to what
constitutes tax reform, and that such meas
ures as they have given their sanction to
must necessarily be the correct thing. 1t is
from this assumption that much of the diff
Guilty which the committee met with last
winter and which they are destined to meet
with in the future arises. A great many men
quite as honest and quite as intelligent as
they are by no means satisfied that all the
measures they propose are salutary ones.
That some of the opposition grows out OF
selfshness is no doubt true, but it is also
true probably that there is some selfshness
In the measures which they propose. Some
Of the measures presented by the grange
were undoubtedly useful and ought to
have been enacted; others were question.
able, and others, conspicuously the listing
system, would have been positively detri-
mental to the State. We are inclined to
think that the chief reason of the Oranges
defeat was that it tried to do too much.
Had 1t confined itself to one or two meas
ures, concerning the value of which there
was little difference of opinion, it would
probably have succeeded. Its methods, too
were not of the best. There was too much
denunciation of capitalists and corporations.
The appeals were made frequently to preju-
dice instead of reason, with the effect of
rousiDg very strong oppositio
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13

1t is said that there is Hill boom among
the Democrats of Kansas and that some of
them threaten that they will join the ALL
snce party II Cleveland is nominated. This
is ridiculous threat. So many of them
have already Joined the Alliance that in the
last election the Democratic party practically
disappeared. 1t was hardly at lower ebb In
the midst of the war, when Kansas was
populated almost entirely by Republicans.
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13

A London correspondent expresses the
opinion that never since the days of Crom.
well has the royal house of England been
subjected to such general condemnation and
criticism in the person of the heir to the
throne. Considering the fact that there
have been some pretty cheap princes among
the Stuarts and in the early days when
Queen Victoria's predecessors were gen.
orally called George. this is saying good
deal against the Prince of Wales and a good
deal in favor of the progress of the masses of
the English people toward sobriety and re-
spectability.
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13
OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS.
Safe, Profitable aud Where You Can
Zee 1t.
6 Per CENT GUARANTEED.
Much Moro Probable.

The Hall Moving Machine Com
pany offer for snie $4,000 of
preferred stock The Chapman
Banking Company OF this city
guarantees upon this stock a @
per cent dividend, payable semi.
annually, for three years, the first
dividend being payable septem-
Der rs, 1891. In ADDITION TO
the diyidend guaranteed IL can be
readily shown that the stock Is
also certain TO draw n contingent
dividend much larger than that
guaranteed. In our judgment IL
cannot fnil 10 pay better than 20
per cent.
The company is the owner OF
patents which are conceded TO be
OF the greatest value, and which
many expert machinists predict
Will evOluti0nize the manufac q
ture of mowers. The company
has already more orders than IL
can nil the present year, and un-
questionably has n future OF
exceptional prosperity. Among
those interested I'm this enterprise
are several of the strongest men
OF Portland and vicinity.
Until April Est, unless previous
iy withdrawn, This stock will be
sold mt par after that date, mt par
and accrued guaranteed divi.
dend.
The stock Is offered solely for
the purpose OF extending the
plant and building and equip.
ping n new factory.
We shall be glad TO give full
particulars OF our property and
our plans to amy investor who
will call at our factory, "a Com
merciai Street, Portland, or to
furnish like information by mail
20 any who prefer 10 make inquir-
les I'm that way.
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, JUNE IL,

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nications. 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 retain or preserve
communications tnat are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13

The Massachusetts legislature has lust
adjourned, over two months after the Maine
Legislature. Annual sessions do not appear to
have any effect to shorten the legislative
period,
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13

Subsequently new attestation was made
signed by E. II. Daveis. George f. Gould and
John T. Pagan.
MEMORANDUM.
Portland, October 22d. 1885. The remain
ing two children of Lydia j. and 4. l.. o.
ADAMS, have heretofore received of me a
deed OF real estate on Park street, In said
cortland, Of the value of at least $4,000.
therefore they are not mentioned in my last
will and testament.
Inns memorandum is not part of my last
VIII ana testament, it is simply statement
nave done heretofore for the children of said
Lydia j. and E. l.. o. Adams.
j. WALKER
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13

The New York Recorder sto be Repub-
lican cent paper, thus taking the place held
by the Times before thatpap left the party
In the 1884 campaign. With the Tribune
more fiourishing than ever, for high priced
morning paper, and the Press. at one cent,
enjoying an immense circulation and patron
age, the acquisition of the Recorder, under
able management, will do much to put the
party on the footing it enjoyed previous to
1854. Nowhere are good Republican papers
more needed than In New York city. Since
1884 the party there has been largely at the
mercy of the misrepresentation of a group
Of Democratic and mugwump papers that
controlled almost the whole field.
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13
NOTICE,

The lumber dealers and dealers I'm
doors, sashes and blinds will close their
STORES saturday Afternoons during June,
July and August. Per order.
myoO DIV
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13

BY investing in the UNION MU-
TUAL LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANY you will get q safe invest
ment-a paying newfoundland
the satisfaction of promoting the
prosperity Of home institution.
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13
silver and the New England Demo
Gratis.

The Providence Journal makes an analy-
sis of the state of the United States treasury
with regard to the amounts of gold held by
it now and year ago, aud concludes that
the withdrawal of gold to Europe is impair
ing our reserve and tending to bring us to
silver basis. The relation of the reserve to
the currency is shown by the Journal to be
as follows:
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13

"The use Of 'Castoria is so universal and
its merits so well known that it seems a work
of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARTIN, DID,
New York City
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
The Portland daily press., 1891-06-13
Draperies and Window Shades.

you should come into look
greatly enlarged DraPery filed
at
That wea re Whayng
We sell Feathers