Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-11-24

ies. men in th- last named party VIA
advocate tafin for fryrnue only, hat
ihi. do 'tflne I. not held hv the majority.
-tri,tly Speaking. the free coinage of
silver I. not party gue,tlon, Many
Western I.epublicsn. favor II. while
there arr Democrats Who Oppos. ".
Grover Cleveland, Who u more likely io
b. the newt Democratic candldst" Tor
i'r-slirut than any other man. !. SQUARE
IL committed sgsinsi u. III" most that
can D. AID I. tht q majority ~ Demo
cr.is ft,ot u. while . m,joriiy ~ le-
publlcan. arr opposed to u.
venture pr~ilction that while
there srr .omc very objectionable details
In th. Mckinley lIill." hsmsin feature.
will b. the pollcy ~ the government fof
many year. to come. and "a tO the sll-
yer lur.tion. u I. but q second edition ~
the old Cr-,nbsck craze, aud Will go Ia
pi~cc. 10 tsslf.
II logically follos. that the most im.
portsnt Issue h.tse-n the oil psrilc. u.
th. sy-,iis ofsscs. Politician. may Kick
., ihl. wsy ~ puiilng IL, bat ncy-rih"-
les. u J. q fact, they cannot s.ln'ay.
10 every "ti.lns Young staicsmsn' Incl
denislly comc. another important qu"s-
tIou, Who l. to dlstribuie ih. oiiice.'
- fat q. congregational honor. are
concerned. everything !. priiy veil .ci-
tied for th- present. Tom l,"si NAV
hs,. .om. very strong aspirations To bc
the .ucc-ssof 10 senator fryr, and Capt.
Boutsllc NAV have an csc on the place
nov occupied by Senator Hale, bet Ia
each, all such hopes, 10 entrriaincdl wlll
prove deiu.ions. Nv this tim" they
ought 20 know that II they are out.lde
% ia. pow,fful combine that controls
all the important oi'ic,. IN the I.spuhli-
eau party la Maln.. they srv practically
powctlcss. The leading politician. In
th. party. Ia order Ia keep thcm.el'r.
Ia I,oNef. are .olemnly pledged Ia fry-
AMI Hale, Ia keep thcm In their prcsent
position. a. long - they dcsir. io stay,
and ihi. combination, extending
through the E,.t aud the West la i.rpub-
lican polite. I. Lag. Eugene Hale aud
wm. l.. Frye hold the key Ia th" ''sliut-
tion, " aud nothing bat a political r-No-
luton Ia the party IN Maine will ever
un.c.t either of thrm. Mark What !
ay.
But while Tom Reel can never, under
the pt,.snt regime, H. clccic'i to the
senate, he It'll "hold. the fort IN tn
First Congregational District Ia Maine.
lie Ia. very few warm per.onal frenl.,
hut al. great ability aud commanding
position In th. national house of repre-
sentative. make him power Ia hl' old
congressional district. II wlll be useless
for Col puw, or \. \. Strout, or Lxa''oN-
-fnor Roblc. with all ID. "hays"-'i In
hi. h.lr," or .ny Other man, Ia contest .
congressional nomination With Tom
Red. itl. strange that the sialsar
rx..I-aker. after pronounclug such =
trautlful culogy on Hannibal iihmlln-
doub,lc.s losing all recollection. ot hl'
own connection With the memprabl"
"Morrill.ilsmlln contest - can't see
that the place for him v In the house
that thl. IL the forum where b. lean do
the most good, aud achieve the greatest
triumphs.
Capt. BouisIle IN hl. congregational
carver has developed greater legislative
ability than va. ever clilm~i for hrn
by hi. fri.nd.. lie has shown himself
Ia l.- = strong msn aud an able r-pr-.ent-
alive. III. d,sh, hl. undsunte'i cour-
sg., al. prumptne.. Ia meeting a fo-,
are al element. ~ strength, which add
tn HI. popularity With the p~opl..
Doubtless there arr other men In hi.
Congressional District sbo would lik" a
.,..at In Congress" All such hid better
take counsel II the old motto that 'di.-
cietion I. the better part 20 ',lor." The
candIsiai. Who has the temeriy Ia "lock
horns" with the captain IN the Fourth
District morr ih,n likely Will find him
.elf di.,snccd Ia the fight.
Ex-Governor Dlngley IL q fine example
~ what a m,n can do for himself. Pew
men ever made better congressional
record ar acquired more enyiable repu
tstIon az a member of the house. The
ex. governor I. not ar much genius a.
a plodder. Ili. large fund 81 knosleige
4. not intuIti,r. hut acquired hy hard
study. In all matters relating Ia CON-
m.rce aud navigation, especially a con-
nected With our shipping Interests, he u
the lr.t Informed man Ia congress. lie
knows all about these m,tisr- becfuse
be has given them thought. research aud
deep study. On view of all these facts,
II I. probable that the people of the Sec
ond district will not desire Ia exchange
the present incumbent for = ne. AMI In
experienced man. so that our good friends,
John l.. swa.ey, George ID. Blsbee,
II-rrick 4. Davis, Jane. =. Wright and
other Oxford bears, II they have s.pirs-
tion. for Congressional hon'rs, will pa
tientiy "wsii for the wagon" "a little
while longer here below"
In the Third District there Will un-
doubtedly be a wide-awake cinya. and
a lively race Ia .ccur. the nomination.
When four such noted politician. as
Governor Burleigh, seth L.. Miiliken,
Joe Manley and speaker wlswell enter
the track. there !. fun ahead. Milliken
may not be able "a see why he should
not have as many terms ne the Other
members from Maine, but enough other
people may imsgine they see what he
don't see To defeat him. wi.well may
! think that there ought to be- some road
Ia heaven that don't start out of Au-
gusts. Manley may be- mentally offend
ed because Governor lIurlelgh don't ke-p
q Kitchen cabinet and make him CHIEF
cook and msnsger. Hut no matter What
any or all these men may ssy or think
they will hnd Governor Burleigh, who
, has thus far given us an excellent Stats
administration, the f,stest colt upon tb'
track, and that he will win the race
, Joseph has fought msnya political bat.
! tie and won, but this time he will Ind
more than his match.
; AZ To the next gubernstorial contes
In the Republican party, II IL too early
: In the day to predict results with any
degree of certainty. Henry d. Clesve'
? OF Portland, Il is said, will again be !
!, candidate. but how can he reasonsbl,
r expect Ia fare any better than did th'
y late samuel y. Spring and william w
: Thomas, Jr., when they were candidates
: don't believe u he should even kpocl
y at the door Of the kennebec-Penobsco
y combine that has for years controlle,
: the Republican state conventions, ]
= would be opened tn him. This old polii
Ical Iunto, With one or two exceptions
4 has nominated every Republican csndl
date for Governor slnce 1874. No lie
Q puhlican candidate for governor eve
hailed froa Portland, o. svsr VIII, unit