Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-01-19

make Nc~ lofk surely Democratic with
out a struggle.
Hut David n. Ilnl. Who !. engineering
this scheme. J. not going Ia ~ 80 foolish
az o. deliver the electoral vote 20 NeS
Work without consideration ln hand (,
by no means. The prvpo.ed chang in
the method % choosing eleytors l. not "a
D. made nov bat When the p-movratic
national convention mcet.. llilrs sup
portsrs will az o. II. Nominate Ilill,
and NeN Works electoral vote shall D.
turned over Co The l'ymoCrats without
money and without pric~; nominate
somebody el-s, aui you nav take your
chancys With the people ~ NeS Nofk.
u l. d~cp game that David u. :. play
ing.
-oms time thv people % thi. country
arr going o. gyt siCk % such trickery,
and turn the rasssls out" With ven
gcancv.
IN connection With the subject oi
gerrymandsrs. the words 20 Governor
Mckinley arr decidedly refreshing. Mr.
Mckinley i. himself a conspicuous victim
Of tn gerry msnder. having lost nj. seat
In Cougrvss thrOugh Que 20 the NEST
Outrageous gvrrymsndsr. ever psrpsirst-
81. Yet ga hi inaugural addrvs. b.
speaks q. follows In regard a. rcdistrict-
ing The state
Maze IN district. ~ fair in thsir ryistisn B.
~ I-oltifs tyison. - out rsup.s thai thsy stli
stand uHfii = 80 osusas stal - taksu. Maks
thsm 81 impartial that - futurc kstslsturs
siu darr disiarh tlsul atil 80 osn-as sat q
~ uugrv--iensi apt.srtioumsut 81 maks =
change iunsfat.re IT, distfirts stuaht -
male e. g. sifs 80 psrty maiafitf in - stsir
maiuritr ~ Representatives, ant 80 Afrans~i
rs-sntsii,s "a urity .hal 49, ehahss
The war cloud hstween the United
states and chin, which seemed a short
time ago o. D. entirely dissipate,i, seems
Inclined o. gather sgsin. The gig %
the commander ~ the lorktoNn was
stoned rvcently While lying az the land
ing In Valparaiso; prompt apology
was given. however,. II i evident that
there i much feeling against the nite,l
state. In chilli; bat y hardly likely thu
affair viii ever come to open hostilitics.
~ome u the DemoCratic pap.r. of the
state are anxious 10 have licsuse )or
rrsubmissionl plank la the party plat
form this year. and are endeayoring "a
create a populsr enthusiasm ca the sub
iect. They s-em To have forgotten en-
tirely the result Of q similar Effort two
years ago.
our thanks arr due to the publishers
e the Portland Herald for copies of the
Herald containing installmeuts 81 the
Kansas Law which provides for the lice0s-
ing % druggists 10 ell liquors for medi-
cinal and mechanical purposes. This
Law the Herald say. has been found In
practice Ia work very we'll. and IL advO-
Gates something similar a. a substitute
Tor the town agency system In Maine.
a somewhat hasty reading Of the law
indicates Il To be- such q complicated
mass Of provisions that II Il wonder
anything legal can b. done under Il.
The improper sale % liquor u he,ig-d
about in u With numerous restrictions:
bat many II them are of such chsrac-
ter that they seem extremely difficult Ia
enforce. We can see no reason Why
that system does not lee down the bars
Just a. much a. the agency system.
IL Il q noticeable faet that In the
changes and improvements made within
the last year or two by the Maine psIers,
the type. II ns~ L. bought. IL Invariably
larger and clearer than the old. The
day of nonpareil reading matter 10 past.