Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-05
MAINE GOSSIP.
There may be lots of trouble
When the days to weeks have grown
To prove that this lovely winter
Had ever q real backbone.

Had ever real backbone.
An item in the North Arson Advocate
which we overlooked in yesterdays some-
what hurried examination of that valued
exchange, shows very clearly that the
Crackers can expect no comfort from that
source. 1t denounces the famous letter of
ex-Mayor Jones as sensational" and de-
clares the editor of the New Age to be .
man with IA grievance of his own"
The Advocate declares that it knows
every little of what part, if any, the Demo-
cratic State committee has taken in the dis
tribution of the Offices in Maine, but we do
know this, that if applicants for Office ask
for the endorsement OF the committees and
If in their discretion the committees deem it
is better for the interest of the service and
of the party to prefer others, it i'll becomes
such applicants to publicly denounce the
committees a. Z "band Of conspirators."
This is sage advice-from the Plum
Trust standpoint. As the Advocate says
it is not "good politics" to kick at the de-
CEeeo VI tue CUIHOIdIIVu duu 10 CcASoH w
recoil upon such a. resort to it."
Rather should the meek and submissive
Cracker come to the foot Of the throne and,
humping his nose upon the oil-cloth, de-
liver himself somewhat as follows: ooh,
great and good Plum Trust thou has chas-
tised me most seyfely, thou hast snatched
me bald headed, thou hast jumped me in
to the mire and hast spat upon me,
but yet l love thee and thank thee for
thy notice. I rejoice to have been the
humble object of thy mirth. Do with me
as thou like, l am content 80 be it, l am
permitted to rest within the shadow of thy
greatness -9c .,,
This is obviously the Advocates view of
the proper relations that should exist in
Democratic circles, and it does not appear to
be an unreasonable one. 1t is passing strange
that the Crackers should not see it in this
light. Why will they insist that the duties
of the Democratic State committee were in
tended to pertain to the matters of party
organization rather than to the distribution
of Federal patronage. Such q strained
construction of the functions that pertain
to such place is unaccountable. It can
only be attributed to prejudice or igno-
rance-or, possibly both.
As IA of the l6 members of the Demo-
cratic State committee are members of the
plum Trust" they will, of course, after
the offices are parcelled out to their liking,
and the Crackers have been boxed up, turn
their attention to their party welfare here
in the State of Maine. In the interests of
humanity we would call the Trust's atten-
ton to the brutality shown toward some Of
the Maine pensioners who may have friends
who are Democrats. Incidentally . little
attention Of this kind might help the party
for which the ''Plum Trust has such solicit
tude. If the ''Trust" really wishes to do
good in the world it can't do better than to
right some Of these glazing wrongs. It has
the ear Of the President and the President has
(between his thumb and finger) the ear of
Hoke Smith. Not all the Democrats in
Maine approve Of these outrages on vete-
rams and veterans widows, ~ some of them
know by experience what it was to fight for
the preservation Of the Union. The "Plum
Trust" will find plenty of opportunity to do
good along this line.
Among the many instances wherein the
opium Trust" may exercise its "pull' in be-
half of justice and speak into that presiden-
tial ear in tones above whisper, is that OF
Mrs. Phillip Hubbard of Palmyra. She
gave four sons to the Union cause.
Widowed and iufirm from her SO
years Of age she nevertheless was
able to get along with the small United
States pension she had. Suddenly, not q
word Of warning had been given, that pen
zion 10 stopped. Mrs. Hubbard was obliged
to surrender her little home and is threwn
upon some Of her relatives for support.
Let the opium Trust" bes,ir itself. Do il
quietly and possibly the South will not be
aroused and rebel yell of derision greet 4
truly humane act. Now that the thrust
has succeeded in accomplishing ito selfish
ends let it reform and show respectable
cause for its existence. It has the great
ear OF the President and the people ask
that it pull down the lobe thereof and speal
aloud.
Thanks to old fashioned ideas, conserva
tism or better still good sound common
sense. the chameleon fad has not mad,
much Roadway in Maine. The girls of on
State have an aversion for mice - do mem
bers of their sex in other states. The JoUR
NAL il safe in saying this although it ha
never heard OF . bevy of Maine maiden
being put to flight by wee mousie. Blu
lthey don't like mice in their immediAt,
vicinity and no chairs, tables or TELEGRAPH
lpoles scceBsible for climbing purposes
They've got too much sense in view Of thi
feminine weakness to assume fondnef
for clammy reptile and ALLOW it to craw
about their necks and faces and kiss il jus