Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-08
EVERY REPUBLICANS DUTY.

The present political campaign in thi
stste closes With the state election mex
Monday, Sept. Ii. That election Is 70
state and county officers, and the Repub
lican tickets In the state and In Oxfort
County will receive the support of ever!
Republican. No Republican ought I,
need the admonition that 1t is his dut,
to be at the polls next Monday.
But the election in Maine means NOR,
than the success OF the state ticket; 1t l!
OF national significance. Further thar
that, its result will have bearing upor
national campaign which involve;
issues of tremendous Importance. Never
before since the questions raised by the
rebellion were settled have there been
issues presented to the people which SC
deeply concerned not only the material
but the moral prosperity Of the country,
On one side in the national campaign
is the Republican party, with William
Mckinley as its standard bearer, and a
platform which stands for law and
order; for an honest dollar and chance
20 earn il. On the other side Is, not the
old Democratic party of Jefferson, Jack
son and Cleveland, but an aggregation
led BY the Altgelds and Tillmans, on a
platform which may pass into history as
"Byrsnism." 1t means the depreciation
of our currency, the decentralization Of
business, the incoming OF the forces OF
disorder. 1t tends to Reputation and
anarchy.
The eyes of the country are upon
Maine, and how she speaks in this cleo
ton will be of much significance in the
national election. We expect the state
to give large Republican majority; it
ought 70 be so large as to forecast with
certainty the doom of Bryanism.
Let every voter be at the polls. YER
mont has spoken; let Maine speak still
louder.
THE NEW TRAIN OlSARRANGeMeNT.
The Grand Trunk has during the past
summer given a train service which was
highly satisfactory 10 the people of Ok
ford County. Four trains each way
every day have given the people chance
To travel Just about according to their
The mail service. too. has
furnished frequent and prompt COM
both ways. The trains as
rule have been on time. The Democrat
has several times spoken apprecistingly
Of the service. and with the people gen
orally the train service has been fully
appreciated.
The new arrangement, which went In
10 effect Monday morning, as was 10 be
expected reduces the number of trains to
three each way per day. But in doing
this, the railroad seems 10 have made up
its schedule with regard to the through
travel, and not TO have weighed largely
he interests Of the people along the line
from Portland TO Island Pond.
The train leaving Portland at ! 80
=. NJ, which has been run ever since the
road was built, is taken of entirely, and
in its place through train leaves Port
and at : 80 in the evening. This after
noon train, now thing of the past, was
The one which brought most of the travel
aud the mail from Boston and beyond.
All the stage lines on the road, between
Portland and Island Pond, connected
with that train, and some of them had
20 drive pretty well into the night TO
cover their route. Now the mails and
will come on the train which
leaves Portland AT ) ;2O, nearly four
hours later, and many OF "a Oxford
County people won't get our Boston
nail until the next dav.
This arrangement finds no approval
In this section. Instead, IL
,suses the biggest "kick" that has been
made about anything in years. \ vigor-
,rous and unanimous protest will be
made. that will command respectful con-
IL nothing more, from the
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