The Republican journal., 1904-01-14

the Boston Herald's oracle, to settle
the eastern question?
The Massachusetts Democratic State
committee has declared unanimously
for Richard Olney as Presidential
candidate.
A decrease of 81, 100000 in the public
debt for December is one of the Repub-
lican surprises that crafty the country
from time to time.
Those who think that the captains
of industry (?) the steel trust, ship
building trust and coal oil magnates,
can name and elect President of the
United States reckon without the peo-
pie.
An apology is cue to Mr.. Carnegie for
a Sip of the pen which credited him
with endowing colleges and Libraries at
the expense of the consumers of kero-
sene. Rockefeller is the coil king, and
he is just now evying heavy tribute up
on his subjects.
among the soldiers, orators, states
men and Christian gentlemen OF the
south the name of John b. Gordon
stands conspicuously preeminent,
says an exchange in announcing the
death, Jan. 9th, of Gen. Gordon.
Police Commissioner McAdoo of New
\ ork city says he is in earnest in de-
claring that New York will not be run
III wide open manner while he is IN
office, and evil doors are beginning to
think it is not McAdoo about nothing.
Nantucket was cut off from COM
nunication with the main land by the
recent severe weather and experienced
a shortage of kerosene and ran out of
Yeast cakes. Unfortunately she could
not illuminate with the light of other
days-Whale oil.
In the hurriedly written notice of the
Unitarian banquet last week serious
omission was made. The POSTMASTER
MI Brown, paid a weIl-merited tribute
to the part the women had borne in the
work of the church, coupled with the
name of Mrs. J. W. Frederick, and she
responded with a bright little poem,
read for her by Mrs. John H. Quimby,
An the Maine papers save the Port
land Argus omitted that portion of the
Associated Press report of the big
Democratic dinner in New York Mon
day night, which stated that message
was read from Bryan, and which was
received with tremendous cheers.-Wa-
terville Mail.
1t SO happens that it was bogus
wireless message that was read; but
the applause may have been genuine.
Cleveland and Olney were also applaud
ed, 50 that after all honors were easy.
The comments Of the Bath Times on
the recent newspaper deals in Portland,
Published on the End page, will be read
with interest 10y all who are concerned
in Maine politics, and will cause much
speculation. But unless we greatly mis-
take the signs of the times the personal
organ is a source of weakness rather
than Of strength; that is to say, a news
paper devoted to an individual, or a
ring, loses its influence with the gener-
al public. Be that as it may it is evil
dent we are to have change from the
cut and dried politics of some years
back, by which the offices were allotted
two and four years in advance.
We print on the 18th page some notes
On Waldo County Horses from the
Turf, Farm and Home. Practically
only two towns are reported, and if
others known to have promising stock
were included the aggregate would
make big showing. Turf, Farm and
Home says:
Unity and Thorndike are two towns
that have as fine set of horses started
as are generally found. The colts in
these two towns are all good bred ones
a Va IL 10 DltcuilS tHdG COuUCS, dllu LHcy
almost without exception show their
breeding. A thing that looked en-
couraging to US was the number of
colts that were evidently struck out for
large horses. These are the kind for if
they don't make fancy ones they are
good for farm work.
Bucksport is talking of getting out
an illustrated booklet setting forth the
beauties and advantages possessed by
the town for a summer resort.
The beauties and advantages" are
unquestionably there. Now if the land
in front of the Robinson House, and
extending to the water. could be bought
and made into park, with boat land
ing, and the hotel modernized, with We
randas in front at each story, there is
no doubt but that it could be filled to
overfowlng each season. The view
down the Narrows. with the passing
shipping, is unsurpassed, aud there are
attractive drives in every direction. 1t
is further recommendation that some
Of the best people in the world live in
Bucksport.
By an almost unanimous vote the Sa-
ruannoh Ohio of Tho Ty-;ko.l