Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-10-20
FuSionism in Maine.


,iori,, Who abauj,neI the ,rcaeherous COM
due, Of mere rauirans and voted foT Morrill,
and principle At the rcceu, election. Each OF
these lrssmcu,ary elements has We'd with
/ ths other IN shouting Fusion, Fusion. Elcb
. ba. ,ricd to distinguish itself above the 9th
f CT r. attempt, 10 kiil, slay ard totally demol-
/ .sh f,s,cn-a union Of the roopIe.
A i,w words NAV ,ct TN, fusion business
. ,7 its true light, What was the FIRST fusion ?
When d.i D, bc-.n' !, began a, Augusta, DO
,ls Beard &c Trade: aui consisted essential
lv 10 a fusion Of the NluouaI or bunker
Democrats with the National ~ bunker wings.
! I, ass sort Of Webster and Fillmore Fa.
son.
u, principles were "ina'ry" Of the Conn
promise and hatred OF legal restrain, on thc
liquor trade Tho result Of 20 vas the eIe'.
ton Of a Wbic Gu,cnor-.l mourroI Cuuu.
c,l and f, SCI Of monrrcl appointments As
another result. We had he bangor Con,rn-
non Which rrluicrl wblrev proper or
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h'd H'' received '"' '''''' '' ''''' n''n''''
Such violation o' r'r"'' suffrage 0'".'
n-' csc'n' 'h' punishment Tho such conduct
Irs r'7'0.- r","'''d 'r"0' that m"n'n' To- ''.
en- 'rr m'rh'n''."n, ct ih'-" Sob" h7i n'''r
'.' CHI" public "ihrr'-'nd especially 'he h'r''
'''-'H' '"'''r' OF h'r'r- ''d 'r''". ''''
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'.''', ir"n r'riv a'rs''''e anil r"'''''
'turA 'rd d'oN'r STATESMEN. md form n mo-"
'7'mh."7''"n--7 new p7r'v, The officers of
Which should receive their au'h"r''' ir"m 'h'
n'"1'r aui oct - their ag''l'. cot a. their
m1s'"r,.
Whist, Then, i' rhr consequence Of thar
original Fusion. Whv 'h" r~'r'"-'h' 'rn'
democracy h1'' no'y m''o'''oed their deter.
n'r7'.on. They have abandoned party tram
"..'. I''' nave '''','' '''' '''-
N|'.'S'a's' N'.''''i h',,''-''' '"' "''.
dozen political priests Ih'' have '.'''''
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successive . "''''' "''.'' F'.''' '' '"' '..'.'
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'ooacto' No ''''' ''' '''''''' '',''''',..'''''
the F''n''--''' '''''.'i''' '''i'.e %, "'."'
o'.' 'l'''' OF '.-'''' '.''' own I'.''''' ',.'.
o'+a'' o' ''" '-'''', '''.' a'' ''',''a
gave "'ln more woes oN -'''' ''," '.'''
we regular '1'0.-4''' o' ''' '"O ''I''A' P''.
Ties.
what ~ another consequence "o' '.''h
naturally hec''' ano'her' y i'''on TO pei
r''Ha'e wrong AVS 'he ''un'A''on UT i 'u'
sI'n That VIII f2h' INC wrong Inc hun
Aer, National fusion produced h'l"n OF
Reform OF N'fh' 'hd T''f'''s' Tor ''''
reason &c 81" a. TIE late sleeH'n' -''"o'
Democrats and 10000 wings bee'n' ''''n %
hruagr fusion Co 1otn true standard OF dem
ocrl'ie R"PubIcln''m.
And VIVA, was smother consequence Why
old FusIoui,m, original ln,ioaIsm stuck ,o To-,
text: and b.l defence to the Popular Will
The lr,rimi,,s or ,or, Of Red Republicans,
representing, an SOFT, " political principles
continued the regular line Of Fusion 1t,
and Fusion end, hy nominating by aee'7ma-
ton one ofihcir own number for Gove'nor--
4 man who bad held office ~ years-and "ho
by his riclj rerubliran.'m had crmm1nded
The patronage of Presidents Adams and llar.
rtsnn. They, then fused on Coun'y officers.
Representatives To Congress, Senators and
Representatives io the legislature. Spirits.
hl-cs. white, md gray. al mingled together.
S,rich'.ou, wings, fressoilcrs, Nebraska
Ties. N,h0,kltcs. etc, an combined tn
irfat the people. Wings hho'rd fnr NJ.
uon1l Democrat, arl Na,onal Democrats Cor
Who's. WHO. ,ored ror Prris and Par.
ri, uru voted Gr Wings. In Portland the
man vIro shouted '.frsion'' ull be va. hoar,e.
VA. f,uuJ ~ election day candidate for tine
LEGISLATURE. With hrs name 'n.scd'' br,vrcu
t,o straight out Wings 10 Bangor the 81.
r.u,r Ps,f,r Democratic randrd1,ss v,rr