The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-07-20

'SnALL WE SuccEupf Yes, WE SHALL!
II has been ascertained bya personal sanSGs,,
and By. Jacfs and figures, that cannot iie. We
arc SURE OF 1T, and We announce II,
that there need not be any more doubts on the
part Of our friends. Hamlin viii % cssisn by
more than FIVE THOUSAND MATURITY.
7his being settled We know OF no reason why
We should withhold the fact from our readers"
These were E. X. smsrt's predictions-now
for their fallallment Hannibal Hamlin
was elected Governor by about tVtnty thousand
majority over both Wells and Patten, and
receiving about t,reniy fire housand more
votes than Mr.. Wells. Verify Ephraim Is .
prophet.
Thi, game Of brag was practiced also by the
Democratic organs to . great extent The
Portland Argus then As now followed In Smart's
wake. In an article published just before the
election II said:
"Hs (JPtiis) gil be triumphantiy elected,
no other calculation can be relied on"
There was an indefinite quantity ofthis false
prophecy then, and the people should expect
to meet another instsllment this year.
We append o few more Of the same sort.
The Bangor Journal (now the Union said !:
"The (Augusta) foe asserts, and with
undoubtsd truth, that hamlin is o gone coon.
There can be no doubt about u. Whether the
Black Republican party survive or not, Han
nibal is q goner."
Again:
9Th, old Sixth District is all right and
sure :"
Again the Journal said:
1--WE shall gain in Hancock and Washington
I 900 votes over last year. We ask our
friends to stick pin in this prediction, and
see IL il Is not verified"
Foster was elected over wiswell by over
/ 900 majority. The Machias Union said
eve have no doubts Of his (wiswell's) election
by over 500 majority"
The Bath Times then, as now, took Its cue
from Smart, and said:
"The Democracy of Waldo is now unit, and
she Is sure against the Black Republicans.
Waldo gave Hamlin nearly 1900 majority
over Wells.
The North Arson Spectator, now the Union
.firoeats. and putting up e. X. Smart, said
"His abraham Sanborn's) election Is q sure
thing and won't it be streak Of fat to the
Wings ofthe Fith District to yanquish that
busting traitor, l. Wdshburn Jr., with Mr..
Sanborn! Sanborn's nomination will
strengthen the whole ticket, and 10 viil prerdH
by large majority. Mark that ~
washburn's majority was nearly $500.
We might multiply similar extracts, copied
from Democratic papers in 1886. to any extent.
During the entire campaign Of that year they
poured forth their false prophecies and probably
imposed on the credulity Of some Of the weak
minded brethren, and possibly AFTER having
told the same story over and over again,
some Of them, believed the arrant non
sense themselves. The result Of the election In
September we presume undeceived them. We
hardly need to ask the people to beware OF
false prophets''-when they come to them with
such foolish utterances as are now being made
by Z. X. Smart, and his coadjutors ofthe bogus
Democracy, they will remember their false
prophecies in 1885.
Ifthere are any, even among the Democrats
who are weak enough 10 believe prophecies
coming from men and organs which have so
ridiculously proved themselves false prophets,
they are to be ptied.