The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-28
FOR PRESIDENT, .-
ULYSSES S. GRANT.
OF ILLINOIS
FOR vIcE-PREsIDENT,
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
OF INDIANA.
Democratic Propheeis.,

The Democratic papers in Maine, in their
people never for a moment thought of be-
lieving. Led away by a lower estimate of the
virtue and intelligence of the people than the
result has at all justified, they went on saying
the most ridiculous things, and making the
most absurd prophecies. At the time, it was
well enough known that in due season it
would all be proved false. But then we were
too much in earnest to stop to laugh at these
false prophets. Since the great victory, how
ever, the laugh over these weak sayings is
not only in good taste, but highly ENJOYABLE.
The Machias Union undertook to put DIR.
Garcelon over the course VIGOROUSLY. In
that paper OF Aug. IL, the editor said: "Dr.
Garcelon, of Lewiston, who until the present
year, never acted with the Democrats. was
nominated tor Congress by the Democrats of
the second district, on the 9th inst. The
Doctor has an even chance of being elected.n
Ii the Doctors chance was even one month
before election, it got to be painfully up hill
work by the 14th ms. As the Doctor lost
his election by falling behind his competitor
several thousand votes, it is fair to presume
that this Down-East editor has been grossly
deceived by parties in this section of the
State who ought to have known great deal
better, and very likely did know better, but
deceived this editor for effect on the Eastern
voters. ..
The Bangor Democrat undertook to settle
the status of Charles A. Shaw, Esq, by put
ting hlm into the next Congress, without the
shadow OF doubt. This learned pundit does
not lind any use for the subjunctive mood.
There is no doubt foreshadowed for his pro-
clamations. Without circumlocution he
marches straight to the point. Hear him un-
der date of August 9th: .'The Democrats of
the First District have nominated Charles A.
Shaw, ESQ.,, of Biddetord, for Congress. He
will be elected t,
| An echo from the deserted Democratic
club rooms of Biddelord, exclaims when?
Just eight days later, the Maine Standard
felt the spirit move, and forthwith proceeded
| to prophecy. The number of that paper OF
August IA, in very elaborate and fulsome
manner daubed G.. A. S. with untempered
mortar, and presented MIN to the quiet voters
of the first District as one of those phenom-
ena which the world sees not ofener than
once in century. The eulogy is magnif-
cent and would make its idol politically i'm
mortal, but reads very queerly after his polit-
ical DEATH
| The Democracy of the First Congressiona al
| district
Charles A. Shaw, of Biddeiord, as their can
didate for Coneress. 1t is an excellent nomi-
inatior. Mr.. Shaw is known not only in his
| district, but all over New England, as one OF
the most energetic, perseverng and resOlute
of business men, and as the true representa-
tive OF the wide-aw axe, brave, undaunted,
| progressive Democracy. He is a young man,
has been mayor OF Biddeiord, and is just the
man to walk over the course, and beat John
Lyuch out of time and out of sight. And he
| will do it too. tru
The last seen of Charles A. "walking over
the course" was on Monday evening, 18th
when the returns came pouring in from the
rural districts, and Portland flashed over ths
wires her one thousand majority for Lynch
1t was then that this energetic business maj
felt as though however well they knew hin
"all over New England" they knew him to,
well, politically in the First District to en-
trust its representation to him. He remain
in private life to muse over the sineularty o
a iulsome paregyric, which in just one montl
has turned to a melancholy eiegy on his po
litieal death.
One week later, (Aug. 21.) and the brilIian
Jacksonian, edited by the irrepressible Smart
sent up clarion note which rung through
the State like the voice of fate. Col Smar
does nothing by halves. So, while he puts
his pet en- pinnacle with the Appletons and
Grennels, he calls upon the party to sub
scribe for the Jacksonian, thirteen number!
for fifty cents" Send ini your fifty cents
Ephraim puts the case home with his usua
socdolagers, and calls upon us to mark wha
he says. We have done so, and now make
note of it for the benefit OF this modest proph
ct, who not content with putting Shaw ON
par with the great men of Massachusetts,, ant
electing him, calls out Justify for the shin
plasters to be sent in. What with the ''Work
ing mems Advocate" of Shaw, and the sack
sonian" of Smart, one may we'll be surprise,
at the smallne;s of the Republican majorit
in their District. They fell into the rathe
common orror of mistaking their audience
Every sheet they issued made their caus
more hopeless. Listen to the address to tn
Jury, as made by Col. Smart:
The editor OF the Maine Democrat neve
said truer word than this: MORE READ
ING AND LESS TALKING is WANTED" w
will send you the reading for Fifty Cents
thirteen numbers OF the Jacksonian.
Mr.. Shaw is the Democratic candidate 10
Congress in the First District, and he is wort
more in Congress to such a District than
score OF emotional politicians like Lynch.
In the better days OF the Republicans W
had many such men in Congress as William
Appleton of Boston, and Grennell of New
Bedford. Mr.. Shaw is OF this stamp, eneI
getic and talented, and possesses wonderful
qualities as business lnan. He will b
elected-mark that
seymour skulLs.