Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-01-04
THE MISSOURI CHEAT.

The intelligence which comes from Mis-.
souri, leaves little doubt that the democrats
will elect a man of their own stripe to rep
resent the State in the United States Sen
: ate in place Of Senator Drake. The sue.
,cessful candidate is quite likely to be
Frank Blair, whose revolutionary letter
in 1868 made him the democratic candi-
date for Vice President, and commended
him to the good will and fellowship of
every rebel south of Mason and Dixon S
line.
9 Such result as this in State that gave
Grant for President more than twenty-five
thousand majority will, if it comes to pass.
and Of which there seems no doubt, be
due solely to the betrayal of the republic
can party by some of its leaders. AT the
republican State Convention last summer
to nominate candidates for State officers,
the revenue reformers," or "conserva-
tives,n or whatever they chose to call
themselves, failing to carry the conven-
ton and nominate their candidate, drew
of by themselves, put up boilers candi-
date and made an alliance with the de-
mocracy. by which they succeeded in
electing their ticket. During the canvass
they claimed to republicans that every
thing was. lovely, that it was a splendid
ruse 10 wipe out the democracy of Mis-
souri,, that McClurg would sweep them all
into his net, and great would be the re-
publican party of Missouri after it had
thus anuihilated or swallowed all opposi-
ton. By these rose colored and plausi-
BILE representations enough republicans
were duped into the support of McClurg
TO elect him. The willy democrats foster
ed the schism, made no nomination in
their convention, talked revenue reform"
gibly, declared that old issues were dead,
became apparently penitent for their past
misdeeds, and went in body for Nc
CIurg, Behold the result! A State with
more than twenty thousand republican
majority about to elect democrat to the
United States Senate And this accom-
plished in the name of revenue reform
or some other catchword or humbug
adopted by the enemies OF the republican
party and the administration to overthrow
them.
Possibly good may come out of this.
Let Frank Blair be elected to the Senate
standing upon his Brodhead letter Of 1868,
couaseling the democratic candidate If
elected President to overturn with the
.bayonct the governments established in
the Southern States under the reconstruc-
ton acts OF Congress, and revenue re-
formers, REPRESENTATIVES. 'go-bctween par
ties, the new era in politics, will never be
mentioned among republicans except as
terms signifying political villainy. only to
be treated with contempt by all decent
men. BY such chicanery as this the re-
publicans have lost several States and
members of Congress in others. 1t is
fraud wherever attempted, always result
ing when successful to the advantage of
the democratic party. 1t has been tried
in every State. We have heard of it in
Maine. 1t is talked off even now. 1t was
very fippantly mentioned about election
time. But the climate here is not favora-
Bile to its growth, it has failed to take
root, and in the light of this Missouri ex.
perience grows beautifully less every
where.