Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-09
TWEED'S TRIUMPH.

| We were morally certain that the demo-
cratic party would not venture upon an cleo
| ton in our State without the powerful help of
the money stolen from our taxpayers and the
| fraudulent votes and false counting which
that money would buy; and yet Tweed's vic
tory at Rochester yesterday is more complete
than our worst anticipations foreboded. He
was virtually recognized as the leader of our
city democrats; his committee is still its ac-
credited organ his ticket will be the regular
democratic ticket and our plundered citizens
and their ballot-boxes are delivered over by
the sham democracy to the uncOvenanted
mercies of his satellite thieves and ruffians
There was never more disgraceful back
down than that of the Seymours and Kernans
and Tildens, quailing before the audacity of
this embodiment of wholesale corruption and
vulgar profligacy.
We saw, three days ago, that the habitual
misleaders of the German democrats of our
city were preparing to knuckle to Tweed; we
knew that the democratic managers of this
emporium were rotten to the core; yet we
still put faith in the resolution and the power
of Seymour and the rural chiefs. At last, we
saw that they, too, would give way or be over
borne-that Tweed would not be denounced
and communicated in earnest, and yet We
| supposed that a sence of decency and of party
| necessity would impel the convention to put
him in coventry in appearance, though not in
reality. We believed and trusted too far.
Tweed went and saw and conquered. The
convention proved a plaything in his hands.
Tilden's empty talk about democratic purity
was turned to ridicule by the action which
Immediately followed. If ever party was dis
graced by gigantic peculation. then Tweed &
/ Co. have shamed the democratic party beyond
. precedent. Yet his immense wealth, SO foul
, L y won, his lavish disbursements, and his
matehless audacity, have enabled him to
triumph over public Indignation and formid-
, able array of adversaries, and he returns from
r Rochester master Of the situation. What
q ever democratic success shall be achieved
). this fall will he has success; if a democratic
legislature shall be chosen, it will be his leg
islature, and no democratic judge will DARE
u to convict him of any of his crimes, if h
:. should be returned to the senate to pass new
l. charters and tax-evies, as he has passed thos,
which have rayaged our city for the last fou
< years. The democratic State convention ha
= armed him with power to reward his friends
: and punish his enemies, and he will not hest
| tate to use it to the utmost.
In view of yesterdays Developments, W,
t entreat the republicans of our city to forge
r their differences and rally as one man to res
cue our State from the clutches of the harpie
who would gladly bury her as deeply in deb
n as they have already buried this scourged ant
= swindled Emporium. He who is not willing
to forgive and forget, in view of the restora
> ton to Tweed of his forfeited power, is no re
publican at heart. We care not a buttor
O whether our local candidates are of this winf
j. or of that; we only insist that they shall b.
known of all men as instructive and unpur
C chasable foes to the robbers who have buriet
= our city under mountain of debt and shamet
her by their audacity in crime. Let us readi
ly and joyfully unite on equal terms with any
democrats who would rescue our treasury
from the grasp of the Ring; let us, at al
events, have perfect union among ourselves
If there shall be two republican candidate
for any Office TO be filled this fall, whoeve
= is responsible for such feud will be guilty of
a heinous crime. We plead for an instant ant
y cordial union OF all who will war agains
> Tammany's corruptions and Tweed's rapa
= cious sway. Woe to that man by whom sucl
!" union shall be embarrassed or obstructed.
{ Tribune.