The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-09-14
An Infamous Circular.

The depths of deceit and imposture I'd
which the Pap Brigade OF Maine will de
scend, in their tenacious hold upon power
and plumber, is astonishing. If their con
tinuance in office depended solely upon
the number and magnitude of the lies
which they might invent and put in circll-
lation they could not be more industrious
and persistent II doesn't seem to be
necessary, either, that they should lie with
any probability. Their plan seems to be
constructed upon the idea that anything
which delames and abuses the Democratic
party will answer the purpose, and the
further from the truth the better.
As an instance, we have recently re-
ccivcd copy Of one of the private circu-
lars of the Republican State Committee,
sent ont Just before the recent election in
this state, which reads as follows
HEAD QUARTERS REPUBLICAN STATE Cow. !
Portland, Me-, Sep. 5, 1871.
To the Republican Town Committees of Maine !:
The campaign, now so near its close, has been
Il quiet one. lfut llltle active work has been
asked OF YOU We call upon you. therefore
with the less hesitancy to devote all your time
for the few remaining days to the accurate
systematic and energetic canvass of your town /!
The Democrats are pressed into unusual ac-
tlvity, They are supplied with funds by the
corrupt Tammany Ring Of New York City,
whose nefariOus conduct has found ready de-
fence and apology IN all the Democratic papers
of Maine. They aim TO use the money stolen
from the tax payers OF New York to corrupt
the bao-boX Of Maine. See to it, freemen of
Maine, that you spurn the triple degradation
OF being bought. and bought with stolen money!
and bought with stolen money in the hands Of
the apologStS for the thieves
Beware of another deVicet 1t is call ed Labor
Reform. This is an organization attempted TO
he brought into life in this State by the money
of the Liquor Dealers Association of the cities
man knows that the Republican party is found
ed on the idea of protecting free labor; that it
has grown into 81 gantlc strength on that idea ,
TO break down the Republican party is to break
down the shield and strength of the Free Labor
in all the land.
If you desire to hand over your civil govern
ment to the control of the party that has made
New \ ork City den of thieves, vote the Dem
orratic ticket! But if you desire to maintain
good government. economy of expenditure, the
reduction of Your National Debt, stand by the
Republican flag
Look to your School Districts. Organize
most thoroughly for the purpose of bringing out
all your voters. good Town Committee is
known by the thoroughneSs of its canvass.
See that your Committee does its full duty in
the few remaining days.
by order of Republican State Committee
Il. A. SMITH, SECRETARY.
Under the frank of Mr.. Speaker Blaine.
by which economical practice three cents
are saved on each circular, this documen.
was sent into every town in the State Its
fathers are Speaker Blaine, Mr.. Congress-
man Frye, Frederick Robbie, S. G. Thur
low, and q host of small fry We pub
fish the document as showing the poverty
of intellect with which the State Commit
tee applies itself to the task of inventing
the annual supply food for fools, and
tor q campaign.
We know just what funds the Demo-
cratic organization had for the campaign,
and they consisted solely Of private sub
scrptions by the Democrats of the State
Each locality raised what it could for I'M
avoida' e campaign expenses. Not a
NoiI'tt N.tiliG llOtll OttbSlNtC VIC oLillc.
And the radical State Committe, that a
ISOLATION of pattern patriots, every one of
whom has his nose in the public crib, Oh
expects to get it there, send out such a
statement of this. Why, the radical party
of Maine, by its leading men, robbed the
State of Maine, of more than a million
dollars in the paper credit frauds, and as
sisted them to cover up the transaction
and destroy the evidence. They dare not
because it would implicate
their leaders. The thieves to-day walk
the streets unmoested And they talk of
robbery in New York! Are the people
forever to be led by the nose, and fooled
with such trash rs makes up this circular?