New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-09
POLITICAL MISCELLANY.
REFORM IN MAINE

REFORM IN MAINE.
PROGRESS OF TIE CAMPAIGN-THE OPPOSITION
TO BLAINE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LIBERAL
VICTORY.
lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
PORTLAND. Aug. 1.-THE Hon. Nathaniel W.
Farwell very active and influential man. ana popui
with all parties, will be nominated FOR congress vi VI"
Liberal ticket I'm the I'D District OF Maine no" Iop
sentod by VIM. p. Frye, Grant Republican III lo'O
Mr. FRYE received 1O2i5 votes. and Mr. A. Black demo
craft received 1929 Frye's majority being 2'5l' Inc
Liberal revolution has reached that disuol' aug '
Judgment OF tho oldest and best Republicans Is ueccy
against the continuance Of Grantism ana IN iayor Vi
accounting tho tender generously made by the Demo
Gratis in the nomination Of Mr.. Greeley. The deiec-
tlon I'm tho Republican ranks In the I'D DISTRICT
which embraces tho Counties of Androscoggn, Franklin
oxford and sagadahoc, permeate5 the entire hepuDh-
can party with the exception OF the oihce-hoiuels' "
the lid District represented by Speaker Blame no
Liberal movement which increasing rapidly Deloro
Mr. Blaine took Il upon himself TO chastise Senator sum
ner has since assumed holder and more Ioriiuauio
shape The opposition to Blaine has existed Ior ons
time I'm aulet but has now openly assumed very IeaO
enng aspect. The Hon. Mr.. Morrill,, formerly rePiO
sentative Congress, writes TO friend tila1 MAINE W.
90 for Greeley and Brown In November anu P4o'''' "
the Liberal ticket in September ~
The votes the different Congress DisrlcIs VI 4ao'
I'm tho election OF 1870, follows ISL DISTRICT
Cumberland and York Counties-John Lynch tIrahV'
1257t; W. p. Haines (DemocraD u,05; Lynchs ma
jority 1906 lid District Androscoggin FRANKLIN OK
ford and Sagadahoc CountiosWilliam r. Frye (Grahp'
N OK. Rlack Democrat 7 o23 Fryes majority, 23l7.
IIId District Kenuebec Lincoln Somerset, and haI OF
Knox COunties-James G.. Blaine (Gran0, H,5oO; u; w
Farley lDemOcraO 927O Blaihes majority, $780, lFth
District Aroos0Ok, Penobscot, and Plscataqms COul-
tes-JOhn A. Peters Grant, $685. VI. EmOIy lDnlno
cock Waldo and Washington Counties, and Appleton,
boro In Knox County-Engene Hale Grant, lO,s06; p
L fDemOCraf1 y,
By this official showing the total majorites to over
come in tho five Congress Districts Of the state is Ol3
The number OF adhcrenrs to the Liberal movement in
the state said to exceed that majority AtnOuS
the has Just openedthe revoIutl0n -
with vigorous stride. summers demolsmng IeJonHer
20 the Pennsylvania member from the TIA DstrlGt s
produced fine effect. Bankss ana farh"OfVhs oV'0i'
will 90 much TO decide the contest
observation-disclosures KING DECLARES FOR
GREELEY-THE ADMINISTRATION CONDEMNED
The Hon. Horatio King of Maine, formerly
OF the United States, and Tor more
than 90 years resident Of Washington has Wltten
letter discussing the questions OF the canvass anu
warmly ndorsing Mr. Greeley Mr. King was an earnest
supporter OF Grant in 1868. In his letter he says:
The question ia not merely whether Gen. Grant shoud
or should not be honored by reelection but whether
a partisan Administration, including radlcaI, pro,
scTutiye Congress shall be inrstcd with new tease OF
power Not alone the executive department OF the
Government is reform imperatlyely demanded. Inc
things taken the lead in the introduction ana
fOrcblc adoption of measures OF Pubic POLY ~ ieir
nactne1t de5pofic and in their effect terribly dlsas-
rOus. Let me refer to one or Two on tieo @ t
Look for instance at the act, sanctined, II suGn an SC
can admit OF sancticat0n, by Oelng engaieu upon VIZ
Constitution. whereby the entire mass Oh Se wc 3gp
ulation of the insurreconary states VINO hei1 ONCE
prior to the war; either rs judges, dsIlct
attorneys, marshals, postmasters mall
body i'm fact had taken the oath to support the
Constitution OF the United satesW3s d these
the men who, general RUE reslsteu secesSPn 9d
a., lcugp i
for L was where the most unquestl0ned ana Ioucn-
ing evidence Of 1t came day uRqet my eye d R. Class
Instead Of being thus Ostraclsed ana maze anDst 70
feel that they were without government entitled
as President Lincoln would have received them ~ to
close of the war; nearly every one OF them W0ud HFe
returned 20 their first love with the spirit Of the prod
gal son, and reconstruction would nave DeSh Sdsliy
happily acheyed-the southern States wond nave Deen
saved from the OF hieyng carpetDag RUE DecduS
their old officials, by reappontmenU ana seieeton epu
and would have resumed ther 1oIner pOsielos a 81
cnnnfry would have escaped the shame OF degradation
more appalling and humatlng IMAM was ever Deio t
suffered by any civilized people on the a8e oi ' cur i
There are probably few candid republicans VINO VIII
not admit that the Administration Is guy oI gl1to
faults to use no stronger terms DuI goyetot ~ Pt
san motives, many OF them VIII tel you tndt TINS nu0
always hereafter Dg tpe e. their partv and turn deaf
ear 70 all appeals for reform There are 700 many %p
Senne in human nature and to have settled down In
the belief that it is hopeless to think OF securing
contrary knowing as all must know that there Is vast
room for Improvement in tho administration OF our
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ind honest, capable. aud faithful b, men r,,t to
transact the public business. Begin win
the Presidency. Horace Greeley we behe We
will come up 10 the required standard We
know he will honest and faithful and these qualities
alone are priceless; trial will determine his capacity 10
I'm that high Office and no can tell what he can 90
tl he tries" once elected let the Constitution declare
the President ineligible reelection, and let II also
provide that no member OF the Cabinet shall be eligible
to Presidential candidacy while IN oince ana we sd W
spared the unbecong spectacle of Cabinet officers neg
ectng their official duties TO eeconeer either Tor tnel
chief or themselves Ii they. too, and their principal
assistants selected they or course shoud De or
their fitness and moral worth and they IN turn see tha
their suborddates are Of the same character-wnlen
insist Is not such very difficult thing to do IL they
will hut devote themselves diligently to the duties
for which they are paid, and not 10 personal ag
eraudizement and poitics-rest assured very great
and Important stride in tue direction OF Mnole
some reform will have been accomplished. Next
lei he people see 1t that but honest and ncor
ruptibe men are TO Congress- and the country IS
safe for everything goes right at the seat OF govern
ment, may be pretty sure there VIII DC rev, any
serios crimes committed by officials outside what me
neope want IS observation-disclosures tranquility WIN
n plan economical, republican government, adminls-
tered by officers their masters but as their ser
yants-fn a word, government conducted on the prne-
pes upon which was established by its founders. For
this let us all earnestly strive.
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