Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-23
REVOLT IN THE DEMOCRATIC
CAMP

We imagined the action of the demo
cratic State convention would be very dis
tasteful to considerable portion of the
party, but hardly thought it would mani
fest itself in open rebellion to the centra
authority. The blood of the young de.
mocracy however is up to the fighting
pitch, and discord rules the camp from
Kittery to Quoddy, threatening a general
revolt against the Bourbons.
In several of the counties the rule OF the
State committee which allowed none but
democrats to take part in the conventions
has been reversed. That rule was adopt
ed after careful deliberation, and was de-
signed to be fundamental and universal
in its operation, marking the end of the
policy adopted last year in the alliance
with the liberal republicans and Civ
ing them due notice that their company
was no longer desired.
Right in the face of that action and the
nomination of Mr.. Titcomb in accordance
with it, democratic county committees is
sue their notices for conventions inviting
democrats and liberal republicans to take
part in them. This course is not pursued
in all the counties. The most Of them adj
mere to the rule OF the State committee
but where the malcontents are strong
the standard of revolt is raised. In Ken
nebec the call is to democrats and liberals,
ana we notice that our neighbor, the
Standard, has forgotten to say one word
editorially of the State convention or Mr..
1tcomb. For paper published at the
Capital, with an editor who has been sup
ported by his party for the Office of Gov.
ernor, this shows decidedly bad state Of
feeling. 1t would seem to be but fair tina
since the Standard had its way last veal
IN the nomination of Uncle Horace ant
the fastening OF the "unholy alliance" no
on the democracy, it should yield will
good grace to the Bourbons this wear, ac
knowledge properly the doings of tn
State committee and the convention. an,
treat Mr. Titcomb with the respect t.
which he is entitled as the candidate of tn
democracy and an honorable gentleman
Possibly the editor has been so engrosse
in divining and prognosticating the OF
Jeet and effect of President Grants visit t
NAME and narrating what Mr. Morril
ana MIR. Blaine are going to do, that h
utterly forgot a democratic conyentio,
had been held and a candidate for cover
nor nominated.
The same spirit which exists in Kenne
Dec Is rampant in Washington comfy
The Machias Union treads the democ,.o,;
flag under its feet, announcing ,ha, ,h
party has held its last convention. and
bound to the grave as fast as it can Or,
In other places rebellion crops out, enoug
at least to teach the hunkers that they hay
troublesome task to take care of the
own household. a few counties raise ii
old flag OF democracy and the resolves
9S; Penobscot for instance, where
straight-out ticket was put in the field al
the Bass men notified to take themselv,
to some other market or put on the dem,
cratic uniform.
Now we like to see the grit displayed b
the young democracy, but we know be
ter than to believe they are going to tax
the reins from the hands of the Bourbons
or accomplish n penny's worth in the wa
OF reforming the party or forming new
one. They are ill-natured because the,
have been out-managed by the old chap.
who have become sick and weary of the
"bobbing around" which they have had
10 submit to under the name of the new
departures, and hence they show signs of
fight. They howl their requiems over the
democratic party, but they are bound to
the corpse, and next year if they can have
their way will be telling what wonder
ial and glorious thing democracy is
Nothing that the Bourbons have done an.
preached in stupidity to the nomination of
Horace Greeley as the democratic cand;.
date for President. If the elders were
Disguised and indignant they had good
reason for it, and if they exercise some
authority over the refractory Greeleyites