The Portland daily press., 1873-06-23
The Press on Maine Republicanism.

The Hartford Courdnt, Gen. Hawley's paper
saws of the Republican Convention: The
Maine Republicans agree with those of every
ether State in which conventions have been
held since March, in emphatic denunciation of
the Credit Mobiier frauds and of the back
nav swindle and in calling for the repeal of the
dspraceful salary act. Probably to the sur
prise of the advocates of this bill, the public
sentiment against it does not blow over, and
even Butler finds it advisable to deny its au-
tborship. The candidate of the Maine Repub-
licans for governor is the Hon. Nelson Dngley
Jr, who was nominated by a large majority on
the first ballot.
The New York Commercial Advertiser in an
editorial says:
confidence in the Republican party as "the
true party of Reform" Economy of Admin
istration is demanded. The grant of public
lands or credit to canals or railroads is OPP
posed. The Credit Mobiler investigation IS
priation bills are denoupced. The Salary Bill
OF the last Congress, especially us re.rosc.ise
features, was condemned in strong language
''as a gross violation of the pledges OF tne last
National Convention ana ,ae d;s@racef I' ~
Cnno,ess and odious to the people" was de-
monJeJ Mr.. Frye, member of Congress,
made 4 speech and pledged the entire delega-
ton of tho State to vote tor the repeal OF the
another Republican triumph. The ranks of
the party are closed up, and the whole column
is inspired with confidence and hope. There
is no breaking away, no sign of disintegratlon.
The Democrats and the Liberals are welcome
to such cheer as this state of things may en-
courage.
The New York Evening Post says:
The Republicans of Maine opened the annual
campaign yesterday with spirit worthy of a
more active year in politics, the contest for a
candidate for Governor bringing out avery large
convention. Mr.,
Dingley is q man of undoubted integrity, and
with this singular combination Of supporters
his election seems to be about as well assured
as his nomination was
In one respect this convention was of more
than ordinary importance. 1t distinguished it
self by the emphasis with which it denounced
Congressional corruption, resolving
'"rhat the Republicans of Maine denounce
the recent action of Congress, known as the
salary grab increasing the salary of its men,
bers, and especially its retroactive feature, by
which nearly five thousand dollars were voted
to each member for services already paid tor,
as gross violation of the pledges of the last
national convention, and demand the immedi-
ate and unconditional repeal OF an act SO dis
grac aful to Congress and odious to the people"
Another resolution denounced the practice of
loading appropriation bills with Objectionable
legislation in the shape of amendments toward
the close of the session as prolific source OF
abuse, and fraud upon the people, and urg-
emily demanded a reform. These positive dec
larations were supplemented with some plain
talk by several prominent Republicans, which
will be extremely interesting reading in the
households of back-pay Congressman Mr.. Eu-
gene Hale, the Congressman from the Fourth
District, led off with speech devoted to that
larceny which he said was an outrage upon the
people, and must be refunded Mr.. William P.
Frye, who represents the Second District in
Congress, followed in still stronger terms, and
pledging the whole Maine delegation in Con-
gress to movement for repeating the objec-
Republicans to give the Congressional corrup-
tionsts no rest until they had made restitution
of their plumber and were driven from public
life.
A party which opens the campaign in this
way will find little difficulty in maintaining its
SUPREMACY in New England.