Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-30
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district and acmeVe the capture oi sta
lin the next Congress. For this purpose
Mr.. Madigan was put in very careful
training Roberts was nominated as Il
candidate for Governor, largely with
view to the aid which his candidacy might
afford Madigan "a great miscalculatlon
for Roberts will give no strength to the
democratic ticket either at home OF
abroad. Much was expected Tor Mi
Madigan from anticipated disaffcctior
among republicans, and every effort was
made to create split in the republican
congressional convention. When, how
ever. General Plais,cd was nominated
Madigan's hopes of II quarrel among tho
republicans were blasted.
Sill Madigan's resources were not cN'
hausted. lie concluded he could act the
part of the Reformer. He could denouncc
the republican party for corruption and
make strong appeal for change OF
power into the hands of honest men (likc
himself for exarxple y
Madigan thought that this assumption
of virtue on his part, together with his
good looks and his Catholicism would
carry him safely through the battle, even
| if the republicans had been wiser than he
supposed they would be and had concl'i-
ded to support General Plaisted. So Mad
igan was nominated.
Unfortunately for him there was record
among the archives of the State Of his do
ings in Madawaska in the political cam
paign of 1865 Before he had time fairly
to open his mouth as Reformer. that
record was published in our columns, and
Mr.. Madigan the Retormer of 1875 was
made known as the corruptionist of 1858.
The effect of the exposure upon his polit-
cal fortunes may be very readily imagined.
Every man in the Fourth district who will
have the hardhood to vote for Mr. Madi'
gan. WILL VOTE FOR A MAN WHOSE
CORRUPT ACTS in politics ARE NOT \
MATTER OF SURMlSE, but 4 NATTER
OF PUBLIC RECORD. made after de-
lberate investigation conducted under
the authority of the Governor of the State.
Perhaps the major part of democrats may
be reckless enough TO support Mr.. Madi-
gan, for that party seldom fails to vote
for the regular nomination, no matter how
corrupt or unworthy the candidate may
be, but certainly no republican. or indie
pendent, or reformer can be induced 10
soil his hands with Mad'gan vote The
democratic papers in the State have made
great futtering over the showing-up
which Mr. MadigaB has received in the
republican papers, and tried 10 blunt the
force of it by dcnunciations of Mr.. Pixies
report in which the record of corruption
is found, but these wild denials forced
from them 10y reason Of Madigan' 5 danger
will have no weight among the voters.
The report of Mr.. Pike has been rallied
against but never disproved. Whoever
votes for Madigan in the face of its reve
lations will have to hold his peace here
after in relation to corruption in politics.
There still remains to be used by Mr..
Madiean for his election THE POWER
OF CATHOLICISM. In his remarks at
IIoulton after his nomination he affected
to condemn the introduction of religious
matters into politics. but are not the Cath
olices forcing an issue with Professionalism
in many States at the present time. over
the common school question chiefly. and
using the democratic party as the means
to carry out their purposes? We should
prefer to have the politics of the country
left free from religious sectnrianism, and
deprecate the steps which have already
been taken in that direction, but we are
not ignorant of what is taking place in the
country nor shall we be silent when we
know the evil is at our own doors, even
though Mr.. Madigan disclaims ever so
loudly. The republicans in Ohio are even
now engaged in an open war with the
Catholics as well as with initiation and re-
pudiation. The Catholic priests every
WuCIc 8iC dNtibE III NOhSHit' ihooC III
Maine are enlisted in sympathy with their
brethren i'm Ohio Let Maine send Madi.
gan to Congress. and the result will be to
strengthen the power of Catholicism in that
most important branch of our govern
ment But this cannot be done unless the
Protestants of the Fourth district are re-
miss in their duties, and we do not believe
they will fail in so important matter.
EVERY VOTE for MADIGAN will 90 to
STRENGTHEN CATHOLICISM, while
the VOTES CAST FOR PLAIoTED will
be REBUKE TO THE INTRODUCE
TON OF SECTARIANISM INTO our
politics. and help to circumvcrt the wiles
of an nsidious enemy which would bury
free religion and civil liberty in one COM
mon grave.
COAS7ING VESSELS NOT TINED.
A recent dispatch from Washington, re-
ferring to the tax on undocumented YES
sells. was so ambiguously printed as to
render its purport extremely doubtful and