Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-29
From the Alta Cal fornia.
Blaine and Hayes.

In common with vast majority OF the
republicans of this city, we feel meas
ure of disappointment at the defeat OF
Blaine as a candidate for the Presidency.
There was and is so much in and about
the man that draws men TO him and holds
them there, that it seems hard, almost a
wrong, to be deprived of the pleasure of
voting for him. His faithfulness to the
cause of free institutions. to free schools,
having advocated an amendment to the
Constitution to ensure their entire separa-
ton from, and independence of all secta-
rian inf1uences-and being equally sound
on the hard money question. as well as
his gallant contest against the ''Confeder-
ate" House of Representatives. had en-
deared him immensely to our people, and
his defeat has depressing effect upon
them.
But that effect will pass away the more
they know of Governor Hayes and his an
tecedents, as well as the principles upon
which his life has been based and his po-
lisical campaigns been fought. On the
two main questions to which allusion has
been made, Governor HAYES stands pre-
cisely upon the same plank as does Mr..
Blaine. When he was called to contest
for the Gubernatorial prize of Ohio against
the veteran Allen, his parlsans incorpor-
ated in their platform the Free School
plank, proposing the absolute separation
of the free schools from any and all Sec
tartan influence. He is earnestly and uu-
compromisingly opposed to any and ali
sectarian connection and influence with
our schools, as is Mr.. Blaine.
Everybody knows that he was called to
contest Ohio against the "soft money! or
greenback folly of Governor Allen, and
they know how effectually he did it in
common with Carl Schurz, who stumped
the State with and for him. His popular
i,y, founded upon his merits, carried the
State of Ohio for the Republican cause
against the democracy and their great and
loud sounding gun, Governor Allen. As
his merits, principles and record become
more generally known, our friends who
have been disappointed because Of Mr..
Blain.'s defeat, will find great consola-
ton in knowing that nevertheless we have
in his stead. candidate like him, true
and perfectly reliable in all the principles
which form the basis of the republican
party. OF all the candidates before the
Convention, next to Blaine. Governor
Hayes is the most popular.
Democracy as Exhibited at st.
Louis.
The faithful who have attended the Convention
may be roughly divided into New York men and
representatives from the South and West. OF
course there are delegates here from Massachu-
sets, New Hampshire, Maine and other Eastern
States, but they evidently feel ashamed of the
company in which they find themselves. and they
keep quietly within their own rooms taking but
little part in the disgraceful scenes which are be-
ing enacted by the representative democrats from
the sections named. Could any fair-minded and
unprejudiced man witness those scenes he would
go away resolving TO oppose everything demo-
cratic the only means OF preserving the respect
ability and unfolding the honor of his country.
Could there be some glass great enough and strong
enough to let the people Of the whole country see
st. Louis as it is to-day, there can be no doubt
that there would not be fifty thousand respectable
votes cast for the democratic ticket in the coming
election. Much has been said in all parts Of the
world of the disorderly conduct Of some Of the
gro legislatures Of the South. 1t isl true that
of the proceedings of the bodies referred to cannot
be denounced too strongly, but it is equally true
that even the worst Of the negro assemblies of the
South are quiet, orderly and dignifed compared
to the meetings of the men who are now here at
tempting to nominate man who, they pro-
fess to believe can be elected to the Presidency of
the United States. One little scene and it is only
one among a thousand which occurred in the
Southern Hotel o-nght will serve Is an illustra-
ton of the tone and temper of the delegates. A
man named Martin, who was a member of the
Missouri Legislature, stood in the middle of the
rotunda and in . cracked voice cried out, "Tilden
the great refOrmer of this country. and he is the
only man who can carry the State of New York
and thereby secure the election to us in Novem-
her," No sooner had these words left his lips
than drunken follower Of Tammany Hall, stand
ing on his toes and shaking his fist at Martin cried
out, "You lie, you big beaded bloat. What do
you know about New York was born and
raised there, and l tell you that Tilden can't
carry one side of the State. He is fraud and no
good; q fraud from the word 20, and if he's NOM
mated he will be beat surer than h" This
burst of eloquence was greeted by loud shout of
applause from q crowd of Tammany men who
stood by. Then Martin tried to reply, but he was
not allowed to do so, the Tammsny shouters in
| terrupting his every attempt by cries of "Gt
down, you gnmp," "Give us q rest" and the
many similar expressions peculiar to this class.
This is an illustration of the bitterness of the Til
den contest. The illustration is q mild one as
will be better understood when / state that there
has been, during the evening, three disgraceful
personal encounters resulting from political dis
putes. In one of them Western delegate who
too strongly supported the interests of Hendricks
was made to feel the power of the fists of New
York rough. As l have already stated, people
who attend democratic conventions become har-
dened to scenes Of this kind. but even the Oldest
among the Bourbons are indignant at the conduct
Of some Of their associates, and it is understood
that number Of them visited John Kelly and re-
quested him to order his followers to be IL ore re-
spectacle in their behavior. The "Boss" must
not have issued the necessary order, however, for
the conduc. Of his friends has beer worse as the
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