The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-08-03
Waving the Shirt

W ttti iltIilA lliOSG CANCCuIuS
" candid and proper young men, the edi-
tors of the Bangor Wing and the Portland
Press. for dislking a great many things
that appear in the columns Of the Jour
nal. All the world has gone wrong since
their efforts to make Mr.. Blaine the Pres-
dental candidate succeeded only in land
ING "Maine's idol" in an enfeebled cond-
ton at Rye Beach. We are sorry for them,
and sincerely wish they had possessed more
foresight then, and thus warded off pres
ent sorrow Instead of which they now
flee into the mountains Of IIepsidam and
gnaw q file of the Republican Journal
which contains some notice Of the Ham
burg riot
These captions scribes insist that our
account of the Hamburg riot is not cor
rect. We haven't any special correspond
ent at that locality; besides the State is
largely Republicans, of the carpet bag
variety, and the crop of lies is much more
abundant than the yield Of cotton. But
there is no doubt that there was Il collision
between colored military company and
white citizens, in which the first person
killed was a white man Afterwards a
number of colored men were killed; and
it is charged that some of the latter were
shot after they had surrendered OF course
all this is to be regretted. SO are all like
occurrences The collision in New Jersey
the other day by which some half dozen
persons, including one negro. lost their
lives, belonged to this category So was
the liquor riot some years ago in Portland
in which the military fired upon the peo-
pie and killed an innocent spectator
The riot at Hamburg was an offence
against the laws of South Carolina, and
should be investigated and dealt with by
the authorities thereof. We have no doubt
that the laws will be fully indicated. The
incongruous thing about the whole matter
is the partizan bias that the Wing and the
Press endeavor to give to this collision.
A great deal of foolish talk is made about
blood-thirsty Democrats and massacred
innocent Republicans, which has no relev-
ancy to the case or foundation in fact. The
outbreak should be followed by the pun
ishment Of the surviving participants =
and If does not take place, the Republican
officials who control the State government
will be to blame
The real motive Of the partizan cutlery
by Republican papers is found in the fact
that the party ascendancy is in peril The
coming Presidential election is very GER
tain to be fatal to it, unless some scare
can be gotten up. The administration in
every branch is SO honey combed with
corruption, and the demand for reform is
so urgent. that the issue must be changed,
or the party is gone. The plan is to ignore
every real issue, and shake the bloody
shirt
If there is undeniably Il great business
stagnaton, growing out OF the mistaken
policy of the government never
mind any argument Of the question, but
give the bloody shirt a shake
If idle laborers crowd the street, seek
ing vainly for work, Just elude the subject
and agitate the shirt
If government expenditures are enor-
nous. and 60 to support an army of need
less officials, never mind that, but dip the
shirt again and give it another twirl
1t anybody asks about the whiskey
frauds, the war department Frauds the
guilt of Belknap, the stealings of Robe
son, or any of the thousand and one
proven iniquities-.just say that there has
recently been riot in Republican South
Carolina, in which white men and negroes
were killed.
When inquiring men point to the va
cant shipyards along the whole coast, that
were once filled with multitude of work
men, and ask why it is thus-never mind
the reply. just spread the shirt once
more
Ii people are oppressed by taxation to
support administration extravaganza and
corruption-never mind giving any rea
son therefor. Spread the bloody shirt to
the breeze.
Are these answers satisfactory to the
people? Do they touch the points at is
sue9 Are the people so far satisfied with
this class of reasoning as to be willing to
again entrust with power the party that
can give no better account of its steward
ship?