Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-08-27
From the Boston journal.
a Remarkable Discovery,

The letter of Mr.. j. IL. Williams of Augusta, Me-,
informing the Democrats of that State that he
will consent to receive their suffrages, is some
what remarkable. The delegates Of the Demo
cratic Convention which nominated Mr. Williams
went to their respective homes fully persuaded
that they had branded Rutherford b. Hayes as a
fraudulent President. The party press held that
opinion The independent journals lectured the
Convention for persisting in shouting fraud. The
rural delegates went home declaring that ait
would never do to denounce the fraud and approve
of the frauder.' The part of the resolution in
question reads
R,solced, That the reversal Of the verdict Of
the American people as expressed at the ballot
box IN November last, eecung Samuel j. Tilden
President of the United States, toas the most mon
stroHs political Jraud rec0rded in history. The
Democracy submitted to it in the interest OF peace.
1t must not be repeated, etc.
As before intimated, there has not been doubt
as to the meaning of the above lesoution or as to
the Interpretation which the members Of the con-
vention gave it until Mr.. Williamss letter OF &C
ceptance appeared in which he declares that he
can find nowhere in the resolution in question any
impeachment Of the Presidents title. This dis
covely is remarkable. 1t will send cold chills
through each individual bourbon who has been
the Convention except the few who will say that
the Interpretation is sdrot and ingenious.
But the public may fairly ask Mr.. Williams if
his Interpretation is logical. The Convention de-
clarts that something was the "most monstrous
political fraud recorded in history" What was
that something The act of reversing the cleo
tion Of Mr. Tilden and counting in Mr. Hayes.
Now is it possible that the outcome OF an act
which is "the most monstrous political fraud re-
corded in history" can be otherwise than tainted
y it'll fraud Further, Mr.. Hayes was conversant
with all the facts, and if the act which counted
in in was fraudulent, he, by accepting, partc-
paies in the crime. And now does Mr. w illiams
pretend to say that the Democratic Convention
did not mean 10 impesch the title Of Mr.. Hayes to
the Presidency If not, why does its resolution
declare that the Democratic party submits to it
the fraud for the sake Of peace If the Demo-
cratic leaders of Maine do not question the title
Of Mr. Hayes, why do they make the threat that
it 1.-The fraud must not be repeatedi
We are really surprised at this remarkable at
tempt at hairs splitting. In fact, we are half IL
clined to believe that the Committee presented
their cand idate with different resolution from
that which the Convention adopted with shouts.
There must be some mistake, some misconception
somewhere; for it is not possible that Mr.. Joseph
ii. Williams is going to tell the people of Maine
that the resolution above quoted was not intended
by the Convention to mpeach the title of Presi-
dent Hayes. The impudence of snch an act
would only be equalod by its folly.
The Maine Republicans who approve Of the
policy of President Hayes are not gudseons to be
caught with such bait as Mr.. w lila rs throws out
If Mr.. Williams really believes that President
Hayes is an able and patriotic Chief Magistrate.
let him frankly state that fact and add that if the
Pres idential election should take place next week
and the choice lay between Mr.. Hayes and Mr..
Tilden, he would unhesatiugy show his faith in
the former by voting for him.