Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-08-29
"Take Back that SANDER! !" Mar
cellus Representing Madigan's
Indignation at Williams Let

cellus Representing Madigan's
Indignation at Williams Let
ter.
The Bangor Commercial of Saturday copies
paragraph from the Wing and Courier, stating
that Mr.. Msdigsn Of Aroostook had been one OF
Mr.. w illiams companions the day before his let
ter of acceptance was published, and resents the
statement as a SANDER. Mr., Emery says:
1--WE resent the SANDER on the Hon. james {.
Madgan. Those who know Mr. Madgan, know
that he would sooner let his right arm drop from
the socket than he would be party TO any con-
donement of that most monstrOus polltcal fraud
recorded in history, bv which the majority of the
Electoral Commission reversed the verdict OF the
American people. Had Mr.. W illlams consulted
Mr.. Madgan IN regard to the tone OF his letter OF
acceptance, no such SHAMELESS AND GRA'
TUIrOUS INSULT TO THE DEMOCRACY Of
Maine as his Interpretation of the second resou-
ton of the platform, would have appeared IN 1t.
Had Mr.. W illiams read that paragraph Of his let
ter TO Mr.. Madgan, we can well imagine how his
cheeks would have flushed, and hls eyes would
have flashed with Just Indignation. We can well
imagine how he would have eaped from his chair
and confronted Mr.. Williams " It'll that manly and
imposing presence which so few of our emlnen Mt
men are blessed with, all aglow with Indignation.
and pointing his qulVerlng niger al ~ al
dressed him thus:
sir Il cannot permit such an insult as your in
depreciation of the second resolution of our plat
form puts upon the 4 800 900 democrats who voted
for and elected Samuel j. Tilden President of the
United States to pass unchalenged and I'M
rebuked. / was member of the committee that
framed that resolution, and too well | re-
member how they lsbored Tor the strong
est terms which the language affords with which
to clothe their unanimous adherence and denun.
citation of the most monstrous political fraud re-
corded IN history, from its imitation by Zach
Chandler on the day after the election, to ltSinal
contamination by the ma jOrity of the Electoral
Commission 1t was not the miserable tools of
Chandler and Morton, VINO constituted the inia-
nous LouIsian Returning Board who reversed the
verdict of the American people They COULD
NOT DO 1T. II the majority OF the ELEC-
ToRAL COMMISSION, who reversed that verdict
II WAS az alnst them that the indignant lang uage
of our resolution WAS aimed. Ii Is Mey whom the
T. 800, 900 of democrats OF the Union hold respon.
siDle for THE MOST INDUSTRIOUS POLITICAL FRAUD
RECORDED IN HISTORY :.
We cannot, we WILL not permit our candidate
for Governor thus to misreplesent and emasculate
our resolution We do not admit that Mr.. Hayes
title to the presidency is valid He has no 9th
err title TO that high office than that of POSSES
SION, and that you well know, SIR, Is too often
gained by fraud and theft.
Sir, the democrats of Maine have long been in
a minority. They would rejoice again to be III
power; but they will never sacrifice their HONOR
Tor power. They WILL NEVER VOTE Tor any
author of that most monstrous political fraud re-
corded in history nor for any ENDORSER
oft. That crime they will never condone, nor
uphold the arm of any man who seeks to condone
it. Strike that paragraph from your letter Of dc-
ceptance, or take at the polls on the teath ddy Qf
SEPTEMBER tie yebaEe that yoa piH 10th merit and
rtceire."