The Republican journal., 1877-09-27
How the Party in Maine is to be Saved

condition. 1t speaks Of 'the two gangs
of old women who assume to lead the
Democratic party in the state" 1t records
the belief that the party would be better
off 'if the Maine Standard Belfast Jour
nal, Bangor Commercial and Portland
Argus could have been sunk last spring"
1t makes the further discovery that the
Belfast Journal "displays a facility for
misrepresentation which fits it for effcc-
tive service as one of jim Blaines organs,
a position to which it of late seems TO be
aspiring" In short, the party is in
wretched shape, and going straight to
destruction.
cause that Providence designs to save for
purposes inscrutable to human eyes, there
is always raised up a champion and pre-
server some man mighty in brain, in
flexible in purpose, and resolute in action,
whose gifts and genius, Of universal recog
milton, are dedicated to the work. The
Israelites, in the eXtremities of captivity
and bondage, We're delivered by the
prophet and leader, Moses. The all con
quering and invading Saracels, the ter
ror of Christian Europe, were hurled back
baff1ed and beaten from Lepanto by the
genius of John of Austria. The germ Of
freedom in church and state was kept
alive in the Netherlands for a quarter of
a century, against the terrible power Of
Spain, solely by the wonderful abilities Of
William the Silent. The fiery Napoleon
who galloped over Europe, conquering
Kingdoms, overturning thrones, and ere
ating universal CONSERVATION, was halted
at last through the generalship and Won
derful tenacity Of the commander who
won the title of the Iron Duke. 1t was
American revolution that it would have
failed had its darkest hours not been
sustained by the umfaltering trust, the
resolute purpose and the military genius
of Washington.
1t is clear, if the representations Of the
Opinion are correct, that nothing but the
oversight and direction of its affairs 10y
wisdom = nay, by inspired genius can
raise the Democracy Of Maine from its
depressed condition to one OF power and
triumph.
We announce, therefore, with no com
mon satisfaction that the cause of De
mocracy in Maine is not to perish. Ii has
found, not alone one champion, but two
born and recognized leaders They are
the publisher and the editor of the Rock
land Opinion. These are the embodiments
Of integrity and genius who have sworn
to save the Democracy or perish in the
attempt
OF course the leadership and control Of
the party is not to be transferred with
out some tornality. The suggestion Of
the coming saViors of the organization,
who are to resllrect and clOthe it anew.
as it were, with youth, freshness and
hope, is understood to be that the cere-
mony of investituro take place ut the
next convention. The party will assem-
bic by its delegates in the spacious City
Hall. at Portland. The representatives
led the party so long in the years past,
but now deposed and disgraced, will oc-
cupy low, pentential stools in retired por-
tons of the hall. The newspaper men,
whose publications ought ''to have been
sunk" will be accorded leave to use note
books, but not to speak-to be seen but
not heard. The Standard will droop, OPP
pressed by its many SINS the CONNER
cial will be there, appealing meekly for
mercy; the old Argus, with a penitental
tear in each of it's hundred eyes; and the
Belfast Journal, very much depressed at
the memory OF its offence in presuming to
express a belief The chairman will
then announce that he is about to present
to the party the great leading apostles Of a
new plan of political salvation. The cur
tain will rise to Slow music, disclosing
those intellectual giants and masters of
political generalship, Levi NJ. Robbins
and Oliver Otis. The Democratic party
may from that moment be considered i'll
the ascendancy.
The Rockland Opinion is getting terri
bly, tangled. 1t works itself into an awful
passion with this paper because it believes
and will continue to believe, until it sees
evidence to the contrary that large por-
ton of the Democratic party of Maine do
not desire to make an issue with prohibi-
ton. 1T says
The pIohibiory law is barbarous, wicked code
under which the cause of temperance and the nat
teral welfare of the state have severely suffered
Opposition to II is cardinal Democratic principle
and any attempt to tasten its vile, polluted form to
our party must be resisted. for if successful it will
result in death to that party.
In the same issue of the paper it com
pliments the Massachusetts Democratic
platform and ticket as admirable, and
adds son such a platform and with such
a ticket the Democracy of Massachusetts
ought to carry the state" But the Opin-
ion neglects to inform its readers that the
Democratic nominee for State Treasurer,
General Skillings, was the day previous
nominated for the same Office by the
Prohibitory Convention, the object Of
which convention is to sustain the "bar-
barOus wicked code" of Prohibition. This
seems to be IAN attempt to tasten the
vile, polluted form to our party" Our
Rockland neighbor seems to be lying
around very loose on this question. Let
him rub his eyes and look sharper 1t
won't do for those who aspire to the
leadership of the Maine Democracy to be
UoinU if hind N that aytant