Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-08-29
The Republican Position on Presi
dent Hayes Title.

The position of the Republicans OF
Maine in relation to the title of President
Hayes to his office is one that does not
admit of doubt. 1t cannot be misunder-
stood. They believe that he was fairly
elected by the people, that majority of
the electoral votes were cast for him, that
he was indicted into Office in legal man.
ner, and that his title is valid and will
withstand successfully all assaults that may
be made upon it by eommunistic and
revolutionary democrats. The platform
of the republican State convention de-
clares in very positive, decided and clear
manner the sentiments of the republicans
Of Maine upon this matter The tenth
resolution of the series adopted is as fol-
lows:
The States of South Carolina, Florida
and Louisiana were fairly and legally car
ried by the republicans at the November
election Of 1876, for the State and Nation
al tickets, and the undoubted right of
Precedent Hayes and Vice President
Wheeler to the electoral votes OF those
States was affirmed by the highest and
most impartial tribunal that could be Or
ganized under the authority of the Nation
al Governments tribunal to which the
democrats in both branches of Congress
gave their deliberate assent. For the
democratic party now to raise the cry of
fraud Is both unmanly and dshonest-and
II persisted 10 must be accepted as an in
dication that that party in its mad desire
for power is willing to incur all the haz-
ards of anarchy and revolution.
We venture to say there is not repub-
lican in the State of Maine who does not
yield full assent to the above resolve. 1t
was adopted by the State convention with
unanimous and hearty approval, its mean
ing has never been doubted in any quar-
ter, nor has there been heard one word of
dissent to it except among democrats.
If we look from the platform to the can
didate placed upon it we find that they are
in full accord. In his Letter of Acce pit
ance Governor Connor adds to his gener-
al statement endorsing the republican
platform, particular and specific declar-
alton endorsing the validity OF the title OF
President Hayes and rebuking those who
raise the cry of fraud against it. He says:
The disposition manifested to so great
an extent In that party to impugn the title
OF President Hayes and Wee President
Wheeler. is specially noteworthy and has
significance which should be needed by
all patriotic citizens. The result of the
Presidential election was ascertaned and
declared In a manner which superadds the
Obligations of good faith to the sanctions
OF the constitution and the laws, and all
who refuse TO accept it as authoritative
mark themselves as disturbers of the pub
lie peace.
From this it is plain to be seen what the
position of the republican party of Maine
Is in regard to the title of President Hayes
TO his office. Candidate and platform
agree in maintaining its validity and OPP
pose the cry of fraud. Those who vote
for Selden Connor. for Governor will
therefore vote that the title of President
Hayes to his Office is sound; those who
vote for the democratic candidate will
vote that Hayes is President by ''the most
monstrous political fraud recorded in his
tory"