The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-24
A CURIOUS LETTER FROM MINE
Original view. Of AN Original Democrat.

SACo. Me-. Sept. 90 1877.
MY DEAR SIR: Allow me To give you my
idens with regard to the late election in this
State. On my arrival at the Democratic
Convention at Portland n delegate. to my
surprise | found strong opposition TO
Talbot. and disposition. without salts
factory reasons. to throw him overheard
/ voted twice for Talbot and once for Garcelon.
who would have made us II nrst-ratc candidate.
Williams WIS not the man the people wanted.
but he would have run very well had he not
made the stupid blunder in his letter in refer
cnce To that base hypocritc and fraud Hayes.
The WORTH may labor and tho policy men
struggle. the people never will look upon II. u.
Hayes rs anything but an Internal impostor
AMI cheat. the tool Of some of the most unprn-
cipled. immoral unchrstan scoundrels that
ever committed a great crime against q nation,
and robbed people OF their constitutional
rights.
THE LATE MR.. WILLIAMS.
That attempt Of Williams in his letter Of ac-
ceptance. to legalizc Hayess title acted upon
the Democratic party of Maine lik" n drcnching
shower. and many around me said ut once
Damn him. he shall not have my votcl" The
LEADERS of the Democracy were cursed for
bury and Adams nj ilrsi were charged with aid
ing in the getting up of that letter. since denied;
the azcst editor orr in " New Egsnd oi Ia fa
edtorially the Ir0us is not worth rofl rdnm.
Ebrn f. Pillshury OF the Name Standard ~ able
and honest, good speaker but since he has
adopted Kid gloves and comes on 10 the stage
with so many cOnceted airs, the people ARE
losing their interest in him. j think he did not
aid Williams in the make up of the letter 1t Is
now snid Williams all alone drew and signed
his death warrant. He will nevcrbc heard from
again in this world. That letter drove
MARcELLus EMERY
tobolt and encouraged the black Republicans
to make II greater effort than they would have
done, Emory is ono Of the most high-mindcd.
reliable. strictly moral men in Maine. but Obsti
nate and generally intrarahlc In this case he
was hardly TO blame; Williams is no doubt
Maine. he even looks after the cents Just the
Governor W. want these eNtravalsant times but
he kicked over his own milk phil.
AT last our leaders. trust. have learned n les
son not 10 be too last in lraping honors on new
converts. rcpudating the debts due our best
men. who have fought. BLEED. and suffered all
hut death in defence Of Democratic principles.
The Democracy Of Mnlne have u fcariully wicked
power To- contend wltl-all the malicious re-
vcn-cful. bl9odthirsty. political fanatics To con-
tend with. In three churches In this town we
have not q man who dare vote the DEMOCRATIC
ticket for fear II h"ing prosecuted and ruined
in his business. The informal wolves in Sleeps
clothing Know they are res ponsIblc Tor the war,
AMI an the crimes committed against Heaven
ana the American people slnrr th'y s'lI "a the
Government. and thcy will continue to aid and
Abd Hayes and the piratical eung who stoc the
Presidential chair and they viii commit any
further crime necessary to keep the Demo ratio
party out Of power. Ex-senator Sto kton was
right. The people are DISCOURAGED. dcprcss-
coWar lice. or treachcry. or bOth on the part OF
our leaders,
Isn't BNari getting little too sweet on
IlavDs'- southern policy? What. in the name
Of dccrnoy. IL Wade Hamuton following around
that Disgusting fraud ior' Is he losing his
GEORGE D. MCCLELLAN.
one Of the most reliable Democrats. as |
supposed and one for whom 1 have al
ways had very high and warm regard
he iaVors. il appears an increase Of the army to
10000 men. Has ne. lost his head, tooy Vino
wants an increase of the army? l. II the pco-
pie. or the would be d"spotsY II would take
10000 men to mold the people under the in
crcuscd taNntiOn necessary to support SO large
an army. We shall become military dcspot-
ism too soon. Let rs staVr it of rs long pos
~ihlc 10y opposing to the utmost any increase of
the army. Mcclellan has fallen greatly in the
estimation Of the thinking men of this State
since h. uttered the folly ia reference to the in
crease % the army.
With best wishes for tho success Of THE Sun.
which u Just the paper the mass of the DcmOc-
ra'y OF Maine now appreciate. am, sir. very
respectfully yours, W. L. PIKE.