Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-28
"A Greenback Orator belabOring
his Democratic Allies in Il Ban
gOr Meeting.

An imported Virginia orator, the Hon f. Dan
iels, addressed greenback meeting in Bangor
Saturday night. Mr.. Daniels knew nothing abou,
the unanimous way in which the democrats and
greenbackers have pooled their issues in the
fourth district. The result i related by the Wing
lie said he had informed An anxious Boston ed
tOr that he was coming to Maine TO confront and
overthrow James Is. Blame and to metaphorcsll Nv
wipe up the floor with the mscerated remains OF
the haI d-noney advocates IN Maine. With skin
aud IL whoop lie wished that Blame were only
present to hear hun. This lively prelude had
caused Dr. oeavey, Gorhsm l.. Boypton and other
democratic sachcms on the stage To prck up their
ears and smack then lips III Delighted sntlcipation
But all reader, If you could have seen the faces
oi those democratic soft money patriots few min
utes later, when chat - Vnglnny idiot" pro.
coded to knock down and drag out sit down upon
and throttle, kick, punch, whang and belabor-
the democratic party They had iorg often to tell
the chap that the democrats and greenbacker.
here are IN loving embrace over the rag baby,
and With very slight reference to the republicans
Daniels sailed into the old democracy in fashion
that aslonisned the natives. Talk about the de ia
ocIauc party said he, all you need Is 10 look and
see 1.-THE rag. tag and bobiail that it is made up
oil 10 disgust any Trend vi reform. lie actual. v
looked as ii he could smell offensive democracy In
the atmosphere. Or. Seavey ana Boynton began
10 twist IN their chals, anu grim express on stole
over thtf faces which was neither 'chlld-ilke mol
bland" But still Daniels ragged up and down the
strgc, Jumping on and whacking the hicks into tue
democratic party, IN an absolutely murderous
style. The republicans present rs spectators ot
the gIeenback variety show, were convulsed with
Laughter, Dr.. Laid lifted uneasy on and of the
stage, and the faces of DR.. Seavey and Boyutop
mOmentary assumed more apoplecuc hue.
glum silence had fallen the auditorium ana
even the Knot oil claquers IN the East gallery,
rested their humping iee aud looked al the
form xIr net nor In CHI a al
the nrepressiole and perspirlng Daniels bounded
aud pranced across the stage, bowling louder and
louder, and plllng vitupeIatlon on ep ,tnet IN de
nunclatlon OF the democratic party. Why roared
he, the democratic party reminds me vi the old
woman's notion about the three hundred foxe, In
the sampson story. "She believed there might
have been three hundred creatures, but insisted
that at least two-thlrds must have been wood
chucks and skunks!" And that. shouted Daniels
with his arms dying IN the AR THAT Is about the
composition oil the democratic party; there may
be few old tashloned Ja9ksonIan democratic
foxes among them, but two-thIrds is made 10 oil
wood chucks anu skunks THIS was too much
Boynton couldn't stand II any longer and beat
savage retreat from the stage. Dr. Seavey mad
settled down III his chair and buried his chm III
his white choker, with an AIR OF despei alton, but
Ladd found 1t too hot aud slid out. The fellows
IN the gallery now began Try ing TO stamp Daniels
down, but he took 1t Tor applause and piled the
agony on more furlously, although there was such
stampede for the door, down every aisle that his
voice could no longer be heard. We could see
him lying to and iro like paper man Ia u squall,
could see his mouth opes and shut, and his ewes
wildly roll, but the rush for the door di ow ned his
melodlOus voice, and Just what he finally found
to say OF the Democratic party, and just how they
managed TO stop his machinery, are among those
things "tnat no telah can find out" 1t i, safe to
say that no "orator" ever cleared Norombexa
Hall rapidly and eteetually as Daniels did on
Saturday ni.ht.