The Portland daily press., 1878-08-27
"wOODCEUCKs AND sKUNKs.u
How Greenback Orator Abused tho
Geenbackers' Dem ,cratic Allies in
Bangor,

1t is well known that the Democrats and
Greenbackers of the Fourth district have
"iined drives and are working for the
election Of the same candidates. When we
say well known we mean the majority of the
people know it, There is one who didn't
know it up to late hour Saturday night He
probably is aware Of it now however. His
name is Daniels and he comes from old "Vir-
giny." He was announced to address the
Greenbackers in Norombega Hall, Bangor,
Saturday evening, and appeared according to
promise. The meeting was large one, COM
posed chiefly of Democrats. Several of this
species sat on the platform. All was serene
until Daniels got up. The scene that followed
is thus described by the Bangor Wing:
"Daniels danced to and fro across the stage
wildly flinging his arms, thrusting out his chin
and waggiug his shaggy head, and fairly
bowling forth the Virginia oratory that was in
him. He said he had informed an anxious
Boston editor that he was coming to Maine to
confront and overthrow james G. Blaine and
to metaphorically wipe up the floor with the
macerated remains of the hard-money advo-
Gates in Maine. With skip and whoop he
wished that Blaine were only present to hear
him. This lively prelude had caused DR..
Seavy, Gorham l.. BOynton and other Demo-
cratic sachems on the stage to prick up their
ears and smack their lips in delighted antcipa-
ton. But ah readers, if you could have seen
the faces of those soft-money patriots few
minutes later, when sthat - Virginy idiot"
proceeded to knock down and drag out, sit down
upon and throttle, kick, punch, whang aud
beabor-the Democratic party! They had for
gotten to tell the chap that the Democrats and
Greenbackers 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 astonished the
natives. Talk about the Democratic party said
he, all you need is to look and see ''the rag,
| tag and bobtail that it is made up of to dis
gust any friend of reform. He actually looked
as if he could smell offensive Democracy in
the atmosphere. DR.. Seavey and Boynton be-
| gan to twist in their chairs. and grim express
| sion stole over their faces which was neither
| ragged up and down the stage, jumping on aud
whackiog the licks into the Democratic
party. in an absolutely murderous style.
| The Republicans present as spectators of the
| Greenback variety show were convulsed with
| suppressed laughter. Dr. Ladd fitted uneasily
| on and off the stage, and the faces of DR.. Sea-
| vey and Boynton momentarily assumed a more
| apoplectic hue a glum silence had fallen on
the auditorium, and even the knot of clacquers
IN the east gallery, rested their humping feet,
and looked at the fuglers for instruction wheth-
| er to hiss or cheeer. Aud still the irrepressi-
| bic and prespirng Daniels bounded aud pranc-
| ed across the stage, bowling louder and louder,
and pillng vltuperation on epithet in denuncia-
ton OF the Democratic party. Why, roared
he, the Democratic party reminds me of the
| old Woman's notion about the three hundred
foxes in the Samson story. "She believed