Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-24
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| of the candidates of their county convention ln
| Auburn, Turner, Lvermore and Mechanic Falls,
| their organization is strongest. The most degeu
crate arts of the political wire-puller have been
used by the party. which their orators persist rs
not political patty but one grand uprising of the
people" This was percepti5e to the uninitisted,
| even in their county convention. The cnt and
| dried list of nominations, a. arranged by Chase,
| Fogg and Conant, was carried without break.
The list was arranged to provide for all the clamor
ing mouths of the party leaders. 1t gave Fogg a
Senatorship, Swan and Consnt fat Offices, and
left Scion Chase clear show for the
congressional nomination. An attempt was
made to nominate j. ID. storer. Esq,
of Lewiston, County Attorney, but strong
harangue made by man who was sent TO the
front by Swan. claiming that Swan had prior
claim 10 the gratitude of the convention" Storcr
was wiped out with hardly stain, and swan was
provided for. They claim, a have all revolution
airy organizers, to be the peoples party. The
would be Senator FOgg said, in his commnnist'c
convention speech, that "he loved the with
nothing but bit OF dry Goldfish, or few pieces OF
hard tack for his supper"
Is it possible that such tishy speclaces as this
can fail to open the eyes of the people The chiefs
of the movement all provided themselves with
little more than piece of dried Goldfish, or few
pieces of hard tack. They love the poor people
so well that they wish them to remain poor, while
they pocket the suh,tsntisls. They would gloat
upon the misery caused by the errors of the BAN
boozled voters, and would take even their cod
fish and crackers away, if they had the power.
The leaders of the party in this district a
set of broken down politicians. chen-ess lawyers |
and moneyless sdyenturers. The damaging dis
closures recently made ia regard 10 the career of
Solon Chase, the father of the rag baby, a. he
delights to be termed, recently made by the Ga
zette and the Evening Journal are enough to CON |
vince any reasonable being Of the worhlessness
of a movement with such a paternity. 1t has al |
ways happened that it has been "a hard winter for
the poor man." whenever Scion was out of office. |
He is a demagogue of the most dangerous chsrac-
ter, and his uncovered history shows him in true |
light always aiming for selfish, personal ends. ,
He would feather his nest from the sp1ils of a
di.honored nation. Iu 1870 be cried that the issue
of an irledeemsble paper currency Robin
''Bl the shoe bottomer," of his wages. In 1873 |
he clamor, for an unlimited amount of this same
currency as cure for all the ills that flesh is heir
the author of the hard times. Eight years ago,
he declared that specie payments would be the .
salvation of the people. His dangerous influence
is increased by his ready tongue, besmng counte-
nance and energetic and electric address
Little Frank Fogg," the pet of the party
barely gained admission to the Androscoggin bar, .
and endeavoied to practice law in Lewiston. lie
failed to obtain clients, and his fathers purse could
not stand much longer drain in making law
yer of the son. The Chronicle had become a pay
ing institution and wanted addition to its CAPT
tai. Fogg improved the chance for cheap
investment of thousand or two dollars and a
small amount of brains. He became first
the protege and then the rival of Scion. He at
tempted to wrest the congressional nominate
from Soon's horny grasp. but was compelled to
abandon this idea and accept a county nomina
ton. He now owns controlling interest in the
Chronicle. Since he gained the control of the
organ its character has been more communistc
than ever, Fogg's essentially communistic spirit
betrays Itself ID all of his appeals and speeches.
He always endesvors to incite the animosity of
workmen against their employers. The Chron-
icle exults over the temporary shutdown OF one
of our mills aud the consequent loss of employ
ment TO hundreds oil 0pcfatlNes-tDe Cnfonlcle,
the laboring mans friend
The danger of the socalistic views nculcsted
by greenback disciples is not fully realized. Leo
Miller of New York, stump speaker in the
vice of the greenback comm ttee, 10 speech
made in Lewiston, openly avowed himself very
Catilne. "A order Of things" said he Twill
grow out of this movement" Will not intelli-
gent voters overcome these revolution izers : The
agent of a large local manufacturing concern in
formed me that he found some of his men open
" talking communism to their shopmates; ex-
pressing the opinion that they had perfect right
to seize destroy the property of their employ
ers if they failed to pay them the wages they de
manded. He told them that if he heard any fur
Their sentiments of that nature expressed, he
would not have them in the shop another day.
struggle of labor against capital is what these
agi,ators are endesvo,ng to ince. They make
an impression on the ignorant classes of the com
munity which, if allowed to take root, is diff cult
to efface. The dangerous results of the green
back movement, unless speedily suppressed, can
not be too clearly foreseen.
In the stores, hotels and public places Of this
greenbsckers, VIII o improve every opportunity to
advocate their doctrines. The battle is begun.
The republicans of this district will make
strong fight and confident that they will gain !
the victory. Every honest, law abiding citizen |
should De aroused TO the consequence Of the issue |
and cast his vote for honesty and order.
WIDEAwAKE.