Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-11-22
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
naila Kennebst 5ournal
MAINE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Interview with Hon. Eugene Hal,


chairman republican National committee passed
through this city t. day with his family, en- route
for Michigan, for visit prior to the assembling
of congress.
The Wing and Courier publishes tomorrow all
interesting report of an interview which its editor
had with Mr. Hale, at the Bangor House, in
which his attention was called to widely published
statements notably in the Boston Traveller aud
New York Times, that the republicans of the
South were left to made one sided fight, through
the refusal of the congressional National commit
tee to render them assistance.
Mr. Hale emphaticay and with considerable
Indignation contradcted the statements substan-
tally as follows: II have read the Washington
letter of the Boston Traveller of Nov. H. also the
New York Times editorial of the l7th, on The
one-sided contest, III which blame is laid without
stint on the republican congressional committee
for abandoning southern republicans in the late
contest, the Times saying southern republicans
were deserted and absolutely left to carry on
their oLe-sided contest alone and unsided.
Nothing could be farther from the truth in the
case, ana as other papers may be misled and take
up the same strain, desire to state the facts.
Judge both the Times and Traveller have heard
some OF talk made by men from the south who
han. about Washington and pestered the com
mittce during the entire campaign for money they
did not get. l know the Traveller correspondent
well enough to be sure he would not have written
as he did, except under misapprehenson.
The truth is, so far from abandoning southern
republicans the committee helped and stood by
them during the entire campaign. With anything
like fail elections, Mr. Gorham and myself hoped
to carry thirteen or fourteen sou ihern districts.
OF course, on full, unintim dated vote the re-
publicans were entitled to more bat that number
should have had bat for extra violence, muir
der cheating aud fraud southern democrats re-
sorted TO. Papers that have ma de such sweeping
complaints will be surprised to learn that the con.
gressional committee stood by the republicans in
the hopeful districts, and that for their local or
ganizatlon and home canvass, much more than
IN .ttee was gwen them
If those papers and others want to know truths
they will enquire of gentlemen who conducted
the canvass of the southern States where it wa,
expected to elect republican, or of cand dates
themselves, they will learn that the committee
did any tn ing but leave them to fight 'one sided
contest unaidcd. There are much better sources
of information than political adveltuiers, who 90
about Wash ington, with whom the committee did
not deal, but with southern republicans, who made
the best hght they could at home.
We could not get northern speakers, because
the October States absorbed them IN early autumn
and afterwards the great contests in " Y. Penn.
Mass, &C., rendered it impossible to get speakers
to 80 soLth Besides the ycllor fever ravages
were enough to deter men from going into the
gulf States. Tue committee had to do the best it
could under these conditions. 1t is pretty steep
business now TO put out Of sight the appalling
facts in the southern situation the wholesale
butchely IN La; red SHIFTED bull dozers of Wade
Hampton; tissue paper ballot frauds and proved
determination to count out republican members of
congress actually elected-and lay all blame on
the congressional committee, which did all that
anyone could have done, both north and south,
with the limited means at its command. When
took the Craftsmanship expected to meet blame
and fault iinulng, and of course erred in many
things, bat don't mean to let the committee be
responsible for the southern outcome. The NAL
adv there les deeper than auy committee will
ever reach. 1t will take a whole people, wholly
aroused, to cure it,"
TIE Wing declares that nothing could be more
unjust or false than the statement that Mr.. Hale
was affected by panic after his defeat. On the
contrary, he was even sitter, if possible after de-
fent han before, declaring at through his
home paper thst the fight for honest money had
''just begun, and in an interview by the N. Y.
Tribune just after the Maine election he express
ed the most determined purpose Of maintaining a
square fight on the financial issue and confidence
in lis ultimate Triumph.
HIS sentiments in that interview were highly
commented by the \. Y. Times and hard money
press TIN oug hout the county. Those entitled to
a knowledge of the details of the campaign work
are aware of The abundance of specific documen-
tsry evidence. In justice, Mr.. Hale claims that
the committee rendered all possible aid to south
ern republicans.
Sale of Public Lands.
The sale of public lands was made at City Hall,
to-day, Pearl & Webb auctioneers, the Governor
and Council being present. The sale is regarded
as good and satisfactory. The total amount of
acres sold was 92i5 2S-l00. Right to cut timbe +
on 1887 acres ill 1884, was also Sold and the is
land known as Green's Ledge, in Penobscot Bay
the total amount of the sale is SO 1876.