Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-11-27

The Opinions Of the Chief Conspir.
Rior Year Ago Concerning the
Governor aud Council As q Re.
turning BOARD. and the Duty OF q
Defeated Party TO Surrender the
Rcins Of GoSerum ent

+. = PiIisbury il the ringlcadcr OF the
conspirA,ors banded together to count gu,
the republican msjori,y in the legislature
and count IN = fusion majority. A year
ago Piilsbnry was steering bis pira,cal
craf 10 an opposite direction Circum-
stances have changed and he has changed
with them. Last year. very soon AFTER the
election. he acquitted greatly In the Maine
Standard over the idea which he seemed
to entertain that the then Governor anh
Council were Intending to constitute them
selves returning board aud count out The
fusion majority In the House But 10 con
so!cd himself with the thought tina, the
republican oouspiraiors dare not make
the attempt, Glsl ,ha: III would be
miserable failure II made" lie then
characterized such scheme as .'dclrauI-
ing the people Of their political nights.
cheat, swiud.e. Revolutionary &c. To
day ho il ieadinS OF ia schaa,c similar
10 ths, which he denounced las, wear IN
creased 10 magnitude aud yilialuy by IT,
Guiding the Scnaic a, victims Of the re.
turning board. and drawing every state
office iuto the mcshes Of the fusion MT.
The following from one OF bis e,l.turi...
will show what he thought then OF "a Ill.
agined auemp, to steal the House.
Fu5n the MAine standard Of oes II. ~
Whether our Maine returning board !n,ena
TO follow the brilliant example Of their Louis
lana prototype. remains 10 b. seen. Their are
however. rumoTs Ia the air that IL mediate.
doing -, and proposes 10 accomplish Il. estf-
d>-sfdi by Withholding certificates from enough
democEailc and srcenbaes member, elect 10
the LrgtslaiuTe, 70 give the republican. the
House 10 ~ organization. aud then 10 elect
Common Ard Ill the state Offices b.lorg The c, a.
tested seat, la ihr lluu.t e. .4t.t-i
But a. al present advised sc lake very !.,ilc
stoe. IN tbc-e rumors.
4" he ars: Place ne rcg4Jlicda caHsgirl-
i"rs, y there arc d.y raeh. DARE MOI nuke
he dtempt.
Aud Va the second place il would te mis-
ERABLE FAILURE u made
The people Of Aaiue CANNOT HE DEFR,ut,-
I'd oF ThEIE POLITICAL RIGHTS. The coun-
try has bcen chgdt>a out OF The Pr..iisp-y
The state Of Maine cannot De striadici ID 4
similar way. They Know their right. and dare
10 maintain them. The party that Invoke. he
wind '-A reap The nAiri,ciad
This Is what +. +. Pilsbury thought
year ago OF a returning board scheme A
year of power has changed his opinions SO
that he is now the leader OF worse con-
spiracy than the imaginary one which he
denounced as above
But this is not all. Out OF the great
Kindness and sincere affection which Pills
bury cherished for the republican party.
he from time 10 time admonished and in
Instructed them as 10 their duty In the de-
feat which had come upon them. The last
oi bis productions OF this arectionate char
acter was one written last Jahuary, and
here il is for him aud others 10 look Al.
The worst effect Of long possession OF pow.
er by political party is The reluctance Il be-
gets 70 yielding e up in obedience 10 the POP
CLAR SUMMONS. The inclination it ofen-
times manifests TO cling 10 place, and TO keep
to expedi.nis IL not REVOLUTIONARY. Al
least Of QUESTIONABLE HONESTY and
LEGALITY, Is evidence that II has been order
ed "a 60 none too soon. Absolute qc11t-
essence IN the decision Of the majority l. the
Uttd! principle u republics, aud THE MAY OR
| BODY OF MEN who would subvert this prin.
| ciple, would scarcely hesitate to 0reyturn the
republic If 1t stood in the way OF their personal
| aggrandizement.
| A GRACEFUL sURRRSDpR OF THE pyrSs oP
| GOVERNMENT By DEFEATED TO A SUCCESS
| FUL PARTY, Is THE TEST OF PATRIOTISM AID
| GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
II the existence Of political parties /. nee
esssry IN q republic like ours-the party out OF
| power 10 keep watch over the party In mower.
| and TO expose its errors and malpr actic.s with
| q view 10 their correction then prompt obsa-
fence 70 the popular ,ciH, without sDy EFFORT 70
defeat or TO retard its operation. Is A DUrY i'm.
| posed by the LAW OF HONESTY as well a. by
| the LAW OF THE LAND, and the SPIRIT or oUR
| INSTITUTIONS.
We yield no credsnce however, 10 the III.
mors that an attempt 10 hold on 10 power by
| hook or by crook, will be made by the long
| dominant but now defested party In the Stale :
| Tor We give the leading members Of that marty
| credit for too much good sense to entertain
| such q scheme for a moment. and the rank and
| file Of that party credit for too great a regard
| tOr honesty and fair dealing, to permit il
| contamination II attempted.
Let the defeated republican party now retire
gracefully, IN OBEDIENCE To THE POP
ULAR WILL and perhaps 1t may be recalled
to power at some future day, when it shall
have undergone needed regeneration
The man who wrote the above ia Ell.
gagged 10 a worse conspiracy than the one
denounced. He and his fellow conspirs-
tors may read and study with profit his
advice. The nature Of things has not so
changed that what WAS crime last wear can
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