Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-09
Not Il Word from Joseph l..
Smith.

Mr.. Smith rs yet has made no reply to
the letter of the Boston Journal. The
Bangor Wing and Courier Of yesterday
said From the grcenback chiefs wig
EVAN no sound has been heard since the
mail brought the Journal. We can i'm
"agine the vigorous perplexitv with which
1.-The veteran Sewall, as the poltico-legal
"adviscr at grecnback headquarters, must
abe flying around to discover or invent
"some reply to the disclosures. We wait
"ior that reply, only suggestingth that dodg
ing won't do, for the Journal says that
"Mr. Smith must meet the record of his
Gown hand
No reply. Has there not been ample
time for the honest (?) Joseph l.. Smith to
make answer? Is it q difficult matter, If
the statements of the journal are not cor
rect, for Mr.. Smith to say so? lie was
ready enough to say before the letter APP
peared that he made no attempt to sell out
his party for the Governorship, and why
is he so backward now that the letter has
been published in meeting it with denial
of the charges against him if they are not
true ?
1t is no answer for the organs of the
truck-and-dicker party to fling mud at
the correspondent of the Boston
journal. or assail Mr. Blaine with the
campaign SANDERS of 1876. Resorting to
these weak devices shows quite plainly
that they have nothing else to offer in de-
fence of Mr.. Smith Such defence does
not help Mr.. Smith at all He is the can
dida,e of the fusion party for Governor Of
the state of Maine. He is charged with
having offered to sell out his party to the
republicans last winter. The voters of
Maine have Il right to know whether this
charge is true or false. Especially have
@reenbacker> a right to know before they
vote for Mr.. Smith again whether he Of
fcred to sell them out last winter.
Mr.. Smith must answer or he will vir-
tuallv he withdrawn as a candidate.
What means the following language which
appeared in the columns of the Bangor
Commercial of Thursday evening.
Adviccs from all sections of the State ndi-
cate that GOV ERNOR GARCELON ,ciH re-
cejfe mHch inIger rate than he lid last
gear. MS VOTE IN PENOBSCOT COuN-
/ TY WILL BE DOUBLED.
Does this mean that the iusionists are
contemplating the abandonment of the
Oldtown chief A few days ago the Com
mcrcial took down the name of Garcelon
from is columns rs a candidate for Cover
nor now it declares that his vote in PEN
obscot county will be doubled
Has the Boston journal letter had any
thing to do with this remarkable change in
favor Of Gov. Garcelon? If Mr.. Smith has
no answer to make the meaning of the Ian
guage in the Commercial is easily under
stood it means that he will be repudiated
il he does not Withdraw, and the iusionists
will be invited and urged to cast their
votes for Garcelon.
The chairman of the greenback State
committee resigned his position a short
time ago, and now Mr.. Fo2g, another
member, has been taken by the ear and
marched out Of the committee ANY man
who is opposed to the combination duplex
machine has to resign or be booted out of
| that committee. Who will be the next
victim to be offered up Tor the benefit of
Cove, Pillsbury & Co?