Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-09-04
Maine Politics

7tttHNEA W E't" VI y
IfibaHe who has been making careful
survey of the canvass In TIL. state writes
from Ellsworth August 35th. as follows;
bad intended vi hen describing the Repat,-
bean and the Greenbsck canyas>es in Maine
10 write letter on the democrats canvas
but after ,rssersinga large Part Of the State I
have not Encountered single Democratic
speaker or seen asy handhiH OF newsgsapt r
notice announcing Democratic meeting.
hear that Governor barceloH aud T.. y. Pills
bury have been around to the county couven-
lions Ia urge \ fusion with the oreeuhscA ers
on county nominations. and that while tsarrs-
Ion addresses these meetings filsbury hrlp-
the local politicians arrange thu terms Of the
trade. Besbles Gsrccion has made few eve
niug speeches. There hs- not been thus tar
however. anything that could be called a can
VAss 90 the part Of the Democrats NJ Demo
craf q reputation from outside the state q.
willing 10 compromise himself BY taking the
stump here 10 advocate the shameless bargain
Il, which the Democrats OF Maine have .acrt-
heed The principles of half century for f.
petty county ofiiees and chance Ia control the
legislature. u !. said that Mr.. PiIlsbury in
Ntled several prominent Nemocr1sic Cons ges.-
men to come bat they sll declined. giving him
81 The s2fne time some sdslrs on the fa.iv 81
iDsions. If hi. scheme should fail they told
bin the party IN Maine would BE- 8. n1orzljzesl
and the party throughout the country consider
abit damaEed; Il it should succeed Il would
stimulate similar coalitions IN other state
whieh would De highly detrimental to the sue
ccss 81 the party = Naional or aniRation
NJ. ilasburN pockets their advice ani sticks 10
his schcmc. which be knows affords the only
l'rssible chance for him 10 set elected t. the
senate.
I be absoncc u snf EFFORT 20 push the Demo
cratic Sisic ticket ami the fustuns with the
1refubss krr. Ia nearly sli the counties, have
disguised many stubborn old pemocrais Nv.
crrW hcTc 81 | bear q Democrats who say
They VII not counienancc the bargain to make
smith 6oscruor. and MI STAY AZ hone on
election dss. Democrat usually does all
hts gTumbling before election and then votes
the straight ticket but there " 90 b. no straight
ltemoSraiic ticket 10 vote in Maine outside Of
the one tounly u Knox. Everywhere clsc
trcs ntackers arc szndwiched Ia between Dem
oSfAis tor the l"cai ofbrrs. To rrxuiar case
hardened Bourbon Democrat these slecklc,l
tscksts will not have an attractive look How
maHY VIII reject them altogether cannot -
forrseen. but there VIII D. an unusually lsrEr
siay-a'-home lsemocrsitc vote. and q great deal
u scratching seems Inevitable. According 10
r'Dort, Nj. fiii.luTV j. alarmed a. the sizn. u
disadrciiou. Anf means. u be can, 30 muster
force % Democrats. orators AMI pui ihetn 81
work next week. II viii - too ln;r. The
campaign has got IL sci. and the drin will not
- changed hy ans smoUng 81 eleyrugh-hoas
urAioff. The bargain wlth thu t,rvenharker.
VII not p made suy the les. c~iioiIs 70 bunssi.
haT3-Uoney nru3ocg ais by any aln0aut Of ex-
cu-es anI explanations. Mr.. flilsbury should
rrTnemhrr the sdvtcr Of bon Qaixo,e u Sanchn
fauIa. and refrain from stirring NJ The matter
auv further.
This l. ihr district EDgrue iials rcprrscngr.l
for tea YEAR. lie hvcs "a EIiswofih To
large - hHc house Of olI-fashioarti arrhiiccf-
urr- suTTuuudc.i hv The elm irvs. fas . anil
grceaswAij. and hank~I by the bi. p3le u
corfwns'd seasoning Tor tho wihirJ'. 6res.
" htch arr the a.ffunrfs q every rs1rn abe
III 4. ksfru "A Marw rirs -.
year was a matter u naiaousl intrry.t His
loss wzs = .eriuiI. one 10 he Erpuh.ica psrty
90 ouSr6's. he i one of lhe ScrY isw tn~u
y aa can carr the complicated bgsiucss % ibc
House 20 ibrir had. y Do Aasist IL r3.es and
~ afr quick - src NhFrr a p"4u' CAn 10
raats .u favor 81 itrir parry or against their
uI onerfs hy a 'inf word 90 rnst.au
Esa-i EaEj.arl.s sliafr4l. fratit 4lsi .-tutrl
siTAAef. sEl very ar5sut Repaid CAB. Mr.
o. AZ i-s anne 10 b.. lonS cXIcr'clsr tus aluah.r
20 bic party, AMI hss cplif AEucs weTv Arnsgcj
thai district 90 louE faithful 70 him ,b1ui3 ~
57ri hfua lat year 81 trsruharA A-ltatar. %
NJ know ietisr - p4hitr sfairs. An.i % ID sbi-
nv 80 recommend him tc coasiilurn~y. !
tsts is~su interested iu lrafuibE ths caQ.rs of
b.. defeat. LA q f~rsonal popularity hai
iltlle. 4 anything. 10 DO wuh b.. Mo.i uub b
~ fali io ke~P tic warm b An.i glow o. ihcir
cAGiF Isaiitl arlty - t2cF grow lpors 4nI moTr
q rErusss-i 10 The care % ihrtr Tn.i'ious. sul
NJ Hale va probably no sEovqt.sH 20 ilr
FAff- tF1HA ~ - sfa4 tAANn ftH AaFHfEaat Ia an
In thf tisirgri. anil z Was no sA-k ~ Nstne ct
hlm hs The people that caused this unr .-nssrti
Overthrow. Neither dI ilg ambition AuI IA
: air Ieg o! 49, .figE inca ia - paftt haze
m4-a eject. The Yro-is Digs srsNta - ti4r
s'sli-TEl nr1 .ira NAs su1-lra cAlsc for a.s d.
Z ~ and that w-&s or astourd ~ i,srai rlfruru-
.t2ncrs. Tnes werr uu-h harder IN TIT. dis-
trist than ,..- ~ arrv iH Maine. Tsr farms ar
~ rule sufE small. anI unt pFuiurtiv~ q
rnu. i-=sld.s rpsks. aud the farmers rAe ossi a
lrsiug tv uml~riug % rsA4us. boih iar.e TO-
trrc-ts were ErrAGiv 3~pressel 3zst trAF. AnI
iaa.san1- % naen who hal t-era aorI.tsgnr.l 20
earning hy uu~ 90. ibr othrr. eunugh faoart 90
supforf th~ir families. whoa ai5r,i 20 the PRO
es-'ris ~ thrir uitir crops of hsF znI potatoes.
scFe .rTioasiy ctnh4r2s.rsi- h. their POVERTY.
ibc soi'-isoney THEORISTS found ibem Fraiv
prey. In many lows thr t.TceU5aes ust4sa
b~cams cptjemtc. aud - gsd upon ihrvr-
tJurtAs q the population. EfeB .tAiwzrt IL
pubilcaus y 10 hal ueVer vofesi anv u.hrr thza a
straight krT uhiicAu tcAri since i~5s .w~rr .~rpi
away. The currrns k2. b.ss-u chr ked AMI hang
81 since ihsa. Indeed u would have chrvs esi IL
seif - iihogi much effort ca Tho part Of lhr lie
pgblicAas- for such !rc-heis Of foiiy sprni Ih,ig
fuTcr ln lsisc Lmv- Inc dl.frlc; hz. t-vc
Thoroughly cauVas.-l on the nOnsy Qa~.ftoa
The wear. ever village ani hamlet Lsv az
heard two or thfv~ strpug stgcchrs aad 4
small kcguh scsn majority mas - expected ~
place q thr t'rrruisark majority Of lat year o
over 80. Se1i wear, ben tho Orcsnbsrk
fever shslI have fuily run ~ coar-. ihc old
Republican majority wii. T.. bari, s.sAiae'i.
Al The Republican Go usres.lnsn ftosn Maine
and moot Il the sx-, ungrr.stncn arr doing x.
cslirut woTk o. The stump Mr.. Hale B. iad~-
fAiiEstls. lie Ia. Dot found time g. come home
fur thr.r weeks. Mr.. FrNs Wa called anay
bs Speaker EanlAil 70 help frsAfnp The Eus.
% the HOuse. At Long Br4neh. bat b. = nov
back sgain. Nj Powers. who wAs b, Aioa by
LAID lat year, s. speaking every night ard ~
gaining hi bold 90 BIZ district.
joseph l.. smith. ihe GrcenbArE CANDIDATE
iof Governor, docs 10; aps-Ar on The stump
N interesting fast concerning this champion
of equal tANAilau h2- just come out He !
known 10 b. a fnaH oi large wealth acquired 10
numbering. tut h. returned lat year for iaxs-
ilou property amounting 10 les than 81 90.
be only possible explanation - that b. Tor
tone i invested Ia bonds aud that BE- ]. one q
the scrs oouPon-clippcr. 50 much denounced
By his party.
To What j. aid above about the pcmocrai!e
canvass should have added Al explanation d
the refLsAl Of the Democrats u kuoN County
20 coalcsce with the Grcv nbackrrs. Knox wa
AlwaYs = faithful Democratic county until the
Greenbacs furry Of last year. IL got the set
Of IL politics beiOrc the war from Il. .hiI-own-
ers engaged 10 the ootiOu-eArTying trade ~ ho
were intense pro-slayery men. happened to
be 10 kOcklAnd, the county seal. .A.t week
when the Democrat. held their county oonyen-
ton. They nominated straight ticket. and
passed = resolution opposing fusion. The
chairman 10 ID me that by keeping the party on
the old track 1t would rrgNin its Rscendsncy In
tne county A. soon n the Greenback party died
oIt. wheTeA. \ fusion with tina; party would
produce such Generalization A. 10 give the Re
publicans the upper hand. =. '. :.