Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-21
Political.

Ii desnt make much difference, but still il
NAV be worth noting that the Augusta National
Democrats tells deliberate lie about the
Herald. There must be great deal of none!
in that printing contract or the Democrat
wouldn't care SO much about it.-Bosfoh
Herald.
Reformer Pickard of the Maine Legislature
the loudest and most frequent retrencher II
all "Down East" demands that the STATE
printing be given to the highest bidder be
cause he is cone of our friends, and asks his
associates GLOW can We justify ourselves
before our constituents by refusing to give
our friends this job at fair rates - 'Fail
rates" are IL - per cent. above the lowest
bidder. The reform barrel has been on tap
so long that the stock appears to have run
out Boston Joalnai.
The remark of Representative Poor that he
was mot in favor of giving the State printing
to Sprague, owen Nash, if they would do
it for nothing" is only the outspoken senti-
mcnt of the committee that voted to give II
to Pillsbury 4 Co. The cry of economy and
reform has never had any real meann. for
the democrats and fusioni,ts, other than As
catchwords with which to deceive the people
-EWsr0,h AmeiIcaa.
The democrats are finding out how pleas
ant il is to be in office. Governor Garcelon
is accused of going a-junketing. Mr. Pick
ard of Bangor. the man who is capable of
making seventeen speeches in one day. all
remarkably foolish, said in debate at Augusta,
Tuesday. that the Governor had but little to
do. In the summer he il roaming about, at
tending school exhibitions, deaf and dumb
asylums, etc, and what has the Governor
done this winter, he hasn't been here half the
time. He has made a few appointments of
Justices of the Peace. Hoped he would
make some other appointment soon."-Io,f-
land Press.
like Wilson of Thomaston. He has
many good qualities. He brews better drinks
than anybody else at the State capitol do
enjoy seeing him drive that dcmagoguc Brown
of Bangor, down into his boots, as he has
done On several occasions, making him blub
Der ont an apology like Il whipped schoo-boy.
He is not cverlastingly speaking like Brown
and pickard. hut when he does get up lie has
something to say, and speaks to the point
But politically speaking Wilson has fallen
from grace, and what fall was there, my
countrymen. He has had much experience
as legislator, and from what had
heard of him in the Argus, | supposed
him to be true-blue, ycd-in-the-wool den.-
ocrat, one who could neither be cajoled,
bought nor driven. But the second day of
the session, learned to my sorrow and cha
grin. that he too had been debauchcd by the
.Jazebel of the rag baby party, for when the
resolves approaching specie resumption came
down from the Senate, resolves which had
the true ring of the true. old-fashioned DEM
ocratic metal, | supposed that Wilson would
support them, and that he would be followed
by every democrat in the House. You can
judge of my surprise and disgust, Mr. Editor.
when this same Wilson volunteered to dig
the grave of these resolutions helped to bury
theH, anu Has sat Suaru upon the grave ever
since, to prevent the possibility of a rcsur-
rcction.-And what was the consideration?
He cannot plead in justification, the reason
that prompted Esau to sell out Esau was
hungry and sold out for IA dinner of herbs. but
all Wilson gets for his apostasy is a little
public provendcr for his friend Leavitt -
From Il letter in the Orfo,0 UeWOrrnf In
"-fdom Perej3y, the member from Bostic."