Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-08-14

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cans and their party thrown out in the
cold. and the Republicans began very nat
urally to query whether they might not
with advantage take Smith for Governor
rather than Garcelon especially as Garce-
lou WAS known To entertain in reality very
unsound views on the financial question.
And thus all three parties were astir on the
quf rirc to see, Micawber like, what would
turn up"
Pretty soon the Greenbackers. through
Mr.. Rust Of Belfast, got another Inter
view" from Smith Ia which he qualified or
toned down his Lewiston Journal interview
so as to partially reassnre his Greeenbaes
supporters and relieve the Democrats Of
the apprehension Of Smith gong clean over
TO the Republicans.
But while the Greenbackers were thus
reassnred OF Mr.. Smiths good faith to the
party that voted for him aud the Demo
Gratis were relieved Of their fright a, the
thought OF the Republicans capturing the
Greebback candidate, the candidate him
self was busy cosxIng and csressing Re
publIcans to induce them TO take him for
governor instead OF Garcelon. lie was
compelled to publicly dlsavow or qualify
the Lewiston Journal interview, lest his
Greenback supporters should disown him
and send up Governor Connor's name to
the Senate with Gsrcelon's instead OF
Smith's-ss there was at one time open
threat OF doing. Bot underneath the dis
svowal Smith assured Republicans that his
financial views were sound. and private in
terviews followed for the purpose OF seeing
II an Arrangement, could not be effected
whereby Smith could be taken for Cover
nor.
The Republicans generally throughout
the State dislked the idea OF taking Gsrce-
lon; they bad no confidence 10 his sound
money views, they remembered that he
had len the Republican party ten or twelve
years before under circumstance, peculi-
arly Irritating TO his Old party associates.
and that he had been needlessly abusive Of
the party aud its leading men after he left
iany OF the strongest and most sag acIous
Republicans 10 the State were very anx-
ious To reject Garcelon and take Smith. but
. s,il larger number OF the wiser heads
said, We can take Smith and throw Gar
celon overheard very safely as far a. our
own State is concerned. but beyond our
limits and throughout the Union we shall
be inisunder stood as being engaged In a
compromising trade with the greenbacA-
ers. whom wc have been lighting. Garcc-
lon. though In reality no more sound than
smith. Is yet popularity understo TODD TO be a
hard-monry man of the same type a. Ab-
bou In Massachusetts,. aud our eiecling
him will leave us right before the coun-
try"
This vas the view that prevailed bat
Smith was eager to prove to republicans
that he WAS better for their party than
Gsrcslon. and he offered to sacrifice the
whole GreenbAck party II the republicans
would seat him In the Gubernaiorial chair
Snatf Hras ..st.r
length on the southern question and its
latest phsse OF oulliozing a. the repuhli-
cans could desire. and that 10 regard 10 tn"
financial question he would agree To drop
IL entirely. makidg 20 reference whatever
To IL In his me .sag. a. Governor. Although
Smita had been engaged durins the whole
campaign IN proclaimng IN every form
that The financial issue Wa the Cur aud the
only one before the people, be va, ready
- .iuA II entirely and make no mention
whatever Of II 10 his mcsssgeif II the Repuh-
licsus would choose him tor Governor A.
an assurance on this point. he submitted
the following memorandum a, pledge 81
what he would do -
LIN regard 10 resumption, have 10 say that
by the time the Governor message Is deliy-
cred that will bc an accomplished tact, or tbs
act OF l-s.S repealed, and in either event would
appear To me 10 br cntir,ly .uperrrogafoTy.
especially A. IL IL a matter wholly In the power
Of Congress NJ present opiHIoA Is I shaU
NOT refer 30 IL ia cusc hdre 20 dratc W 4
ueuIge. In regard 20 bulldozinS, the pr u, +
pie YOU set forth is eminrniiy just and proper,
and would thank you for the suggestion, a,Id
.htl Insert the substance"
Hut very soon Smith himself saw ths: Il
would be impossible for him to omit all
reference to the financial question Ia his
message ss Governor, amd that he would
1T l.
whereupon he proposed TO Insert In his
message the following distinct and specific
declaration-azreeing to consider the
question settled aud advising all good cit
izens To so regard It. Here are the pre-.
else words which smith agreed TO insert
In has me..age:-
The hnsncial question ha. been fully and
ably discussed during the fall campaign and
remains 10. others than US TO decide upon;
and whsteser dcci- Ion NAV be reached by them
II Is the duty Of all law abiding citixcu- In all
parts Of the country 10 give 1t an earnest ani
cheerfui support
But the .cheme would not work. The
Republicans would not take Smith. not be-
cause they regarded him as any worse than
Garcelon, but because they telt and they
kre~ that their action. II they elected
him, would be misunderstood by their
friends ln other States, aud the cause ot
honest money thus receive q wound in the
house OF its friends. Hence the Republi-
cans rejected Smith aud assumed all the
responsibility Of electing Garcelon.
As soon as this was achieved. Smith
caused some intimate friends 10 RAISE the
cry that he had been greatly besought aud
impored by the Republicans to become
their candidate, but that with a lofty aud
mighty virtue he had wiihstood all temp,a-
al.
statements OF Smith and his friends are,
the foregoing narrative will tell.
1t Is palpsbly undeniable that Smith Of
fered 10 sacrifice every thread and vestge
OF the greenback platform IL the republ-
cans would make him Governor. and 1t Is
equally undeniable that upon full consid-
GRAFTON Of ell the circumstances the repilb-
licans concluded not to accept his Offer.
Having failed 10 sell out the greeaback
party 70 the republicans. 1t Is quite appar-
ent that Smith has made his negoti ations
with the democrats, and that In consider
alton Of that party practically dropping
Governor Gsrcelon at the coming election
he will transfer and deliver the greenback
party, bound hand foot. body and soul. tn
the regular old Hunker democratic party.
man who will sell his party out to one
organization will sell |, out to another; and
tue cOOciustOn - iDcSilaotc tuat When Stnltn
failed to get his price from the republicans
for selling DOT bis part he made his bargin
with the democrats. aud he is In fast alliance
with that party to-day-in the closest pos
sible compact. Smith has been willing TO
trade OF the greenbaek party to either OF
the old that would make him Governor.
Not succeeding In . trade with the repub-
llcans, he has now made his bargain with
the democrats.
OF late there Is q little restiveness on the
part Of some hard-money Democrats and
some Old Regulars who are being sold out
without their knowledge and consent. To
allay the irritation from that quarter, the
Democratic State Committee held a meet
Ing In Portland last week and resolved On
. vigorous campaign for their own distinc-
tive candidates. But the meeting was a
blind and the men who called 1t smiled in
each others faces at the artifice they were
attempting. 1t WAS very thin and very
shallow.
A more serious jar to the easy rolling of
the coalition wagon happened in this city
last week, when the old line Democrats In
their County Convention resentfully re-
fused to accept the Senatorial and county
ticket which the Greenbsckers had nomi-
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