Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-06-12
Another Exodus.

OF Joseph l.. Smith at the head Of IL col
umns, for Governor. and while still claim
ing to represent true Democratic princi-
pies, which are ANY thing TO beat the Re
publicans" goes for the Democratic party
in the following heartless manner:
The Democratic party as such Is out Of
the fight in this campaign. IL Is true that
the State committee have called a conyen-
ton TO meet AT Bangor. July l. Blu. the
action of that convention will have 10
more effect on politics than the asse;apliuy
of Il sewing circle. IL il eyea very doubt
iul II a nomination Is made. Almost eyery
Democratic leader IN IT, State, while &C
kno"ledsing the s.-;iity am integrity Of
Gov Garcelon, aas quarreled with him on
The mater Q. appointments. and they would
mol make an effort TO elect him again II
they knew they could succeed. Under
taese circumstance he will probably re-
fuse 10 take another nomination ii il is ten
dered him, and If any man is anxious 10 be
The candidate he is yet TO appear. The
plat. so far as We can learn, Is TO prevail
on somebody TO offer himself as a sacrifice
and TO contend with the Greenbackers for
the vote Of those opposed 10 the Republi-
cans"
These be cruel words but they doubtless
convey solemn facts.
Other Democratic papers throughout
the State, though lacking the nerve TO come
out boldly as the Opinion has done, have a
terrible Itching to do so. The Bangor Com
nsercidl was loud in its prsises OF the Con-
vention held in Portland and again raises
At l.
gether." Its love for the old party and its
hard money doctrine is well nigh obliter-
ated, and while the name Of Mr.. Smith has
not been placed at the head Of its columns,
it plainly prefers him to any one it now
knows. The Senior Editor of the Standard
Is reported TO have been in Portland dur
Ing the session Of the convention, doing
all In his power 10 unite the two parties on
soft money basis and his paper is more
than pleased with the hne appearance OF
the Convection.
The Argus is doing some fine straddling
with decided leaning towards the Green
hackers. Ii apologies for the wild excite
went following the reading OF the resolu-
tons, resolutions which the Hon. Fogg.
VITO ought t. know, pronounced dsmnsble.
by saying that ''the apparent differences
which were developed were only the result
OF many men trying to attain 4 common
object BY different methods" Even the
Belfast Age, whose able editor has at last
received his reward for his arduous ser
vices to the party by being made Presi-
dent of its Convention. is beginning to
doubt his ability TO swing the Greenback-
ers into the Democratic camp before anoth-
er year.
When the old party is willing TO give up
Its name, even temporarily, q name which
has done more TO hold il together than all
the principles it ever had. one can judge
something Of the sacrifices il is willing to
make tor the purpose OF once more edgins
1 Ito power.
In Ohio the party still clings to its name
but places at its head the most visionary of
Greenbackers. while in Maine the name
even, will be sacrificed if found necessary
{ o carry out the plans o6its leaders.
The Democratic exodus, commenced
last fall, bids fair to develope into panic
before the coruing election.