Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-26
Can'tD Deliver the Goods.

gained the democratic party away l" 'h'
greenbackers. are finding out by unpeas-
ant experience that they cannot deliver
the goods according to agreement. Every
day that passes furnishes more and strong
or evidence of deep-scatcd and lmpla-
cable hostility among the masses of the
democrats TO the shameful sale of their
party TO the rag-baby moonshners The
abandonment Of principle in the trale l.
notorious. No honest democrat attempts
to deny it, If the democratic party bad
principle to which ii seemed firmly and
unalterably attached it was that of Hon
est Money-god and silver or bills cor
vertiblc into gold and silver at the option
Of the holder. Every democratic nationa
platform, in which the subject OF curren
cy was mentioned, down to the platform
of 1876. had the ring of gold and silver
in il.
By the combination trade that old dem
ocratic principle is trampled in the dust
Garcelon's nomination is an infamous
sham. 1t is the yilest part of the whole
vile trade. Democrats can better pre-
serve theft selfrespect by voting for Smith
than to vote for Garcclon. \ vote tol
Garcelon is vote for Smith. a, is well
understood by the truck -dicker ring
Garcelon vote j, a cowardly rs well a.
dishonest vote. If a person desires to
vote for Smith it would be more manly to
do so directly than to dodge and skulk
and do the same thing in roundabout
way by voting the Garcelon ticket
And this is what democrats are coming
to see and understand. Hundreds who a
week ago thought they could vote for Gar
ceon with some consistency As hard
money democrats, are to-day convinced
that they are grossly mistaken. ard ara
going To vote for Davis or not vote at all.
Most of them will put in Il square vote for
Davis and the republican ticket a the
most honorable and sensible course they
can pursue.
sacrificed in the truck -and-dicker arrange
ment the insoent, insulting. arbitrary
manner in which the mass oil the demo-
cratic party is treated by being bargained
away, rs though they were cattle, is sufli-
cicnt to arouse feeling of deep resent
ment in their breasts What authority had
the trading ring to say to the greenback-
ers. 1--WE promise to convey TO you, in con
celebration for certain offices to be given
"to +. +. Pillsbury and others. the solid
''vote of the democratic party Of Maine,
''in support of communism, greenback-
ism, ireelovesm, or any other foolish
''ism that YOU who call yourselves green
'backers may choose ?" 1t is not strange
if under such usage democrats begin o
inquire if they have any rights which the
truck -dicker democrats are bound to
respect, and that signs of revolution and ac-
tual revolution in every town in the State,
are among the interesting events in this
campaign There is not a town within
our knowledge that has not democrats in
it who are going to vote for Davis and the
republican ticket.
The bargain has been made but the
goods cannot be delivered. The masses
of democrats were powerless to prevent
the trade, but they still have control OF
their individual votes. and they can re-
buke their leaders and save their selt-re-
spect by voting against the combination
and they will do ii in large numbers. The
ears of the tranckers are tingling every
day with ringing and indignant protests
against the disgraceful attitude into which
the democracy of Maine have been
brought. But t i is only the beginning
The spirit of revolt is abroad. The best
men of the democratic party are aro,is-
ing to resistance against the proposed
sale, and mark what we say, he goods
cant be deHrercd, and the combina-
ton will be most disastrously beaten by Il
Il counter combination of men who are
agreed in regard to the support of Honest
Money and an honest and free ballot North
and South