Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-07-18

date Tor governor shall have half the votes
given last fall for the democratic candi-
date. In the gush of their affection-but
in nothing else-they remind one of the
old lady parishioner of the Rev. DR.. Pay
son, with whom he took tea, and who in
sisted in adding numberless spooniulls of
molasses to the tea of that excellent and de
voted man, against which he remonstrat-
ed, but which she insisted on with the re-
mark; why, Doctor Payson, the tea
wouldn't be too good for you if it was all
molasses." just now, and until after
election or until the services of the green
back voter can be dispensed with, he will
be treated with the most ELUSIVE demon
STATIONS of regard by the democratic
spider
There may be many men in Maine who
hold to republican views on most national
issues, but who have been taken with this
fiat money heresy, and SO taken up with it
that they have not been able to see the
purpose of the democratic leaders The
from that party secured every Office but
one in the gift of the last Legislature that
was of any consequence, and that the best
offices in the gift of the governor with II
single exception, have been given to men
who "A year ago were democrats, and who
will be as much democrats as ever in 1850.
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The cpubican-greenbac may not be
aware of all the trading and manipulations
that have taken place since last winter 1t
may doubtless surprise him to know that
his party platform was seen and approved
by certain democratic managers before it
was submitted to the convention at Port
land. If he is of an inquiring turn of
mind, he may ask himself why it was that
the State Committee OF his party and that
of the democratic party held meetings in
neighboring rooms at Portland and a
meeting in one room at Augusta later. If
these democrats are hard money men, why
are they in conference with the leaders of
party whose only principle is hostile to
currency based upon metal? If they
are really greenbackers, why do they not
make separate nominations for governor
and why does the Chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Committee declare in a recent
letter that the only issue in this campaign
is that which the differences between the
democratic Congress and the republican
President involves?
Let him seek an answer in the indica-
tons thus far developed. The green
hackers have made Senatorial nominations
in three counties. In Kennebec, demo-
Graf and trading republicans were nomi-
mated, and two real greenbackers who run
last year were laid aside. In Washington,
two out-and-out democrats were nomina-
ted In York, two of the candidates were
from the democratic party and one was a
greenback republican. The democratic
convention, which was held the next week,
indorsed the two candidates of democratic
antecedents or tendencies. but rejected the
other.
Now let the republican greenbackcr,
who has politically no confidence in or
sympathy with the Bourbon leaders in
Maine-the Pillsburys, the Sanborns, the
Andersons-watch the action of all the
Senatorial conventions and nominations
for representatives, and we venture to
predict that he will find that no out-and-
out greenbacker will be nominated unless
the combination managers are satisfied
that he will obey their orders.
And what does this all mean? he may
ask. Simply this, the legislature elected
in 1880 will choose United States sena-
tor. jus, now the honest greenbacker is
being led to believe that Scion Chase will
be selected for that position if the demo-
cratic-greenback combination controls a
majority OF. the Legislature. If such men
are elected by union Of the greenback-
ers and democrats as have been nomna-
ted in the counties referredto. Mr.. Chase
will stand no more chance of being made
United States Senator than he does of be-
ing proclaimed King of the Cannbal Isles
or Tycoon of China. Mr. +. +. Pillsbury,
who has so lately distinguished himself
by a malicious attempt to defame the mil
itary record of Mr.. Davis, the republican
candidate for governor, and who during
the war reviled Abraham Lincoln and bit
terly assailed the war policy. will prob
ably be chosen United States Senator
If he should fail, then the choice would
fall upon General Anderson of Portland
or some man who has been all his days the
bitterest Ct democratic leaders and the
fiercest denounccr of the war for the Union,
and who, in the Senate, would be to
Maine what Voorhees, is to Indiana.
Our advises from Maine, public and pri-
vate, lead us to believe that several thou
sand republicans who voted the green
back ticket last year, either because they
conceived that there was some virtue in
the greenback theory or for other cause,