Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-28

ernor at his residence and request him to ad-
dress the meeting. The speakers were T. B.
Swan, of Mechanics Falls, and T. B. Torey. of
Bath. While To1ey was speaking Gov. Garcelon
came in the hall and was received with cheers,
the audience rising. Gov. Garcelon said: II most
| heartily thank you for this expression of your
confidence: A long life of seventy years has
been spent in this community, and if there has
been any act of mine in any way reasonable
ORD i'll violation of law and
Order IL am not conscious
| made by municipal officers. The records speak
sor themselves. Almost Immediately after the
! election, it was limited that there would be un-
fair means used in counting the votes, and that
| an attempt would be made to steal the State.
The election returns were placed in thes hands
OF a committee on election, in
| October last. Until November II no
person save the committee had access to them.
Prior to November 18th, had hardly seen pa
per for a fortnight 1 was busy removing
| my residence and Office. That day went to
Augusta, and went directly to my chamber in
| the capitol. In five minutes was called upon
by committee Of Republicans who demanded
to see the election returns. The conference
| that followed has been reported and has been
reported correctly. The very fact of these Re-
publlcans presenting themselves served to make
me more cautious in counting the returns in a
lawful and constitutional manner. If there has
been an act Of my life which am proud of, it
is OF the performance of my duty in tabulatng
and counting those returns. We have simply
! followed the constitution and laws as inter-
| preted by the supreme court time and time again
The constitution prescribes certain things
for cities and towns to do at election. If the
! requirements of the constitution are not COM
piled with there is no legal election. These
provisions were made for the purpose of secur-
ing an honest election. It turns out some
times that there are informalities in the re-
turns. The legislature undertook to provide
by law for correcting this. That correction
record, what can the returns be corrected tby?
IT the record is like the returns, where can the
correction come in? Now when this avalanche
OF Republican statesmen come into Maine at
Aug 1t popped into my
neao tnat tnelr very object
see that their records we've made all right In
the case of Portland. the returns were illegal
and the records were sept for. Lo! the record
was found to be just like the returns. The
Republicans saw the intention of the voters
must be regarded, and not the constitution and
law. The selectnen Of the town of Danforth
had the presumption to go to the clerk and de-
mand that he change and correct the record. I
have letter from Mr.. Berry, town clerk, say
ing he was threatened with fine and imprison-
ment unless he complied. That is what comes
OF this amending the records. Amend your
record three months after the election, and
where is the result of any election?
The fluctuations were made upon the basis
of the constitution as explained by the court
| as far as possible, and if there il any one act
of my life Of which I am conscious of rer-
forming my duty without fear or favor it is in
the performance of this duty imposed on me.
The circumstances that have surrounded me
ha4e been unfavorable. I have in reality had
to face frowning world on account of the
foul lies of the associated press, and the inter-
probation and SANDER heaped upon me for over
'n 9aar t , of century Gov: Garcelon al
action of VIM. Pitt Fessender from
the Lewiston pulpit at the time of the
impeachment trial of President johnson,
and said the very clergymen who hurled anath-
emas at him were obliged to publicly confess
three years after that Fessenden was one of the
most honest men ever known. Every method
that could be devised has been brought to bear
to induce change ia the line of conduct, not
only by the usual forms of Sour faces and Wilt
fcation, but also by
THREATS OF ASSASSINATION.
I received a letter last night warning
me to be careful on my trip to Augusta,
to watch the very food I put into
my mouth. This is only ono
of many similar letters from various parts of
the State. have faced more terrible guns
than these paper bullets. I have slept where
bullets whistled through the trees, and am
not to be frightened by these despicable
threats. If l am to be assassinated for obey
ing the laws of the State, my life could be Of
fered on no better altar. 1t would cause more
respect for the constitution than ever before
The governors remarks were loudly cheered.
MR. NEAL,
of Portland, made a brief speech, in which he
named Gov. Garcelon for the Democratic Presi-
Dental nomination amid loud applause Scion
Chase said he heard that theIGovernor was to
speak here tonight, so he harnessed up the
black colt and came down. After hearing our
good Governor, it has popped into my head
that the Governor obeyed the law as he under
stood it. The only trouble with the Republic
cans is that they don't like to have
the Governor administer their own
medicine to them The trouble i. net
with the man who enforces the law, but with
the law. don't blame the Republicans for
feeling bad. If the misfortune had come on
our side of the house wouldn't We have howled?
Counting is no novelty to either party. This
time the Democratic bull has gored the Repub-
lican OK. The Greenback legislature will ad-
minister justice and keep the peace between
the two parties.
Resolutions were read and adopted praising
Gov. Garcelon a citizen and official, and de-
nounclng attacks upon his character. After
| the meeting procession was formed and
marched to the governors residence with a
brass band. The governor was serenaded and
made another brief speech.