Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-24
paiIp Asnnsbsf Journal.
Augusta, Tuesday Hsrn'g, June "a, 1879.
Harsh Language Among the RE-
fern Brethren. Bribery Charg-

Harsh Language Among the Re-
fern Brethren. Bribery Charg-
ed. s.
The new parry OF purity and reform is
having an unhappy time with a quarrel
among the leading spirits of the concern.
Those who wanted to make the grcenback
party tail to the democratic silver kite
stole march upon the ''other fellows
al Portland and sold out the organization
10 the democratic State committee. The
platform was made to suit the fusion ring,
and an understanding was arrived at in
regard tie the distribution of offices which
was quite satisfactory To said ring but is
not so well relished by those who are on
the outside J 81 JOG lt.t
In consequence eff the mean and periid-
ious game played upon those who were
left "out in the cold,'' by the manipula-
tons Of Rust, Croker, White and Pills
bury, the New Era and Chase's Chron-
icle have exposed the trickery of
the ring managers in their columns
and denounced it as it deserves.
And what reply do the fusion ring make
10 the charges brought against them?
Simply none at all Instead of attempt
ing to deny or disprove what is said of
them. they retaliate by asserting that the
Chronicle and New Era have been bought
by the republicans The National Tribune
Of this city remarks in regard to the
course OF those who find fault with the
Portland convention THAT MONEY was
freely promised and used" Rough Ian
guage that to be applied by one greenback
organ to another. But as if the state
ment had not been made with sufii-
cient force and directness by DR..
Cookers organ, up speaks Pillsbury in
the Standard. re-iterating, re-affirming and
reinforcing as far as assertion can the SEN
.timents Of his dear fusion brother of the
Tribune. The Standard of Saturday
shrieks look out for Traitors y and
adds:
Evidences multiply that the ring managers
rely upon bribery more than all else TO rccov-
er supremacy in this State. They have I'M
doubtedly BOUGHT UPA FEW MERGE
NARY SCOUNDRELS already, and it would
be strange ~ they do not find more WHO
WILL SELL THEIR SOULS FOR Fill
THY LUCRE. The fight is to be for the
legislature The Republican leaders have
no expectation of electing their candidate for
Governor by the people, but hope to accom-
piish il BY carrying a majority of the Legsla-
tnre, and with that object in view they will
not strive so much to influence Democratic
or Greenback voters on the Governor qucs-
tion ~ 0n the rest Of the ticket. They know
very we'll that if a combination between the
~ bssneersts and ACKNOWLEDGMENT he prevent
I'd, in the Senatorial and Representative dis
,tsiots, they can win, and therefore their main
eiortsswill be made in that direction. As
Z coaAmanders Of wrrhies struggle to prevent
sjunction between different divisions of OPP.
posing forces, sc. will Blaine strive to keep
aPAn he Democratic and Greenbackers ut the
strategic points in the political field. Looking
/. :. q the situation in that light, what kind of
tactics may we expect on the part of individ-
pais who sell themselves to the ringy If he
snhaS beea Greenbacker, you need NOT expect
him 10 20 back on the party generally, for he
WI be directed to aim his blows where they
s4in % thes ns0st damage, against combina-
In With the Democrats. If he has been
Democrat, you will find him struggling to
prevent any combination with the Greenback-
crs. Each will profess such extreme loyalty
Ito the, party lie is hetraying that he can't
possibly endure the thought Of any amalga-
nation with the other g p 4'- '''' p
We do not say that every man opposing
combination has sold out. There may be
Democrats and Greenbackers who will make
that kind Of, talk. honestly and without the
slishtest idea Of ,betrsyings their associates
but you may safely calculate that erery man
ofethety. spaqy, sho does cell ost 10 the com
mon enemy, wfll be found at work on that
line. That is to be the pivotal point in the
battle, and agpxsd IL yony may look for
SHINY TRACES Of the SPY and TRIAL
TOR.
The honest farmers Of. Maine must re-
,nember hist these charges and counter
charges Of tbe greenback and fusion
leaders are not the work of republicans,
but Of the leaders Of the reform par
ties against each other