Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-25
BlantOn Duncan of Kentucky to
the Secretary of the Maine Green
back State Committee.

Louisville, Ky., Sept. ID, 1879.
Mr.. Benz. Bunker. Ex-Secretary OF the En-
Executive State Committee:
How do YOU feel now All your plans
smashed When you telegraphed to Rock
land to break up my meeting, and that "he
INJURIES us very bad" you could not foresee
the future. You broke up my meeting III
Augusta. Did you and Pillsbury gain by
suppressing truth? Read the figures in Ken
nebec. The truth ras spoken in Rockland in
spite of you trading politicians. Have you
read the returns from Knox? Smith, $500.
Davis. 2557, Garcelon, 7lS-stratght ont
Gyeenbaekers a majority orer all; 1888 votes
gained in one year on principles, and $50
former democrats coming from the rotten Old
concern where your lition-policy
would have kept them. And yet, you haven
a solitary State office for the intrigues; you
won't induce the greenbackcrs to send dis
guised democrat to Congress; nor to form a
disgraceful alliance against all prlnciple Tor Il
fusion Electoral ticket; and the selection OF Il
Democratic Copperhead as |. :. Senator, TO
reinforce the hard money democrats at Wash
ington. and to vote for all sorts of deviment,
that might bring on another sectional war.
When YOU survey the field from your pres
ent retired position to private life, you viii
mentally observe that Honesty is the best
polcy," even in politics. All the figures on
paper, as to fusion success regardless OF prlh-
ciples, amounted to absolutely nothing. Ana
vet, where the greenbackers steadily pursued
their way upon principles and rejected your
directions, and despised the solicitations OF
democratic copperheads, see the different re-
suits. By your method of office bargain you
have lost one Congressional district. BY the
strict adherence to principles, Thompson II.
Murch is sure of the loyalty OF the Knox
district.
Why. even in Bath, the republican strong
hold, my words of sincerity had an effect, dit
fering as they did from your sneaking effort
to suppress truth, in aid of your copperhead
allies. Smith, last year had only 10 votes,
and Garcelon 292. And this year respectable
democrats swelled Smiths vote to 301, for | IL
left Garcelon, and reduced his vote to 10
You will find an instructive study, in your
leisure and rctracy, by reading the returns
and seeing how uniformly the plumber scheme
has been smashed in every county where You
ATTEMPTED it with men who differed IN toto
from what you professed to advocate. From
your retirement Won can observe how differ
emily the canvass will be conducted next year
by chairman White, and such honest men as
G. S. Downing. who will have the respect
even of their political opponents. There will
be no Bourbon democratic party next year,
as it is to be smashed out of existence every
where this fall You can be virtuous com
pulsorily, because the copperhead ring Will
have nothing to trade upon.
Do read the figures even from Cumberland.
the Democratic Gibraltar Smith, 1905
Garcelon. 1923. Of the 5774 democrats in
1878. 1851 have determined to unite with
honest policy. The balance, except few
score leaders, are already preparing to leave
their sham organization, and to vote the
greenback ticket for the future.
With hopes for your thorough reformation
and that y"u will never attempt to interfere
again with appointments made for speakers
who are willing to tell the whoie truth,
remain very resp'y,
BLANToN DCNCAS.