Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-27
MAINE NEWS by TELEGRAPH.
focusing Meeting in
ZeaciStOll.
HON. WM. P.FRYE ADDRESSES
THE PEOPLE.
Great Enthusiasm!
Great Enthusiasm!
THREE THOUSAND VOTERS
PRESENT!

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action of the Governor and Council in the
election returns. There were three thousand
people present, all voters. The utmost en-
thusiasm was manifested throughout.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor
Day, and prayer made by Rev. W. G. Has
kell. A. II. Savage was chosen President.
In entering his seat the President said =
The heritage of our fathers the Governor and
Council cannot deprive us of We must
meet appalling facts with outspoken speech.
Nothing but earnest condemnation of the
great wrong practiced upon the people of
Maine, can save us from the effects of usur-
PATTON anarchy and perchance revolution.
Hon. VIM. p. Frye was greeted by long
continued tempest of applause and cheers.
He said in substance
Ordinarily when | home from Washington
and meet my fellow townsmen, and receive their
friendly greetings, my heart is filled with
pleasure. 1t is not so tonight, but in the
profoundest modification and intensest hui
initiation. In this grand old State of Maine
clear, plain, palpable and unequvocal po-
itical steal has taken place, and the Governor
and Council have committed plain, clear,
palpable, unequvocal fraud hardly found
a democrat in Congress who for one moment
dared to uphold our Governor in this plumber,
and but one who dared to intimate that he
had done right. met no man so low as to
undertake TO defend the action of the Cover
nor and Council. Yet since came home
have met democrats who do defend it and
apologize by saying that it is no worse than
| giving the electoral vote of Louisiana to
Hayes Mr.. Frye showed that there was no
parallelism between the two cases of Maine
and Louisiana. Maine is the home of liberty
of speech and action, and free schools. Lou
isiana is half barbarous.
The Louisiana Returning Board obeycd
the law; the Governor and Council of Maine
have disregarded and violated the law. Now
my friends, | said hard words; | said that
the will of tie people had been overruled.
Let me give you some facts. This plot was
Matched a month ago, on the very day when
you were rejoicing over the victory of the re-
publican party At the polls two democrats
and one fusionist were heard to say ''Let
them laugh hardest who laugh last. The re-
publicans will never see Daniel +. Davis
Governor of this State.
In the City of Bath a leading democrat
said, before 100 men, Let them shout. The
rascals will never get the benefit of this
vote" In town after town, man after man
can be found who declared that the republi-
cans would never reap the fruits of their vic
tory. Again, | say that there came from
Augusta, from the printing Office of Eben f.
Pillsbury, to five cities, blanks for warrants
for election addressed to the city marshal,
when Pillsbdry knew that the city marshal is
not an Office known to the law of the State.
This was discovered few days before the
election, and in many points the error was
corrected The warrants should have been
addressed to Constables.
charge upon this Internal party, and
don't charge it to any political party, but to
this nest of vipers who have deprived the
the people of their rights, that this was
done to dstranchise every city in the State of
Maine.
Mr.. Frye also referred to the manner in
which the blank returns were printed. They
have distranchised you, said he. because you
have filed out the returns as they were made
up.
They design not only to capture the State
this year, but to hold it in the same way next
year. No matter if we defeat them by ma
jorty of twenty thousand votes, as we shall
they will count us out and over rule the will
of the people. This is the plot. Now comes
the question, shall these men be permitted to
consummate their plot, and trample the will
of the people under foot? cloud cries OF
"No!) They will hear that mo" one week
from next "Wednesday. The Governor and
Council will know that the people have
spoken, and that the devils have trembled
Great enthusiasm.) Mr.. Frye cited the
case of Tweed, his capture of New York,
his downfall, and that of his accomplices.
Oh, my friends, the Governor and Council
will find that it won't do to trample on the
rights of the people.
have just been handed this paper IRE
ferrng to dodger headed "Riot in Bangor
and circulated by fusionists.) Governor and
Council, l ask you why this man French was
carting arms through the streets of Bangor!
Governor and Council, ask you why, on tina,
day sacred to the memory of the liberator O
mankind, on that holy Christmas day, wha
did you propose to do with those arms? Neal
the Kenduskeag bridge, as he himself says
one thousand men seemed to spring from tn,
earth. (Tremendous applause.) Wher
asked upon whose orders he was doing this
the man French said by order of the Adjutan
General, but pleaded that he had no writer
orders. He then said that he had order,
from Governor Garcelon, but those order,
were Only verbal.
The meeting closed with three roasin,
cheers for Daniel +. Davis,