Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1879-12-22
What of Maine.

Shall the gross fraud in Maine be suffered
without protest and righting? Emphati-
cally it cannot pass without correction
Mexicanizing must not be repeated in
Northern State, There mnstbe no trans
planting of Southern methods to Il free, un-
trammelled Northern State. We giant that
the impunity of Southern outrages has led.
to this bold attack on the ballot in Maine
Crimes unpunishcd have destroyed the
effect and belittled political crime, but the
Maine outrage must not and will not 90
unpuniShcd. 1t would argue a pusllani-
nifty, an invasion of rights, that would
end in MeXicanizing the country, lead to
revolution in every State in the Union,
but what the Southern Chvalry have
achieved by bulldoZing, and intimidation
over a weaker race, must never bear sway
in Northern State. The high game in
Maine must and will be blocked. 1t was
the play of idiots, in view ofAhe tremcnd-
GUS demonstration for RepnblicaniSm by
the last election. Had Ohio, Indiana.
Iowa, and Pennsylvania gone Democrat
ic there might have been some copnte-
nance but no justice for the commission
of the outrage. But even in snch hypo-
thecated case, we do not believe that the
sense of the nation would have endorsed
the villainy. We believe the act would
have overwhelmed Democracy, as it surely
will, not that the sentiment of the nation
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can be no appeal until Democracy is up
rooted 1t was a bastard act, the play of
fools, ready to go out and hang themselves.
Justice is demanded. There are no com
promises or half way measures in order.
The stealing of State Government must
be punished as the crime deserves. No
matter how many in high Odor or in au-
thority may be united in the gigantic fraud.
EvenifSamuelJ. Tilden stands godfather
let the consequences come to him, aS to
any other man who attempts a political
outrage like the one concocted and put
thro' in Maine.-Elmira Adrertser.
The Philadelphia Bulletin cites all illus
tration to demonstrate well-known fact.
viz: that the individual can accomplish
the same object fifty per cent. cheaper
than the municipality. At the demonstra-
ton in honor of Gen. Grant two very
handsome arches were thrown across
Chestnut street. One was erected by the
city, and the other by prominent busi-
ness man. The Bulletin had the curios-
ty to ascertain the cost of each. 1t was
learned that the one erected by the city
cost $825, and the one erected by the
individual S40O. 1t was also ascertain
eel that the city's arch contained
only half as much solid material as the
other, and was in every other respect
inferior to it. The same individual who
had reared the S4O0 arch, stated that he
could have constructed the other one for
less than $500. The illustration is GER
tainly forcible, and shows the difference
economy that prevails when it is pub
lie money that is being expended.
Secretary Sherman, so far from being
worried over the honor given Don Came
ron, appears to be happy and complaccnt.
interviewed by a THJune correspondent,
he said Cameron was doubtless chosen
becuse he was Il man of character and
energy. ''He is" continued the Secre-
tary, ga friend to Grant and a friend to
Blaine. know he is my friend. l really
don't know which side they place me on.
but | favored Camerons election, because