Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-08-14
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hon. LLEUELLTN POUERs
The Journals Exposure.

ON the first page will be found the Bos-
ton JoIrEaF, promised exposure OF the
duplicity Of the woa.d-be Governor OF
Maine, and the greenback candidate this
year tor the same position. Major smith
y really very unfortunate man. lie /.
evidently afflicted with shot memory
and this has got him Into trouble a lust
the wrong time, a. usually happens !n
sleh cases. The day before The publication
o. the Journals article a reporter OF The
Commercial visited Maj Smith at his house
Ia Oldtown. showed hiai Who, ~.s ,.uuI-
ised by the Journal aud Interviewed him
a. some length OIL the subject. Tue FOL
lOwlag i from that Interview. a. given by
the Commercial Reporter.
Ma smlih-WhF. sir. there = nothing 10
II. ] never made any oaers. directly or ind
recily, 10 anybody, never as-cni-d 10 any bar
gain or compromise. II they claim to have any
writings from me they are forEsries. II they
claim 10 have any details Of any ofers made by
ne looking 10 a trade or compromise they arr
made from whole cloth
kep-Then yon say 10 sdvance Of the publ
cation OF the offer made hT YOU to seI. on,
the Gree nhack party thsi you never INSIDE
any anu never authorized any person TO make
any.
Ma. smith, do. sir
The next day came the prom sed expos
ure by the JgarHa! in which l. found the
following memorandum said to be in
Smiths own handwriting:
In regard 10 resumption, have TO cav tina,
by The uue the Governors Inessa,r l. deltY-
cred thst Will be Al sccomp,l -hed TACT or III.
r. An sFa .r.
appear TO me 10 be entirely suIersrogAlory.
especially as II y matter wholly ia the power
Of Congress. NJ present opinion j. shall
nj refer q u ~ case mace e. drair ~ q
message. In regard to buldoxing. the pr nci-
p'e you set forth Is eminently ju.l and proper
and would thank you for the suggestion aad
shall insert The substance
Later, when he found it would be i'm
possible to dodge the financial question, he
promised 10 insert the following 10 his
message:
The financial question hAs been ally and
ably discussed during the fall cSmpaign aud
remains for others than W. TO decide upon
and whateSer decision nav be reached bY them
II IS The duty Of sil lsw-sbiding citizens In all
parts Of The country 10 give il 80 earnest and
cheerful support
This also 10 his own hand writing. Do
the greenback supporters OF Major smith
In this county regard the above IS good
greenback sentiments: Since the appear
ance OF this exposure we hsre not seen
any denial either over his own signature
or By his authority. Smith probably does
not regard . denial as necessary He re
Allies the fact that the leading men who are
supporting him are In the same boat with
himself and only need the opportunity 10
bargain away the party that i. al their
back. He feels doubtless that his own
chances are hopeless that by apother year
= sale will be made, or, II that fails, that
the party would be broken up and 10 eth
er event . denial NJ this time would be en-
tirsly unnecessary. He must also feel tn
he has no political honor to be yindicated.
~ he parted with that article when he
went into the greenbaek party.
Altogether, the greenbaek party in this
State is in . bad way; their STANDARD
bearer convicted by bis own hand and out
OF bis own mouth Of being recreant to the
party and its faith; their leaders. openly
and avowedly, embracing every opportu-
nifty to barter the party strength for their
own political advancement and the very
ground on which the party was formed
surely being swept away by the success of
resumption and the steady improvement in
all kinds OF business throughout the eoun-
try.