The daily gazette., 1879-12-27
TIE THREATS OF THE MAINE RE

TIE THREATS OF THE MAINE RE- |
PUBLIcANs TO overawe the Governor
and Get up rival State government, is
quite consistent with the intense love for
eflce that has been exhibited at various
times by the Office holders who control
the actions Of that party.
Gov. Garcelon appears to understand
that he Is In daily peril by reason Of this
disposition and the sympathy expressed
for the Republican law-resisting mob
Of Bangor, At Washington. 1t is very
likely that taking courage from this
sympathy and the example as to the
effect Of the threats Of violence in 1875 by
the same party, the mobiles hope by
such acts Of resistance and violence,
TO set aside the laws and long estab-
lished usages, and once getting hold of
the legislature hold the government by
force.
OF course it Is the duty of Governor
Garcelon to conduct the government ac-
cording to law, and to hold his position
until his legally qualified successor is
chosen. 1t is only reasonable that he
should make himself strong enough TO
meet the threats of violence that the
mobiles were daily making. All law
abiding citizens of either party expect
him to preserve the peace and instead
of opposir g his des re to strengthen the
government should favor the disposition
evinced by the Governor to maintain
law and order.
Those who resist the laws are th,
enemies Of coed government. All reyo
lutions in this country should be eiiecte,
by the votes Of the people through th,
ballot. The people of Maine ought t,
Be competent for self government, an,
We have no doubt they are, and vii
very shortly make the noisy, office-seek
ing mobiles know this. All mobs ar
expensive, and reb.llous strife shoul
be frowned upon in every section. W
don't wish to interfere with the rights G
the people Of Maine. They ought to b
able to settle their own difficulties Law
fully and peacefully; and we hop
will do so, if left to themselves. TIL
laws in that State, as in all the Ne
England Ststes, have been made to ser,
the purposes of the Republican part,
and ought to be changed to enable Il
people to change their rulers when the
principles are not In accord with II
popular voice.
An able and outspoken Republlca
paper of yesterday afternoon urges Il
proper course upon its party, in the 70
lowing language. 1t will serve for a
vice to all parties in such times, and '
copy it for the benefit of all of o
readers. 1t says:
"If the Governor and his Coun,
have not kept strictly within the lett
of the law in passing upon the retur
submitted to them, the Republicans CT
tainly have legal remedy, which W
be to them worth much more than al
illegal one which they can by any pos
bility secure. II the law is distinct
against the Republicans, the best thi
they can do will be to submit, no matt
how sure they may be, that the equitl
may be with them. They may lose t
present control of the State governmc
TO which they are entitled, but they W
certainly gain in the long run mu
more than that control will be worth
them II obtained by other than the M
unequivocally juslifiable means. II
10 certainly an occasion when the int
ligence, enlightened public spirit, a
liberal patriotism upon which the H
publican party has been in the habit
priding itself ought to be displayed
the fullest possible manner"