Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-01-17

The abolition of the Land Agents Of
flee was one of the staple arguments of the
reformers in the last campaign. During
the last week the reformers have come to
the conclusion that this office cannot be
dispensed with. All which they now think
reform demands is to turn out most ac-
complished and efficient officer, Mr.. +. C..
Burleigh, who understands the business
thoroughly, and put in some one of the
numerous reform candidates, be he good,
bad or indifferent, who is clamoring for it,
Thus worketh the amalgamated reform
machine.
In Louisiana the bulldozers have been
capturing republican witnesses on their
way to New Orleans, and nothing has
been seen of the men since. Others who
have been before the Teller Committee
have been so afraid of violence from the
bulldozers if they told what they knew
that they could not be persuaded to speak
The representative of the Natchitoches
bulldozers, who appeared before the com.
mittee the other day, was handsome
young man, ..well-dressed and with arts.
tocratie ''manners. The "chivalry' that
once held slaves, says the Tribune, is the
same ''chivalry'' that is now prosecuting
freemen, and it seems to have lost few Of
its lofty and heroic characteristics.
The National Democrat is very sure tha
the article which we copied the other da,
from the New York World, showing the
great success of American manufacture,
in other countries. is nothing in favor o
our protective system, and only argues tina
such success is due to ''our superior skill
enterprise, and the adaptability of oul
manufactured articles to the demands o
foreign markets?'' But where would ou
superior skill. enterprise, y DC. have beer
but for the protection which enabled ou
manufactures to become established
against the competition of other countries
But for the protection afforded our manu-
featuring industries, there would now h,
none to seek markets abroad, consequent
ly neither skill nor enterprise in that di
rection. These are the legitimate result
of our protective system, to which is du,
the credit for whatever success abroad anc
at home our skill and enterprise in manu-
featuring have achieved.
The National Democrat thinks it posi-
BILE that Gov. Garcelon may have change
his views on the subject Of protection O
1t may be that he is still a protectionisl
but does not like the working of the pres
ent tariff" The remarks Of the Democra
suggest the ACCESSIBILITY of the Governo
writing another message to explain tn
first, so far as II relates to the legal ten
der acts. the national banks and "a pro
tective tariff. In that message he said
The legal tender Act was manifestiv a VIC
lation Of the Constitution and in its operation
in conjunction with the Act establi -hing ma
tlonal banks upon the basis of double inter
est. has brought disaster and misery upon III
entire nation. Aided by their voke-feiIow.
protective tariff. there could not have bee
extracted from Pandors's box of evils tire
measures more prolific Of mischief The
have increased the expenses of government
doubled our public debt; advanced the rate
of interest; destroyed commerce: drive
god and siIser From the country; PROSTATE
our manufacturing industries: created a
aristoeracy of wealth. engendered profieac
and crime. and brought destitution and mi,
cry into the abodes Of the iaboring and il
trial classes throughout the land.
Possibly the man who put the above
his message may be a protectionist, but