The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-25
THE WAR IN MAINE.

reptcd and acted upon. Journals hero an'
elsewhere have declared that tho situation "
Maine Is very similar to that which cxiate'
III louisiana during the notorious Returning
hoard conspraciels by which tho Democrat
were defrauacd OF the fruits Of victory
Nothing could be moro untrue, and tho aaseI
ton could only have boon made ny persons
who wore unfamiliar with the facts, nr wh'
desired to mako capital for the Radical party
for certainly anything moro dlssimtihr thai
the points presented In the two casoa. coult
NOT we'll he imagined. In Louisiana there
was Returning Board composed entirely Q
Intense and unprincipled Radicals. who were
made by an Infamous law especially drnwt
by n carpet-bag Legislature to perpetuat'
Radical rtle). the solo Judges OF the election
| We did not ask that even their own shameful
INV should be ignored or violated. we did not
AJAX Or expect that any favors should he ex
tended to the Democracy. but We did demand
that tho law should be- executed In its ever,
particular. and that the Returning Roart
should be governed by Tho law
| Our complaint wna aud W. fully
and concusvely proved our every allegation
| that the law was violated. that election re-.
turns were forged and substituted for the
genuine returns. that perjury and suborna-
| ton Of perjury were reaorted to. and that
upon trumped-up and false testimony whole
| parishes wcre thrown out In order to achieve
| the result desired hy the Returning Board
| That the board itself was illeg Oily oonst-
tutei ~ four instead Of tive members ag re-
uuired by law, and that IL was kept 40 pur-
Il q, ,b,,r
Ind to be Il Democrat; that its aittings were
secret and their action glarinaly yiolative Of
| tho very law under which thny pretended to
| act IL was only when tho people Of Lnuisi.
ana found that there WAS no law for thrir
| protection. and. strive rs they might. they
never could achieve success. Of have
their ballots fairly and legally counted.
that they rose M against their
opprassorB and hurried them from power A
very different state OF mfr tirs exists In Maine
There tho Republicans aro cndeavorng to
create a revolution because. under tha provi-
sions Of their constitution and election lnwa.
Gov. Garcclon and his Council have been
compelled to throw out certain election RI.
turns, which wer" fatally defective. and which
could not have been received without u plain
violation of law. This enforcement af the
laws is what hurts tho Radicals aud what
they complain Of. not tho evasion or plain
violation of law, as was the case In louisiana
Fortunately for Maine and for tho cause OF
republican liberty. Gov. Garcnlon is n nnn
who not only knows his duty hut has the
manhood TO perform II IN scorn Of conse-
quences. ard utterly regardless or the buster
and brava6o or such demagogues a. Blaine
and Hamlln and Frye His action thus far
has becn marked by great dignity. and h.
evinces quiet determination To maintain his
authority and execute tho law which does moi
promise well for i'm Baine's scheme of row
olutinn. Aside from the legal aspNcts of the
case IL appeHrs that during twenty-ono years
of political asc md anoy In Maine. ths Rapub-
licans have not only thrown out Informal
returns. but have invariably dscrlminated
against the Democratic party. counting in
Republicans returned ri elected on the very
returns which were thrown out rs
TO Democrats. The present exhibit
tion Of rage on the part Of Radical
statesmen IL, therefore. ridiculous from
every point Of Wow. They have absolutely
10 grounds whatever for complaint other |
were either too Ignorant or too indolent to |
make out the returns correctly. As showing |
he condition of excitemant to which the |
Radicals have wrought themselves, We quote
he expression of one of the editors of |
3lalne's organ the other day, Mt m indiGna-
ion meeting In the city Of Augusta. H. said
Whit are we going to do fbOut ~ We are
lot going to permit them 10 take thetr soHt5.
want you TO understand that man walks
utp that State House who Is not entttled % 1t
y the election OF the people Let liz btsIaugh
cred this year In aAnast If We are 10 hs
langhtered on a teehnfeiltty. / pleiga myself. |
~ honor. property aud mama To Join swim you
Ia anything that shall keep the consplrat0rs
nd thieves out Of The State House.
Blaine him elf delivered foolish harangue.
1 which he took occasion to say what he
new to be untrue that Hayes was elected
nd Tilden de!eate IN Louisiana by the lalC-
IL action OF the Returning Board He adj
/ cd revolution In the following cautious
40 highwayman making off with stolen prop
rty. what We are going TO do about 1t. We are
ur-ued with the tauut that wa chnuot help our
elvel. and are boldly told that the same fribu-
nj that has done" the country thi5 year will b
position next year to repeat the gama. and
uch have no doubt Is tho deliberate inteution.
eople Of Maine meekiy submit now. thay will
4 called on Tor still greater display Of mcek
ess he etfter
Tho or EOS next year. besides the State off1oas.
re five Representatives. o Senator the Uuitel
rates. seven presidential eec.o rs and thu IN
ispntad possession of the political power of
10 State till January, 1888. as We are to have
ennial elections hereafter.
Senator Hamlln addressing an Indignation
leeting at Il sngor on the twentieth instant,
mOnQ other things said
They say it mas been done under the forms OF |
w Jesus Christ was sacrificed under the :
rms of law. There has been no act OF op-
ression cruelty written Ia the pages OF his
ny which has not bsan done under tho form q
law We want something more than the forms
law. We want t. vtndirate the spirit Of law
he Governor and his seven Councillors AMI
ne OF them lives Ia this city. have by heir ar
Itrary and uuwHrrantad acts reverse the VIII !
the people az expressed bE them through the
tlot. aud want to say to you. what | believe
10 thu duty of the citizens of Nj ttae shun
very one Of these man you would a pesri-
nee. Make every one of them an outesst and ! .
Wa ldernR Jew. Point tbs tiDRer OF scorn at |
lem: shun them as moral lepers, who are Gov
red with sores from head 70 foot Make them