The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-25
Maine.

Maine.
The Union is badly frightened over the
attitude of Gov. Garcelon 10 Maine, and
processes to see ia the governors actions
an underhanded purpose to defy the law
and subvert the will of the people. Lit
says:
1T is evident that Governor Garceion
and his Democrats Greenback Council
contemplate some manipulation OF the re-
cent election returns for Senators and
Representatives. Whether they will
carry the proposed fraud to its consumma-
ton; declare a number of the elected
| Republican Senators and Representatives
defeated; secure the organization OF both
| branches against the plainly expressed
will of the people, and thus attain the
defeat of the man for Governor who has
popular msjority of more than twenty
| thousand over bis highest competitor. is
yet within the bounds of conjecture; but
| if Governor Gareelon and his official asso-
ciates did not contemplate some wrong,
they would not be silent, as they have
been, under the very general inputatlons
| OF a fraudulent purpose
What evidence has the Union or any
other republican paper that Gov, Garcelon
intends to commit ANY fraud? There is
none, and the only cause for the alarm,
is the fear that the infamous tactics of
1876, by which the Republicans stole the
presidency may be used iu lesser degree
to wrest the power from the stalwarts.
Again Governor Davis is not majority
governor, on the contrary he is a minority
candidate and as the laws of Maine require
that the election must 60 to the senate,
where no choice is made by the people. the
real cause for alarm is the fear that the
gross frauds of the Republicans may be
investigated aud the certificates given to
the rightful owners.
The Union then says:
It happens that the mere clerical or
ministerial duty of computing and certi-
| tying the returns for Senators and Repre-
sentatives, devolves upon the Governor and
| his Council by the laws OF Maine. Maine,
| like all other States, has general laws regu
ating her elections. They are indispen-
sable to enable the people to protect them
selves against fraud, and are not intended
to be employed technically to promote
| fraud.
How nicely the question is handled
mot intended to be employed technically
to promote fraud" Then Governor Gar
celon, even IF be should assume Judicial
functions would be acting according to the
la,c, would he? This is the plain infer
ence. at least.
The Union then gets down to the milk
10 the cocoanut and says:
They require that certain forms must be
observed at elections, and a technical
! enforce meEt OF the law such as would be
| e3cased in capital crimiaai act, would
reject half the returns for some imOateri-
al irreguarity. Il any violenee to the
returns is contemplated IN Maine, l. must
be on just such tiimsy and utterly unJusfi-
| fable bubbles: and while the color and
possibly the complete form OF Law may be
given TO the displacement of certain
Republican senators and representatives,
| it would be regarded hy all decent ci.i-
rs, ia and out Of Maine, as most flag
rant crime against the people apd an
inefiaceable feproaoh upon the state.
The 'mmaterisl irregulsrity" COM
planned of ia the frauds committed ~
Blaine and his eohorts, and which Gov
Garcelon intends to look into, judiciously,
is he has perfect right to do, under the
color, and possibly the complete form of
law" which the Union admits does exist
It is touchingly pathetic to read the
lamentat:on which the mere thought of
fraud causes. Perhaps cur contemporary
| has forgotten Louisiana in 1876; has shut
It's eyes 60 the great fraud in that state
which made Hayes president against the
will Of she people The Un:cn may have
| forgotten, but others have not. that at the
lime that great fraud vas eom
miltcd, the Democrats endeayored to be
heard; tried to get look at the returns
by counsel; begged to be allowed. accord
ling to law to enter protest, but Wells and
his horde of thieving perjurers continued
on in their nefarious purposes, ignored
everybody and everything not Republican,
and accomplished the work, which Repub-
licaus paid them for. Governor Garoelou,
unlike the thieves of Louisiana, inriteS all
to come and see the count, He invites all
to enter protests il they so desire, and
gives each side 10 understand that a fair
coHnt will be made. The trouble with the
| Republicans ia not that there will be an
lunfdir count. but that the count will be
far. A fair count means the uuearthing
of all the frauds of Blaine and his crowd,
and that is what ails the Union and the
rest of the stalwart organs who so Justify
decry Coy. Garcelon. It is the expose of
Republican corruption they fear.
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