Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-12

To the Editor Of the Kennebec Journal:
| Now that the election is over so it will not
harm our cause to tell it, we want it known
that while republicans did great and noble
service everywhere, at the same time at least
"ne half of all this great victory is attributed
to +. F. Pillsbury, of your city.
We heard it at every town, from green
hackers, democrats and republicans, that
Pillsbury was doing more to elect Davisihan
all other things combined. Take Lincoln
county for illustration, where the old demo-
cratic party has always held the republicans
to very close fight, quite frequently carry
ing part Of the county ticket, and some
times the whole, while last year they threw
nearly 1907 votes to the greenbackers 900, and
where the republicans only outnumbered the
democrats by handful.
This year the greenbackers called their
| convention early, nominated straight ticket.
with all old hating republicans for candi-
lates, and then they went around Boosting
that they had nothing to do with either old
party. The democratic convention was called !:
it was well understood that they had no sympa-
thy whatever with the greenback nOmina-
tons, and would place a complete ticket of
their own in the field. Convention day came
when 10 and behold Pillsbury and Garcelon
arrived unasked and undesired. The conven-
rion assembled in the forenoon. an attempt at
fusion was made; when, mercy! quicker than
IN explosion Of gunpowder when a live coal
is dropped into it, up jumped an old liner and
denounced the move in language not to be-
mistaken. Eben was just over the way. II
was reported to him. halt was called
Adjourn" called out chief Pillsbury; and
so it was. 'Call your leaders to my pres
ence," said Eben, and so it was. When few
angry, determined men sat there in silence for
I few minutes. What group. Old hard
money democrats were there; and when Pills
bury said fuse" they refused-''we will see
YOU id first" "But you must" said F.
Just then one of those honest Lincoln demo-
Gratis pulled from his pocket a copy of resolu-
tons passed three years ago by the republic
can convention of Lincoln county, which had
been drafted and reported by Isaac +. Hob
son, (sad resolutions denounced the democ-
racy, calling them regulators, rebels, in short
anything but decent mem; and when they
were place. b fs.e Etvn he groaned. bu,
| utidliN Ttpileu, w I'll, WHO cares llbDsOn
will vote for me. and let's do anything to beat
Blaine" Then you should have seen the sly
looks that passed, as several of that group had
frequently been heard to say. emphaticaily. if
they had to choose between Blaine and Pills
bury, they preferred Blaine.
Finally, as a last appeal Pillsbury and
GarcelOn demanded fusion; because their
speeches were made to apply only to fusion.
and If 1t was not done no speeches could they
make. Then, a long pause; then the silSnc
was broken by an old sachem, who remarked.
IF the funeral can't go on without fusion |
suppose we must fuse, but il robs the Occa-
sion of all pleasure for me-" The fusion took
place, and election night told the story of T..
Z. P's laundering.
What a calamity it will be for the republi
can party when that man Pillsbury dies, or
moves from the State.
The three deadest men in Maine are Pills.
bury. Hobson, and Lancaster; and after the
first of January. the funerals will be multi
piled. What a day for righteous retrihution.
when the Little Corporal shall stand triumph.
antly as the Commander in Chief, and with a
wave Of the hand sweep from the places they
have disgraced Cove. Lancaster & Co., and
when the crippled hero, Harris shall 20 back
to the place from which Garcelon drove him.
One other man is also terribly hurt. and
that is the Jew, De LaMartyr, who has cause
now to 90 out and burst asunder, while he