Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-19

taKen that thore 10 trlokery OF the most DELHI
crate and systematic character behind all this
susiness. even if the whole proceeding were
technical. No leRal party with the smallest
shred of self-respect would take advantage of
it.
Boston POST
The Republicans of Maine appear to have
administered to them the same kind of desci-
pline to which the Democracy of the union were
subjected in 1876. That they should howl
hldeously was to have been expected, but it is
not worth willis to be angry, much less coun-
sci violence. II wrong has been done the
people will rectify it next year.. If the gov
ernor and council ha re administered the rules
applicable to the subject, conforming to the
constitution, as we believe will turn out to
be the case. then all complaint ana indignation
are gr0undless, and the Republicans must bear
their disappointment with the same resignation
that the Democrats have had to do on an i'm
mensely larger scale. It is unfair to censure
any public officer for an alleged improper dis
charge of his duty until the facts are all dis
closed. The presumption is altogether in favor
of rectitude, intelligence and fidelity.
Boston Herald
We can afford to denounce such proceedings.
because we have denounced with severity SINH.
lar proceedings in other States, and, carefully
considering what we say about it. we unhesi-
tatingly declare that the governor and council
~ aAsAnc. ~ uotus ILLS, nave 1ar exceeded the
lnfamy of the Louisiana returning board, in
asmuch as they were not SO strongly tempted
to commit the outrage against the rights of the
people. .
s. Boston Transcript. q.
The Transcript calls the proceedings crime.
and the most unparalleled outrage upon popu
Lar rights since the federal constitution was
ratified. The endeavor to defeat the will of
the people should be frowned down angrily, If
necessary. and all politicians consigned to dis
grace who aid such attempts.
philadelphia North American
The governor and council of Maine, if all re.
ports are true, have.earned the condemnation
OF all good citizens. We are not unmindful
that it may be said in their defense that there
were irregularities in the returns; but it is not
probable that frauds werc perpetrated in 90
many towns returning Republicans and none
elsewhere. The Democratic journals have now
full and clear case in which to signalize their
faith in fair dealing.
.. [Cincinnati Gazette.
The Greenback governor and council in
Maine have perpetuated the rascallity which
has been expected, in counting out the Repub-
lican majority in the legislature, and count
ing in a Democratic majority, thus getting the
fraudulent election of the governor. There
was no pretense that the people had not settled
the election of q Republican majority in
both branches of the legislature, but
there was set up pretense of tech
nicalities which the rascals were careful not
to let be seen. This is only another instance
that third parties take as naturally to corrup.
ton as young ducks to the water. The Green
back governor applies to Mainel the MISSISSIPPI
pi Ku-Klux method of counting the vote TO
change Republican legislature into Demo.
cratic, and we shall see the whole Democratic
party either openly. applauding him or keep
ing silence under this trampling on the fran
chise of the people. sa ag,=s
New York Times.
The most that they can plead is that they are
technically innocent, but in fact guilty of the
grossest wrong that men intrusted with politi-
cal power can inflict upon free people. From
first to last their conduct has been that of men
conscious OF dishonorable purpose and afraid
of the light. They postponed action to the last
moment, on the Legislative returns. They held
their sessions in secret, as they had legal
right, but were by no means required to do.
They refused all access to or inspection of the
returns and all opportunity to explain or correct
errors or4o enlighteu their own judgment, as
falr-minded men engaged in the just execution
Of public trust would not have done. And
this behavior becomes the more plainly incon-
sistcnt with honest intention when it is noted
that Gov. Garcelon himself will profit by the
result of his own pettifogglng. The Demo-
cratic managers will make nothing by the tao.
tics which they have adopted, and which are
singularly repulsive to the sense of Justice and
decency of the people. They have fixed in ad-
vance the issue of next years: election, and
they can do nothing to change it. They have
chosen to make the Republicans the representa-
tives of the popular right of free and fair cleo
ton, while they must content themselves with
trying to explain away policy of which they
cannot deny the seldshness and wrong.