The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-01-31
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The Fusion government in Maine
has tumbled 70 pieces after the man
Der Of its predecessor and pr"tot. pc
in Louisiana, the Packard prptenss oi
1877, aud altboush labo,ed attempt
has been made by many p"litical or
gans to point out great distinctions
aud differences bet weeD the two cases,
the fact remains that they arc strnngr
" similar aud that the rival parties ~
Maine have been forced to swallow a
dose Of the same uppalatable mr'li
cine that was crammedl down the
tl,rOats If LsnisiaDilns during the
emcutc which preceded the establish
| meDt of the Nichols government
The only essential feature in which
the Maine muddlc differed from tina,
il Louisiana was that the position 81
tue political parties was reversed. IL
our State, the Republicans we,+
backed by the decision Of the Return
ing Board and the. Democrats claimed
majority Of votes in Maine, the
Democrats depended upon the arbi
trary decree Of GarceloD's Returning
Board to subveIt the will Of the peo-
pie and deprive the Republicans Of
the fruits Of n lawful and legitimate
victory at the polls.
But we are wandering from orr pnr
pose, which Is not one Of argument
tut Of narration of the events which,
have transpired in Maine since our
last report.
The Republicans remained in charge
ofthe State House and organized their
government in all it's branches, though
the Fusion Secretary Of State declined
to reliDquish possession Of the State
seal and the former Treasurer refused
to turn over the public funds TO his
Republican successor. The more bot
headed Of the Fusion leaders were il
favor Of attempting to recaptnre the
government by armed force, and the
organization If military companies
was actually begun, but a majorit,
were opposed to violent measures,
and finally proposition was adopted
by the Fusion Legislature to follow
the Republican example and submit
to the Supreme Conrt a series Of
questions, embracing the construc
tiOns Of law upon which the Fusion
claim to the control Of the govern
meut was founded. The Court agreed
to consider these questions az emana
ting from a humber of citizens desir
Gus of ascertaining their duty as pub
lie servants, but disavowed at tile out
set any intention Of recognizing III any
degree the pretensions Of this hoay Of
citizens to constitute a Legislature.
Of course the answers to the intprrog-
atories were nnfavnrable t" the Flu
and after brief consultation
they adjourned their Legislature
until August, but in realit,
sine die.
The fabric of the Fusion gnvrrn-
meDt at once began to cIumblr away,
and what little Of it remains At this |
writing is undergoing the throes Of
rapid and final dissolution. A ma
jority Of the members of the Fusion
who were entitled to seats
in the legal body have occupied them,
and the remainder will shortly follow
suit. The Secretary of State. has oh
tanned possession Of the seal and the
ex. State Treasurer has concluded 70
turn over his books aud funds to bis
Republican successor. The fire-eat- |
ing BunrlsoDs who wanted power or
blood fnd themselves without either
and are confronted with the merited
failure of their deep-laid conspiracy
to override the will Of the people for
the purpose Of keeping control Of the
State government, sending n Demo
GRAFT to succeed Hannibal Hamlin 10
the United States Senate and ha wing
The vote Of Maine cast for Democratic
in the Electoral College of
1880.
Louisianians Of both parties can
REV the result of the Maine imbroglio
With peculiar qualification if they will
My make up their minds to do 80.
FOR instance, our Democratic friends
h"nld regard the cl'eckmating Of the
cheme Of Garcelon's Returning Board
q an Endorsement and perpetnation
f the principle for which they con.
ended in opposition to the dictnm Of
he Wells Board in this State and
republicans, while naturally rejoicing /.
2 the triumph Of their party and the
indication Of the right Of suffrage,
lay also feel some excnsabl4 salts
action in the reflection that Maine :
Democrats now find themselves in the {
position in which Lonisi-
M Republicans were placed il 1877.
Good citizens Of All classes III every