The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-13
CHORUS.


Lives Alonzo Garcelon, NJ. D.,
Wherever he may CO.
Hurrah the Democrats will 60.
Shout all ye Dems, shout ye,
For AlonZo Garcelon, NJ. ID.
Governor Garcelon-
Pm the Mogul of the Dem. partee,
Was the ruler of the State Pine Tree,
Whose praise the Democratic party chants
4Il-And we of your praises are the celebrants.
Gorer. or Garceion-
When among these scenes glide,
My bosom swells with pride,
And L snap my fingers at Republican taunts.
Alt-And so snap the fingers of your celebrants.
Chdirnan-My dear Governor, will you take
seat at our council table and advise with us.
AS you entered we were just commencing the
discussion of the business which has made your
name famous and you subject for the respect
and gratitude of every true Democratic heart.
We are ready now to proceed with the discus
sion.
Speaker Randall-Mr. Chairman: 1 would
suggest that before considering the remedy to
be applied we shall come to some understand
ing as to the nature and extent of the disease.
In other words, let the first point that we dis
be the effect of the present state of affairs
upon the prospects of the Democratic party.
Chdirmal-Im the Chairman of the National Com
mttee.
Ml-And right good chairman, too.
ChdiYman-Y You're very, very good
And be it understood,
AS workers am proud of you.
Atl-We're very. very good,
And be it understood,
He's proud of the work We do.
Chairmai-As all of you do know,
Since ages long ago
/ have been in politics,
And sOlemnly declare,
And If needful will swear
That We never were in such fix.
Al-yThat never?
ChairmDn-No, never.
All-What never?
ChairmaR-W We-e-l-ll, hardly ever.
All-Hardly ever were in such fix;
Sti give three cheers and three times three
For the gallant chairman of the Committee.
Chairman-rl do my best to win the fight this FALL
44l-With your efforts wen be content.
Chairman You're exceedingly polite,
But fear, howe'er we fight
Well lose the President.
Nl-Were exceedingly polite,
But he fears, howe'er we fight,
Well lose the President.
There's just single hope, and that's a slender
With which to choke doubt so broad
The hope mean is this, such the peoples virtue
That they never will condone fraud
AH-What never?
Chaisman-No, never.
.-Alt-What never?
Chairmon-Hi'm. That is to say-Wcll, pro-
viding it's committed by Republicans; in other
words, hardly ever.
All-Hardly ever will condone fraud.
Then give three cheers and three times three
For the gallant chairman of the Committee.
Senator Walace-How different is the result
from our expectation.
Chairn,an-Alas! yes.
Things are seldom what they seem
Skim milk masquerades as cream,
Highlows pass for patent feathers,
Jackdaws strut in peacock's feathers.
Ali Very true,
So they do.
Just little while ago
Rosy was the view and so
We rejoiced eXultingly
Over what we thought would be.
Al Yes, we know,
That is so.
ChoiTmon-But how changed the prospect now.
Radicals got up row,
And with aid of cruel fate,
Rendered us quite desolate.
All Oh, alas.
What pass.
Chairman The conclusion, then, is that, as
matters now stand, we have no prospect of
elscting the next President?
Senator Butler-I'm afraid so, somehow or
other nothing that we put our hands to seems
to prosper. In '76 we managed by efectire
argument to induce the niggers in many parts
of the South to vote with us or stay away from
Hayes now occupies the White House. We
made fight in Congress to get the election
laws repealed so that our struggles for political
supremacy would not be SO hampered; the only
result is that the State elections last year went
overwhelmingly against us. We have en-
deavored to secure control of Maine with o
view to the coming Presidential campaign,
and now on the very threshold of that cam
paign we meet with defeat that leaves us in
a very demoralized condition, SO that / fear
pardon me, illustrious Garcelon, but / must
say it fear it would have been much better
for us if the attempt had never been made or
thought of. If we had succeeded it would
have been grand thing, but having failed
we have but put the Republicans on their
guard so that any future like attempt will be
forestalle but we have also, l fear, alienated
a great many people who have such inconve-
nient things as excessive scruples OF conscience.
So as was remarking at starting out, moth
ing that we attempt succeeds-everything we
do results in injury to us. Strange, is it not?
Senator Wallace, (who has been standing at the
window during this speech, mournfully gaz-
ing at the pale face of the moon.
Fair moon, to thee l sing,
Bright regent of the heavens,
Say why is everything either at skies at sevens?
In the days long gone by
The party Democratic