National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-09
THE MAINE HUMILIATION.

The persistence with which the conspira-
tors in Maine cling to the great wrong they
have inaugurated under the inspiration of
PILLsBURY and the lead of GARCELoN,
affords the most positive proof that the
whole scheme is q premeditated outrage
upon the rights of the people and the Con-
stituton and laws of the State. GARCELoN
for n while disarmed active opposition to
his plot of intrigue and wrong by submit
ting the material points ut issue to the
Supreme court of the State for the arbitra-
ment of the questions involved under the
Constitution and laws. Pending the con-
siderntion of this question by the court,
the Republicans, under the opinion that
GARCELoN was sincere in his submission of
the case, remained passive, waiting for the
verdict. That came, and still clinging to
the belief that GARCELoN would viudicate
his honesty and sincerity by submitting to the
decision, they made no preparations to head
off the intrigue that he was perlecting UNI
der the pretense of submission to the opn-
ion Of the court. That decision swept away
every pretext and technicality that GAR
CELON and his Council had set up as de-
Tense for their action and literally over
whelmed them in defeat. 1t now appears,
however, that the submission of the ques-
ton TO the courts was a mere ruse on his
part to gain time and strengthen his dis
honest position. This becomes evident in
the fact that the counted-in legislature
paid no more respect to the opinion of the
Supreme court than they did to the protests
decisions of the court were ruthlessly
disregarded, as were all parliamentary laws
and rules, in the organization of the legis-
lature, and in this way the plot was con-
summated to the satisfaction of its archi-
tects and engineers up to the end of GAR
CELON's rule as Governor.
How much further these revolutionists
and defiers of law and right propose to push
their stolen advantage the future must de-
velop. Up to this time not only have the
rights of the people been wantonly depre-
dated upon, but the Supreme court of the
State, whose opinions were sought by GAR
CELoN, has been treated with supreme con-
tempt. In the midst of one of the most
wanton and indefensible outrages ever
committed upon a free people, the Republic
cans of Maine have smothered their indig-
nation and preserved the most perfect peace
and good order. The belief on the part of
the Fusionists that there would be no re-
sort to violence on the part of their oppo-
nents has greatly embOldened them in the
perfection of their intrigue of injustice.
But for this they would have hesitated in
consummating such an outrage. Ifpopu-
lar indignation had not been entirely
suppressed these intriguers and defiers OF
law, justice and right would have hes
itated before they carried their work OF
usurpation and sedtion to perfection. The
forbearance Of the people, however, has
thus far stripped them of their rights as
citizens, and left them without any pro-
lection either in law or justice.
The usurpaton is unrestrained, and the
inquity has been made successful up to
this time by n tyranny that be longs to the
dark ages, where might made right. The
people of Maine have been hoodwinked,
fooled, and robbed of their rights and the
State has been in part DISTINGUISHED at the
win of petty and unprincipled intriguer
usurper and tyrant, and is pilloried to-day
before the world in the attitude of abject
submission to the wrongs heaped upon its
citizens and its highest judicial tribunal
Whether Maine is to meekly wear this
badge of dishonor is question which she
must answer for herself, for no one will
answer for her. The next act in the drama
will probably indicate what she is to do.