Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-12

Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON. d. C.. January. $. 1851
To the SI,for Of The .Ioaraat;
The infamous outrage perpetrated upo"
the rights of the citizens Of Maine, by Tow
ernor Garcelon, is the chief topic OF CONVEX
sation here at the present time. and will con-
,;rne N he until it is certainly known that
the crime is consummated by those partizans
of his whom he has placed in power and not
the people. Among truly honest uehoef"'S
here. l do not think the crime Is approved.
hut among the ordinary democrats (and OF
course the larger portion are ordinary there
is an exul,ant satisfaction and often APPROX
nj.
Ash remarked, the conservative portion
are sorry because it takes away las they hoia)
from their party the strongest claim TO pub
lie svmpathy-the cry of fraud which they
were TO set up in the coming Presidential
election. and which they had hoped would re-
main intact Now that prop has been COM
pletely knocked out from under them by the
most shameless frauds of Gov. Garcelon, and
they see that 'HoIiorS are easy
Among the republicans there is intense
anger and disgust. Especially 50 amongst
the Maine republicans residing here temper
arily. Indignation is i,tcnsc that words
can scarcely describe il.
To those who were active and earnest
enough 10 do their whole duty towards their
party and their State, should be accorded
hearty sympathy and consolation in this their
bitter disappointment. (if such it proves to
be. } but to those OF our citizens here. land
thew are not few who remained idle during
the last canvass and not even returned to
their State to vote. have nothing consOling
to offer and trust that the disappointment
NAV cut them even kcener and deeper than
the Others. | am myself acquainted with
several who hold lucrative offices under the
Government, and are As able. financially. and
probably more than ourselves 10 60 home
to vote. who remained here while the fierce
political battle of last fall was being waged in
the State. Suppose there were fifty of these
men. as, no doubt, there were. who had taken
a months vacation and gone home and
worked manfuly and persuasivcly with their
neighbors and friends, who knows but that
Daniel F. Davis, who lacked but a few hun
dred votes would have been elected and all
this crime prevented: Think of it. We who
have kept ont of the strife and saved few
dollars. | have no patience with such men.
and sometimes feel that the actire ones and
not the drones in the party should have the
better positions.
But it is probable that these very men will
be the very first to claim the fruits of any
victory gained, come forward and cGngrath-
late you upon chow nicely we did it, and
fawn upon and court the favor of those who
can give them political lift This is one of
the faults of the republican party in that it
does not look after minor MS well as major in
:erests. he motto which the democrats
everlastngly inscrbe upon their banners and
which they also stick fo-''IIave none on
guard but the faithful and true'--should in
these stirring and sharp times be adopted and
strictly adhered to by their opponents.
Weak kneed, vacillating. half-earnest men
are not the ones whom should expect I'M
der any organization, to hold the best places
and court the most favor. l speak thus
plainly of these facts because ! can see where
possibly good and faithful men in the place
of these half-hearted ones might have
changed the present condition of things in
our State, and also because knowledge of
these facts may be of benefit in the more i'm
portant election to be held next November
If men cannot work and vote when their
State needs them, they shouid not represent
her by holding the officers accredited TO her
quota. OF course there are exceptions to the
rule, and these do not include
Summing up the main queston-that rela-
tive to the effect this GarceIoniar fraud will
have upon the people, all candid politicians
feel, whether they express the idea or mott
that the benefit will eventuate to the republi-
cans. There cannot be the least doubt that
the honest yeomanry of Maine will roll ND A
heavy majority. next fall. against the perpe-
traitors of this outrage upon their liberties.
and that they will see to it that under no pre-
tense can these scoundrels again repeat it.
The result has not hurt Senator Blaine In
deed it has intensified the strong feeling of
sympathy and affection which the masses
have for him, and the crime itself has proved
that the Senator's ideas of the democratic
party, and its intentions. are being confirmed
and justified by its own acts
These frauds will serve to consolidate the
republican party all over the Norch and rem
der its candidate-whOever he NAV be-a
strong tower in the coming contest
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