The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-08-30
STILL THEY COME.
A PROMINENT MANUFACTURER RE-
TURNS TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
His Reasons For Leaving the Fusionists.

A. L. Denison, Esq. of Mechanic Falls,
member OF the large manufacturing firm of A..
=. Denison & Co., who voted the GreenbacA
ticket last fall, has returned to the Republican
party, and gives his reasons in the following
letter:
Hon. Nelson Dipgley, Jr:
Dear Sir,-Having voted the Greenback
ticket last fall conscientiously, when almost
every manufacturing industry in the entire
country was Frustrated, and when it seemed
almost an impossibility that resumptian could
remain liked fact, with labor Respondent and
seeking employment, but seldom finding it, 1
felt justified in making an attempt by my vote
to change, if possible, the methods of the ad-
mlnlstration of the country, believing almost
any change could be no worse and might be
for the better.
having no time to enter into any argument
70 Justify my former position, and knowing
that you can appreciate the situation which
many better and more able man than nv
self occupied last fall, want, lust in yerv
brief way, to say that after very mature DELHI
GRAFTON and careful study, have determined
to vote the entire straight Republican ticket
again TINS fall. Providence permitting, and 1
will give herein only four reasons.
First, vote for Plaisted is vote for Han
cock' as no man OF any degree of information
upon the political prospects for this fall election
expects the Greenback party to carry single
electoral vote outside of Maine; and and for
the sake Of this combination between the ele-
ments OF Democracy and Greenbackers, by
which is to be given three of Names electoral
votes to the Democratic party and four to the
Greenback party, the Democracy of the coun-
Try would sacrifice every State officer from
Governor down to Sheriff, and we'll they
might, for the three electoral votes given them
Dy the Greenback party of Maine might be
w tad fn !
English. anu
What do the leading mem of the Demo
cratic party care for the Greenbackers of the
country, only to use them to pull the chestn uts
out OF the fire? What do such men as Bel
mont and Tilden, the hardest kind of hard
money men, care for the positions of honor
and trust in the State of Maine, provided they
can see three on Names electoral votes cast
for Hancock and English? Not a rush, and
can any greenbacker be so blind as not to see
it? Ii he fuses with Democracy this fall, land
be must anyway if he votes outside of the
Republican ticket it will be not because he
cannot see plainly the intent, but because he
dlsllkeS to come out ina fair and candid wav
and acknowledge the true situation. Now /
know how men feel and / can appreciate their
feelings, but L certainly feel that it is more
manly to make frank acknowledgment of
ones honest convictions than to cover them
up by spirit of pride. Secondly, New Eng
land is manufacturing community, the Re-
publican party is a protective party. Do you
believe In free trade? do you, as laboring m en-,
want to compete with the labor of the old
world? Do you want to see the cotton manu-
featuring industry of your country Frustrated
and stagnant, or competing with India upon a
labor basis of one dollar and fifty cents per
week for an able bodied man? If SO vote the
fusion ticket this fall which only means vote
for Hancock
This is no chimera or foolish fancy. They
are fixed certainties for the future of this
country Ii our ports are to be opened to the
manufacturing products of the world, with
steamers plying from port to port with freights
comparatively nominal, labor must bear the
every laboring man in this country, to look to
this, ponder over it, and when you cast your
vote, be sure you don't vote against your own
interests. And don't forget that labor and
capital are twin children, and what is for the
benefit OF one must help the other. Thirdly
l don't believe in fusion anyhow, and Uncle
Scion has been right in fighting against it. but
he has been defeated and the Greenback party
nailed to the cross. When Weaver, De La
Matyr and Randall say an honest count and
fair ballot in the South is an impossibility, and
bulldozing is rampant, when Greenback speak
ers are not allowed the right which every
American citizen demands, and should have,
VIZ, the right of free speech, untramelled and
unmolested, we believe it is, to say the least.
safe to keep the Republican party in power a
Wnle longer, ana TO insist that they see to it
that the principles of the party, the principles
for which men of this generation fought and
died shall be maintained and respected by
every citizen of this broad domain, If it takes
an army to do it..
Again, if the Greenback party has not prin-
ciple enough to stand upon and fight it out on
that line without forming an alliance with the
Democratic party, can it ever be healthy? and
honestly, ought it not to die?
Fourthly, l cannot, mol time and. again no
as look my children in the face and let nv
imagination play with the future, take upon
myself the responsibility to give encourage.
ment in any way to set of men who, as I yao,c
am compelled to believe did deliberately and
premeditatively attempt to steal state, re-
CARELESS of all presidents, one of the most
reckless and outrageous crimes ever attempted
upon. o free people. would, for my own. sake
I could believe e>-Gov. Garce1on and Cou1ci
were innocent of so base an intent, but the tes
timony is unimpeachable and am compelled
to believe otherwise.
l have given four reasons and l could give
many more in face of present events, but be
lieve after careful consideration of the above ]
shall be justified by every candid man and
woman in saying I believe them reasons
enough why have determined to stick to the
old Republican party for while longer.
A. 7. DENIsoN
Mechanic Falls, Aug. %. 1880.