Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-01-06
HONORABLE DEMOCRATS.
FOUR FOUND IN LEWISTON WHO DESoUNcE
THE OUTRAGE.
from the Lewiston Journal. |

A Journal reporter this morning called
on Geo. +. French, esq, one of the Dem
ocratic candidates for representative To
the legislature from Lewiston, and found
Mr.. French pronounced in his views of the
contingent infamy. Mr.. French said:
81 do not believe in putting party before
LOYALTY and honor. | never will uphold
my party in anything that l think Is
wrong / do not believe il Is ever right
to thwart the will of the people Oh merely
technical grounds. do not think the eX-
ecutiye has the right 10 declare any law
unconstitutional, which has not been
passed upon by the courts. | cannot see
how there can be any defence for such
cases as Skowhegan and Lisbon. do
not believe majority Of Democrats III
this part of the State defend the course or
the Governor and Council. have not been
round among them to any great extent, but
this morning hear Of several Democrats
who do not believe in the course or Gov.
Garcelon and who can't defend him.
81 don't know what is the way out Of
this crisis. hope that enough Of those
who have been certiflcated will decline TO
accept legislative positions, SO rs not To
defeat the will OF the people. would
certainly scOrn to accept a certificate CIV
en- me under these circumstances, and
should not take my seat in the Legislature
on bubble, and when | know that the
people had not asked me TO go"
One of our oldest dry goods merchants,
John A. Rodick, esq, and Democrat OF
long standing, was called on by Journal
reporter, Monday afternoon. The report
er asked of Mr.. X. his deliberate opinion
in regard to the "count."
"My serious opinion is that it's wrong"
said Mr.. Rodick. ~ do not uphold Gov
ernor Garcelon and his Council. What
sticks me is this Why Is it that the Re-
publican returns are full of errors and the
fusion returns are all right? That's what
sticks mel" Mr.. X. expressed this opinion
with considerable emphasis.
~ believe that it Is right for defeated
party to quietly. bow to the will Of the ma
jority. We've always done IL for 20 years,
and believe it Is the right thing TO do"
He continued: ~ have teased some Re-
publicans considerably by telling them that
it's no worse than Louisiana, but my seri-
Gus opinion Is that it's wrong"
Our reporter then called on Oliver New
man, esq.,, well-known Democrat, who
represented Ward In the Board of Alder
men last year. Mr.. Newman said that he
did not wish to be mixed up in politics at
ell, as he was thoroughly disgusted with
them. He said he did not believe in
counting out" He thought that Cover
nor Garcelon and his Council had done
great wrong. He did not know as they
had been worse than the Louisiana Re-
turning Board, but he did not approve Of
their action.
Our reporter asked G. S. Newell, ESQ.,,
one Of the best known Democrats and mer-
chants in the city, wha. he thought OF the
contingent business.
~ think it's sheer fraud" said he,
"and that the men that are engaged in it
should not be sustained. That's just where
I stand. 1t is simply subverting the win
Of the people, and shan't back II up. l
have just signed call for an indignation
meeting, and signed in good faith"
GLOW long have you been Democrat?'
"Eight years. But IL the Democratic
party Is to degrade itself In this way, I'm
done. l shall be square about it,"
Mr. Newell, as is well known, was elected
last year by the Lewiston Democrats to
the Office OF Assessor Of Taxes, one Of the
most responsible city Offices, which he still
] holds.