Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-02
THE COUNTING-OUT BUSINESS.


Councillor Moody At Home.
John C. Stewart, chairman of the republi-
can town committee of York, the home OF
f. C. Moody Of the notorious Council, has
published an open letter in the Portsmouth
Chronicle, in which he says of Moody: Ellis
townsmen know him thoroughly, and are not
surprised at any act of trickery, treachery or
political rascality that he may commit. The
republicans had enough Of him when in 1874
he gained some notoriety by casting II votes
for himself at one time in the caucus for
nominating candidate for representative to
the legislature. The night Of our election
he threatened to count out the republican
majority. Three days later he telegraphed
from Augusta that the republicans appeared
to have elected all the officers, but the official
count might change the result. 1t has
changed it. Ten days later he said a man
might as well make himself notorious in
Maine as in Louisiana, and notoriety was all
he wanted. Again, he said they knew he
sometimes did crooked things when they
made him Chairman of the Council Commit
tee on Elections, and that was why they put
him there. They thought they might want
to use him. and he would be good man for
them! If he has courage enough 10 contra
dict any of the foregoing statements, let him
do it over his own signature and not sneak
behind Globe reporter. l have stated the
facts mildly. l have the proof of every
statement if he requires it, and ask no one
to take any responsibility for me- Mr..
Stewart further says that there is not an hon
est man in the town of York who does not
disapprove of Moody's course.
Simon Brown, one Of the Honest 90 Coun-
A correspondent writes us as follows in re-
lation to Simon Brown, one of the Executive
Councillors:
''In 1866 Brown was Treasurer of the Fair
field Bridge Corporation. In July of that
year there was a dividend due me and my
children, amounting to $l96, and wrote him
to send it to me by mail. He sent me let
ter stating it was enclosed, but no money ras
in fact enclosed. He wrote several lying
letters about it. / was satisfied of the lies
and sued him. l took his deposition, in
which he certified positively that he sent it
and full interest In that deposition lie COM
mitted perjury. made it appear SO plain
to him Gas also did to his counseD that he
disgOrged and pair over the amount l have
his lying letters and the false deposition. As
1,, 10 hor 7 ;rL
hfs true rottenness should be known
The General Situation.
Everybody now is surmising what the
court will do with the questions submitted
by the Governor. Some think they have
been so adroitly prepared that the submission
of them will be to no purpose, while others
maintain that some of the questions, if broad
ly considered, may yield more of a result
than is generally allowed.
Chief Justice Appleton received the request
of the Governor to pass upon certain ques-
tons, yesterday morning, and Immediately
telegraphed all the judges, inviting them to
come to Bangor that night to consider the
grave legal questions on which the State is
now so deeply agitatet. The full court ex-
pected to proceed at once to a deliberation,
so that the case might be made up before the
week closed.
The nightly guarding of the State House.
and the close watch kept upon all who enter
it, are not pleasing things to think of or to
experience. Many from the surrounding
towns came to Augusta yesterday to visit the
State House and if possible to gain a look at
the officials located there. Some were sur
prised at not seeing armed men passing to
and fro, with shouldered arms, or the win
dows barricaded. Had they been there earlier
in the day they might have witnessed the
former sight, and could they have gained
access to rooms in the cellar there they
would have seen arms, ammunition and
planks, ready for barricades.
You appear to have full liberty to 20 into
every part Of the capitol, but go where you
will the eyes of these vigilant officials or
their minions watch. Sit down in some Sc
cluded spot, and you will soon have some one
accidently there for your company Thus is
the capitol of Maine guarded by spies for
'Judicious purposes" The fumes of tobac-
CO smoke is the first thing which meets a
visitor, no matter in what section of the
building he may go, although on the walls
in plain sight are the prohibitions, "No
smoking allowed here" One person re- |
marked after having secured a look at the
most of the officers who were in the State
House, ''They are = hard looking set. L
don't wonder now At what they have DONE"
Better TaAea.