National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-12
THE MINE C4fSE.
Rays of Light on Dark Subject.
WASHINGTON, January 10, 1880.

To The Editor Of The National Republican:
SIR: There arc some points touching the
political situation in Maine which do not ap.
pear to be clearly understood or properly ap-
preciated at this distance.
First-The Democrats who circulate around
the charmed circle of Confederate Brigadiers
have gone about the streets chuclIling over
the 80 called Fusion organization of the Maine
legislature. They have chuckled too soon. If
they were in Augusta instead of in Washing
ton they would appreciate the fact that they
have AN elephant on their hands which they
can't dispose of and which it is very expensive
TO keep In nourishment. The so-callod legis.
lature which the thicving usurpers have SGT
up cannot enact law, elect Il State officer nor,
last, but not least in the category of Demo.
cratic pcrformance-the chief end of a model
DemOCrat--get its hands IN the State treasury.
The desperate gang of "leadcrs would do
these things despite of legal and moral bar
riers and the defiance of public opinion. But
General Chamberlain Mt present commands at
the State-hOuse and these usurpers cannot
clutch the State property nor assume the
functions of u State government with
out first beating him down aud getting
rid offs Supreme court which will stand ut his
back.
Standardization arc too impatient of re-
suits. They do not at this distance fathom the
depth of rascality which their brethren in
Maine have to contend with. The iunto of
pronounced villains who had hold of the State
government and held OH until they expired
officially, left no means unused to place every
conceivable obstacle in the way of an honest
organization of government honestly elected
1t is easy for us to say that our friends might
have seized and organized the two Houses by
adroit and sudden action, and that the people
would have stood up to them. But If tho same
object can be attained by regular aud peaceful
"a igh hnft 10 10 al, ,,,.,
takes but tho fact Is, neither Mr.. Blaine nor
Mr. Hale nor any other Republican leader
has made mistakes. Their plan, though slow
of development, is working grandly. Knowing
that the Republicans have an honest majority
in both branches, and that the Democrats
have not, nor even majority at all,
with their stolen certificates in the House,
our friends can afford to await patiently
the slow but exceeding fine grind
ing Of the mills which the gods of justice
have surely set in motion on this business.
The Republican programme, which Mr.. Hale
applied, was to place tho Democratic cabal in
tho wrong Five cities were Garcelonized,
und Democratic cheek even was not sufficient
to fill the void with Democratic misreprescnta-
tives. Mr.. Halo said to the rump House /:
"Seat tho men elected from those cities as q
guarantee of good faith" and they refused
not only to seat them, but to consider the
subject until the Republicans should come in
as accessories to tho great theft and abandon
the whole State government to the marauders.
Tho Republicans thereupOn quit the crimi-
nails, leaving them to the contemplation of
their infamy. They are waiting for Demo-
cratic repentance After waiting what they
may consider sufficient time for the "vilcst
sinner to return" then will be the occasion for
other means to reestablish the State govern
ment in accordance with the verdict of the
people.
Meanwhile the Domocratic-G GreenbRclS gang
are wasting their substance in the mainte-
nance of u shadow. The holders of stolen
certificates are paying their own bills
and will soon realize the fact that
they have no claim on the State for
them. Kingfed Rioter Pillsbury Is running
his new daily paper at dead loss, depending
for reimbursement on the State printing
which he will never get, and crippling his
State committee in the next campaign. Put
u swine in tho slough and he will cut his
throat wi tn his toes In vain efforts to get out
That Is th condition Of the Maine burglars
They may cry bribery and fraud for few
days to keep their dupes in line, but presently
this farce Of playing legislature will become
contemplate IN the eyes Of all men, and then
tho thing which GarcoOn's gang set up for
State government will crumble to pieces.
Honest men, though wronged under these
conditions can afford to wait for tho wrong
dners to confess and advertise their own
shame. We should have patience while the
mills go on grinding. Tho dust from this
grinding will fertlize tho fields Of the North
for grand political harvest next fall.
j, w. BARTLETT.