Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-04-29
Fusion.

Whether the greenbackers and democrats
formally zine drives" or not is of hut little
concern to republicans. The two parties
have but one aRnnating desire and purpose.
The same leaders direct both. They may
go into the canvass with banners bearing
different Inscriptions, with one candidate or
two for Governor or any other office, but
they are Just as much part of one organi
cation as though they all wore the same
kind of rcgimenials and marched 10 the
music of the same band. II. they line
drives they will 4, 50 because they believe
in that way they eau best iigat the republic
can party and If the, don't '.iine drives" it
will no, he because an! principle prevents
for they have none-hui for the reason that
they are persuaded in their own minds that
they can get more votes by that hypoeritical
and living deyioe than hy the other.
For two wears ,hess parties have Kept up
a double -jointed organization just to fool
the honest voters OF both factions. The
hard money democrats who had oonScica-
tious scruples about voting for green
hacker for Governor had their qualms al
laved by the nomination Of Dr. Garcelou.
On the other hand the greenbacker sho
couldn't swallow Garcelon without puking.
took the same medicine without the quiyer
of = muscle when il was labeled Joseph l..
Smith. Csrceioa meant Smith. and Smith
meant Garce!on; neither cared d continental
about ANYTHING but to beat the rspublicau
part, and re; themselves into Office. That
was Al there was of the double headed
orr zaiion KEEP, up by Scion Chase and
the other hay-seed saints who led the two
wings.
II /, said they are going To fuse this year.
Their, j. a fseble whine from Uncle Scion a.
usual. hut 1t wont amount to ANYTHING.
Uncle Scion will protest, and then he sill
fall in and take his emetic with the rest and
forget to puke until election is over. Uncle
Scion i about the slippericst eel IN the green
back mess Honest Uncle Scion indeed
VIII, il TN, man in the State Of Maine has
made crookeCsT tE.ck than Uncle Scion
on the money question, OF on question, oi
party policy. he would bc great prize for
Barnum 60 exhibit IN III show - the cham
piou dodgcr and turRcoai in creation. If
the two parties don't fuse II won't he because
Of Uncle Solon's opposition. mark that
Fusion j. the only resource the bankrupt
concern which was driven out Of the State
House has lcf They went down under the
iniar,nI. Garoelou administration together.
and they must endure the dl,xrAoe together.
Both are bc.mgared with the State Steal.
There is Garoeloti. the representative Of the
democracy. and hand in hand with him the
grc,nhack council There stand the repre-
,,at4i,.s of the two parties fused in iu-
fnv. 80 thcs Appeal "a to 1ah'ic eve.
and 20 they v.ll stand upon the record f.F
ever Neither can say e. the othsr. YOU
did il, TT, sSiris aTe clear. for i vas joint
act.
However these twin. IN viokcdness choose
to take the field. overwhelming. utter defeat
awaits them in September. he people Nho
Go not believe in counting ont honest ma
lurilic- viu aet together m the coming vlcC-
iiou. and their vote eli tes,h tLs counting
ou; couspratoI, how their crime l. regarded
p, the people Of the state Of Maine Ken
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