Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-08-24
NAMES DUTY.
A VIEW FROM AN INDEPENDENT STAND.
POINT.
rBos,on Herald

TBoston Herald
The thing that needs to be done first
Of all and most of all in Maine this year
is to put the seal of public condemnation
upon the outrageous attempt made to re-
verse the result of the last election by
ehicanery and fraud, and to rebuke, as it
deser yes TO be rebuked, the shameless po-
litical alliance that is now Haunted in the
face of the honest people of that State
under the name of Fusion" The facts
in the case are Of so recent occurrence,
and were so indisputable in their nature,
that no rehearsal of them is necessary.
1t was made perfectly plain that a job
was put up, with the connivance of high
state officials, deliberately to steal the
Safe government. 1t involved all the
crimes against the elective franchise
which the rapid evolution of political
rascality has developed in this country,
from fraud to force. The conspirators
lacked nothing except the courage to ac-
comphsh the overthrow of popular rights
in this steady. going down-east communi'
ty. Their plan was the meanest form OF
Mexicanization applied to elections-the
spirit of revolution without Its bravery,
the lust for office without its final daring
They pursued their office up to the very
point Of throwing the state into anarchy
kept up the farce of a pretended govern
ment until they had succeeded IN making
themselves as ridiculous as they were
proven to be guilty, and then sneaked
home in the don t-want- er-fght
fashion characteristic of their kidney
Aud now they have the efrontery to re,
new their unprincipled union, and to ask
the voters of the state TO hand over tC
their custody the stolen goods that were
rescued from their possession. 1t is tho
mos: case hardened exhibition of CHECK
ever witnessed in Americp politics
Tweed's return to run for Governor oil
New York, after his escape from jail,
would have been a piece OF bIu>hine
modes,y compared with this; for he only
robbed city Of It's money, while the
Maine Fusionists attempted TO rob
state of its rights. We maintain, there
fore, that the condemnation of fraud and
conspiracy is the first duty of the Maine
voters. The Republicans could scarcely
avoid making capital out of the affair
or rather of appropriating the capital
already made for them by the opposition
\ rousing majority in September will I'M
doubtedly accrue to their advantage II
the November election. No matter
The coming election is the opportunity
and the only one, which the citizens o
Maine will have to place on record thel
opinion of such transactions as disgracec
their state last year. If it shall turn ou
that high handed attempt at revolution
conceived in fraud and tempered only by
cowariice-characterized by a fragrant
disregard alike Of judicial decisions and
of popular rights-is thing to be forgot
ten because it failed, we shall hope &c
hear no more down-east homilies on pub
lie virtue, nor any further expressions o
simulated horror over the election out
RACES at the South. If Maine, with 1T
100 wears OF freedom. schools anC
lchurches, can SO easily cordope the prov
en- rasealities of ia high officials, heI
people should view with lenient eye th'
petty crookedness of the benighted cross
roads in Alabama and the dark ways Of
the southern returning boards in 1876
The fine Tee state, f size neglects be-
plain duty this year, will become ven
table lighthouse among the glass editice'
from which the adage warns us II Is un'
safe 10 throw stones.