The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-31
Stealing a State.
from the Boston Advert, ~. ]

from The Boston Advert ~.
The report of the legislative COM
mittee which investigated the plot
to nullify the will of the people of
Maine and steal the State govern
ment is before us, and we hopeit will
be widely circulated throughout the
nation during the canvass. 1t is
very convincing document; in fact,
so convincing that the Democratic
members of the committee did not
attempt RECITATION of the facts re-
vealed, and did not even attempt to
question them. 1t is document of.
less than fifty pages, in which is
clearly summed up the matter album
dainty proved in the testimony taken.
1t is especially valuable on account
of several sheets which are in fac
simile of the returns, doctored by
erasures and forgeries while in the
hands of Governor GarceIon and his
Council.
Every essential allegation of crimi-
nality made in the report is convinc
ingly supported by this exhibition
of the papers. Thirty-seven Repub.
lican members of the legislature,
every one of them fairly and legally
elected, were counted out. and enough
Democrats and Gleenhackers were
counted in to give the Fusionists a
majority. The evidence shows that
the conspiracy against the people was
plotted beforehand that against the
Republicans every provision of law
that could be wrested to the purpose
was enforced, and the same provis-
ions were not enforced against the
Fusionists; that defects in the re-
turns were not allowed to he RENE
died where the remedy would give
an advantage to the Republicans.
but that the members Of Council
went out of their way and violated
the law to secure the correction OF
defects to assist the Fusionists that
while the Fusion returns went out
to be revised by the town officials,
the Republicans were denied any op-
portunity to examine for errors their
returns. More than this, it is con-
clusively proved that correct returns
from towns electing Republicans
were changed at the State House to
make preteXt for throwing them
out, and that incorrect returns from
towns electing Fuslonists were
changed to enable them to he count
ed. Gorgeries are apparent to the
least skilful eye examining the fac.
smile reproductions of the papers.
The report is clear, strong narra-
tive of shameless violation of Off
cial trust, contempt of law, corrupt
malfeasance in Office for partisan
ends, and despotic reversal of the
result of an election.
This is not all. 1t shows that
those members of Council who did
this thing also put into their pockets
extravagant and unwarranted sums
of money. drawn from the State
Treasury, charging the people whom
they defrauded of their dearest rights
more than any Republican admins
tration had charged for honest ser
vices. Governor Garcelon drew
money from the treasury for pur-
poses unauthorized by law, and long
after his term expired had to be
called upon to refund money which
he had drawn from the State treas
ury illegally and held after he ceased
to he an official. All the most fla.
grant crimes charged by the Demo.
Gratis against the carpet Dagger gov
ernments of the South are herein
proved upon the Democrat Green
back administrator in Maine, and
the Democratic party condones them
and defends and fraternizes with the
guilty scoundrels as if they had done
nothing reprehensible.
We said that the perpetrators of
these iniquities were convicted by
this investigation. How thoroughly
convicted is shown by the fact that