Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-09-11

Mr.. Pillssary in Granite HAN.

Mr.. Pillsbury played to a comparatively
slim house last evening. Outside of the
uniformed companies there were perhaps 400
people in the hall, including MANY republi-
cans who were present from curiosity. Col.
Z. B. Morton called the meeting to order.
and introduced Hon. J. W. Bradbury as
chairman Of the evening. Mr.. Bradbury
spoke at some length. touching upon Nation
al and State issues. He dismissed the count
out by saying that Governor Garcelon and
Council didn't know that three was a major
ny OF seven. This was received with wells.
Mr.. Bradbury didn't say that the man who
sent out the misleading blanks with space
but for the signatures of three aldermen, sat
on the piatfarm and was to follow him at the
conclusion of his prolix address.
After giving his audiencel the customary
amount of tafy. Mr. Pillsbury asserted that
the republican party at one time was a party
OF principle. led by able, pure, and patriotic
men. This was received with blank amaze
ment by most of the democrats present.
They wore dazed look. Quite a number
got up and went out, and there was contin-
nous exodus during the rest of his speech.
Indeed, through the entire evening the alb
sence Of applause, except at rare intervals,
and OF enthusiasm, was very marked. Mr..
fnlsbury's voice was in poor condition. He
was suffering from a cold. As he proceeded
MS audience recognized a tune they had often
heard before. sung to new words. Many of
his hearers rushed for the door, and even the
case-hardened democrats writhed around at
the fiat failure of the meeting. Curses
welled up in democratic bosoms. Not even
the magic shibboleth of fraud" so potent
four years ago, could elicit cheers. 1t was
sad scene. Even Mr.. Pillsbury got tired of
the dizziness, and switched off on State issues,
and made contemplate fling at Mr.. Blaine.
The bid for applause was successful. and the
speaker mopped his fevered brow with his
handkerchief and proceeded.
Mr.. Pillsbury then pulled a copy of the
Honest Truth from his pocket. The paper
was Kissed. His audience-what remained
of it-wasn't used to truth in any form
Here's an article headed The Same Pills
bury Yes, am the same old sixpence, and
l am good for considerable fight with them
yet" 1t was an article in relation to a car
rage which Mr.. Pillsbury got from the State
Prison. He made no effort to explain the
allegation, but denied it as a baseless fabri-
cation and stigmatized the editor of Honest
Truth as ''soulless scamp He denied
that he was within 20 miles of Kingfeld at
the time of the riot. 'This paper charges
E. +. Pillsbury & Co. with getting $1,000
from the State treasury on uncompleted
work" This was glibly answered by asserting
that the State printers in previous years had
been in the habit of getting money advanced
them on work undone. ''There is over ST.
600 now due us which we can't get, and the
probability is that they intend to repudiate
this debt and rob us of it,
Mr.. Pillsbury next touched upon the State
steal. He alleged frauds, bribery, etc, upon
the republicans last fall. His explanation of the
motive of the Governor and Council in count
ing-Out republicans was very ingenious. 81
suppose they thought that if they could so
constitute the Legislature of last winter, ac
cording to the Constitution and the courts,
they would have an opportunity to examine
into these charges of fraud and do justice to
all concerned" ooh, child-like and bland
Mr.. PillsburyD He expatiated upon the
outrage of excluding the fusion legislature
from the State House, and calling out three
companies of militia. ''The only danger
they were in was from the rum jugs in the
House." The mention of this fluid stimu-
lated the democratic portion of the audience
and they applauded ''They say that there
have been alterations made in the returns.
lon and every member Of his Council indi-
vidually assert that no return was altered.
(Has Mr.. Pillsbury read ex-Councilman
Moody's testmony?) Governor Garcelon's
word will stand against the assertions of the
Hale Committee, especially as Joshua Nye
says THAT the headquarters of that committee
we're an open grog shop" And this was all
the explanation Mr.. Pillsbury thought neces-
sary to make Of that precious piece OF
rascality known as the count-Out Is it
satisfactory?
An appeal was then made to the Catholics
present. 1t was contemplate attempt to
array race and religious prejudices against
the republican party. lie cited cases OF
Know Nothing riots but neglected to men
ton that these outrages were perpetrated
long before the birth of the republican party
He then launched into some democratic
plasitudes but as most of the audience had
left and as the settees were beginning to get
up and go out, the curtain fell and MIR. +.