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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25
Gen. Hancock's Congratulations.

New York Evening Post. ~,
A dispatch from candidate for
President in the middle of a canvass
to a candidate for Governor of a State.
congratuating him "on the glorious
results of his campaign" is, we be-
lieve, something without precedent.
The words of General Hancock's
message to Mr.. Plaisted have a favor
of partisan slang and the whole
proceeding will be regarded with
curiosity, surprise and regret by
members of either party who have
observed the excellent taste shown
by Gen Hancock since his nomina-
ton.
A strong motive would naturally
be suspected for so questionable an
act. If Gen. Hancock desired to say
something on the questions of the
day which he had before omitted he
might take such an occasion to say it.
There is nothing of this in the dis
patch. So far as it makes good any
omissions of his letter of acceptance
it does so only by inference; and
what it supplies is o. very doubtful
value.
Upon what ground does Gen. Han
cock telegraph his congratulations d?
Upon the supposed election of a
Greenbacker as Governor of State
of the East-a part of the country
which heretofore has stood as bull
wark against financial heresy. Upon
the assumed success of a reck less and
visionary faction which, If it could
have its way, would turn our COM
mercial and industrial system topsy
turvy. How do GLORIOUS results"
such as these accord with the pro-
LESSONS Of the Cincinnati platform
which Gen. Hancock has approved,
particularly the declaration in favor
of "honest money ?" The congratd-
lations are founded upon the return
to Congress of those preposterous,
persons, Murch and Ladd, the repre-,
sentatIon of Maine at Washington
by delegation of which two-fifths
are for fiat money and kindred alb
surdities. The congratulations are
founded further upon popular vote
which in effect approves the scan
dalous frauds perpatrated IN last
years election by Governor Garce-
Ion and his companions. How do
glorious results" such as these accord
with General Hancock's demand ia
his letter of acceptance for "a full
vote, free ballot and fair count"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25

sible, just as a pound cannot ont
weigh a ton, just rs one man canno,
outnumber regiment. The past i
pitiful in its warnings in this behalf
Despite pledges and Northern indie-
nation. Northern Democrats in Con.
gress united in voting down the
Wilmot proyis0 in order to make
California slave State; united in
voting for the fugitive slave law; uni
ted in the mighty perfidy which over
threw the Missouri compromise IN
order to fasten slavery on Kansas and
other States, and united in defeating
the homestead laval at the behest
of the Southern majority.
Mr.. Van Buren, at last, like Mac
beth, would ''go no further in this
bloody business" and political des
tructiOn was his reward. Mr.. Doug
lass at last made a brave stand
against sectional aggression, and he
was hunted to his grave. Caucus is
king, and the ayenging angel is
hardly more memorable in decree. or
more unerring in retribution.--Sena.
tor COnkIing'S NeW York Speech.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25
The Value of Democratic Pledge.

When the control of the United
States Senate passed into the hands
of the Democrats, they gave out
word that Union soldiers on the pay
rolls of the Senate, as clerks and
other employees. should not be dis
turbed in their places, except for just
cause. But in obedience to the de-
mands of the hungry horde of Dem
ocratic place hunters. anxious to
serve the country, seventy-nine
Union soldiers were discharged and
eighty-seven rebelsoldiers appointed
in their places. ioN
Among the number of discharged
Union soldiers we note the follows
ing: ]. T. Wilson, lower jaw bone
shot away /; Hudson Decker, disabled
in both hands; $. l.. Wilson, lost
both legs; G. E. Demar, wounded
FIVE times, los. an arm, &C., &c.
But Notwithstanding the avowed
intention to protect the veterans Of
the Union and retain them in their
places, knowing as they surely did,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25

The sguabble between the Demo-
Gratis and the Greenbackers as to
which did the best work in Maine is
very eomical. but the Greenbackers
are correct in claiming that it was
principally their victory. Lee Gran
dali, secretary of the National Conn
mittee of the Grsenbackers, has fred
shot at Senator Wallace by sending
him this despatch in reference to the
Democratic glorification meeting in
Washington al, behalf of the Ma.
tional Greenback Labor party permit
me to express my qualification at the
unsolicited and magnanimous act of
the Democracy OF this city in cele-
brating the victory which our party
gained over the hardmoney oligarchy
in the State of Maine, and to say that
it shall ever remain engraved upon
our memories as one of the most
gracious acts of the gallant but re-
firing Democratic party"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25
LOGAN.

Gen. James B. Weaver, the Green
back nominee for President of the
United States, has transmitted the
following telegram to Gen. III. M.
Plaisted, at Bangor, Maine:
l congratulate you on the grand
fight you have made in Maine for the
National Greenback Labor party. It.
will inspire our friends with conf
dence and strengthen them for the
great battles which remain to he
fought. l hope you are elected. If is
most amusing to see the Democratic
leaders masquerading behind the
Greenback party and calling our vic.
tory a Democratic "boom." They
fail to tell the public that YOU were
nominated as straight Greenbacker.
and that Democrat could not have
carried the State by 10000. They
fail also to state that they requested
you to make pledges to them when
they gave you their endorsement
and that you peremptOrily declined
that their State Central committees
requested you to withdraw as can
didate, and that you declined TO do
that also. The Democrats in Maine
showed their good sense by voting
the Greenback ticket. Let us all re.
joice
(Signed) JAMES b. WEAVER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25

now unpopular the act would be in
he North, yet whenever an ex-rebel
anne along with his credentials,
,howing W hat he had done and suf
iered In his efiors to destroy the
GOVERNMENT, Democratic human
nature could not resist the touching
appeal, and the crippled Union sol
der went out and the rebel went in.
For example, there was Colonel L..
H. Fitzhugh, of Texas besides hav-
ing been colonel in the rebel army,
he had taken such q fiendish delight
in the assassination of President
Lincoln that he named his son after
the assassin he was accordingly
made Doorkeeper in the House of
Representatives.
1t will be observed that they APP.
pointed larger number of ex Con.
federates than they discharged
Unionists. In the House of Repre-
sentatives, where the Democrats
have had control the last FIVE years,
the number of clerks and employees
has Incl eased from 1876. The number
employed during the last year of Re-
publican control, to 173; and their
pay has increased from S194, 100 a
year. to $207,79 a year, or Sl3, 600 a
year more than when under Repub-
lican control. The records furnish
significant commentaries on the hon
esty OF Democratic pledges, as we'll
as their ridiculous claims to economy
in public expenditures.
1t is true they have manifested a
zeal worthy of a better cause in their
efforts to hunt down and discharge
the defenders of the Union and Re.
publieans generally, and have not
hesitated to cripple the public SER
vice if they could but succeed in dis
charging Republicans from office;
but whenever they have had the
power they have appointed greater
number of Democrats and ex-Con.
federates in their places.
Nobody ever heard of Democrats
abolishing an Office to be filled by
Democrats, or of their discharging
Democratic officials because they had
nothing to do.
They claim that the Government
has the appointing of 10000 officers.
If they should get control of the ap-
pointing power and increase officers
at the rate they have in the Senate
and House of Representatives, in
stead of hundred thousand, there
will be hundred and forty thousand
officers. and every one of them an
or some other style of
Democrat.
The defenders of the Union. MAIN
ed for life though they be, must be
cast adritt to make room for men
whose sale claim to public confidence
is that they did their best to over
throw the Government of their coun.
try.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25

1.-THE cry is still they eome!" The
business Democrats of the country
are now wheeling into the Republi.
can column, and one of that clas0
will compensate for the loss of FORTY
Forneys and Ben Buffers. The bust.
ness men of the country begin to
scent the real danger that turks he.
hind Democratic success at this time
and are putting their money and eff.
forts where they will do the most
good. Among the late accessions to
our ranks we find Hon. Smith Ely
lifelong Democrat and uncle of ex.
Mayor Ely of New York. He has
declared for Garfield and Arthur.
Mr.. Ely lives at Ely, VT, where he
has large mining interests and
monthly pay roll Of S11 900. He
recently sent $500 to the Vermont
central committee for campaign pur.
poses, and declared that he would
rather give $4,000 than have Han.
cock elected, for that means free trade
or tariff reduced to the Getriment
of his business interests.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25

Tor one Republican voter. In his
speech in New York city on Monday
night, General Weaver stated em-
phatically that there would be no
fusion on electoral tickets with any
other party, in Maine or any other
State. The surprising power which
the Greenback party has shown in
Maine has been largely due, it is true,
to industrial and business conditions
peculiar to that State. The great
food-tide of prosperity, which has
lifted business in other States, has
hardly reached Maine as yet, and it
would be mistake to suppose that
the desire fora change" will be found
AS strong elsewhere as there. But the
Democratic party cannot hope to win
if the Greenback workers show as
much zeal and energy in New York.
New Jersey and Connecticut as they
have shown in Maine. AS to Indi-
ana, it remains to be seen whether
the voters of Greenhack opinions will
promote the election of the usurer
and "bloated bondholder," Mr.. Eng
lish.
There is another element to be no.
ticed in the returns from Maine. The
Pr0hibitionists had nominated cam
didate for Governor. who states that
he urged all his friends to vote for the
Fusion candidates in order to defeat
the Republicans. The returns show
clearly that almost oil of them did
so. Prior to the election it was
thought that this faction might con-
troll as much as l, 800 or 1000 votes ;
if it did, the result in the State is
entirely due to its peculiar course.
Perhaps sincere and Jealous Prohi~
bitionist can explain to himself why
he should aid the triumph of the free
liquor party in State election, but
there are not many Democrats or
Greenbackers who will expect the aid
of voters of that class in National
contest. When Maine votes for Presi.
dental electorals in November, the
Prohibiti0nistS who were Republi
cans will hardly be found voting for
General Hancock against General
Garfield, and their votes would evil
IDENTIFY suffice to turn the scale in
Maine, even if the Greenback and
Democratic voters should remain
united as to electors. With a separate
Greenback electoral ticket, which
General Weaver declares will be sup
ported, the State will cast its elecior-
al vote for General Garfield beyond a
doubt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25

The statement made by some of
the Democratic organs that the re-
turns of the Maine election are held
back by the Republicans for the pur-
pose of fraudulent manipulation il
quite amusing, in view of the fact
that the delayed returns are those of
Democratic towns, where the Flu
siOniSts have Iull control of the cleo
ton machinery, and that it is less
than year since the Greenbackers
and Democrats were detected and de.
feated in an effort tosecrue Fusionist
majority in the legislature by bare
faced alterations of the official count.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25
The striking feature of the Maine

The striking feature of the Maine
result is that the Greenback vote
shows greater stubbornness than any
body expected. In Vermont, the
Republicans had to deal with Demo-
Gratis. and defeated them decisiyely
In Maine, they had to deal mainly
with the Greenback party, and haye
made but slight gains. The Demo-
Gratis take to themselves the glory Of
a fight which they had neither the
sincerity nor the pluck to make. The
Greenback party, however wild and
erroneous its beliefs, does believe
something, and is in dead earnest
about it, and it has Incompatible
more power and endurance, there's
fore, than party which has no bond
of union except greed for Office. AS
the vote in Maine was almost rope.
tition of the vote in 1879, town for
town and county for county, it is
certain that about 5000 Greenback
voters and about $4,000 Democratic
voters of last year composed the Fu-
sion party, but the proportion of
yigor, energy, aggressiveness and
sincerity on the Greenback side was
altogether greater. In short, both
the big end and the fighting end of
the Fusion was the Greenback end,
and the Republicans of other States
may be assured that it will not do to
neglect the Greenback force as an i'm
portant element in the Presidential
contest. Not having any victories of
their own to shout over, the supper
tiers of Hancock have been disposed to
shout over supposed victory won by
the supporters of Weaver. But before
the campaign ends they may have
occasion to look at the matter in
different light.
In New York and Con necticuit, an
aggressive, vigorous and resolute
Greenback movement will draw off
as in Maine, at least five Democratic
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25
What Does He Mean2

General Hancock telegraphed to
Mr.. Plaisted, the Fusi0nist claimant
for the Maine governorship, on We'd
nesday, as follows: "Accept my
congratulations on the glorious re-
suits of your campaign. 1t will in.
spire our friends with confidence, and
strengthen them in the preliminary
battles which remain to be fought
elsewhere, and which need all of our
forces" 1t is not inappropriate, per-
haps, that a gentleman who revels in
the title Of "The Superb" should
speak of election results as "glori.
Gus )" but precisely what he means
when he describes the supposed vic
tory of the FusiOnists as such is not
so clear. The declaration of prin-
ciples on which the campaign was
conducted was that of the Green
back party-the Democrats having
dispensed with a platform at their
own State cOnYentiOn--and it includ-
ed among other resolutions one de.
nouncing the national banking sys-
TEN and demanding that the green
back should be made "a full legal
tender in payment of all debts,
public and private" and another
advocating the unlimited c-inage of
silver. Does General Hancock, then,
in congratulating Mr.. Plaisted on
the glorious results of his campaign
mean to express his pleasure at the
triumph of softmoney heresies? The
business men of the country. we
fancy, will be specially interested in
getting an answer to this question.
In the second place, what does Gen
eral Hancock mean by saying that
the election of a Greenback governor
in Maine will inspire his friends
with confidence in the preliminary
battles-that is to say, in the Ohio
and Indiana campaigns? General
Weaver, who is the regular candidate
of the Greenbackers for the presi-
dency, migth with great propriety
make such an assertion but unless
the rag money party and the Demo-
cratic party are one and the same in
the present canvass we do not see
with what justice General Hancock
can make such claim. Is it true,
then, that the two parties have pool
ed their issues in indiana and Ohio
as well as in Maine? We fancy the
business men of the country will be
interested in getting an answer to
this question also. Hitherto our
Democratic friends have bitterly re-
scented the assertion of the Republi-
can press that the success of Cheir
ticket would prove a serious blow to
the business interests of the country
and have reiterated their professions
of devotion to hard money doctrines
with great vehemence. Yet here we
have their candidate for the Presi.
dency declaring virtually that the
interests of the two parties are iden-
teal. l is an instructive spectacle. -
Baltimore AnIelIcda.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25

: Lee Crandall, secretary CT the
GreenDack National Committee. said
the other day, in response to an in
terviewer. "You may rest assured
there will be no fusion in Maine or
anywhere else in November. We
are going it alone, sink or swim.
That's Viewers motto and choice
in fact. we are unit upon the ques.
ton. and al talk to the contrary is
the result of misapurehensiOn. IN
proof of what / say, we have just in
Maryland placed an entire electoral
and State ticket in the field, and shall
do it all over the country" We can
add our evidence that the might of
the rag-baby ticket i'm Maryland is
making the world seem a desert and
life profitless to the leaders Of the
other parties.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25
The Peril of Democratic Ascendency

But we are told General Hancock
would watch them An angel might
watch tiger a child might attempt
to divide a beefsteak with blood>
hound; lamb might lie down with
a lion, but the lamb would lie inside.
The peril of Democratic ascendency
in all the branches of the government
is deeper rooted than any measure
within the scope of existing. public
measures. Statesmen abroad talk of
"the balance of power" and of
"changing the map of Europe"
These sayings mean not much more
than might easily occur here.
The resolution admitting Texas to
the Union in 1917 provided for erect
ing out of Texas four additional
States. The area and population are
both sufficient. The area is 274 900
square miles, the population a million
and half. Such proceeding would
add eight to the number of Southern
Senators, and add to Southern power
in the electoral college. From New
Mexico and other territories, whose
traditions and prejudices have de-
scended from slave holding influ-
ences, several new States may also be
made. Schemes exist, not in embryo,
but far advanced, to obtain "a
slice of Mexico" Cattle stealing on
the Rio Grande border has been and
is fruitful occasion for incursion in
to Mexico. Special cavalry regiments
of unusual size have been raised and
stationed on the Texan frontier. 1t
is an open secret that not long ago
much exertion and alertness were
needed to keep us out of another
Mexican war.
Without violating the constitution
or transcending the usages of the re-
public, at least seven new States
could be brought in, and in the case
Of some Of them a very PLAUSIBLE
case could be made. The project
would become a high party measure.
Its success would assure complete
Democratic ascendency in the Nation
for generation at least. 1t would
put the government not merely in
the hands of the Democratic party,
but of the Southern Democratic party.
Why should not this be done?
Who and what is to prevent it if the
Democratic party is elected? The
Northern wing could never resist the
Southern wing in Congress were these
new States brought forward for adj
mission. The Northern wing never
could, never will and never can with
stand the pressure of the far stronger
South wing. Gravitation and arith-
metic make such resistance impos-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25
Sudden Death Of Mrs. Jas. M. SehIey.

Never has the community had
greater shock than the announce
ment last evening of the sudden de,
mise of Mrs. Ellen Schley, wife of
Col. James M. Schley, which mel.
ancholy event took place at her resis
dence on Washington street, at
about half-past seven O'Clock. Mrs.
Schley had been visiting neighbor,
and had left for her home about a
quarter past seven O'Clock, IN appar-
emily good health and her usual
cheerfulness. Shortly after reaching
her house she remarked to Miss Rose
Deyecmon, who was her guest, that
she was feeling very unweIl, and
went up steirs. Miss Deyecmon
followed her, and found her seated
on chair in her room, violently i'll
and gasDing for breath. An alarm
was given and DR.. M. A. II. f. Carr,
the family physician, sent for, but
before he reached the spot-about
twenty minutes after-Mrs. Schley
was no more, having died in less
than fifteen minutes after the at.
tack. DIR. Carr is not able to state
with eXactness the cause of her
death, but from his knowledge of her
health and the circumstances is of
the opinion that it was heart disease.
Col. Schley was out of the city but
a lew minutes after his wife's death
a telegram came from him saying
That he would arrive here on the 10
p. IN: train. He was met at the de-
pot by Rev. DR.. S. G.. Thrall, DIR.
carr and M'ssrs. w. E. Weber and
o. w. Thomas. and the sad news
broken to him as gently as possible.
d. Ihrall performed the melancholy
once, anu Col. Schley was greatly
Frustrated. Cam6. Ne,0s, Tuesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25

The Maine Greenbackers held their
State convention at Portland Tues.
day. There was much opposition to
a Fusion with the Democrats in the
electoral ticket, but, the measure be-
ing carried, Scion Chase and a large
number of delegates held conyen-
ton at another hall and chose full
set of Greenback electors. The feeling
between the factions is very bitter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25

Both parties in Maryland are anxi-
Gus for change. The Republicans
want change in the government of
Maryland and the Democrats want a
change in the government of the
Nation,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25

The Virginia Funders and Read
justers held meeting last week with
view to uniting on one electoral
ticket for Hancock in that State. but
nothing was accomplished. 1t looks
very much as though the vote of that
State will be thrown for Garfield.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25

Most of the ProhibitiOnists in
Maine exhibited the usual sagacity
that characterizes that party in poll.
tics. Because the Republicans would
not go the extent they wished on tn"
liquor question, they turned around
and voted the free whiskey ticket.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25

Itseems that the Democratic nom.
mating convention of tie I'd Con-
gressional dist. was little too "Dre-
vious" in nominating DIR. Shaw. The
Dr., strange as it may seem, now
declines the nomination and the
circus will have to be gone through
with again.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25

1t is noteworthy that the fusion
gains in Maine were in the cities.
The returns from the remote and in
accessible counties have been favor
able to the Republicans.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25
FOR CONGRESS-SIX DISTRICT.
HON. MILTON G. URNER.
OF FREDERICK COUNTY
SATURDAY SEPT. %, 1880.

We haYe received an invitation to
participate in Baltimore's sesqui.
centennial celebration, ON the 18th to
the 18th of October.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25

The Democrats of Arkansas, true
to their party record elsewhere, res
pudiated their State debt at the late
election. Give them chance and
they will repudiate the National
debt also.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25

Mr.. New, member of the National
Republican Committee from Indi-
ana, backs his assertion that the state
will go Republican with a bet of
SIC, 900 on the result.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

address, not necessarily for publication, but
as private guarantee of good faith Reject
ed communications will not be returned.