Daily Republican., 1880-11-29
NO trial OF Political vir.ue..

the CRU eial test. IL thlnk5 that tn
Republicans will be tempted this yea
as they have the Governor and the }.
tnrning board to do the same kind .
counting the Democrats, with Governo
Garcelon at their head, did last year
and whi,h was called rigid honest
all over the country by the Democrats
No Democratic papers gave Garoelol
and his thisvlng crewa warmer sup
port than the Every Evening and tb
Gazette OF this city. 1t will be re
m smbered that last year the Demo
orats we're in power and that they
used it to contravsne the spirit OF tn,
law and 10 reversal OF the verdict O
the people in September. The prstext
they used for the conversion of q Re
publican majority Of the Legislature
into minority was the informalit,
OF some of the returns. When
wrong letter had been placsi in th.
name Of 8 Republican candidate, whtl
there was failure to cross st" q
dot an 81" and when all these delec /
enabled Governor GarCelon to deF let,
the Republican vote they we're so EN-.
ployed.
By these msans the Republican,
were cheated out Of the homes results
Of the elt ction aud had they not show.
ed some mettls and a disposition 10
fight rather than to be so shamefully y
cheated the State would now have bssn
in the power of the Democrats.
This year the situation is ust the re.
verse and the Governor and the can
Vassing ofacerJ ara all Republicans.
There is no dispute however over the
Legislature it being Republican by a
good round majority. /. haprece |
though that there has been some ter
rible efforts made at spelling tae nam
of Il. NJ. PlAistsd, the Fusion candida,.
for Governor. Many Of the voters who
no doubt intended 10 vote for Plaist d
hAvs him Pi.ssted, Placetei, Plastsl
Plaistsded, Plastarsd, Pleasted withou,
the numerous preixes of Heary, Har.
Vey, Harry, General, Mr., and without
the middle letter On" Giving Gov
ernor elect Plaiste l the bsneit of the q
ballots elects him bya small pluralit,
over Davis, Republican. Counting
these defective ballots as Garce Ion and
his crowd did last year where they af.
fected Republicans a. "scatterinp"
Governor Davis weuli b. reel sctsi oy
clear majority. And herein, as the
Times views it, lies the temptation Of
the Republicans Of Maine and the "stre
trial" of their political virtue.
We cannst see where the temp stio.
lies, Revenge We know is sweet and
it would be but q deserved rstributiop
to serve the Fusionists as they served |
others, but the Republicans cannot a.
tsfrd to do it, and We have no notion
thu they will return the me asure in
which it was meted out to them. Las,
year they solsmnly protested agsins,
the outrage perpetrated by Garcelon
and his dishonest crowd and appealed
to the Supreme Court. The Court took
the only legal ana se asib!e ground that
could he taken-that the inteation u
the ve.er must BE- considered. This
was the same ground taken about two
weeks ago by J1dge Scuddcr, Demo.
crst across the river, and by his deci-
sion Republican was elected TO the
Legislature OF New Jersey instead Of a
Democrat. The name Of the Repnbli.
can was Lufborror, but SONS Demo.
Gratis who wanted to vote for him
wrote uron their tickets "LufborOugh,"
and Democratic board OF inspectors
counted him out.
Judge souider reversed their deci-
sio and co lnted hi in thereby agree.
ing with the Supreme court Of Maine
that the intention OF the voter hox.
ever rudsly expressed must be taken.
BY the decision Of the Supreme cour.
of Maine the evil work OF q band of
wicked conspirators was nippsd, and
the Republicans took the trust the peo.
pie assigned them. This was right
then and II is right now. Governor
elect Plaistsd 10 no favori!e Of ours,
nor never was and We do not think he
ever will 10 even though he should re-
turn to the Republican party, but 40
cording TO the decision Of the Supreme
court rendered last year he 10 the hon.
estiy elected Governor Of Maine and
should be allowed to assume the duties
of his office when the time @, mes with
out opposition. We do not believe there
will be any opposition and We canno'
conceive how the Republicans can have
any temptation in the case to do an. y
thing but what 10 right. They Ger
tainly dare not do this year what they
30 Justly and Indignantly condemned
the Democrats for doing last year
Ecsry ballot cast for Plaistsd, wheth-
on..o.tI- -.