Ellsworth American., 1880-03-25
II. y. rfue-.l
Dir. Garoelon's nouble.

votes of Oregon. South Carolina and Florida
was traced to the house and home of that
excellent man. Mr.. Samuel J. Tilden the
evidence incriminsting HIM was thought to
be conclusive. II was not possible thai
showers of kilograms and cipher dispatches
should go to and from No. Is Gramercy
Park without the knowledge of its illusfrious
occupant And there was a universal ex-
clamation of surprise when Mr.. Tilden calm-
ly testified that he did not know what was
going on. and that he had lately learned that
his bad nephew, Mr.. W. T. Pelton, had
compounded himself and aged uncle in this
disrcputahie business. The lnnoccnt had
only waited and watched for the vcrdic; of
tse American people, profoundly ignoran,
OF the fact that near relative sheltered hy
his own root. was eonspIring corrupay to
buy Electoral votes. 80 outraged vas the
uncle by the conduct of the nephew tina; he
put him out of his house. At least he gave
the Congressional committee TO understand
this. and he explicitly said that that bad
Young man was no longer snembcr of his
family Then he wept silently in his handana
handkerchief to think that he should he held
responsible for the acts Of wicked Young
person who had deceived him. and who had
raised a storm which his haplcss uncle was
obliged to face alone.
The ilustrious example of the sage of
Gramercy Park has not been lost wherever
fraud j. to be covered up or explained
awav pr Garcelon. late Governor Of
Maine. is the latest tn avail himself of "the
baby act" He. too. was ignoran, Of wha,
was going on in the Executive office while
the vote Of the State was being counted.
He has been before a Legislative committee,
and his writings under the fire of cross-eN-
animation should eXtort the commscratIon
of humane people. Briefly. DIR. Garcelon
did no, know how the State election had
gone. although everybody else kncw ;ha,
the Republicans had a decided maiorit, in
both branches Of the Legislature. lie paid
no attention to the tahulaiion Of the returns.
he Savs. but ambled about the State Cap
ital. making ti-gum-chewing speeches
and looking after his patients, whllc the
Governors Council figured up the returns.
lie admits that he vas pleasantly sur
prised" when he WAS told that there vas
Fusionist majority IN each house. although
it had been generally understood. previous
to this that the majority was the other way.
Conidng and simplc-mndcd man tha, he
is. he never for an instant supposed that his
Council could do ANYTHING wrong. And
when he heard ugly whispers on the street
relative to the coutrivauccs of the Council.
he went straightwas to the Capitol AMI ask ed
with great sicrnness. If any Of hi> Council
ors were engaged In doing such a naurhi,
thing as "doctorIng" the election returns.
With one voice iheN s,kcd the Governor
vhat sort of men he took them TO be. Mould
! thcv fix up the election returns - a. to
| count out Republicans and count m Demo
/ crais They would die hrst Then tho
! Governor. bursting into tcar>. cmhTacrd
| them ali. and asked them to forgive him for
| his unjust suspicious Heaven h.c,. sou.
nv children be aid. II kaew vou ~er, a.
innocent q, s..t."
Ihl- = iTrc version oi the eN-tiot euIGT' :
narrative; and he add that he gaily affixed
/ h. signature to whatever the Council laid
/ before him. actin: mcrclN in ministerial
Z cauao,ty The official husincss of the Gov
, cruor of Maine. even when be has no cru
| sadc Sgsias; rum-chcw.ng 10 attend 70. j..
( so enormous that he esHnst bs expected 20
/ know who j elected. Vhcn he signs ccTtIn-
+ Gates. except on the word u some Of his
/ Council We have 10 do MANY things on
| the testimony of Others" ws> the bland re-
| marx Of this dclig.ltfl! old snpls,on Gu
/ riou>y enough. somebody ~as, at this,cr
+ time engaged in writing uiers 10 the New
! York papers. and signing the Governor
+ name 10 the same. in which the course Of
/ the Governor and Council in regard to the
/ special cases IN dispute Was defended. II
, the alleged Garo,lon. who wrote those let
| ,cr>. lu4;Iis..ig the course If the Governor
J and Council va. not ihs GaruuiuI. ha now
.ay. that he did not AnpS shai pas gong
! on. there musi he ivo CarCclons. and both
. claim 20 hc be who Ma. the sometime Gov
I crnor of Maine. The Governor u no wrote
! the letter. 10 the >nJ. and H,rdId. signing
\ himself -slonso Garrrlon." and explaining
~; even ntkiHg that nr -ss then do.ag "a
/ according 10 the Constitution and ,he isB
could hardly bc the same Governor Sho = a.
/ pleasantly surprised" ~hen he learned ;h9,
I HI part, had majority Ia the Legislature
1 big enough 10 rc-clec, him Evidently Gar
! oclou has : double Tilden has a double
a, We a!l know uhy should no, Dr. Gar
T cclon have one Doe Nr. rild,n have a
! il /, sppaTen, that Dr. Garcelon is ing %
have the responsibility oi IA. Maine con
/ spiraey divided up among a squad OF Demo
cratic nobodies Who knows or cares = he
we're the men - the Governor. Council
Garcclon was only an accident, 10 be sure
but he was consplcuou, in his position
While the conspirators engaged with him. a.
! meuii,e,s Of HI. Council, have disappeared
into the obseurty from which they iampor.
arily emerged. Garcelon canno; shift upon
the shoulders Of these namcless men the re.
sponsibili;y for the crime in which he wa'
| principal. Garcelon signed the fraudulent
| certificates which gave this Legislature ID
the Democrats; and be kIev aha, be IA,
about v hen he did 1t.