Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-11-10
4ailg Ael,nebef 5uurnal.
Augusta, Wednesday Morning, Nov. 10.



After the election the democratic lead
ers in New York tell to quarreling among
themselves about the result, accusing one
another and this faction and that faction
as the cause Of their defeat. The dispute
ran so high that it threatened to make
complete shipwreck Of the party. All at
once the cry was raised that the republi-
cans had won the victory by fraud. The
Tammany roughs, whose trade and occu-
patton have been to carry elections by
repeating. bullying, bribing, and other
kindred methods of rolling up fraudulent
democratic msjorities, instantly took up
the cry. The result was that the factions
ceased to make war upon one another-as
the authors Of this cry about fraud in
tended and expected-and now there ap-
pears to be concerted attempt to count
out the electoral vote Of New York and
defeat the election of Garfield.
1t is pretty evident that the republicans
are in no temper to endure tamely any
such attempt as the Tammany sachems
appear to have set afloat. There will be
but one voice and one mind in regard to
the course to be pursued if the party that
Is STEPPED in fraud undertakes to count
Garfield out.
Tammany will be taught a lesson that
she will never forget, even as the South
learned to its sorrow and shame that it
could not by threats or force prevent the
Inauguration of Lincoln or destroy the
government of this country. If these
men start the ball of revolution they will
be crushed by it. The people of this
country may as WILL settle now as at any
time II necessary that our elections are
not to be reversed by such means as kel-
ley and Barnum are pursuing. We hear
but one opinion upon the matter.
that is. no fooling with the incendiaries that
would fire our temple Of liberty. but stern
and resolute resistance to them from be-
ginning to end. and the heaviest punish
ment that the law permits for such outrag-
eous offenders against free ballot and a
fair count
In this State we have had an experience
with democracy and the counting out OF
fairly elected republican government that
teaches us how little we can depend upon
the democratic party for fairness or JUS
tice in count which they can control.
We know for we have tried the base
ness of that party. and we warn our friends
in other States to be on their guard
This movement to count out Garfield
may mean little or it may mean much.
The way to meet it is to prepare for the
worst. IL we had hung some of the Gar
celonian conspirators in this State it would
have had wholesome effect. 1t would
have caused even such hardened wretches
As Kelley and Barnum to hesitate in the
course which they appear to have
adopted. Leniency to such rascals is
cruelty and injustice to the body polite.
The more promptly and effectually they
are squeched out the better for the world
and the government.
The business community and the con-
sentative democracy ought to sit down
with power and without delay upon this
budding outrage. The quicker the better.
There Is danger in this movement which
increases with every day and hour that it
Is permitted to 90 unchecked
1t is noteworthy that the republican
gains in the South, rs shown by the Con-
gressional elections. are in the States
which have given most signs of progress
in general In Kentucky and Missouri
the solid delegations heretofore returned
by the democrats have been broken up.
Gains have been made also in Tennessee
and Virginia. In all these States there
has been gradual increase in the dissat-
isfaction felt with the management OF the
bourbon leaders. and an element unques-
tionably exists in the democratic party
which, by proper effort. could be fairly
won to the republican side.
The report comes from London that
many of the Liberals oppose the Eastern
policy of Mr. Gladstone and that so great