Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-09-08
Mr.. Cove on the Stump.

Hon. E. II. Cove, late fusion Secretary of
State. is making speeches for the republican
ticket in the first district. At large repub-
lican rally in Biddeford, Saturday evening,
Mr. Cove said:
There are grave questions before the
American people. We are asked to place the
democratic party once more in power, and by
the democratic party is meant the Solid
South. Have the greenbackers any reason
to love the Solid South? If so. then let it
be remembered that it was the Solid South
that. as General Weaver SAYS, by an unfair
count changed a greenback majority in Aha
bama of 10000 into a democratic majority
of more than 10000. 1t was the democrats
of the Solid South that gave Mr.. Randall
thirty minutes in which to leave, and, in
obedience to the commands issued by those
same Southern democrats, the greenback
party of Maine has been crushed. Mr.
Cove said that when the democrats obtained
full control of the greenbackers, he entered
his protest against it. He hunored Gen
Plaisted. Yet how could he support Gen.
Plai>ted when every vote given for Gen.
Paisted will. in the estimation of the dem
ocratic leaders. count as much as three votes
for Gen. Hancock in its effect on the conn
try. He could not support Gen. Plaisted on
any such terms, and it is for this reason that
the Eastern Argus is urging hard money
democrats to give their votes for Paisted
Referring to the financial question, Mr.
Cove said that if the present financial system
and the financial legislation of the country is
right then the republican party is entitled to
the h NOR Of II if wrong then the democratic
party has adopted it; il right they opposed
it knowing it tn be right in any case the
honesty or the sagaritv of the democratic
party is imp"ached. Fusion with the repui-
lican party would he much more natural and
proper to-day than sion with the democratic,
party.
Mr.. Cove said that he had in respect TO
his own position. a word to saw A despatch
was published in the b ,stnn Globe from Ran
gor. stating that he hal said previous to the
holding of the nominating conventi,n. thar if
not nominated for Congress he would bolt
The statement was absolutely false He had
said n"thing of the kind. fls position prev
iouS to the greenback congressional conven.
tion was correctly stated in despatch to the
Portland Press at that time. He had always
been willing to retire from the contest in
favor Of anv straight greenbacker Il did
saw said Mr.. Cove, ''to the men who were
e' gagged in packing greenback conventions
with democrats. that it would do them no
good and that l should use my influence to
defeat Gen. Anderson"
Mr.. Cove asked if the war record of Gen.
Anderson commends him to the support of
any patriotic man? The fusionsts at this
home thrust grew FESTIVE and undertook to
stop him. crying, 'Shut mp "Sit down.
On you, keep still" while a line of misses,
seemed to run along the outskirts of the au-
dience. Gen. Anderson objects to having
his war record examined, and the speaker
NM md rbx- t. A. l.: e
record that will help him to votes The dem
ocratc party, Gen. Anderson and the solid
South unite in Directing to have this matter
Of their record looked into. which. said Mr..
Cove. Is all the more reason why we should
do it.