Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-12-13
Bailp 4enrrebef SournaI.
Augusta, Monday Morning. Dec. 10.


Not to be Trusted.
The suggestion is made that the demo-
Gratis may be permitted to have their way
about the electoral resolution in Congress,
because it will not apply if adopted to the
count to take place next February. This
is simply dodge to remove the respon-
sibility for the obstruction Of the regular
and necessary work of the session from
the democratic to the republican side. The
lamb-like meekness with which the demo-
Gratis urge that they intend nothing wrong
by pressing the resolution. that it will not
be used against Garfield. and may be re-
pealed by republican Congress before
another election Of President, ought not
to deceive anybody. Behind this mask of
innocence there is wicked design. If
there were not they would not press such
a measure at this time. Why occupy the
time of Congress in attempting to pass
measure which they declare in advance
will be useless after it is passed?
1t ought to be known to all men by this
time that the democratic party cannot be
trusted. Here in Maine we know it by
recent and hard experience. A wear ago
the democratic Governor and Council of
this State were engaged in conspiracy
to change the decision of the people at the
polls by counting out republican MAORI
ty which had been elected TO the legisla-
ture and counting in a fraudulent demo-
cratic majority. They went to work in a
a very quiet and lamb-like way. To any
whisper that they intended wrong to the
people of the State they replied by asscr-
tons that such insinuations were bascless
and deeply grieved them and that they in
tended to make a fair and Just count. If
they failed TO do justice, they said,
or err in any of their acts. the
legislature would correct them-the
Legislature which they were then engaged
in packing with democrats who were not
elected and who could be trusted to
sustain the course of the base men who
counted them in. Nothing but soft words
and fair promises came from the Council
Chamber for some time in answer TO. in
terroyatories about the returns. Many
republicans even were led to believe that
we were going to have IN honest count,
that the Governor and Council were SIAN
dered, and that they could not possibly
have the baseness to do so infamous Il
thing as was whispered against them.
But time passed and now the whole
country knows the wicked attempt of the
Garcelonian conspirators to steal the gov
eminent of the State of Maine, and to rem
der popular elections farce and nulity
Under the mask of innocence and profess
sions of honesty they committed a crime
meaner than robbing hen roosts, and more
henous than robbery. burglary, or COM
mon forgery. We know Just how far the
democratic party can be trusted when it
speaks us fair. for we have tried
it. and we say to the republicans
in Congress. pay no attention to their smooth
words in regard to the electoral count,
don't trust them hairs breadth in
regard to any measure having possible
partisan bearing in their favor. In their
political acts they have forfeited all right
to be trusted. They have no higher con-
trolling motive than to get into power. and
so that they obtain that they will resort to
such frauds as they practised in Maine. to
cipher kilograms. tissue ballots. murder,
forged Mercy letters. or any other wick
edness that they think will enable them to
beat the republican party.