New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-22

have been DONE for Republicans were present 10 tne
proportion OF four but when we had got through
viii II we should only have proved tnat we were
pbysically the stronger party We should only nave
war-whoop and could assemble the largest number OF
for given battle and after the battle was over
should have been remanded 10 me courts or m M
of our tile We preferred TO TO the Court ana nave
our title confirmed ID advance. -, -. -,
II was belief that as plainuhs we could not I'M,
prove standing IN coult by committing breach OF
the peace on The threshold OF tee CnauDor o.
We remembered that we were New-Engianu c9mmun
ity ana believed thai OF all the New.Engand states
year 1879 from every form OF denauce Oh Jaw
A law student in Yale College wLeh "sAea
an unlawful Occupancy of his land. answered
that New-England ne would proceed by writ OF 0ec
shotSun We as4eei with tue law student and stuck
fast the wit OF eiectment We went before an ons
court. before DOnpaTtsan court. before court tat
could be used promote the party interests OF any
of men, before court as able and upright as was
of the Union or on the Federal State benches ana
with the Judgment of that court IN our hands we qaeHy
took possession of the State Government ana urWiy
hold IL to-day.
STRONG IN THE CONFIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE
With the right incontestaby established, with techni-
caltes, eyasOns, bubbles frauds and forgeries all
brushed aside, the administration OF Daniel r. DAVIS
stands to-day strong the confidence ofthe people Inc
law has again asserted its supremacy. Ofder rules
everywhere and the people who but yesterday crowded
our streets il the grim determination ihata fauduleht
government should not be put over them nave gnety
returned their farms and their workshops contehteI'
sure possession OF their brthrigt and Their inherit
ance go . 49,. ,.o,io
political tragedy Is the unanimity OF the support II has
received FROM Democratic md GreenbacK leaders OF
Name Those who protested are scarcely more nuner-
Gus than the fingers of my bands william L. Put:
Wing PRINCIPLES could not endure fraud; Widen Widen
repudiated 1t. Ruben Cutler, son of an honored ex-
Governor cf Maine. openly denounced IT. Oar fellow
enough TO hGr, him was from the side:
Lewis Voter, of Fsrmlnglon and Daniel snow, OF OF
skcWhegan. refused TO accept fraudulent certificates OF
election. Ebenea Sprou OF Veazic chosen as Dem,
eeraIe the Legislature, manfuy and boldly opposed
The fraud from tine beginning MI Sleaves ana Mr:
MoultOn, IN Cumberland, hOnoraby refused 10 accept
important county offices to which they he'd been
fraudulently counted IN. II there be other leading
Democrats IN tins State wlo showed the least hOstIhV
10 the fraud Their names have escaped me and wrong
them unineniionai In our own CIV we could nor IN
the Democratic party. procure signature to the
Except t6St OF Mr. Lombard president of the Savings
Bank. WHO must to-day regard his action as an
OF the leaders, feel the confident sSurance-lndeed
have SeGs hs and a@ Gpeenbae
at home vast numbers opposed TO the iIand
which their leaders attempted. Many. indeed be-
come utterly and permanently esranEed from the
party leaders who would council or uphold that winch
has been so persistenily attempted
The DEMOCRATIC Party TORN AsUNDER
The masses of the people in all parties want honest
government and the attempt iDfict dishonest gov
ernmeut the people of Maine by the Democratic
leaders asunder the Democratic party, as viii
become manifest when the next attempt Is made
70 rally their battered ranks at the polls.
The bafl leaders threaten appeal 10 Congress-
though n, what possible form cannot CONCEIVE; ana
they they will their cause to
Induce Congress to recoenize them tue proper Gov
eminent for counting and declaring the Electoral vo
of Name next Autumn. They even speak with conf
dence already assered sympathy and support OF
Democratic HOnse and iiemocraiic Senate. SIR, II |
feel on INV return to Washington thar I had
east a wanton insult upon Democratic Congress The
Democratic party has, tmnk, shown remakaDie
readiness do the thug, and it's record or the
TWENTY-FIVE years has been one OF The political sins
and blnnders Almost past comprehension. But wren
the Maine Democrats come TO ask their brethren OF the
Nation share and carry the ugy load unGer which
ihey are row groaningI veniorr TO tnnk tha' they
oyerestmaice the temerify and folly OF the Deu
spprove the fat and fraudulent counting out OF
thrtysevcp Republican members OF the Legislature,
elected, hazard tine opinion that the National Dsmo
cratic party viii ral halt and ask to be excused from
that burden. Perhaps, however Maine Democrats as
confidence from the fact that during the prolonged
strife raud and even after lis full exposure and
when II lay PROSTATE under decree from supreme
Court no loadae Democrat of The Nation was heard to
word of Temonstrance, winnie away off from
indianapolis cane message OF greeting from Thomas |
A. Hendricks expressing admiration Tor the backbone
which Governor GarcelOn had displayed in the counting
piracy The political friends OF Mr. Hendricks
have accused him Of an extra supply OF spinal
5uaintance of many years. that DON'T think he
the backbone to do ac for which he ooneratu
In SAVING that no leading Democrat from abroad sent
word of help and nope TO the friends OF good govern
ment or word OF rebuke to the authors OF the fraud
let make honorable exception of several leading
with nnsp1ring seyerity the cause Of the Maine Demo
cracy Their words brought cheer and courage TO those
cheer for their courage, their manhood and the con
sistency with which they upheld good principles.
that every man has done bis duty and, animated by
single impulse with 10 selfish ends 20 GAIN the entire
RepubicaE party has stood together for the right. We
can CONGRATULATE ourselves hat We carried TINS contrO
tSoS,s, of eking aid rom the Natonal oveTnment
or from other power OF any KIND outside our Own
limits aud our own people In looking back the
long weeks of continuous labor, can see 10th
ing omitted aud nothing cond have been done better
and OF tne many things on when we may oher special
felicitat0as nothing could zee more earnest or more
lain Tor the dgniiy hdely efficiency and compe'eness
with which. az most critical n0nT ne served the state
and aided n preserving civil and social order
ADDlUONAL FOLLY OF TUE CONsPIRAToRs.
The couspiraiors who foled IN their bad designs
are adding folly 90 their already terrible record
In LEAVING the State House they have taken The
Seal Of the STATE. and they have also abstracted the
returns Of TIE election which they had previously fals
fed Perhaps IN this last act they arc endeayorng TO
murder tue witnesses OF their evil deeds for the past
three mon IL. bat whatever their motive may be
petty AND impOteut malice. or an attempt TO hide the
evidence 81 tier guiitey may be assured that fhey
eni0airass TIE stale Government and VIII only
add. If that he possible. to the guilty condemnation
under which they rcsiins. In eizug the Great
Seal they DESTROYS OF emuailng the mfamy oi
harmless TO the I1glfu Gov, rnment as william found
the spiteful venom OF James and should some lucky
useful lasting memorial OF Democratic aud Green
back conspiracy and its impotent end ,.,,
Mr. Chairman. the Republicans If Maine and through
out the laud they merely fighting tine
battle Of single year. but for all The future OF the
year; merely fighting the battle OF our own State
alone but for all the states that are attempting inc
great problem Of State government throughout the
world corruption destruction of the ballot Is
crime against free government aud when successful is
subyrrsOn Of free government IL Is this fact which has
interest in the struggle far out and beyond
our own borders and 10 Is this fact which renders
peaceful and lawful victory Of such priceless value
One year in Inc North Ameyeen Rertep In discuss
Ing a cognste question ami before had
ever dreamed that crime against the
ballot was possible in Maine, used some
words which venture In closing my remarks, TO quote
ms opposite the great subject are now consider
ing: The mighty power OF a Republic OF 50.OO0,OOO
OF people. with continent for tIer possession, can
only welded permanently by being welded honestly,
10 fair and generous struggle, by partisan power Let
us not forget those issues aud those ends which