Ellsworth American., 1880-09-09
Penobscot Letter.

which Nature is constantly presenting t,
their experience.
Men are united a, the base of their ma
lures and their roots intermingle in CON-
mon soil like trees, but their tops are Wild,
apart and nod at one another with respectful
Difference. or shake with defiance in tn,
winds Of moral excitement
No man is bold enough to doub, ,ha, ",
are on the borders Of = drought, but ther,
are hundreds who doubt the election o.
Gem Hancock, to the presidency. while
perhaps there are an equal number. whc
entertain serious fears As to the election o.
Garfield. Both parties are anxious bu,
neither feel certain. Blu, We feel than We
canstand a severe drought. better than ",
can endure the reign of Garcelonism in ,hi,
State.
We think however tha, the political e1
cisement does not run so high in this towr
As in many places.
Other presidential campaigns within oul
| recollection. and even the contest last fall
awakened more enthusiasm here. think
our town is no, 80 energetic and demons,ra
tive,poltically as many other towns. and per
haps not 80 variable in its political record
know Of no republican losses. and few
converts are reported.
A large number Of fusionis,s that hung
their heads in shame over the State Steal
and we're sick at the stomach. but ddn',
somi' quite hard enough to &c, all the
democratic bile out Of them have been dos.
ed with fusion blackguardism and at las,
drugged by the Hancock panacea into ths
fatal sleep Of forgctfalness The Grea,
Fraud TO them vas then a piece of undoubt
ed raseali,y, now j, vas quite a respectable
blunder, in view Of the corruption under
Republican misrule.
Is j, any wonder ,ha; party which has
fed on republican ofal and democratic soap
bubbles for the last twenty years, should
feel elaied at last to grasp something ,angi-
BILE in the form Of Gen. Hancock the true
pa,rio, and trained soldier" whose nomina-
ton is the highes; compliment which the
democratic party could pay to the loyalty
and fidelity OF the republican party under
whose banner he fought, And now they are
holding up their own war record, which they
have been ashamed Of aud had buried ou,
Of sight, I" well As they could bury il. and
asking the country 10 admire 1t. Yes We
will admire il. We will admire all the Sian
der and abuse which you heaped upon the
sain,ed martyr. Abraham Lincoln. and your
glad Civilizations over his death We riil
admire the curses and evil wishc, YOU vent
cd upon our boys in blue; We will admire
your pcrsi',sn, pluck in trying to defca, the
policy Of the republican administration dur.
ing ,ha, esen,ful period VIC will admire the
manly courage With which you stood up and
said, let the South 60 ~s can never conquer
them your elamors for compromise; your
organized efforts 10 rc,.s, ,heNran your
Civilizations over rebel victories All these
things wc sill admire with so much
indignation. that shall try to place your
record on the role Of infamy through all
coming time.
Admitting that Hancock i. pure man oil
clean eivil record. simply because nothing o
consequence has been written upon that
record. j. his carmen, Of purity sutfcien, ;c
cover party that ~henevcr il has had ar
opportunity TO put itself on record has
blackened hi,icry with crime. against civil
government la. be 60, 10, atty enough ID
supply all the Toomb.es, the Hamptons, the
Ba,lers' Has he 20; manly honor enough
to keep the party from spoiling under the
sorrup,ing inauenses Of the Gareelon,, the
Foggs. aud the Fosters
Le, il be remembered ,ha, the State Steal
~As not merely The infamous conspiracy Of a
few daring. reckless desperadocs in Office.
ba, that /, was q crime tha, bore the stamp
and endorsemen, Of nine ten,hs Of the dem
oera,ic press, and three fourths O! the lead
ing men Of the party everywhere. The con-
III New
York. Ohio and the South practically said
| thus Is our creed, We endorse YOU. Ism,
even the mos, healthy person in grea, dan
ger in community where small pol is prev
alent' The Southern outrage i, not merely
the product Of Southern civilization. but i,
fas, becoming the bone and sinew Of the
/ democratic party North.
When the news Of the startling frauds a,
the South first came 10 the ears Of the North
the democrats denied them. Blu, when it
was confirmed by abundant testimony, they
sought to dilute and weaken them, but fail
ing in ,ha. they have a; last tried to excuse
them. SAID prominent democra, lately i,
is product Of Southern civilization and the
South will outgrow it in time.
And We, Southern civilization is the con-
genial home Of united democracy welded
to plunder and bap,ised in blood.
l, is the birthplace Of democratic idea.
and the nursery Of democratic principles
The South will never outgrow their infam,
until they have outgrown the country, OIL
the country has outgro~n them.
IL the negroes Of the South have no right,
which the white men Of that section ar,
bound to respect under our government
wouldn't it be an act of mercy to make .
wholesale slaughter of them under the di,
rection Of the government, and .ee them de-
Gently inferred, and thus forever settle ,hi,
great question, or else enforce the letter anC
spirit of the Constitution and protect then
in the right. which they so nobly earned il
defense Of our common country
Sept. q.
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