Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-07-13
Bulldozing Uncle Scion.

Uncle Scion Chase is a source OF great
distress to the Fusion leaders. He does
not take kindly to the Fusion nonsense
and yoke He is greenbacker and adj
vocates Greenback doctrines and candi-
dates. He can't see how greenback
doctrines are to be advanced by
supporting hard money democrats or
republicans II is queer that while
80 many of his party see through
this fusion middle and are willing to
paddle in the execrable pool, Uncle So
Ions optics are perverse and his sense OF
decency-maugre his unkempt hair and
cowhide boots-will not allow him to fuse.
Uncle Scion has spoken his mind quite
freely within week or two, and the con-
sequence is that he is undergoing mild
course of bulldozing by his fusion breth-
rem in order to stop his insubordinate
tongue and pen. The Pine Tree State a
fusion paper published at Fairfield, adj
ministers the following castigation to
Uncle Scion:
Chase's Enquirer puts up General Harris
". Plaisted, but is doing all 1t can to
prevent his election. Our reason for
thinking that Gen. Hancock will carry the
country is, that the greenback leaders are do
ing all they can to solidify the democratic
party and drive back those who left it, and
the timid ones who would leave the republi-
cans to join the greenbackers are driven
back when they see one man trying to reduce
the party to the capacity of his vest pocket
Scion Chase does not desire a
victory In Maine this year, and has so
stated to prominent greehbackers, and in
nearly every issue of his paper has called on
the party to watch the State committee, and
in every way seeks to deprive the committee
of the confidence of the party. Any green
back paper that urges any measure looking
towards victory this fail is condemned as
democratic paper The greenback party may
as well open its eyes first as last to the fact
that Scion Chase is doing all in his power to
defeat Gen. Plaisted and the electoral ticket.
He'd rather be king over a few, than second
in victorious party.
The Portland Argus of yesterday
copied the above from the Fairfield paper.
and after treating Scion to taffv,
mentioning the time when he and Col.
Adams attended Gorlam Seminary to-
gether and were such good little boys, and
expressing the opinion that Scion is still
honest and good. the Argus rebukes him
as follows:
Mr. Chase took part in the greenback con-
venton which nominated Gen. Plaisted and
we believe favored his nomination by that
convention-and he placed and still continues
Gen. Plaisted's name at the head of his col
umns candidate for governor.
For Mr.. Chase now to desire the defeat
of Gen Plaisted would be an example of the
| plainest and blacklist political treachery.
For Mr.. Chase to pursue 4 course of action,
or Of argument in pretending to advocate
Gen. Plaisted's election, which his own friends
adjudge to be calculated to secure defeat
rather than victory, is to lay himself open to
the charge of attempting to slaughter the
man whom he processes to be anxious to
crown with the laurels Of victory.
We repeat we do not believe Mr.. Chase
capable of thus playing the traitors part up
| on any pretext or consideration whatever.
| And especially when, even if he has changed
Ibis mind and does not now want Gen. Plais-
| ted for Governor, a frank. honest course is
clearly open to him. If he wants Corporal
Davis elected instead of General Plaisted
he has only to give his reasons for his
change Of mind, as he knows well how to do,
and put the Corporal's name at the head OF
his columns instead of Gen. Plaisted.
rncle Scion has sound logic and I'M
doubted honesty and the approval of con-
science to support him, but the bulldozers
are after him and mean to annihilate him
or compel him to support that fusion
which it is evident he heartily despises
and hates.