Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-20
From the Boston Advertiser
The End Of the Conflict.

The conduct Of the case On the par. Of the .
-iyh,fally elected legislature has been TIL i
arnph Of political skill. pluck and persistence /.
All who have been concerned in il deserve |
zrez, praise The guiding hand, no doubt. |
ms beea that Of Mr. Blaine All rho have
taken par, il the republican movements hare
been IN constant consultation With him. and
every step in the long contest. from the fG-
tile eaorts to obtain I legal correction Of
he election returns down 70 the final organ
zstion If a regular state government on SAT-
1risy afternoon, va planned and carried oHt
1nder biz personal supervision. Great credit
il due a; the same time 70 Ex-Governor 10,
y Morrill,. whose wise and shrewd action a.
chairman II the advisory committee made
the fret opening in the enenly's line Of de-
fsnce. which vas afterwards carried b. AS
saplt. NJ. Hale's par isrnenta-v skill was
su9sn ~ the frs: day 81 tho session of the
Illegal Legislature. when, single-haaded, hc
pat the fn.ioui-ts in thu wreng. and brought
to light the facts upon which the court sub
| srq8ently oyerrulcd all il. unauthorized acts
The calm and firm action If the court itself.
( not INIT politically bat unanimously in
favor q popular ggvcrnme at ahi opposed to
government by political intrigue, entities that
tribunal to the respect Of the whole country.
The admirable bearing and dignity OF Mr..
Davis. now the governor Of the STATE. through
uHt thi. trying time. must nor be- over
/ looked And finally, TIL cause Of free gov
erBment everyw here i under lasting obli-
cations 10 General chamberlain, who at the
I lat .tDoi alone between the reasonable con
( -pirator. and their success. He was the man
/ upon whom aii people turned their eyes, and
( he did not dl-appoint them. BY hi- splendid
/ frmne-. and tact he held the whole band in
/ check until the lawful guardians of popular
| right, returned to their posts and relieved
| him Of the trust which he had discharged
with 40 nnch fidelity.
/ There j. another .ilc 10 this matter. Pop
/ ular rights were attacked The men who
! cnncoctcd this conspiracy. and those who car
( ricd il ont far rs they could have earned
something more than defeat. They have
won the contempt and the condemnation o.
every honest man in the land, and they de
serve it. The personal greed of Eben +.
rilt.bnry was at the bottom Of the scheme.
and h- inorlnaie desire for the pickings and
stcallnss Of the state printing office has, more
than nnething else. sustained fraud We
viii not inquire hnN Governor Gtrcclnn
came to lend hi. aid 20 the conspiracy. But
wh hen he DIT So be forfeited hi. previous good
rrputli IN: and by Lis persi,tcncy in assert
ing that he lad acted LEGALLY. in the face of i
unanimous decision by the highest tribunal
whose opinion he had invoked, that he had
acted Illegally. and by his refusal 10 corrcci
TIE errors hich ght mp to that time have
been mistakes uf Judgment only. he placed
himself on u level with the wrc;ched band OF
mi-crclnts whose tool he was The counted
in senators and representatives and the legal
~ elected members who shared with them the
di,h'uor OF setting upa mock government,
have made thcnsclyes inflmou, without avail.
Moderation IN time of victory is good
thing. but those who advise that hygoncs be
hyEpnes give doubtful counsel The crimc-
AZ inst tree government deserve public pun
shncnt It the nicn who have committed them
can be- reached