The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-22

On the 23d of December Garcelon issued an
address to the Democracy of the country in
which he used this language:
The Governor and Council have recognized
the fact that the people of Maine have adopted
constitution and declared it to be the Su-
preme law of the state. They have followed
its requirements with fidelity and impartiality,
and when an intelligent public have brushed
away the mists and false colorings which en-
ragged and discounted politicians have
thrown around our action, and the yitupera-
ton and SANDER that has been heaped upon us,
give place to reason and fair investigation, any
condemnation OF our course either by the De-
mocracy of the nation or any fairminded and
honorable politician of any party, will be ac-
knowledged with due submission.
1t will be seen that he personally vouched
in this address for the legality and impartali-
ty of the count. When he was before the Hale
committee some weeks later he was asked
this question:
Combining yourself to the legality of the re-
turns, were you able to carry out the ConStitu-
ton and laws in any given case unless you
knew about that case? for instance, was it
safe for you to depend upon the Council with
out looking into it yourself?
And made this answer
1 presumed the Council were honorable
men, and honest, and reported the tabulation
OF the returns correctly. In great majority
OF cases where there was no question, as I I'M
derstood, did not personally look into the
matter; but where there was case of doubt 1
looked into the matter and decided as 1
thought best, so far as my own Judgment went,
IN regard to this, that or the other particular
case
Thus Gov Garcelon confesses that when
he assured the Democracy of the nation that
the count was constitutional and honest he
had little personal knowledge of the mat
ter, but relied the representation of his
councillors After examining the tabulations
and returns in the presence of the Hale COM
mittee he confessed that he had been imposed
upon, that many of the cases he knew nothing
about, and that if he had the result would
have been different. A few weeks later
without any further opportunity to examine
the returns, with some of the most glaring
frauds totally unexplained, relying simply on
the unsupported word of men whom he con-
fessed had but short time before shamefully
deceived him, he comes before the public
again and declares that there was nothing ir-
regular or dishonest in the count, but that on
the contrary it was constitutional, equitable,
honest and fair. On such a performance as
ment.
Bowdoin Commencement.
The following is the programme of Com
mencement week at Bowdoin College:
Sunday July 4th, 1915 a. m. sermon before
the Bowdoin Praying Circle by Rev. Geo. W.
Field, d. D., of Bangor; 4 p. IN. Baccalaureate
sermon by President Chamberlain.
Monday, 8 p. m. Junior Prize Defamation.
Tuesday, Glass Day exercises; illumination
and dance On the green in the ecening.
Wednesday, a. M, meeting of the Phi
Beta Kappa Society; 1880 a. M, annual meet
ing OF the Alumni; 3 p. m. address before the
Phi Beta Kappa Society by Prof. George T.
Ladd; 8 p. m. concert by the Germania Orches-
ira and Miss May Bryant
Thursday, 9 a. m. prayer meeting of Alum
nj and friends in Senior Recitation Room;
1880 a. IN. Commencement exercises, followed
by dinner in Memorial Hail. Sp. m. reception
by President Chamberlain.
Alumni are requested to register their names
and procure tickets for the Commencement
dinner between the hours of and 1890 Thurs
day morning at the Cleaveland Lecture Room,
Massachusetts Hall.
Friday, a. m. annual meeting of the Maine
Historical Society; examination of candidates
for admission to college, at Adams Hall.