Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-01-22
From n. Y Tribune.
The Democratic Vail Over Name.

Tho Democratic Vail Over Name.
How true these Democratic newspapers
| and leaders are to their instincts and ira
ditions. Within the past fortnight they
nave discovered that there is actually some
thing wrong going on In Maine; that tree
institutions are realiy IN danger. Not,
however. because = gang OF unscrupuious
men, accidentally and temporarily clothed
with power. had concocted q conspiracy to
defeat the will OF the people and steal the
State; and even threatening violence in Its
contamination. Oh, no; not that. But
Tree institutions. they discover, are In dan
ger from the indiscretiOn and excitement
| OF the citizens, who are liable to violate the
law or infringe the Constitution In their
Efforts to defeat the plot. How like this Is
| TO the situation 10 1861. Not Democrat
| ic leader or newspaper then but looked on
with cOsupiAcency at the ripenu2 Of the
germs OF rebellion and the initiation Of the
war against the Union. but so soon as
MIR. Lincoln called for men 10 defend the
Capital against armed rebellion. they all
broke out with one voice that that would
never dot was u violation of the Consti.
tuition. and all that sort OF thing. II Is the
same old party, actnated by the same old
spirit OF mischief and insubo rdlnation; slow
| to learn OF any scheme OF wjckedness or
ueSHtty Nuci hSsoNlatCS wave set w iuUts
but quick 10 hear and condemn As uncou-
stitutioual. Illegal or technically informal,
any effort to deiest It. r-.
When TuE TRIBUNE first AVE the alarm,
some months ago, that the Gsrceion gang
were making arrangements to steal the
State from the voters who had carried the
election. these Democratic leaders and or
gaGs laughed at the suggestion and pro-
nounced the story a atabricatioH and . hum
bug. As the plot thckcned and took shape,
they pretended to be still incredulous, but
said they had no doubt Governor Garcelon
and the Council would act strictly within
the law In canvassing the returns. When
the Garcelon consptrators refused To per-
NIT Republicans To examine the returns,
according to custom. they saw no harm In
! II, but said they presumed there were good
reasons for II. So long - the plot was
working successfully they saw nothing out
OF the way. But when the Republicans
who were about TO be defrauded demanded
of the Governor and Council the right OF
examining the returns, they forthwith set
up cry that there was an attempt TO In
timidate the Governor and Council. They
heard OF that soon enough. and were quick
to form al opinion about IL; but As to
whether the Governor and Council were
Justified In counting out enough Republi-
cans and counting In enough OF their own
men 10 give them the Legislature and the
State. they really did not known enough
abou, the facts TO say. Leading Demo-
Gratis who call themselves decent cltizeus,
and Democratic editors who claim to be
honest, refused TO express an opiaion as
TO this shame fal transaction, on the ground
tina, they did not know ail the facts. The
most that any of them could be induced to
| say was that ''lT'-and II was the largest
kind of an ir'-"the Governor and Coun-
ell had no, acted within the stric, letter Of
| the law. It was very wrong But on the
whole they thought Garcelon & Co., were
| technically correct. Those who doubted
IL were very 10th TO say so, and very
guarded in their expressions. But, mark
you. whcu the citizens OF Maine, Indignant
AZ the contemplated outrage, began TO hold
meetings and talk earnestly about IL. all
these Democrats were prompt to denounce
them Tor seditious utterances. and to es-
peciully condemn the clergy OF the State
for uuseemiy interference In politics.
They were slow to learn that GaTcelon
had made arrangements to install his frau
duleat Legislature by force. and was trans
porting arms and ammunition TO Augusta
for that purpose. But when they heard
that the citizens OF Bangor had gathered
by common impulse to protest against
step that so threatened the public peace,
| they broke out In bitter denunciation OF
the mob spirit shown by the people, for
which they said there was no excuse what
ever. The gathering At Augusta OF legally
elected members OF the Legislature was
denounced by Democratic newspapers as
| a provoca,ion to disorder; but tor the dis
reputable scamps who came there to seize
Offices TO which they were not elected, and
saA aat
q word Of blame. When Garcelon sub
mi,ted the questions invented BY his petit
fogsnc counsel to the Supreme Court, they
ali applauded his honesty OF purpose, and,
supposing-as Garceion himself did-that
| the decision could not be other than favor
| able. they said he would abide BY il, and
that would settle the difficulty. He did
not accept IL, but flew 10 the face OF it and
treated 1t with contempt, and not Demo-
, crat of suy prominence has uttered syl-
liable OF condemnation for his baseness.
When . pretended Legislature, made up
largely OF men who had no more right to
seats than Eben +. Piilsbury has to place
among honest men, undertook to complete
| its fraudulent organization by claiming a
quorum which It never had, not Demo-
crat saw anything wrong In it; bot the
whole press and party were outraged and
Indignant because Eugene Hale stood up
In the place to which he Mas legally elected
and obstructed the conspiracy with pro.
test against the whole proceeding.
But they lacked one thing AFTER all 10 fill
foil the cup Of their indignation. II they
could only get Republican to offer bribe
TO soue one Of the frauds In either House
They claim to have done II. One OF the
fellows who was not elected, but counted
In, claims to have trapped Republican
lawyer by Offering to absent himself rom
the organization for 81 900. He makes a.
6dayit thereto-the affidavit Of a man who
was engaged in trying to steal an office to
which he was not elected-that he himself
made q proposition to refrain from COM
hitting the offence for . consider alton.
and that he found one Republican who fell
before the temptation. And as this would
be of little Consequence in Itself, they en-
desyor 70 connect Senator Blaine with the
alleged transaction, by the statement that
the Repu blican referred TO was, with scores
Of other citizens, at Senator Biaine's resi-
deuee about the time 1t occurred or soon
sfter. And now the Democratic press Of
the country is putting up its palms ana
rolling up It's eyes over-what!- over tne
fact that . gang Of political thieves mas
abolished the ballot.box, rendered nagat0ry
the will OF the people. and stolen state!
fact that dishonest scamp, who was try
ing to steal an Office he was defeated for,
swears that Republican attempted to
bribe him not 70 10 on with the theft, and
that the implicated Republican u suspected
OF having done it on the advice OF Senator
Blaine. The whole pack Of bowling der
wishes are tearing their hair over this state
OF things In the hope Of diverting public
attention from the crime of the pafty-the
Rape Of Maine.
DIDN'T OsJECr TO GAAE.-"Are You
fond OF game 2" asked Belinds's husband,
stickipe bis fork into the canvas-bAck.
Mrs. Goodington did not answer for mo-
ment. It WAS clear that the query had call
ed up recollectiops OF the past. Looking
sp, with . asnile perambnlaiing around the
deep ruts Old Time had worn 10 her kindly
fAce, ahe said :-"When Darnisl was alive
we used to have good rubber oi whist now
and then; but - for your new tangled
games. such as eureka, cabbage and phZsi-
que. In too old 70 learn any Of them. Bot
don,s mind me. Theodore; Il the yoang folks
vast 70 play, let them. woUld be the
| lsat ~ IntkpforA snihh nnv Of THAR haf0nlAna