Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-29
9ailg Aennebee 5ournal.
Augusta, Monday Morning, March 20.
From the Ellsworth American.
Report Of Hale Committee.

Report Of Hale Committee.
The report Of the Hale investigating
Committee should be carefully read by
every citizen in Maine who feels any in
tersst 10 the preservation Of good gov
eminent.
No one now pretends to deny that the
Governor and Council were guilty Of the
villainy that was charged against them by
republicans last fall, nor is any one bold
enough to attempt any excuse for them.
BY their own testimony they stand con-
vIcted Of crimes that would make less
hardened criminals hide their heads in
shame. They have not hesitated at the
violation Of any law, nor the preparation
Of any crime that could be devisedto over
ride the will Of the people, and no honest
man can read the report Of the committee
without feeling his blood boil at the record
OF the knayery in which these conspira-
tors INDUCED. When, in addition to all
this, Is remembered the fact that they were
not only ready but anxious TO carry out
their wicked plann. even at the point OF
the bayonet, it Is difficult to find words
suitable to express. the condemnation with
which they should be visited. Not
withstanding all this, how many Demo
Gratis can be found in the State who do
not endorse the action Of their fellows in
all that was attempted Doubtless there
are very few, but the great mass of the
party uphold it and are only chagrined at
the failure. They are not ashamed, as
honest men would be. but, like criminals
baked in the preparation OF crime, they
are enraged. 1t is n repetition of the
history Of the party from the days of An
drew Jackson to the present. It is the
rule or ruin policy that has ever been their
leading principle.
II Is the foundation of the party action
in the present Congress by which they
propose to unseat Kellogg ofLouisiana. in
the Senate, and Orth of Indiana, and
Washburne OF Minnesota, in the House. 10
make room for democrats who were not
elected and who would not even contest
the seats il they were not urged to do so
by the party leaders for the purpose of OBJ
tanning majority of the States. in case
the election of president, this year. can be
thrown into the House It istheir boast
that they will steal those seats and for
that especial purpose. Garcelon and his
fellow conspirators would have been the
leaders Of their patty in this State to-day
had they succeeded in carrying out the
steal, but IA they failed they are held in
contempt by their party followers.
While reading the report of the nvesti-
CATION. let no one forget that it is the
failure and not the attempt that is con-
demned by the Democracy.
The New Religion has found courage
to say that an explanation is needed from
the Ex-Governor. II says: "Dr. Garcelon
has finished his testimony before the Hale
committee. but he is not vet done with his
friends. nor with his party. nor
with the public. lie owes to
his friends. who gave him their confidence
and who trusted implicitly in his honesty.
an explanation of the discrepancies that
exist between his private assurances
with his public utterances a few months
ago and the statement he ia reported to
have given rs evidence TO the committee.
Especially does he owe to his friends of
the press. who gave their columns to his
justification aud defence. an apology for
the negligence and ignorance confessed
before the Hale committee. lie owes to
the party that twice favored him with :,
nomination better account of his official
acts than the theory that there was "Ju-
das' in his household. lie owesl to the
public the restoration ut once of whatey-
er property he may have belonging 10 the
State. DIR. Garcclonis an old man and
we hope Tor his own good name and peace
that he may have the sufficient answer for
all that is charged against him"
MIR. Cotfoth. of Pennsylvania. to Mr..
Blackburn. of Kentucky: 'You were a
''traitor to your country. and YOU ought
Ito have been hanged for your treason. =
The fulsom democratic editor: Thus il
lis that these pestilential republican dem
"agegues stir up the memories of the war.
land seek to kindle hatred among a now
"uuited people" Impulsive democratic
editor. takes look at his Congressional
Directory. Horrible, Mr.. Coiiroth is a
Northern democrat. - Tribune.
The attempt TO unseat washburn of Min
nesota and orth of Indiana bids fair to be
frustrated by the independence shown BY the
democrat, Mr., Speer. and the yrcenhacker.
Mr.. Weaver, who will no, Join with the dem
ocratic members Of the committee on elec-
tons in their efforts toward these results
Mr.. Specr undoubtedly acts from conscen
tious motives. and does not believe in carry
ing psrtisanship to the extreme of injustice
He has repeatedly proved the high estimate
b., 81