Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-01-10
-l'It CUE. & AON,
Anzaaa. Sov 2aih. Is79.
HAVE I'ATIl:SCE.

The wrong under which the republicans
Of Maine are smarting is 80 great that it
- very natural they should be impatient
at every days delay in the progress Of
correction We understand and apurcc-
ate their feeling, most thoroughly. and
admire the emotions which prompt them
q demand speedy Justice We never felt
any proud"r Of being republicans than
since We have seen 40 generally among
republicans the honest Indignation with
which the contingent fraud is met bv
them. aud the readiness which they mani
fest to make nnv sacrifice needed to regain
their rights aud wipn out the disgrace in
hctcd upon the Stair by this monStrous
iniqniy- That is right. /, i manly. it is
the true spirit. We should be ashamed to
belong 10 q party which would bow down
tamelv under such gross wrong
i'nt let not those who desire the wiping
out of this Outrage he inpatient There
has been no time lost. Every step taken
hy the republicans has been necessary and
all nnd in the right direction Tho end
il not far Oh. The con~pirators have been
digging their own graves with certainty if
not with So much despatch rs many would
like to sce. They claimed they had
III" laws and the constitution on the
sids of the count. but the decision OF the
supreme Court exposed the falScncSs of
the claim; aud now they stand fully un-
masked before the people OF the State as
having had no warrant in law for the count
which was rendered. and rs being engaged
IN trying tn set up II usurping and Illegal
legislature and State government. What
decent man In the State. of any party. has
read or witnessed the proceedings at the
State lion-e. Wednesday. that j. not
thereby convinced. it he was not before
ut the great iniqnty that i Mt the bottom
ot the attempt to strangle the will of the
people "a expressed at the hallot-box. aud
establish u usurping and illegal State gov
crnmeut? The dcrisive pcals of laughter
which burst forth from the spectators in
the House. st every mention by a fusion
ist of his regard for the constitution and
the laws, spoke plainly how well the
plain people" understand this matter
and in what contempt they hold the guilty
anthors ot such an outrage. 80 step hy
step Justice has surely been working its
way. The "true uwar,lness" of the CON
=. l.. a
in the very temple where laws are made.
aud hv men who claim 10 he law makers
They talk of Investigating alleged bribery
II, an individual. while the proposed in
ve>ticators sit in stolen seats. a. robbers
and usurpcrs. and without the shadow Of
legal authority proceed To- toi,i spurious
government upon the State. How insig-
uiiicsnt is the alleged bribery. even were il
true. in wickcducs~. when compared with
the monstrous crime which blackens the
souls ot the men who arr in the conspiracy
10 steal the Legislature snd the state gov
crnmcns, Fine men these To sit in iudg-
ment for alleged bribery
We say again 10 our friends possess your
selves in patience. wait and see the saliva
tion OF the Lord. The coil i tightening
ever, hour around the neckS Of the con
spirs,ors, and surn justice will ovcrtake
them before long. 1t i only delayed 10
bc the more certain and complete When
the blow falls there will b. no escape for
the guilty and foolish men who are Ne
spoasihlc tor this contingent outrage