Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-22

- -, s..;lx- have h,-e.-, done. for Repuhiicah>
we're pre<en, in the proportion OF foa! 10 QUE
but when We had got through WIN II "
sho,.ld ONLY haze proresi that We were liH
cAliv the stronger party we >'i"u''
h,v. e.,sbIished the fact ihat.our tribe couio
give the loude>t war wh"op ana co"'.
semitic the largest number Of braves Ior
-;yan ba.,Ie. auI after the battle was over w.
.houId have been remanded to the courts i"'
ria, of title. We preferred 10 go To ''i'
Con-t and have our title confirmed III az
rance. and !, was our belief that as fialn'ii>
W.. could not improve our standing III 1oii'
nv committing a breach OF the peace OH u'.'
: threshold of the chamber OF :;'n>ticr.
.-,a,,.r,t.a-a,I tina, we were New England
community. and we believed that OF all IN.
New England States Maine had oeen mos
exempt from it, origin 10 the wear II rom
,,ery form OF defiance ~ Law \ La"
student in Yale. when asked N"a'
h.. Womb do in case of trespaS.
and pnlaxful occupancy of land. answered
thar in New England he would proceed ns
writ Of cjccrment and III ieSa> ne "ot''u ''N>
a double barreled shot gun
W.. ayr,ed with the law student anu SUCK
last to the writ Of eiectment-
Mr. Webster in describing the expressions
and suffering. of the New England pe'pit
under the embargo Of Mr. Jefferson, SAID tha'
the old fashioned New England remedy Tor
wrong was To 90 to law about II Ana so We
went 10 law before an honest Court, before 4
non-partizan Cont. before Court that couid
not be used 10 promote the parry interests vi
any ser o; men. before a Court As able ami
upright As iearle-. and a. leaned as any .ha'
lis within the limits of this Union on Fed
,raI or state benches. And with the JuuS-
ment of that Court in our hands we quietly
l. # he. Sr1f,a trDyprunlent ana
firmly hold il TODAY With the right inc"n-
,.stahly established. with technlCaiItIcs. eva
lions bubbles frauds. forgcrics all brushed
/ aside the Administration Of Daniel +. DAVIS
stand. to-day strong in the confidence OF the
people Law has again asserted lis snpreni-
acv order rules everywhere. ana the people
who but Yesterday crowded our streets IN
rim determination that 4 fraudulent govern
mrnt should not be put over them nave qnlct-
" returned to their farms and their work
shops. contcnted and secure IN the possession
of their birthrisht and their inheritance
\ Oae painful and appalling feature iii this
remarkable political tragedy is the una
niu,tv of support it has received from Dem
ocra,c and Grccnback leaders of Maine.
Those who protested are scarcely more
numerous than the fingers of my two hands.
William l.. Putnam of Portland with his in
hcritancc of Wing principles could not endure
the fraud: Wider Farley. with the chival-
RE honor of an old cavalier rcpndiat"d II.
Reuben Cutler. son OF an honored EN-liovern-
or OF Maine openly denounced it; our fellow
citizen. Ex-Governor Wiiiiam>-not demo-
era; long enough to hurt him. was from the
first on the rirnt side Lewis Voter of Farm
ington and Daniel Snow of Skowhcgan re-
tus..d 10 accept irandnlent certificates of elrc-
ton: aud EhrncIrr Spr"ul ct NraZr chosen
and boldly opposed the fraud from the btcin-
ming MIR Cleavcs and Mr.. Moulton in Cum
hcrand. hnnorablv refused to accept impor-
tan; county offices to which they had been
traudulcntlv countcd-in. II there he other
leading democrats in this State who showed
the least hostility 10 the fraud. their names
have escaped me AMI wrong them unintcn-
/ tioraily. In our own city we could not in
the entire democratic party procure a sigma
turc to the petit N to refer the question to
the SUI RENE Cour, except Mr.. Lambard,
President of the Savings Bank who must to-
dav REGARD his action as an honorable dis
tinction.
But ~ bile this was the attitude of the leal-
crs. feel the confident assurance. Indeed |
have satisfactory evidence. that among the
mass of honest Democratic and Grecn5aek
voters At home are vast numbers opposed to
indeed. have become utterly and permanent
~ e>trangcd from the party leaders who
would conooct or would uphold that which has
been 50 persistently attempted. The masses of
the people in all parties want honest govern
mcnt. and the attempt tn ntiict n dishonest
government on the people of Maine bv the
democratic leaders has torn asunder The dem
pcra,ic party. rs will become manifest when
the next attempt is made to rally their shat
tered ranks ut the polls.
The batf'vd leaders now threaten an appeal to
Congress. though in what possible form can
not conceive and they boast that they will so
present their cause rs to induce Congress t.
r. Cognlze them As the proper government for
raunting and declaring the electoral vote of
Maine next Autumn. They even speak with
confidence of the already assured sympathy
md support of i Democratic House and a
Democratic Senate Sir. if should saw they
you'd receive it. | should feel on my return
To Washington. that had cast a wanton in
suit upon Democratic Congress.
The Democratic party has. think. shown
l remarkable readiness to do the wrong thing.
and its record for the past twenty-five years
as been one of political sins and plumbers
Utmost past comprehension. But when the
Maine Democrats come to ask their brethren
OF the nation to share and to carry the ugly
lhdu u'itr NiAH tNcy are now grUan-
ing. | venture tn think they have oyer-esti-
mated the temvritv and the folly of Demo-
Gratis in other States. When they ask them
{" approve the fat and fraudulent counting
mt of 81 Republican members of the leyisla-
ture out Of the 100 that were legally and in
i>putabIv elected. | hazard the opinion that
IN" National Democratic party will call a
lalt and ask to be excused from that burden.
Perhaps. however. the Maine Democrats as
.nnc confidence from tn. fact that during tn.
prolonged strife over the fraud even after its
tuIl exposure and when it Law pros
trate under the decrcce of Justice
from Supreme Court. no leading
Democrat Of the Nation was heard to utter one
word IN remonStrance. while away off from
| Indianapolis a message came greeting from
Thomas \. Hendricks. cxpre>sin. admiration
tr the backbone which GOV. Garcelon had
displayed in the contingent Conspiracy.
The political friend, of Mr.. Hendricks have
i'Ver accused him of an extra SUNNY of
spinal strength. AMI desire To say To- him
t'pm pleasant acquaintance of many wears.
'1tt d. not think he ever prs>e,~rl th..
backbone Il do tae act. on viii IN he c,ntra;-
iidte> GOV GtFcelun.
In saving that no lea iiTy Democrat from
l"r'r'i sent Sar'i of help and hnp, to- the
friends of good Government or a word of r..
1ukE To fns author, at rr1uI L., m. ,,,.t-.. H.