Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-04-26
8ailu &enntbef 5ournal.
Augusta, Monday Morning, April 90.
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Whether the grsenbackers and demo
crats formally '.jins drives'' or not is 0
but little concefn to republicans. tn
two parties have but one animating desir
and purpose. The same leaders diree
both. They may go into the canvass witt
banners bearing different inscriptions
with one candidate or two for Governor O
any other Office, but they are just as mucl
- spart of one organization as though the.
AL wore the same kind ofregimentals AM
masched to the music of the same band
Hthey lime drives" they will do so be
cause they believe in that way they caI
best fight the republican party and j
they don't '.jine drives" it will not be be
cause any principle prevents-for the,
have none-but for the reason that they
are persuaded in their own minds thai
they can get more votes by that hypocriti
cal and lying device than by the other.
For two years these parties have KEEP
up double -jointed organization just te
fool the honest voters Of both factions
The hard money democrats who had con-
scientious scruples about voting for a
Rreenbacker for Governor had their qualms
allayed by the nomination Of DR.. Garce-
lon. On the other hand the greenbacker
who couldn't swallow Garcelon without
puking, took the same medicine without
the quiver of muscle when it was labeled
Joseph l.. Smith. Garcelon meant Smith,
and Smith meant Garcelon; neither cared
. continental about anything but to beat
the republican party and get themselves
into office. That was all there was of the
double headed organization kept up by
Solon Chase and the other hay-seed saints
who led the two wings.
1t is said they are going to fuse this year.
There is feeble whine from Uncle
Solon as usual, but it won't amount
to anything. Uncle Solon will protest,
and then he will fall in and take hieemetic
with the rest and forget to puke until elec-
tion is over. Uncle Solon is about the
slipperiest eel in the greenback mess.
Honest Uncle Solon indeed. why if any
man in the State of Maine has made n
crookeder track than Uncle Solon on the
money question, or on questions of party
policy, he would be great prize for Bar
mum to exhibit in his show as the cham
pion dodger and turncoat in creation. II
the two parties don't fuse it won't be be-
cause Of Uncle Solon's opposition, mark
that.
Fusion is the only resource the bankrupt
concern which was driven out of the State
House has left. They went down under
the infamous Garcelon administration to,
gether. and they must endure the disgrace
together. Both are besmeared with the
State Steal. There is Garcelon, the repre-
sentative Of the democracy, and hand in
hand with him the greenback council
There stand the representatives of the
two parties fused in infamy. So they ap.
pear in the public eye, and SO
they will stand upon the record forever
Neither can say to the other. "you did it,
my skirts are clear" for it was a joint
act.
However these twins in wickedness
choose to take the field, overwhelming, ut
ter defeat awaits them in September. The
people who do not believe in contingent
honest majorities will act together in the
coming election, and their vote will teach
the contingent conspirators how their
crime is regarded by the people of the
State of Maine.