The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-08-11
The End of the Farce.

The Boston Journal says: The Demo
cratic Convention in the Second Maine
District, by refusing to ndorse the Green
back candidate for Congress and by nom
mating respectable candidate of their
own, declared so far as that district is
concerned, that the Democracy is done
with the policy of being the ornamental
appendage of the Greenback kite. Last
year the most of the Democrats in the
Second District voted for the buffoon of
the Greenback party for Congress, not
because they desired his election, but be-
cause they hoped to secure the solid
Greenback vote for an Electoral ticket
which could be relied upon, with the ex-
cepton OF one or two candidates, to vote
for General Hancock. The cordialty
with which the Democrats supported the
| Greenback nominee for Congress led the
| leaders OF that party to conclude that the
acquiescence of the Democrats could be
counted on at amy time. Consequently,
this time without even consulting the
| Democrats, and made him pledge him
| self to stand by the Greenbackers in the
organization Of the next House. In short,
the Greenback leaders assumed that they
would get the Democratic support regard
less of any indignity they might heap
upon the Democracy. \ minority in the
convention, led by Ex-Governor Garcelon,
seemed disposed to swallow the insult
and DO the bidding of the Greenback
leaders. The majority, however, had
eaten all Of the Greenback crow that they
! deemed necessary; and there being no
profit to be derived from further dirt eat
ing, they nominated a candidate of their
own. This means that the Second Dis
trict Democrats do not propose to play
in the Fusion farce any longer, there be-
ing nothing to gain by SO doing, In fact,
the Fusion farce in Maine appears to be
very generally played ont The two Flu
sion congressman elected last fall will act
with the Democrats in the organization Of
the House, because they fully understand
that the Greenback movement is dead.
Ex-Governor Dingley's election wasas-
sured before the action OF the Democrats.
Now he will have 1t walk over, and Mr..
Gilbert, instead Of being the second in the
race, will prove Il very poor third. The
election in the Second District will show
the public the weakness of the Greenhack
party in Maine at the present time, when
it is bcrett Of Democratic aid.
The Mobile Register bases a States
right argument on the condition of the
President. 1t says that during the month
of July just past the country has been
practically without u head. The Chief
Executive has lain prostrute on a bed of
suffering, unable even to lift his head,
much less to attend to public business.
/ And yet government life, business life, so
| cill life have gone on in these nited States
without any impeachment OF disturbance.
Our system Of government has been ON
trial, and has stood the test We'll. And
| the Register therefore declares that the
fact is made evident to every unprecedented
observer that mo better system of govern
ment could have been found for this
country than that by which each State
manages its own internal and domestic
affairs 1t SAYS: "AIost of the business
and social life Of the country is under the
| protection and control of the State gov
eminent and they really HAY G the princi-
pal charge Of the interests OF the people.
Hence it is, that the machinery of gov
eminent cannot be put out Of gear by any
accident lit Washington, for it is 50 adapted
that each one of the thirty eight parts of
the great whole has independent motion
in itself"
The Register claims too much on too
little. According to its theory it could
have made no difference last month
whether the President was able to attend
to business or not The country IS at
peace, Congress is not in session this
may he regarded as Pathological and
with the State governments in charge OF
''the interests Of the people it really
would not seem to matter, if we accept
the Register S view Of it, whether we have
President or not. The Register posi-
bly, forgets that the business Of the gov
eminent, in its different departments, is
conducted bv members Of the Cabinet,
a complete understanding having been
had with the President before the shoot
ing the policy of the Administration has
been and will be pursued without let or
hindrancc caused by the Presidents ply
steal incapacity.
The Philadelphia North American says
"Secretary Blaine, prior to his becoming
head ol the Garfield Cabinet was very
often spoken Of contcmptuously by the
independent press rs being mere ma
chine politician, i sort Of political boss,
and largely deficient in The qualification
of enlightened craftsmanship. But events
have tried the character of the man, and
shown hn to be one Of the ablest Cabi-
net managers the Republic has ever had
Despite all antagonism, personal or po-
litical, the administration has become Il
marked success, for which the RESPONSE
bility largely rests upon Mr. Blane's
! shoulders"
Perry explains that his editorial on
hired girls was IL left handed one that is