Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-06-17
Campaign Letters.-NO 1.

By the time this letter reaches the Journal,
the republicans Of Maine will have met in
convention and nominated their best man for
Governor. Whether it be Thomas or Robbie,
let US hope that the candidate will be elected.
There is something more than party interests
to be considered in this State canvass. De.
cidedly important as the consequences are
politically, the p,iacfpie involved is Of still
greater Importance.
1t is a curious and humliating fact that
Maine alone of all the United States, exhibits
a greenback governor. and a renegade re.
publican at that. Maine, with the motto
"Dirigo." engraved on her seal. presenting
to her sister States absurd and degrading
an anomaly, BY curious freak Of a pOr-
ton of her population an abnormal and in
consistent theory became controlling power
in Maine, aided by still more inconsistent
support of n large proportion of party which
for years and years had boosted of its hard
money platform. Yet the fact remains that
Maine il the first, land evidently the LAST
State which has n greenback governor. In
view of the plentitude of gold. silver and
greenbacks now in circulation, this anomaly
seems an egrcgious joke upon not only the
Pe"Pie VI ""'"S' ""' "f'" ~ my"
And it would be still more egregous joke,
and a grim one, if. when in all other parts of
the country, this abnormal disease-green-
backism-has been almost entirely eradieated
from the political system. the intelligent
State of Maine should still be sick with it.
1t cannot be. To be sure, we know that
tne ue"oe'""' parry VI ''i"e n'' "e''Pieu
tnis fungus gro~th-in 'aet n's Incorporated
Tue disease, fungus ana an upon us owl sys-
tehi' anu inat Tue ofisl'iaI virus mas oiSaP-
peare"' ye' Tue tai"t remains JUST rs tne
name democratic party femainS' ai'noneh III
e'1her case there Is Out ii''ie trace Oh the hrst
cause'
Ii Is this fact which should stimulate the
republican party to extraordinary exertions
in the coming campaign. There should be
such united efforts as will forever stamp out
even the traces of this unnecessary fungus
and evil-ths strange structure which has no
base, doctrine which has no foundation in
fact, and which has had even the bottom drop
out OF Its theory. fusion of demagogism
alone has kept this poison active in our State,
and it is now high time that the good sense
and intelligence of the people of Maine should
be the means of Graduating 1t and purging
the state OF its hypocritical and delusive in
huences.
Ii mistake not the honesty and clear
Medicines OF our citizens, Gov. Plaisted's
personal administration of State affairs alone
has been so vascillatory, deceptive and puer-
ile-so utterly at variance with all previous
legislative and executive experience in our
State, that such course and policy will be
most emphstically rebuked at the ballot box.
Ii 1t Is otherwise, shall not be able to ac-
count for the action except on the basis that
theory having no principle, with small
following, but reinforced CT swallowed by n
party of no principles, is able to triumph
over good sense, justice, and sound principles
If the policies of a Garcelon and Plaisted
can be extended or perpetuated in the midst
OF intelligence and patriotism where law and
justice have heretofore gone hand in hand,
and where political integrity and exactness
have been scrupulouslv adhered to, then
am sorely puzzled to know the reason.
Plasted's one act-the attempt to degrade
the courts into partisan chamber. an at
tempt to punish Judges for giving impait ial
decisions should entitle him TO sink into
utter insignifcanee. if that were possible
Read his inaugural address-at least. the
little which has any sense-and then compare
his acts with il. and who that is
candid can support his denomination?
Yet this is but one of many instances where
he has tried to use patronage and power to
degrade or usurp the laws of our State which
have so long been intact and the pride of its
citizens. The very principles OF the State
constitution which he so hypocritically pre-
tended to revere, he has attempted to under
mine or render migratory for political or sell
fish ends. Without any motives of personal
ridicule, one can truly say that he has been a
gubernatorisl mounteback and jumping lack.
eating his own words, or crossing his pro-
fessed principles OF sentiments whenever he
has thought he might make a point or reward
partizan. If it were possible, he has out
Garceloned Garcelon
These are truths-facts which are sustained
BY an abundance of proof, proof which is
cumulated by his own words and deeds, con-
centrated within an administration of less
than two wears, Is such the model govern
ment which he was going to set mn? Is this
the reform which he and his mongrcal follow
ers were to accomplish? Is this the method
and manner of reverinr the constitution Of
the State and OF the United States?
But the onus does not lie in the absurd
contradictory and baseless nolicv a, his al.
mipistration: il lies in the degradation. the
confusion and the shame attendant mon and
following such poyerpment or ra,her mis-.
government II imnr;nts many n stain mon
the escntcheon of Tho Sfate. II nn,s the neo.
ple in n false l;pht and nos;,ian hefore tho