The Portland daily press., 1882-08-25
Bangor Whig.)
Beware of His Tricks.

There are many evidences that Plaisted has
abandoned all hope of being elected Governor.
A united and solid Republican front against
distracted and "rattled' opposition would
teach even more obtuse sensibility than his
that his doom is sealed so far as faVors direct
from the people are concerned. But men of
small calibre fail to recognize the low level OF
their merits, and Plaisted actually asDires to
succeed Senator Frye in the upper branch of
the National Legislature. Where he is best
known, this is sufficient to settle the contest
against him in advance, and he knows that he
will lose strength in the State Legislature
from Penobscot county for the very reason that
he is the Fusion candidate for Senator But
whore he is not known so we'll he is still-hunt
ing for Representatives to the Legislature, and
the forced loan extracted from the Fusion OIL
cials and candidates means corruption fund
in Plaisted's interest solely. Everybody who
knows Plaisted's methods puts full confidence
IN the report that he is preparing traffic IN
votes for the accomplishment OF his purpose.
In close Legislative districts he will offer to
swap, hoping that some Republicans may be-.
willing to give votes for the Legislature for
the sake of votes in return to make sure OF
the State and Congressional ticket. lie Will
try to swap off Dane first, it is supposed, and
he thinks it will be easy to chip In lew
Murch votes in pursuance of his little game;
And even his boon companions, Ladd and
Thing need not feel absolutely safe from his
encroachments where they can be used better
than others, namely, in their home markets.
Gov Plaisted is or Harris M Plaisted every
time, and he will stop at no expedient, spare
no friend, be discouraged by no obstacle IN his
mad chase for the new honor he espires to.
1t is humiliating for people who have re-
gard for the Senatorial dignity to reflect that
such man as Plaisted has the remotest hope
of reaching that elevation. From the high
position of Fessenden, Hamlln, Blaine, Frye
and Hale TO the depths in politics of the Foggs,
the Murches and the Plaisteds, would be
tumble from which no State could recover IN
decade, if ever. But it must be admitted that
Paisted is the only Fusion candidate for Sena-
tor, and the danger is in the methods he will
use to hoodwink honest voters we repeat,
there is no danger where Plaisted is known,
for there the very announcement OF hls Sena-
torial aspirations will bring support to the Re-
publican Legislative ticket. But in distant
counties, where the parties were evenly diyid-
ed in 1880, he is already prscticing his part.
There is but one course open for Republicans
to pursue, and that is to refuse all compromise
for any purpose or for any candidate. A fuil
vote will elect the entire Republican ticket,
and no Legislative vote need be sacrificed to
ensure that end. Enter into no alliance with
ANYBODY who pretends that such expedients
are necessary for any particular candidate, for
that is a delusion, and will not be urged except
to cheat. Poll the full vote, and the State
ticket will be elected by handsome majority.
Poll the full vote, and the Legislature will be
Republican by an increased majority. Pll1s-
tedism is making desperate effort for life,
but the death rattle is already in its throat,
and no Republican should let go his hold any
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