Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-22
Bangor Messenger, Aug. 81
GOV. PLAISTED MUST WlTHRAW
IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERTAIN
PLEDGES.
ANY HESITATION To DO so PROVES HIN
UNWORTHY or CONFIDENCE.
AN APPEAL TO GREsSpAcKERs.

An APPEAL TO GREkNBAChkRs
The Messenger takes step this week
which has been carefully considered, and
which will be sustained by every man who
holds political principle superior TO policy
but which will call down upon II the ana
themas of the Fusion press and Fusion
party Of the whole State OF Maine.
The Messenger removes from its editor
ial columns the Fusion ticket, and calls
upon Governor Plaisted TO withdraw from
his present candidacy, in accordance with
his solemn pledges made TO the editor OF
the Messenger previous 10 his re-nomina-
ton on June LIST.
ON several occasions in this office, dur
ing the month of May, Governor Plaisted
made the deliberate and unqualified state
ment that he was Greenbacker, and that,
if nominated as the candidate for Cover
nor of Maine, IL must be as 8 Greenbscker;
and that he could stand only upon Green
back platform; that there must be no mix
inc up with Democrats, and that If a Dem
ocrat was nominated on the Congressional
ticket he would wITHpRAw-BoLT! This
last was said with that emphasis OF which
Governor Plaisted is such a perfect master.
Believing that Governor Plaisted was as
whose Greenbackism there could be no
question, the Messenger cordially pledged
70 him and the ticket its support. The
Messenger has used its utmost endeavors
70 preserve the purity of the party, and to
secure Greenback nominees for the whole
ticket. State and county. IL has seen,
with surprise, the jlly-disguised hand OF
Governor PlaiSted manipulating caucuses
aud conventions, debating, through a
trusted servant, the nomination OF man
as candidate for Congressman, whose
GreenbackiSm is questionable, unless we
accept the declaration Of the man himself
in proof: and we have also seen q so-called
Greenback convention nominating self
admitted hard money Democrat as a can
didste for Congressional honorS. During
the last month, the Messenger has waited,
expecting TO see Governor Plaisted with
draw from the ticket As candidate for Gov.
ernor. in accordance with the pledges
made.
Instead, we see him standing as the can
dilate OF the Greenback Convention OF
June LIST. and the Democratic Convention
OF June eth, upon platforms Numerically
opposite in one OF the fundamental princi-
piles upon which is founded the Greenback
party. We ste him cOnsenting 10 stand at
the head of a ticket upon which Is Il man,
by preaching and practice, most obnoX-
ions 10 the Greenback party, but who Is
willing 10 stand by the side Of Greenback-
ers As long as they will vote for him and
his party friends. Upon that ticket also,
we find another candidate, who, in his ac-
cep;ance orthe nomination Of Democrat
ic Convention, pledges himself 10 work,
50 long as he may live, in perfect accord
with the Democratic party.
Under these circumstances the NcSSen-
ger calls upon Governor Plaisted 10 re-
deem his promises made to Us when he de-
sired our support, and withdraw from his
position AT the head of such ticket, which,
IL elected, would be hailed all over the
country as 4 Democratic victory, and
would confer benefits, not upon the Green
back organization, but upon the Demo
cratic party OF this State and Nation.
II Governor Plaisted fails 10 redeem his
pledges, he stands guilty Of using decep-
ton 10 secure support. His pledges were
in perfect accord with the epistle 10 Dear
Sam" and the support OF the Messenger
was given, not as personal favor, but be-
cause il saw in him u man who, IL believed,
would carry out the principles OF the
Greenback party, independent of what any
other party might do, and who would re-
fuse 10 make any trades TO secure Demo
cratic votes. II he refuses 10 withdraw,
no honest man can fail 10 see that his acts
are in i'll accord with his words, and he
stands convicted of duplicity unworthy OF
q public man, and is utterly unworthy
of the support OF any Greenbacker.
We call upon Greenbackers to look at
this matter and see If IL is not time 10 re-
fuse TO support men for office who are so
profuse in promises, but fail in perfor-
nance. When our party was organized,
we pledged ourselves 10 secure honest
men for office-men who were ready 10
carry out their pledges. This was one OF
the things that called so many voters to
our standard in 1873. But, as soon as the
party showed strength, political tricksters
claimed allegiance 10 it, and by use OF
promises, made only TO be broken, rose
10 the surface. Now is the time, without
regard 10 whom may be benefited or iDjur-
ed, TO administer a scsthing rebuke TO
these men, and compel them 10 hide their
diminished heads in the retirement OF pri-
'vate life where they belong.