Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-04
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Augusta. Friday Morning, August 4.
The Garcelon Outrage.

The GarcelOn Outrage
Since the fusionists have found tha
Governor Plaisted sanctioned the outrage
Of Governor Garcelon and his Council up
on the State government the organs OF the
party are attempting to excuse the infamous
acts Of the Garcelon conspirators. The
New Age. in its last issue, tries its tanf
upon the subject. If its predecessor, the
Maine Standard, were in existence, We
should have looked for defence in is
columns of the Garcelon outrage about
this time, but we did not expect the New
Age would stoop to that even to save
votes for Governor Plaiste1.
We shall not attempt 10 follow the New
Age in its long and labored misrepresen-
taiion Of the facts connected with the
frauds Of Garcelon and his Council. They
are known to all the people of this State,
and even among the people Of Other
States they are known and detested. and
the wonder Is everywhere that such ras-
cally deeds could have been done in the
good old State Of Maine, so justly cele
braied before that time for the Intelligent,
and honesty Of her people in political mat
tiers. They cast II stain upon the name ol
the State which it will require many year
to eface, especially If men who like Piais
ted endorsed the course Of Garcelon are To
be held up again and again as candidates
for the highest places in the giitotthe PEG
pie. So long as scch men are nominated
for office and elected. so long will the
Gsrcelon infamv cling to the State and
disgrace the people who live in it. The
perpetrators Of those frauds deserved to BE-
tried for treason. 1t is not improbable
that the time may come when it will be
regretted that they were not brought ."
the bar of justice and made to answer for
their crimes against the government and
people Of this State.
II will be remembered that the Supreme
Court. composed of men noted for knowl
edge Of the law, for sound judgment and
integrity of character, having been in
voked for their opinion. by Governor Gar
celon. upon the points in dispute in rela-
ton to the count of votes, unanimously
decided against the course OF Garcelon
and his Council. One OF those judges
was ARENAS Libbey. well known to the
IL al
jurist, as well as lifelong democrat. and
citizen without stain or reproach against
his character. The voice of such tribu-
nal is entitled to respect. The opinion oi
q Judge who put party behind him and
gave an honest, impartial opinion in a
matter of So great moment as the count
out. is entitled to better treatment than
his party or the New Age allows him. 1t
certainly looks very bad. to say the least.
for the count-out and those engaged in it
and the party unfolding it, that such
tribunal as the Supreme Court. ono member
OF which was an orthodox democrat. should
condemn the course of Garcelon and his
Council. Storming ut or ridiculing the
Court will not alter the facts. Abuse
in such case only heIghtens the esteem
In which the Court is held
But the Court is not the only obstacle
which the defenders of the Garcelon out
rage meet. The whole matter was inves-
tegated by an able committee of the leg
islature. Two of that committee were
honorable democrats. The report of the
committee made to the legislature was an
unanswerable paper. charging Garcelon
and his Council with attempting to change
the result of the election and usurp thu,
State government. and presenting the
proofs to sustain the allegations. When
that report was read in the legislature
there was not voice raised against it.
even BY a single democrat. many of whom
occupied their seats at the time of the
reading. 1t was unanimously adopted
The two democrats presented minority
report, of which the following is copy.
MINORITY REPORT.
Housr OF RErREsrNrATryEsl