Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-11-12


chances of SUGGEST
Most certainly. With the open and VIM
dictive opposition of the Herald. Times, Eve
ming Post, Harper's, Brooklyn Union and
other organs it is marvellous that Mr.. Blaine
made such a glorious run in the Empire
State, especially sgsinst man who was car
ried to the executive chair with forty thou
| sand more votes than it took TO send repuo-
| lican governor in Massachusetts TO succeed
General Butler. You must remember that
/ Mr.. Cleveland was elected with a majority
over Folger of 100. 900. and il is not strange
that with the joint support of every New ork
daily. excepting the Tribune, Commercial
| Advertiser, and Mail and Express. that many
of those who, for justifiable cause, cut Fol-
ger either voted for Cleveland or St. john :
''Do YOU think the independent element
vas wide in its influence for Cleyeland!
II do, for many among them were men OF
chara ter. and determined 10 defeat Mr.
| Blaine, Beeeher, II. b. Claffin, Horace h.
Deering. A r. Bowker. IN Brooklyn, SehurZ
and Curtis, with $780, 900 contributed by van
derblt IN New York city, made very lnpor-
tant ally for democracy against Mr.. Blaine.
Again, the staiwarts in New York as seen by
the vote of Oneida county, where Conkling
lives were a silent. and in many cases, an
open opponent in the republican campaign.
cratic stump. by quietly aquiescing in all that
vas published against Blaine. betrayed his
true hostility to the cause During the last
democratic procession, he was most cons pic
uous among those who made the REVIEW. and
when the democrats cheered him, he acknowl-
edged their salutati0u, bowing and remaining
TIL the last battalion had passed. Like Ed
munds, Conkling made no spe ,ches. and what
is irreparaole. he allowed his own county.
which gave Garfield over 2000. to 90 to
Cleveland with safe add good majority Ia
spite OF the mugwump and stalwart elements,
Mr.. Blaine would have carried New York
with large plurality had il not been for the
most unfortunate utterance of the Presbyte-
rian Mr. Burchard BY II o'clock that night
every Irish Roman Catholic in New YORK and
Brooklyn had a circular containing the rum.
Romanism and rebellion remarks of Bur
chard, while the Sunday following the door
ways OF the Roman Catholic churches were
made the distributing centres for the same
matter Thousand of votes were lost to Mr.
Blaine by this unfortunate utterance. Patrick
Ford editor of the Irish World, told me at
the polls election day that it would cost Mr..
Blaine about ten thousand votes in New York
city alone. If ever candidate made can
vass which was both magnificent and mastery
that person was James G Blaine, and the
next President will be due to him alone more
than to any other influence"
do you still claim that Mr.. Blaine is
elected?"
II do most certainly 1t is true that the
democrats claim avietory and have made a
great and insane howl, but this is both natural
and consistent for democrats. As president
of the Young Mems Republican Club of
Brooklyn, have given directions to keep our
flag flying, and it shall fly till it is decided
beyond all question who is elected The
democratic national committee no more than
their organs is not to be relied upon. On
Wednesday the World claimed Cleveland's
election by $4,000, now il Is ready to have
him counted in with plurality of 1000"
"Do you think that there will be many
errors in the count?'
ut il phenomenal accounting, if in AL ling
up | 200. 900 votes there can be ne error. The
simple question is one of arithmetic, and |
am confident that the figures will give the lie
to the democrats"
''What is the sentiment OF the members of
your club?"
There is no club in the Country which is
more conservative than the Young Men
Republican Club of Brooklyn, and | am
confident that ali thew ask for is an honest
ballot and an honest count. If Mr.. Clevela nd
has one vote more than Mr.. Blaine, while
we regret the defeat we want him inaugurated.
We believe in the true American doctrine,
that the laws of the land are supreme, and
none would be more ready to see them
executed than the members of the republican
clubs of Brooklyn. On the other hand, if
MIR. Blaine has but one plurality he will be
Mr Arthur's immediate successor, democratic
bulldozing to the contrary notwithstanding.
Ninety per cent of the old soldiers voted tor
Blaine and Logan, and while they will readily
submit to the popular vote, and sustain
Cleveland if elected, they are to a man ready
to defend the rights of the republican party
in 1884. As they defended the old flag in 1861.
If need be, with the same sacrifice. | depre-
cate as much as anyone this cry of force, but
when MIR. Manning. as chairman of the New
! ork state democratic committee, publicly
asserts that the democratic canvassing board
will see that Mr.. Cleveland is counted in.
whether elected or not, it is about time to
demonstrate ard warn him of his probable
fate. As Gen. Butler wisely stated, no one
knows who is elected, nor can know till the
official count is made. From the first |
believed Mr.. Blaine to be cheated, and
nothing has weakened me in this belief Thus
far the frauds disclosed have been made by
democrats, and mark what | tell YOU, when
the final balance is struck, YOU will find Mr.