Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-12
GarcelOn and Pillsbury

GarcelOn and Pillsbury
1t was bad enough for the democrats Of
Nassachusetts to thrust Mr.. + +. PIllsbury
dow the throat OF our people; but when
they import DR. Garcelon to defend the
Maine steal, it il giving a definition to de-
mocracy which will not help them among
voter. who believe in honest political methods
and respect for the sanctty of the result Of
elections. Boston Record.
The foregoing comment was called out
by the appearance of ex Gov. Garcelon as
one of the speakers at the dinner OF Mas
sachu .etts democrats. in Boston, on Friday,
celebrating the anniversary of Andrew
Jackson's victory. The motive, of course
in having Garcelon and Pillsbury appear
prominently at the dinner was to aid Pills
bury in obtaing confirmation OF his APP
pointment as internal revenue collector of
Boston. Ex-Gov. Garcelon was imported
to "detend the Maine steal" because to
defend the Maine steal" is to defend and
support Mr.. Pillsbury who is in jeopardy
before the Senate II we do not misiudge
the Senate, that body will be quick to see
that defence of the maine steal" IN be-
half of the confirmation of +. F. Pills
bury, is one OF the best reasons possible
why his nomination should be rejected.
In his speech. at the dinner. Garcelon
made bold to say that "he courted inves-
tgation and would face any tribunal in
the world that could be formed to investi-
gate into this matter" Now the ex Gov
ernor has already faced several tribunals
and all condemn him.
First he appealed to the Supreme
Court. asking their opinion in regard to
questions of constitutional law governing
elections. Their opinion was opposed to
the methods which he and his council
were pursuing. but he ignored the Court
paid no attention to the advice which he
had solicited. and continued in the course
adopted by the conspiracy
Second: He appeared before an investi-
eating committee of the legislature, and
made painful exhibition of himself
Speaking Of him the committee say in
their report: ale has made that work
the count-out a subject of boastfu com
ment up to a time within the last month.
But he plainly left your Committee IN an
other mood. When he was confronted
with the returns, and the tabulations. and
the final lists. and when the suppressions
and erasures and torgeries were brought
to his notice. and when he was shown case
after case where the rules of law. which
he had vauntinglv asserted to have been
his guide. had been applied in one way
when they would count in member of
his own party. and in the opposite way
when they would count out Republican.
he made no further defence or excuse for.
or denial of. the wrong done. but leaving
ii with the Council which had turned the
final lists over to him. he passionately
asserted his own innocence. and declared
that Judas among the number had
done the villianv.'
Farther along in the report the Com
mittee saw: Both Governor and Council
must then be held accountable for the
fraudulent practices under which the cleo
ton returns were changed So that the will
of the people was set aside and illegal
certificates issued to Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes in sufficient numbers to change
the political complexion of both branches
of the legislature"
There were two democrats upon the
committee who made minority report, in
which they stated that though they were
unwilling and unable to give their assent
to all of the arguments and conclusions of
such majority report, they cannot denv
that the recital of facts in the report is
substantially IN accordance with the evi
deuce."
Third: The report of the committee
Went before the Legislature, tribunal
composed of men of all parties. and not a
solitary voice was raised against its adop-
ton.
II seems to us that those who. at the
Jackson dinner, desired the confirmation of
+. F, Pillsbury, had better allowed
ex.Gov, Garcelon and his unfortunate and
brazen speech, defending the State steal
and Pillsbury. to remain quietly in the
shades of Lewiston.