The Portland daily press., 1891-06-03
the Argus an address, in which this state.
ment was made

hCht was mdu6.
,p AS between O Democrat and Republican, the
ADen ana Everett party as party has no prefer
SnceS. II then at any time, and for any station a
nepupncan and Democratic candidate are be-
cne people, and the personal characters and
capaclty OF The two differ widely. IL would be
quite consistent for the Bell and Everett men,
actng IN entire independence of all other parties,
anu anu WItn regard only to their own principles to
give their votes to him who is in All Int his marty
be supplied. w N w
The candidate of the Bell and Everett
party for Governor was Phinehas Barnes.
lie was nominated in August, 1860. In his
speech OF acceptance he declared that he ac-
cepted the nomination with the proyiso that
there should be no trading and dickerine
with any other party. The Union party
must fight the battle untramelled by any con.
nection with any other party.
But perhaps the words of the party address
and of the standard bearer will not be sufi-
clent to convince the Argus editor that the
Bell and Everett ticket was not actually a
Republican ticket. In such an event we
would direct his attention to the editorial
columns OF his own paper. November 18th,
1860 the Argus said editorially:
Inc election has just taken place. Men are pre-
sui inu 10 express their true and authoritative
cPtaAono Wy buclr NOteS. EOur candidates were
in the field Two, Douglass and Bell. stood npon
conservative platforms. We have from Inc
nrst regarded the positions of Lincoln and Brock
inridge as sectional.
Evidently the Argus did not consider the
Bell and Everett ticket Republican. 1t seems
to have approached more nearly to Douglass
or regular Democratic ticket. Previously.
on November 9th the Argus had announced !:
The Democrats of the 9th district of Massachu
clxT
Appleton for Congress. The Bell and Everett
men have also nominated him, and we hope he
may be elected.
There is another evidence that the Argus
considered the Bell and Everett ticket more
Democratic than Republican. On that same
day there was another Argus editorial as
follows:
A BellEverett meeting was broken up in Phila-
deiphia few evenings since by a set OF republi-
can Plug-Ugies <lnvincibles, they call themselves
arepublican organzation) after an hours fighting
Inc oifcers and speakers were pelted with stones
and rotten eggs.
Strange action for Republican Plug-Uglies
if Bell and Everett were also Republicansi
Furthermore, in this same issue of Novem-
Der 9th, 1860 was published letter written
by John j. Crittenden, of Kentucky, ''the
last of the Wings" in which he advised
Bell and Everett men of Indiana to vote for
Douglass, in case there should be no hope of
electing Bell. Evidently Mr.. Crittenden did
not consider himself or Mr.. Bell Republi-
cans.
Let us again try the Argus by the force of
Its own logic. Yesterday the Argus said:
The ticket headed by Bell and Everett bore the
same relation to the ticket headed by Lincoln and
Hamin as did the ticket headed by Breckenridge
and Lane to the ticket headed bv Douglass and
johnson. This Is true history, Mr.. PRESS,
This Is not true history, but supposing
1t to be. let us try lit by what the Argus
said in an editorial of Sept. 18th, 1860:
The supporters of Mr.. Breckinridge are boilers
from the Democratic ranks, They attach them
selves to another organization, and have no claim
TO be considered members of the Democratic
patty. All who are not with us are against us.
and should be SO considered. They Should so
consider themselves. 1t may be they will do it.
perhaps they will not. But that will not alter the
fact. It is usual for those who leave party to
rill & Co., do it to this day. No Democrat, how
ever, supposes this claim changes the fact. They
left the Democratic party. The supporters Of
Breckenridge leave 1t 10 like manner. They go in
somewhat different directions, but this does not
alter the case. The latter as much leave the
Democratic party as did the former, and are Just
as hostile to It,
1t is therefore quite evident, by the Argus
own logic, that the Bell land Everett ticket
was entirely distinct from the Republican.
Again 1--WE must ask the pardon of our
readers for turning our columns into a
primary school for the instruction of the
Argus.