The Cincinnati Daily Star

THE MAINE MISERY.
Intensely Exciting Indignation Meeting at Augusta.
Speeches by Blaine and the Counted-out Candidates.

National Associated Press to the Star.

AUGUSTA, ME., Dec. 20. - The Blaine indignation meeting came off last night at Granite Hall. Ex-Governor Connor presided, and inflammatory speeches were made by Senator Blaine, President of the present Senate, Haynes, Representative Weeks and many others. The tone of all the speeches was to influence the public mind into revolution. Mr. Blaine, in the course of his remarks, said: "The Fusionists say, 'Think of Louisiana;' suppose Louisiana had the same outrage committed upon her three years ago? Who is there here can say the Republicans of Maine had anything to do with that outrage, and by what sort of vicarious sacrifice are the Republicans of Maine to be cheated out of a fair election because two thousand miles away a Democratic administration was cheated out of their eyes? There was not a fraud in Louisiana." Mr. Blaine then explained the Louisiana affair at some length and continued: "But what had that to do with this question, with the Governor and the Council deliberately cheating the people of Maine out of their rights? On what kind of merits can it be justified except on the merits of a man who is justified in stepping into your house and robbing you because an acquaintance of yours robbed a friend of mine years ago in Louisiana?" Howard Owens, a post-office official, spoke very strongly, denouncing the election of the Governor and Council, and pledged himself to do anything to keep the conspirators out of the State House. President Haynes, of the Senate, referred contemptuously to Gov. Garcelon. Representative Weeks said: "We will not appeal to the ballot-box, but take our seats in January despite interference." A counted-out Senator said 300 of his townsmen would support him in taking his seat. Resolutions were passed denouncing the action of the Governor and Council, and asking those who had received certificates not to take their seats. Indignation meetings, of which this is the preliminary, will be held in different towns in the State.