Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-30
EGGS per cent" Candidate for
Governor.

Inc newark N. y Daily AufcEtlScI,
one of the most careful and respectable
papers in the country. in its issue of July
goth, contains the following editorial par
graph: q
"We observe that the Demo-
cratic papers in Maine are parad-
ing their candidate for Governor,
Mr.. Charles P. Kimball, as an ex-
emplar for "business men, and as
one peculiarly entitled to the sup
port of that class. Some of the
"business men, of Newark would
be very glad to hear from Mr..
Kimball in the way of settling
some balances which are due on
debts of his, compounded here
several years since at about tacen-
ty-fue cents ON the dollar. We
think when a candidate challenges
support on the ground of his bust
ness character he invites legiti-
mate scrutiny into that character
and legitimate criticism upon the
points it presents. The financial
credit of the State of Maine has
always stood very high-she is
without faint or suspicion of re-
pudiation, and we hardly think
that a man who has compounded
honest debts at about ttrenty-f fine
cents on the dollar is fitted to fill
the executive chair of a State that
has always been SO jealous Of her
credit as the good old State OF
Maine"
| This paragraph has now been published
for considerable period and already
copied into several Maine papers, but We
see no denial or explanation of il from
any of the democratic organs that do Mr.
Kimball's blowing.
Some Of those organs had better explain
why Mr.. Kimball who has now beer
doing a prosperous business for severa
years, does not pay the balances so long
due to his New Jersey creditors
They had better explain too that it was
under the condition of business affairs
brought about by democratic rule in the
country, that Mr.. kimball was compelled
to compound his honest debts at twenty-
fve cents on dollar They had better ex.
plain that under the condition of business
affairs brought about by republican rule
in the country Mr.. kimball has attained
high degree of prosperity and is abun
dainty able if willing to pay the little
balance of sepenty-fre cents on tic dollar,
still due in New Jersey, and perhaps
elsewhere to his creditors -+...- e..
4 And the people of Maine will explain to
Mr.. Kimball in September that they prefer
to retain the condition of business affairs
brought about by republican rule. in which
he and all other industrious men find ade-
lquate returns for their labor and capital
and they will not assist in bringing back
the conditions OF trade and business which
drove Mr.. Kimbal into compromising hon
est debts at % cents on the dollar.
| WHO WEREJACOB THOMPS0N,.S A.S-
| SOCRATES IN THE NORTH AND
WHOM DO THEY SUPPORT.
The report of the rebel desperate who
undertook the job of burning northern
cities in the time of the war shows that he
had accomplices in the north.
Who were they? With what party
were those men found who could svmpa-
thize. consort and plot with such an in
cendary traitor as Jacob Thompson, to
lay neighboring cities in ashes and bring
want and destitution upon our women and
children because of their fidelity to the
government?
The answer is ready on every tongue
they acre democrats.
But all democrats were not of that
stamp. There We're democrats who alb
horred treason although their party organ
ization favored it. Many of them enlisted
in the army, more of them abandoned the
party and united with the republicans, but
there was still a large number which re-
manned passive democrats, despisng the
course of the leaders. and yet unwilling to
break away from the organization. While
the party as party was carried through
the war in the interest of JEFF Davis, it
was clearly divided into two parts, the
one in favor of sustaining the prosecution
Of the war, the other in favor of withdraw
ing our armies, stopping enlistments,
burning northern cities, and compelling
peace and disunion by carrying havoc and
desolation into the houses Of the patriots
who were UNFOLDING the Union.
That division still exists. 1t is not and
will not be closed up. And now the ques-
ton arises who were the Jacob Thompson
rebels and housp lurners and whom, do