Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-06
FOR GOVERNOR.
SIDNEY PERHAM.
Republican Meeting.
THE HOPEFUL Argus.


The Portland Argus is in happy mood
Judging by some of its recent editorials.
The nomination Of Greeley being secured
i now claims that Maine will cast her
electoral vote for him. About the fate of
Governor Perham it is not quite clear,
but will be able 10 tell exactly in few
days. The republican candidates for Con-
gress we believe it dooms to defeat. al
though what the democratic majorities will
be it does not definitely state.
We are reminded by the hopeful charac-
ter and happy calculations and predictions
of the Argus of one of the unfortunate
inmates of the Insane Hospital. He
always sees visions of riches, happiness,
prosperity, just ahead. His associates are
going to be kings and queens, and the
streets in which he appears are to be
covered with gold. Unbounded hopeful
ness is the form which his dementia takes.
Through the windows of the place from
which he will never depart until life is
extinct, he sees himself about to become
monarch Each night he goes to sleep
disappointed that he is not released, but
every morning finds his hope and glitter
ing visions renewed.
Just so with the Argus, and we might
add, the Standard. Every year for the
last fifteen years the Argus has predicted
just before election that the democracy
were going to achieve an immense victory.
1t has announced in very knowing way
that combinations had been made which
were irresistible, that the ranks of the re-
publicans were demoraized and ready to
fall to pieces, and the democratic candi-
dates little surer Of being elected than
the sun to rise. How much it has expend-
ed for ROSTERS to crow that never did
crow over Maine election we shall not
undertake TO say, but we have no doubt
the coopis full of ancient specimens never
called into the service, the annual replen-
ishing in expectation Of the promised
victory that never came
This year it is the same with the Argus
as in the years that are past Its disap-
pointment over the defeat of Kimball last
year by an increased republican majority
has been slept off, and it is as happy as
a lunatic over the prospect. All the plans
have been laid for a rousng democratic
victory. The Argus has only to wink all
its eyes and pull certain unseen wires to
make success certain. II secs hosts of
liberal republicans ali ready to jump into
the embrace of the democracy, alluSed
thither by the sweet scented record which
that party made in the war, and the hope
that under the direction Of the Tammanv
chiefs the government will he as economi-
cally and honestly managed as New York
city has been by the democrats Never
was the Argus more disappointed than it
will be this year. though it blow for Gree
ley never so iiercely.
We are willing that it shall talk owl
like about combinations, plans, large ac-
cessions from the republicans, but we de-
fy it to point to any combination consum-
mated, or that can or viii be consummated,
by which the democracy can improve their
condition one iota in the State. \ few
disaflected men, disappointed in their de-
sires for Office or patronage, will without
doubt seek salye for their wounds in the
democratic party, but they will 20 single
handed and alone. The Fifth Congress
sional district is instanced as a locality in
which liberal republicans are goinvte do
wonders, but when an effort wasa,,de to
engage the dissatisfied elemesn al Els
worth in Greeley combination it failed.
Mr.. Knowlton supports Hale, Perham.
Grant and Wilson, and we have no doubt
that the district after little sober though,
will give its usual republican majority
Certainly If anything is needed to make
orr friends in that district sec their duty
clearly, nothing could he better than the
boasts Of the democracy about carrying
the district. Good solid Dragging By the
Argus will help the republicans. II it ran
thoroughly alarm the republican masses
and wake them up the State Is sure foT
Perham by 10000 majority.
RR. LAyG SPEAKS.