Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-08-30
Anti.Greeley Democrats Should
Vote tor Sidney Perham

There are thousands Of democrats in
the State Of Maine that will never vote for
Horace Greeley. They are found in eve
~ town and school district. and are made
up of the thinking, quiet. and better class
Of democrats As the canvass progresses
they avow their opinions more openly and
are resolute to vote for Grant in Novem-
Der.
While it is we'll for them to vote against
Greeley in November, it will be far better
for them to start in September with a vote
for the republican State ticket. They may
learn wisdom if they will in this matter
of the Greeleyites. In the double-headed
conventions which the liberal republicans
and Greeley democrats have held, resolves
have been passed pledging the liberal re-
publicans to vote for kimball and the
whole democratic ticket in September.
Why the anxiety and effort to swell the
Kimball vote p Because it will count more
for Greeley than the same votes will in
November. Mark what the Tribune of
Wednesday says upon this subject. In an
article devoted to Maine it says:
ut is great mistake to suppose that
the State election is of little consequence,
and that liberal does his whole duty
when he resolves to vote for Horace Gree
ley in November, and meanwhile to sup
port the regular administration ticket.
This putting of reformation to the last
minute Is as perilous as death-bed con-
version. EUery cote By achich the Grant
majority is reduced in September aciN count
te" to twenty rotes for Greele" and Brogn
WA AS't TO BEAT GRANT IS TO C;
AGAINST PERHAM. You cannot afford
to put off your work till the eleventh
hour"
The great central organ of Greeleyism
would not blow such blast for kimball
were it not that Mr.. Greeley's fortunes are
to be seriously affected by the vote for
Kimball. Now let us apply its reasoning
to our side of the case. If vote for
Kimball in September will count ten or
twenty votes for Greeley and Brown in
November, then we must conclude that
vote for Perham in September will count
ten or twenty votes for Grant and Wilson
in November. The Tribune is clearly
right. Will the democrats who are OPP
posed to Mr.. Greeley take notice and gov
ern themselves accordingly?
Taking the calculations of the Tribune
hat rI,N
Kimball casts as good rs ten or twenty
votes for Greeley. An anti Greeley dem
ocrat who does this votes against his prin-
ciple and intentions. He gives ten or
twenty times as much influence for Gree
ley by his September vote as he gives
against him by voting for Grant in Novem-
Der. That is not going against Greeley
but against Grant. We trust the anti
Greeley democrats will not stultify them
selves by voting for Kimball. A very
small knowledge of arithmetic will show
them the folly of such n course.
We urge upon our republican workers
the necessity OF bringing every democrat
who is against Greeley to vote if posi-
BILE for Perham in September. In the time
of war we invited men from all parties to
join the republican party in sustaining the
Government, and thousands of democrats
accepted the invitation and are good and
true men with us to-day. Though we are
not engaged in war now, we are engaged
with the same enemies we encountered
then, with the look ahead that If Greeley
should be elected the nation would be
plunged into danger and difficulty, the
end Of which cannot be foreseen, and we
sEGlld summon to our assistance eyery
aid we can TO defeat him. We think the
clear, sound headed Grant democrats need
no advice upon this subject after seeing
what the Tribune is doing to secure votes
for Greeley, but we urge republicans not
to neglect to appeal personally to them,
so that they may not get Their eyes open
tOO late