Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-09-01
A WORD TO REPUBLICANS.


The election for State and other officers
is close at hand. The campaign has been
OF the most quiet character. No speech
es have been made, no banners flung tt
the breeze, no effort employed to arous,
the voters and fix attention upon the is
sues pending. 1t follows, of course, tina
interest in the election is less than usual
indicating that light vote will be cast.
1t is exactly in circumstances like thes,
that prudent men foresee danger. Wher
an army is without apprehension of the
approach of a foe, and in its fancied secur-
ity neglects to take the usual and necessa-
ry precautions to guard against surprise,
then is the very time that skillful and
wide-awake opponent seizes to make de-
cisive blow. Just so with a political Or
ganization. Let the dominant party take
no measures to make its strength availa-
BILE. and go to sleep because no opposition
is to be seen, and it opens splendid op-
portnnity for an alert and well organized
foe TO march over it and grasp the victo-
ry.
Although there has been no noise and
excitement attending the campaign, we
trust that republicans need no urgent ap-
peal to the performance of their duty. As
a body they are an intelligent, reading,
well informed people, capable of under
standing public affairs and ready to UP.
hold by their acts at the ballot-box the
principles and candidates of the republi-
can party. This is our safeguard in
time OF apathy. We rely upon the good
sense and public spirit of republicans for
the success of our ticket on the Sth of Sep
tember.
Inc dlsorganized and discouraged con-
dition OF the democracy has tendency to
make republicans over-confidcnt We
see them divided among themselves. some
yowing the party is dead and ought to be
Others as strenuously declaring that it has
got rid Of great incumbrance in partino
with Greelcyism and has taken new
lease of life under the old banner, and we
think their opposition will be weak. We
believe it will, and yet there are localities
in the State where the democrats are Sc.
cretty busy at cork, and unless the repub-
icans are thoroughly prepared to meet
them they may succeed in defeating our
local tickets. Whatever may be the con-
difion OF our opponents let us not fail to
use the means we have in our hands
against them.
On our part we have candidate for
Governor who represents the principles
OF the republican party, and is man of
ability and experience in public affairs
and OF unspotted character. lie is pledged
by the platform on which he stands to
honesty in government, TO correction of
the abuses and corruptions of the times,
while by his pen and voice he has spoken
strongly for the same There are none
VINO know NELSON DINGLEY JR., that
wiz not say he is an honest, conscientious,
.u'spoken man, consistent in politics, true
W 'he IDEAS that lie at the base of the
great party Of which he is an bonored and
worthy candidate and representative
On the part OF the democrats a candi-
date has been nominated, against whose
private character we would not bra.,ha
word Of reproach. He is an estimab,e
citizen in all the relations Of life SO far as
we know. But he is put forward as the |