Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-05
democracy North and South, and hence

democracy North and South, and hence
they are at work with new energy in
spired by the hope of gaining the control
of the House Representatives this year.
or at least of making long stride in that
direction. In the South the electionering
efforts Of the democracy are visible in the
massacre Of white and black republicans,
as part of system of terrorism by which
the blacks are to be prevented from voting
and the white republicans extermnated
or driven out so that they may not in
terfere with rebel supremacy.
This action is concurrent with that of
the democracy of Connecticut in sending
Eaton TO the Senate. In North Carolina
the rebels have made gain, achieved by
stirring up the race issue and intimidating
the negroes. Blood has flowed in Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana,
North and South Carolina, and at last the
government is compelled to put forth its
strong arm to protect life and property.
But suppose the republican majority in
Maine is reduced at the next election, and
Ohio continues in the grip of the democra-
cy, and the republican ranks in Illinois, In
diana and New York manifest weakness,
what hope can the friends of freedom and
humanity draw from the prospect which
will then APPEAR We now have republi-
can President to execute the laws and a re-
publican Congress to make them, and in
this is the safety of the government and
the trust of colored people in the midst of
outrage and persecution. When these fail
us and rebel influence guides the Ship OF
State we may look out for breakers. And
unless the republican party is true to its
flag and principles we shall find the power
departing from us. We must be up and
doing. We must talk and vote. We
must shake off apathy. We must leave
local questions for q more convenient sea-
son, and unite our strength to roll up
grand majority in favor of equal rights.
We endorse the words of Ex-Governor
Noyes to the the republican State conven-
ton the other day when he said:
"Lct the democracy once more
get control Of our Government
and the South will be again
drencked in blood, rs ii was from
1851 to 1865. L beg every lover
Of his country. every friend Of
humanity who would deplOre
such results, TO stand firmly by
the party in power. in the inter-
est OF good order and peace"
Let every republican who reads these
words be quickened by them to active per-
Torrance of duty. Those who vote for
Speaker Blaine and the other candidates
in Maine for Congress know that they will
be true 20 the great principles underlying
the republican party. If their opponents
could be elected their votes would be
such as JEFF Davis would commend. The
distinction between the two tickets is
broad and plain. 1t is is false to say there
is no issue between parties. He who can
make such an assertion with the inlelli-
gence before him of the recent massacres
in the South must be weak in understand
ing or craven in spirit. Allpatriots should
rally around the republican flag, the flag
of Union and Of equal tights, claiming
protection for white New Englanders in
the South, also the free right of suffrage
to the enfranchsed colored men, This is
the lesson that the condition of the South
is teaching in thunder-tones, STAND BY
THE REPUBLICAN FLAG.