Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-14

our noble spirited citizens who assisted in
pushing the movement to success. The
halt in the work is only transient. The
foundation is thoroughly constructed, and
factory upon factory will presently arise
until the magnificent water power at the
Augusta dam is completely occupied.
Other public enterprises which we might
name, essential to the prosperity of the
city, have also received strong support
| from Mr. Stevens. None that were wor-
| thy ever found q more ardent friend. His
private life is irreproachable, his heart
generous, his experience of that kind to
place him in the foremost rank in the leg
islature.
There has been loud and general de-
mand for good nominations by the repub-
lican party, for local officers. We point
to our representative ticket as coming up
to the highest requirement. We doubt if
another city or town in the State has a
better. And now we ask for it the sup
port to which it is entitled by its character
and the usage of the republican party.
A few republicans having private griev
ances have formed an alliance with the
democrats to defeat North and Stevens.
Let these few malcontents and schemers
be taught to-day that their plans are
failure. Let no republican be deceived
and led into the coalition with the enemy.
Those who lead in this movement will find
themselves without followers. Their way
is over into the democratic camp. They
may call themselves Independent Repub-
licans, but they have sold themselves to
the democracy. Republicans of Augusta
put your heel upon the unprovoked bolt
that has been attempted. stand by the true
ticket, and it will be gloriously elected
over the mongrel combination arranged
by the democrats.
"INDEPENDENT" REPUBLICANISM.
The dictionaries say that "Independent"
means "entirely free from" ~
Our disconnected friends who style
themselves independent Republicans,
had this definition in mind when they NOM
mated their Legislative ticket-for GER
tainly the ticket is "entirely free from"
the least faint of Republicanism.
Mr.. Badger has been all his life
straightforward, consistent, uncompromis-
ing Democrat He was Postmaster dur
ing the administrations Of Pierce and Bu-
chanan, and he stood like man and a
hero up to all the issues of that day-"Bor-
der Ruffianism' in kansas-Repeal of the
Missouri promise-Lecompton Swim
dle--the Brooks assault on Sumner--and
the entiie black list that disiigured those
two administrations and made them for
ever infamous in the history of the count
ry. Mr. Badger was a good Postmaster
and is a pleasant, genial gentleman, and
kind neighbor. but how any Republican
who has the slightest trace of his party
creed or principle left in him can vote for
Mr.. Badger for political Office is beyond
our comprehension. Mr.. Badger himself
"laughs in his sleeve" at the greenness
of the Republicans who support him.
Mr.. Gardiner C. Vose is another gen.
tleman ''entirely free from" Republican
ism. He has not voted the Republican
ticket since lS69-the last year of Gov.
Chamberlain's candidacy. In 1870 when
the Republican party nominated Gov. Per-
ham, Mr.. Vose bolted and has not since
been with us at all. He objected to the
Temperance Record and Temperance
Principles of Gov. Perham, and allied him.
self with the Democracy.
In this connection it is worthy of re-
mark that Mr.. Joshua Nye who has vaunt-
ed himself in season and out of season as
the especial champion of Temperance
principles and the officious friend of Gov.
Perham, should now step forward as the
voucher and endorser of Mr.. Vose. Mr..
Nye made himself conspicuously promi-
nent in arranging the coalition of indie
pendent Republicanism on this brace of
candidates, one of whom is a tough old
fashioned Democrat and the other left the
Republican party five years ago because it
was Temperance party. Commend us
to Mr. Joshua Nye as a model Temper
ance Reformer.
4 DIRTY TRICK BY a. C. STILL