Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-07-31
TIE CAXPAlGN.

A democratic newspaper in the western
part of the State says; The campaign III
"Naine thus far has been rather OF a
"persoual nature. It was disgracefully
"inaugurated by certain republican lead
.ers in an omen letter on General Roberts"
That the campaign has been rather of
personal nature is quite evident that
the republican leaders are responsible for
the campaign taking this shape is not cor
rect. Weeks before Gen. Common was NOM
mated the democratic papers of the State,
in anticipation of his nomination. began
to make personal filings at him. As soon
as he was nominated the torrent of abuse
against him and prominent republicans
increased Before the letter of Col. Smith
appeared, General Roberts had been de-
| lvered OF his famous serenade speech,
which was made up largely OF dsparaging
personal remarks applied to republicans.
So it is a wide mistake to say that the open
letter of Col. Smith inauguratcd the per-
sonalities OF the campaign. 1t is simply
the truth to say that General Roberts and
his friends initiated them. 1t was their
boast when Roberts was nominated that
they would make an aggressive campaign,
meaning by this that they intended to
make just such personal, bitter fight as
we are engaged in. 1t was only after
Roberts was presented as ''patriot sol
der" and scrutiny of his record chal
lenged, that the "open letter" appeared
which causes so much trouble to the de-
mOcracy
But only to say that the campaign has
been personal on the part of the democrats
is to omit the vilest feature which they
have impressed upon it. They have made
it campaign of falsehood. of SANDER OF
the living and dead TO poison the public
mind in regard to living republicans they
have illuminated men whose ashes have
lain years in honored grayes-men of
whom when they walked these streets
their present slanderers had nothing but
good to say. and only dare assail them
now because they are unable to rise from
their graves and face their accusers.
Look at the tremendous lie about the
Agricultural College Scrip. 1t was fabri-
Gated to overwhelm Mr.. Blaine. But
when the truth appeared it was seen that
Mr.. Blaine and others who were associat-
ed with him and designated by DR.. Jordan
as 1.-THE thieving junto' were entirely in
nocent of the charges made against them
DID the democrats retract their accusation
when the SANDER was exposed? Not at
all they enlarged and repeated the lie in
their organs Not single democratic
paper has had the honesty to correct the
wrong. Their readers are still deceived
unless by chance they find the truth in
some republican paper which is denied to
them in their own party paper. Who is
injured mos. by this course, Mr. Blaine,
or those who assail him. There is but |
one answer.
The DR.. Jordan lie having recoiled upon
the heads of those who originated it, the
Pillsbury lie in relation to paper credits"
has appeared and is going the rounds of
the democratic papers, only to meet with
the same fate rs the Dir. Jordan lie. Mr..
Blaine is as innocent IN this as in the Agr-
cultural Scrip business. But that makes no
difference to the ghouls who pursue him.
They know their accusations are false,
but they don't care for that if they will
only serve to cast suspicion upon Mr..
Blaine and injure the republican party.
But the following words of contemporary
in speaking of the Agricultural Scrip false
hood are true; 'If such wild and igno-
"minious charges can be made against |
"Mr. Blaine or any other man, without
"any foundation except party rancor and
"hate. it affords the most conclusive
"proof that all such charges are auda-
"cious falsehoods. and are unworthy OF
"notice or belief"
The sanderers will overreach them |
selves. They will exhibit their own |
meanness and dishonesty, while the sub
iects of their base attacks will be lifted |
higher and higher in the public esteem in
of the very means taken to
destroy them.
PAPER CREDITS.
With great swagger Mr.. Pillsbury
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