The Republican journal., 1876-07-13
Written for the journal.
A CAMPAIGN of Abuse.

In reading the papers of both political par
ties, since their respective nominations were
made, have been struck with the difference
with which the Democratic press speak of and
have treated their opponents nominees, and
| vice versa.
1t is with pleasure ] can say that all the
Democratic papers | have read, thus far, have
spoken of the opposing candidates and pretend
ed issues, with fairness at least, and have not
descended to misrepresentation or Billings
gate. With the Republican press, on the other
hand, it is decidedly different, and thus their
policy of the campaign is foreshadowed.
1t would seem that in their utter restitution
of any of the present real living issues to bring
before the people in support of their candidates,
they will have recourse to their well worn
policy of the wholesale denuncation of the
Democratic party's measures and nominees, by
! bclittling and misrepreserting the one and try
ing to defame, viify and backen the characters
of the others.
| The follow ing is an example of the misreprc-
sensations, miserable ISLANDERS and mean actions
that portion of the Republican party and
press will resort to in conducting the present
| csnipilSH. On inc Uulltlln announcing lne re-
suit of the balloting of the Democratic Conven-
| ton at st. Louis some one of the ''highmind-
| ed' Republicans cut and pinned to it, the head
lines of that cable Republican organ,'' the Ban-
gor Wing and Courier, which read as follows
TIE ST. LOUIS SQUABBLE; A GENERAL
| RUMPUs; SAM. TILDEN NOMINATED; Boss
| TWEED'S LIEUTENANT AS A REFORM CANDI-
| DATE; besides some other equally interesting
stuff. \ later issue OF the same sheet calls Mr..
Tilden a CHEAP demagogue,' Il 'Mountebank"
! Fraud" and uses other language better suited
| tor the Dark Ages, than for the intelligent peo-
| pie of the nineteenth century to read.
| The Boston journal is another organ,
which hurls most outrageous and abusive
epithets at the devoted head of Mr.. Tiden. Its
| fair to presume that the editor OF a leading
journal should have sufficient talent to conduct
| Il pc itcal contest by an Intelligent discussion
of the issues, and not resort to tactics which
would disgrace Piute Indian.
If Mr.. riden is so devoid of character is so
weak minded and altogether ''cheap dema-
gogue' its very strange, and is not very llatter-
ing to the intelligence and honesty Of the people
of the great State Of New York, that he should
have been elected over the most popular Re
publican candidate in the State, Gen. John A.
Dix, at the last gubernatorial election by over
$1,000 plurality.
Mr.. Hendricks, who has the second place on
the Democratic ticket, and of whom the late
VIM. Pitt Eessenden said that he was the peer
of the greatest statesman in the country,'' is re
cciving the same kind and share of attent on as
is accorded to the head Of the ticket, and the
same might be said of the people of Indiana as
of the people Of New York, for he is serving
them very acceptably rs their present Cover
nor.
1t is to be hoped that the Democracy Will, in
the coming contest, make IA square, upright and
manly fight on the merits of their candidates
and their issues, the principal ones of which
are hard-money with all it implies, and Reform,
which is of such vital interest to the safety and
we'll being of the whole country. And how
ever good an opportunity may present itself,
they should never retaliate by employing the
tactics of their opponents, so that in the end,
should they come oil second best they may
have the satisfaction of knowing their fight was
an honorable one. FAIRNESS.
Ellsworth, july =,