Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-04-26
KENNEBEC JOURNAL.
CAMPAIGN EDITION
FOR 1876.
TO be issued Three Months, Begin
ming June 81, Closing Sept. IS.

The great political contest is pressing rapid,
mon NJ. This Centennial Year of the Nation Il
to decide whether tie principles of 1916 OF The
administrations of George Washington and OF
Abraham Lincoln, are to be maintained, or wheth.
er q counter revolution representing the poIltica
doctrines of John G. Calhoun, Jefferson DAVIS
and the Confederate Democracy, shall prevail, and
thus in large degree undo the best results OF the
war for the Union, which cost so much tfea-ufe
and so much precions blood. For the first time
aimee the flames of civil war were lighted by the
leaders of the Democratic party, that pollcai or,
caniyatiop has now the control of the National
House of Representatives, and the prevailing anil
mus and drift of the majority of that body well may
fill the patriots of the MON with alarm. It's GEAR
" obvious that all the worst elements which have
opposed the principles and objects of the Republi-
can party the last fifteen years, have combined
with the determination by fair means or foul, by
fraud or force, TO obtain control of the National
Government and put it on the track in which il
moved in the days of Pierce, Davis, Mason, and
Slidel. The party which is in this aggressive at
titude towards the tried friends of Liberty, the
Union, and National FAITH, is under the complete
control Of the Southern Confederates aud Tam
many Hall. Hill, Lamar, and Beck of the South
ern Democracy, and Eaton, Tiden, and Hendricks
of the Northern Democracy, represent the identi-
cal political dogmas Of the National adD'lni'tra-
tions of the eight years Immediately pl1or TO the
Rebellion. The success of the Democratic party
in 1875 would be to place the National Govern
m80t
ate politicians and the Chiefs of Tsmm ny Hall.
Never q more dangerous and iusoen Mt combination
fouted before the American people. This threat
ened revolutionary reaction must be met by all the
patriotic and vigorous determination which ear
nest and resolnte freemen know how 10 call into
action. Not only must all the results of the war
be maintained-a rescued and reconstructed ma
ton and an emancipated race-bnt the piighted
faith Of the Republic to our National bonds and
. specie currency, must be preserved against all
assaults, come from whatever quarter they may
Our circulating medium at the earliest practicable
period must be brought to the par of gold, no
backward steps must be taken, but FORWARD must
be the signal word of all friends Of the country
for Treason, and National Dishonor in respect &c
our Finances, belong only to the vocabulary Of
thoughtless and unprincpled men.
To counteract these pernicious dogmas of the
enemy to arouse the zeal and inspire the Efforts o
all true friends OF the Union and National justice
throughout the State, there should be at once
more general and liberal circulation of Repabli
can newspapers. 1t is the purpose Of the pro
prictors Of the Kennebec Journal to make it re
spond to the demand for earnest and uncom
promising discussion of the political issues ane
duties of the pending campaign The assistance Of
some of the ablest political writer's of the State has
been secured and the Republicans of Maine may
calculate there will be vigorous pushing "all along
the line" of whatever will fairly tend to splendid
triumph in September and November. The voice
of Maine, in this great contest, viii be potential
and it must be emphaticslly pronounced on the
side of the Union and National Honor. She is
one Of the first to speak. Let her voice be one OF
substantial encouragement to her sister States en-
gagged in the same great struggle.
In order to aid as much as possible in dissent
mating sound political information on the issues
before the country the undersigned will publish a