Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-05-17
kENNEBEC JOURNAL.
CAMPAIGN EDITION !!
FOR 1876.
70 be issued Three Months, Begin
ming June 81, Closing Sept. 13.

The great political contest is pressing rapidly
upon us. This Centennial Year Of the Nation is
to decide whether Il C principles of 11l6, of the
administrations of George Washington and of
Abraham Lincoln, are to be maintained, or wheth-
er counter revolution representing the political
doctrines of John c. 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 treasure
and so much precions blood. For the first time
since the flames of civil war were lighted by the
leaders of the Democratic party, that political Or
ganization has now the control of the National
House of Representatives. and the prevailing ami
mus and drift of the maj ority of that body we'll may
fill the patriots ofthe uon with alarm 1t is clear
ly obvious that all the worst elements which have
opposed the principles and objects OF the Repnbli
can party the last fifteen years. have combined
with the determination by fair means or foul, by
fraud force, to obtain control of the National
Government and put it on the track in which it
moved in the days of Pierce, Davis, Mason, and
Slidell. The party which is in this aggressive at
tltude towards the tried friends of Liberty, the
Union, and National Faith, is under the complete
control of the Southern COntederates and lam
| many Hall. Hill, Lamar, and Beck Of the South
ern Democracy, and Eaton, Tilden, and Hendricks
OF the Northern Democracy, represent the identi-
cal political dcgmas of the National admn>tra-
tons of the eight years Immediately prior 10 the
Rebe ellon. The success of the Democratic party
in 1876 would be to place the National Govern
Inent under the absolute control of the Confeder-
| ate politicians and the Chiefs of Tamm my Hall.
| Never more dangerous and insoent combination
| toued before the American people. This threat
ened revolutionary reaction must be met by all the
| patriotic and vigorous determination which ear
nest and resolute freemen know how TO call into
action Not only must all the results of the war
be maintained-a rescued and reconstructed ma
ton and emancpated race-but the plghted
faith of the Republic as 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 Treaso and National Dishonor in respect to
our Finances belong only to the Vocabulary Of
| thoughtless and unprnciplcd men.
To coUnteract these perneious dogmas of the
enemy to arouse the zeal and inspire the efforts of
all true friends OF the Union and National Justice
| throughout the State, there should be at once a
| more general and liberal circulation of Repub-
can newspapers. 1t is the purpose of the pro-
| pretors OF the Kennebcc Journal to make it re-
| spond to the demand for an earnest and uncom-
| promising discussion Of the political issues and
duties of the pending campaign. The assistance Of
OF the ablcst political writers OF the State has
| been secured, and the Republicans of Maine NAV
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, will be potential
and it must be emphatcally 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 q