Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-26

PIT the sunday following.
There will be public temperance at the rooms
of the iron.clads, Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
The public cordially invited.
Col. Dewitt has hung a beautiful flag across
Sewall street, from his residence to that Of j. s.
Turner, Esq.
The prospect now is that the ranks of the "Doys
in Blue" and of the "Blane Continentas' will be
filled with earnest young republicans, who Will do
effective work in the campaign.
Senator Patterson of South Carolina, one of the
most eloquent men in the south, and o. ID. Baker,
ESD, of this city, to address the republicans
of Winthrop and surrounding towns, at Winthrop
village. on Tuesday evening next, the 29th.
The youngest son of l.. b. Hill, Esq, assistant
postmaster, on Thursday evening, fell from the
piazza Of his residence, distance of eight feet
and striking upon the back of his head, was taken
up in an insensible condition. The little fellow Is
six years DID, He was all right yesterday
The republican meeting in Monmouth on Thurs
day evening, was one of the largest and most en-
thusiastic ever held in that town. the large hal
being crowded and many unable TO gain aamis-
sion. The speeches of Mr.. Lindsey and MIR.
Pratt were enthusiastically received.
The members of the "Blaine Continentals will
meet at Meonian Hall at $50 this evening, and
they most cordially invite all their friends to join
them in participating in the exercises at the raising
Of Hayes & Wheeler flag on Cushnoc Heights
There will be torches enough for all. Turn out
and fill up the ranks.
We are requested by DR.. j. L. Williams to state
A. ,,h; no from InWiston
the oath inst, was 5 / 2 hours coming from Lew
i,ton to Augusta, which is less than miles an
hour He showed no signs Of exhaustion until
within short distance of Augusta, alter winch
Williams permitted him to rest few minutes, and
then drove him slowly in.
The earnest and wide-awake repub licans of
Cushnoc Heights will on this evening raise hand
some campaign flag, with all the proper demon
STATIONS. Every necessary preparation has been
made, and the flag will be put out at
eight o'clock, accompanied by the firing OF
cannon, speeches, and the general decoration Of
buildings There will be speeches by Col. j.
Manchester Haynes, W. p Whitehouse, Esq, O.
d. Baker, Esq, and Others The Blaine Cont
nentals will march to the place of the flag raising,
previous to the speaking little later there
will be grand torchlight demonstration by tie
Blaine Continentals, who will march though the
streets and avenues of the heights, to the music
of the Augusta Band. Many of the buildings
along the route are expected to be illuminated
grand time is expected
The man who runs the Standard, whenever he
finds dishonest democrat who has stolen money
from the town. while acting one of its officers,
always til inks it is small affair, and does not
amount to much. Read the apology in this weeks
Standard in regard to the democratic dishonesty
and stealing in the town of Windsor. \ few years
ago there was a case of the most glaring dishon-
esty and stealing by a democratic official il the
town o Belgrade, town books burnt to hide the
fraud. What the course Of the Standard
theni Trying to smooth over the rascaty stating
that everything would come out all right, If an err
ror shold be discovered the defaulter stood ready,
and also his bondsmen, to make the town
whole. What the final result was no one knows
better than the editor Of the Standard for he was
connected with the litigation that followed
When you discover democratic thief the party
always try to shield him from funi-hment. At
any rate, such is its history in this country.
sam Bard at Granite Hall What did he
say and who is he!
The fine strains of the Centennial Band drew
quite an audience at Granite Hall last evening,
the hall being well filed, on the occasion of the
democratic rally. Nearly one-third the audience
were republicans. W. Il. Smith, Esq, presided
and introduced "Ciovernor" Bard The "Gov-
eruor' spent about twenty minutes in preim-
inaries, telling his hearers that he was about to
say something, and in getting ready TO say 1t.
When he started from the South he had been told
4. &c Il, cfI,lp no
educated people of Maine. He then culogized
the republican party. which made the hard shell
democrats on tie stand look blue; the party was
the conservator of liberty and the friend of educa-
ton. He spoke in high terms of Sumner, Wilson
and others. But, said he, the noble party has full
filed its mission, and ought to die. That was the
only point he made during his speech of over an
hour. 1t was the merest drzzle, without point or
application, and relieved only by duh joke and
attempt at smartness that would call forth sickly
applause. People kept asking "When is he going
to bcgni" lie would stretch himself up screecb,
pound the air, and look red in the face, but there
was absolutely nothing to what he said to benefit
or njure any party or man. The democrats are
thoroughly sick of the demonstration" Pillsbury,
Al Staples or RUDE Mckinney and other "home
talent" could have done better
Who is this Governor Bard, as he calls himself?
His record has followed him to Maine, where he
has come to enlighten our people on their politi.
cal duties. How did he get the title of Governor?
lie was appointed Governor of one of the West
ern territories. New Mexico, think wheth-
er he was confirmed or not we do not know, at
anv rate he nerer entered upon tie duties Of this
office! He claims his title from this and it has
been circulated here that he had just retired from
the gubernatoral chair Of Alabama, but he was
never Governor of anything. AT one time he was
editor of paper at Atlanta, Ga, called the Era.
In. 1870 he went to Chattanooga, Tenn, TO start a
paper, got liberal contributions from the repubi-
cans to help him in this enterprise, but the peo-
pie were disguised with his paper, and he was
obliged to suspend. He was an applicant for the
post office, but didn't get it, so he took his carpet
bag and went back to Atlanta. He then wrote to
New York and got money from Hoffman and
Tweed to help in the publication Of paper de
voted to Hoffman's interests rs a candidate for
President. The money gave out. he left his
friends in the lurch; he went over to the support
of Grant, seeking post office, having devotion
in that direction equal to Nasty. He got the post
Office, but was soon removed, and from the time
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