Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-31

party for the first Office 10 the land to set his foot
upon the charges In the meanwhile it strikes US
that no judiciOus friend of Mr.. Tilden or of the
democratic party. or Of the repute OF the citizen
so conspicuous and SO highly trusted will be over
hssty in volu Dteering explanations of matter en-
tirely personal in its nature.
Manifestly it is something that Cover
nor Tiden alone can deal with Unless
he explains it the democratic canvass will
come to halt For an offence not so
rauk nor SO well established as this ap-
pears to be, the republicans of Indiana
have forced candidate to retire. Al
ready democratic Journals in New York
AMI prominent members of the party are
asserting that Governor Tilden must clear
up the matter of the ailidavis or retire.
A Word of Caution to Republic
cans.
A member of the editorial staff of the
New York Tribune who has been spending
a few days in this State viewing the politi
cal canvass, makes the following caution
AIRY remarks to republicans in a letter dat
ed Bangor the 25th, and published in the
Tribune of Tuesday morning?
But the republicans of Maine will be
sorely disappointed on election day it they
expect to roll up big majority in this
State on the 18th of September without
making an unusual effort. The democrats
have not in reality abandoned the field in
Maine. though they would be very glad TO
have their opponents think so. Their
apathy is only assumed. GOV. TIL
DENIS BARREL OF MONEY is HERE.
though its arrival has not been proclaimed
from the house-tops, and its contents Will
he ''put where they will do the most good"
Great public meetings are useful in their
way; they arouse the enthusiasm OF the
people and instruct them in the issues OF
the contest, but they do not bring home
absent voters, and they rarely convert po-
litcal opponents. TorchlIghts process
sions, with all their accompaniment OF
music and banners and transparencies, en-.
terrain both those who participate and
those who witness, but torches and flags
and transparancies do not count tor votes
in the ballot-boX.
No one understands these truths better
than Gov. Tilden. and the fact that the
democrats of this State have adopted new
tactics ought to be a warning to the re-
publicans that the campaign against them
is being managed in accol dance with the
advice of the most accomplished politician
in this country, and if they do not wish to
be surprised with a greatly reduced ma
| jority. they must meet their opponents on
their own ground. II the democrats per
feet an organization which reaches every
doubtful or absent voter, the republicans
| : A. ia ON
effective. 1t was the quiet, persistent
work of many months that gave Gov. IL
den the nomination at st. Louis. His
agents did not sound a trumpet before
them when they went into State to cap
ture a convention or arrange for friend
~ delegation. but still they made converts
in the very camp of their enemies The
same policy has been adopted here, and
while it is not at all probable that the
democrats can carry the State. or come
within thousands OF doing so Chat is not
the prize they are working for). they
NAV reduce the republican majority suffi
cientlv to show turn in the tide of popu-
lar opinion which would be disastrous in
the States which come after.
What hare said about the tactics of the
democrats of his State is MT matter OF
inference The work of organization be-
gan several weeks ago. and has already
been extended to majority if not to all
of the counties of the State. In many
places the first canvass has already been
completed, and the list of absent and
doubtful voters made up Nor is this all
in some cases THE MONEY TO PAY
THE EXPENSES OF DEMOCRATS
WHO ARE WILLING TO COME HOME
AND VOTE HAS ALREADY BEEN
! FORWARDED TO THEM. the number to
be brought back to one small town at an
expense of $40 each being 10, aud too
another IL. Ii this policy Is carried out
| in all the counties and towns in the Stale.
it will involve the expenditure OF very
| large sum Of money.