Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-05-30

kElNEBEC JOURNAL.
CAMPAIGN EDITION !
FOR 1876.
TO be issued Three Months, Begin
ming June 81, Closing Sept. Is.

Ihe great political contest Is pressing rapidly
upon us. This Centennial Year of the Nation Is
to decide whether tie principles of l716, 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 &. 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 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 majority Of that body well may
NIL the patriots Of the Cnion with alarm 1t clear
ly 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 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
U mon, and National Faith, is under the complete
control of the Southern Confederaes and Tam
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 dogmas of the National administra-
tions of the eight years Immediately prior TO the
Rebellion. The success of the Democratic party
in 1876 would be to place the National Govern
IncuL uuuer the absolute control OF the COnfeQer-
ate politicians and the Chiefs of Tammany Hall
Never a more dangerous and nsolent combination
fouted before the American people. This threat
ened neutrality-suspicious. must be met by all tht
patriotic and vigorous determination which ear
nest and resolute freemen know how to call into
action Not only must all the results of the wal
be maintained-a rescued and reconstructed ma.
ton and an emancipated race-but the plighted
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 mus,
be the signal word of all friends of the country
for Treason, and National Dishonor in respect tc
our Finances, belong only to .he vocabulary OF
thoughtless and unprincipled men.
10 counteract these perncious 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 Republi-
can newspapers. 1t is the purpose of the pro-
prietors OF the kennebec Journal to make it re-
spond to the demand for an earnest and urcom-
promising discussion Of the political issues and
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 emphatically pronounced on the
side of the Union and National Honor She i:
one of the first to speak. Let her voice be one o
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 counfrv the UNDERSIGNED will publsh 6