Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-10-20
POLTTICAL.

test the election of Gen. Banning Dem on the
ground of fraud.
None but those who are interested in depriving
American citizens of their rights will regret that
the President has decided to send the upholders
Of law and order into South Carolina.
How the democrats went for reform in Oh 10 is
shown by the Cincinnati Gazette, which gives a
list of eight democratic wards which polled vote
largely in exccs, of the entire adult male popula
ton.
The Connecticut republicans are trying to make
Congressman Barnum tell what he went to Indi
ana for. The democratic returns from the section
Mr.. Barnum visited ought to be answer enough
for fnybo ly.
Another one of those democratic counties in
Colorado has been heard from. The 500 demo
cratic majority from San Juan, published from
the Liberty-st. bureau, now turns out to be Is
only with republican Senator.
The Chattanooga (Tenn.) Commercial says that
Southern democrat being asked if he did not
think Mississippi is republican State replied
ayes, they have 10000 or 10000 majority there,
but is not available just at present" 1t is time
it was made available.
Said a New York democrat That Georgia
election dsgusts me with the democracy. | was
about gone over to them when read, M oppo-
sion in twenty counties Said |: a party with
no opposition is little too unanimous for me.
Perhaps if we'd give them the Union they'd sup
press all opposition everywhere. l vote them
four years ON the outside"
A Washington telegram says that an examina-
ton of the records Of the Southern Claims Com
mil hat
who guarded the prison peas at Aadersonville,
Salisbury, and Libby have claims pending, and
that in every Instance there is an abundance OF
manufactured evidence to show that they were
always bitterly hostile to secession and loyal to
| the Union.
The Boston Herald has come outIfor Wade Hamp-
ton, and asserts that "the citizen of South Carroll.
ma who does not vote for Wade Hampton is either
| very ignorant very dishonest" The Herald
| supports Adams, Tilden, Hendricks, Tarbox
| Thompson, Warren, and yet it wants the republi-
cans to understand that it is not democratic or
gan. When Sam Bowles nominated Adams and
the Herald became his echo it forfeited its claim
to independence, and is now more of an organ
than it was when Hon. Edwin c. Bailey was
its editor.-Boston journal.
correspondent from ONO writes MIR. Blaine
has good cause for congratulation on the results
on the vote where he spoke during our campaign.
One of his very large meetings was held at Tole-
do, and Gov. Cox is chosen to Congress in that
district by a large majority over Hurd, the pres
ent democratic member. Al Norwslk Mr.. Blaine s
meeting was of the largest ever held in North
ern Ohio and the impetus impaired by that meeting
to the vote of Huron County saved the Nth Dis
trct and reelected Charles Foster to Congress.
Mr.. Blaines meeting in Cleveland was the great
est demonstration ever seen in the State, and
Henry r. Payne was beaten for Congress over
5000 votes, though elected two years ago BY near
ly that majority. If any other Democrat except
ing Payne had been the candidate the defe at
would have been much worse. l do not say these
results were caused by Mr.. Blane's meetings, but
they were greatly aided thereby. 1t is noticeable
moreover, that the meetings were called as
"BlAinc meetings" and so advertised. A marked
feature in the campaign was the effect produced
by MIR. Bsine's prompt reply to Charles Francis
Adams. A letter was obtained from Mr.. Adams
by the democratic committee with the expectation
that it would have large influence in Ohio. Mr..
Blaine replied to it the very day of its publication
in the Cincinnati papers. His reply was publish
ed in every republican paper in Ohio, and it was
observed that Charles Francis Adsmss letter was
not afterward quoted by the democratic papers
not even referred to. Mr. Adams name was GER
racy, whatever it may prove in Massachusetts"