Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-05-01
KENNEBEC JOURNAL.
CAMPAIGN EDITION |!
FOR 1876.
TO be issued Three Months, Begin
ming June 81, Closing Sept. l3.

The great political contest is pressing rapidly
upon u. This Centennial Year of the Nation Is
to decide whether Il principles OF iiio, OF the
administrations Of George Washington and OF
Abraham Lincoln, arc to be maintained, or wheth-
cr a counter revolution representing the poltcal
doctrines of John c. Calhoun, jefferson DAVIS,
and the Confederate Democracy, shall prevail, ana
thus in large degree undo the best results OF the
war for the Union, which cost SO much c trea.uIe
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 pollilea or.
ganization has now the control OF the National
House of Representatives and the prevailing anil
INNS and drift of the ma aority of that body well may
6ll the patriots of the L Mon with alarm it clear
lv obvious that all the worst elements which have
opposed the principles and oi lects OF the kepnbl
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 1t
moved in the days of Pierce, Davis, Mason, and
Slidell. The party which is in this aggressive at
titude towards the tried friends of Liberty, the
Union, and National Faith, is under the complete
control of the Southern Confederates and Tam
many Hall. Hill, Lamar, and Beck Of the South
ern Democracy, and Eaton, Tilden, and Hendricks
of the Northern Democracy, represent the ldenti-
cal political d. gmas of the National adninistra
tions of the eight years Immediately prlor TO the
Rebellion. The success of the Democratic party
in 1876 would be to place the National Govern
ment under the absolute control OF the Conteder-
ate politicians and the Chiefs of Tamm ny Hall.
Never more dangerous and insolent combination
houted before the American people. ms threat
eued revolutionary reaction must be met by ailthe
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 mantaped-a rescued and reconstructed ma
ton and an emancpated race-but the p!ighted
faith of the Republic to our National bonds and
q 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 Treason, and National Di,honor in respect to
our Finances, belong only to the vocabulary OF
thoughtess and unptincipled men.
To counteract these pernicious dogmas of the
enemy, to arouse the zeal and inspire the fonts 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 Republi-
can newspapers. 1t is the purpose of the pro.
prietors OF the Kennebec Journal to make it re-
spond to the demand for earnest and uncom-
promising discussion of the political issues and
duties of the pending campaign. The assistance OF
some of the ablest political writers of the State has
been secured, and the Republicans of Maine may
calculate there will be vigorous pnshing"a along
the line" of whatever will fairly tend to a splendid
triumph in September and November. The voice
of Maine, in this great contest, viii be potential;
and it must be emphaticslly 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 disseml-
mating sound political information on the issues
before the country, the undersigned will publish