Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-28

Service and q reiteraton Of the tables and argu-
ments Of immense expenditures and failures to
collect revenues properly. So far as it went, it
only served as text for Sherman to show the
weakness of the attacks on the revenue collections
as TO their magnitude outside Of such as the re-
publican party had punished, and for Dawes to
show by analysis from official documents that the
losses in collections were greater under democrat.
c administration than under those so sharply crit
icised, and also to show the strangest discrepan-
cies between the tables used by the Senator and
tables from the official reports for the same year.
Several democratic members made short speeches,
and finally Senator Edmuuds of Vermont made a
most scathing review of the whole subject. and a
grand defence of the republican party. Referring
to the necessary expenses that did not cease when
the armies Of the rebellion surrendered, such as
the rebuilding and fitting of light houses and the
supply of the mail service in all its details in the
States that had destroyed it, then to the cost of
the war and its continuance, he made an examina-
ton of the record of the democratic party the
New York riot and the connexion of Tweed aud
Tilden in democratic politics, that was mastery III
deed. Senator Herman of New York made some
attempt at defence of his party, but the Senator
moved from his position, and seemed fully sup
piled with argument TO meet all corners. The
debate seems hardly to belong to River and llar-
Dor Bill but so far democracy has lost by oriS-
mating bill so lacking in evidence of real desire
for retrenchment, and in the debate by making
wholesale charges Of corruption that largely fell
to the ground in the analysis by the Senate.
No man doubts the great importance of the
coming election, and the desperate earnestness OF
the democratic politicians. The pressure in inan-
cal matters will be thoroughly utilized and para
died. while every examination as to its cause will
be met by the cry of"dead issue" and ga fact that
should be forgottou," and with some persons 1t
will be accepted as plausible, though the condi-
ton of the nation is nearly parallel from the losses
in life. labor and money during four years of war
to that of an individual who had suffered calami-
ties Of fire. flood and disease, and been obliged TO
borrow to live. Such an one would feel "hard
times and Financial pressure" but would rot
suggest as do these would-be doctors" in the
case of the nation that his property had been
stolen, but without surprise accept manfulE and
hopefully the situation, and do his duty in re-
building the waste places. Much anxiety Is felt
here in the autumn elections in all the states, es-
peciallv in that which will soon occur in our own
State. With a man of such record in war and
peace, for the standard bearer, General Connoi'
Maine should give an old fashioned majority.
There is need that the people be awake to the i'm
| portance of the hour in Maine, that the voice OF
the Pine Tree State be heard loud and clear in
September to announce the opening shout Of a Sc
res of victories in the states whose elections pre-
| cede the election in November.
| The opinion that true reform will be more read
| lily found with Hayes and Wheeler than their OPP
! ponents has caused Carl Schuz and many others
who have been luke warm in their attachment II
not absolutely opposed to the republican party to
enter its ranks and labor earnestly for its success
With party whose platform has no uncertain
sound, and candidates whose record in war and
peace is brilliant and above reproach, no smaller
issues should be allowed in any State to detract
from the fulness of success, and am confident
Maine will not fail to take care in season that the
whole work be we'll done. so that it may tell in the
general result.
While write, Carpenter, to large and atten
tive audience in the Senate and galleries Is max
ing brilliant and effective argument for the ex-
Secretary, from his old seat in the Senate cham
Der, which has been kindly vacated for him on this
OCCASION A. Il. c.