Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-17
POLIIiCiL.

1t has been nearly two months since Hayes was
nominated, and not single campaign scandal
has been made to stick to him yet.-Spriagfe|d
Union, Rep)
The Ohio correspondent ofthc New York Times
says the republican majority in that State will be
$1,000 in October and 40 900 in November.
Among the names Of speakers enrolled for the
campaign by the National republican Committees
are those of Mrs. Devereux Blake, and Mrs. Jane
o. De Forest.
Nine times out of ten if you ask democrat
what he thinks Of Gov. Tden's letter the answer
will be: "Well the fact ia, l have not had time
to read it carefully yeti
The San Antoine Herald (democratc) says
"Truly is the State Government of Texas curse,
and its laws mockery." The State Government
is democratic in all its branches.
Col Robert G.. Ingersoll of Illinois is on his way
to Maine to take the stump for the republican
ticket. The party leaders in Massachusetts are
hoping to secure his services in their State on his
return from Maine.-7ribune.
Warning from the Lyncbburg (Va.) Star: The
South Carolina negroes are getting their backs
up. They had better remember the fate Of their
brethren in Mississippi. can ounce of prevention
is worth pound of cure"
Copperheads to the front is still their cry. The
democratic papers in Kentucky are recommend.
ing their candidate for Congress in the Ninth Dis
trct because of "the bold stand he took in 1868,
when it was dangerous for a man to oppose the
party in power" Loyal men know what that
means.
A correspondent Of the Wing writes that the
Tilden convert Clark in the town of Wnterport,
who signed letter printed 10 the Bangor Demo
crat, can scarcely write his name. At the last
election he peddlcd cider at the polls and sold his
vote to a man who paid him twenty-five cents ex-
ira for gallon Of venerable apple-juice
= The constitutional amendments for the proec-
ton Of the pablo schools, and forbidding the pub
lie appropriation Of money for sectaran schools,
was defeated in the Senate for want of two
thirds vote. Tue vote stood 2S to l6, and was
strictly party vote. All the republicans voted for
it and all the democrats voted against it. The
fact that every democratic senator opposed such
an amendment is significant.
The Eufaula Times helps to explain the demo
cratic victory of Alabama thus: Owing to the
fact that there was opposition to the democrat
ic candidates the election in Eafaula was so quiet
as to be absolutely dull. Nevertheless. good
vote was polled with the expected result Of tri
umph for the democratic nominees. The negroes
did not turn out very largely; those who did vot-
ed the democratic ticket" This is in a county
which has given-when the negroes thought it
safe to turn out'-two thousand republican ma
jority.
Nasty writes to the Toledo Blade an account of
his troubles in attempting to understand the let
tiers of Messrs Tilden and Hendricks. He spent
10 hours over them anil wa, unable to tell wheth-
err they were for hard or soft money. friend
telegraphed to both candidates asking what kind
of money Nasty should advocate on the stump,
and received the following replies: Hard money
NV course, but soften it good deal in the West
Strike boldly, however, for Reform, and agin the
Corrupshen Nv the republican party-TILDEN'
"Soft money, course, but harden it good deal
in the East. Strike boldly, however, for Reform,
and agin the Corrupshen Of the republican party
HENDRIX"
1t is very crafty ing to learn that MIR. B!aine's
unwonted-since his illness-and exhausting eff
fort at the great meeting of Monday night did
him apparently no harm. He slept well, awoke
refreshed and with good appetite, and left for
Augusta on the afternoon train yesterday in good