Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-06
The Maine Standard shines Drives
with the observation-disclosures
Money Democrats BETRAYED.

The Maine Standard in its last issue
counsels the democratic party to abandon
its time honored principles in relation to
Honest Money and go over to the green
hackers bag and baggage. 1t says:
"Don { hesitate for moment 10 combine
actth oreenbackerS 10 eject members OF The
House. PROVIDED THEY WILL BE SURE TO
VOTE TO SEND UP NAMES OF GARCELON
AND SMITH"
The Standard is now Just where the
Bangor Commercial was at the open
ing of the campaign. 1t has gone
back upon its record, swallowed its
own words, sold out and betrayed the
honest wing of the party, to be delivered
into the hands of the greenbackers next
Monday. How Msrcelus Emery must
have exulted when he read the surrender
of the Standard I! !
Just before the democratic State con-
vention the Standard had an article in
relation to il in which Mr. Pilsbury
strongly advised against any coalition with
the greeubackers, and in favor of stick
ing to the flag and principles of the dem
ocratc party. In that article he said:
We hardly think there will be any Sc
rious attempt this year 10 raise the IL
cense question in the Convention. but
there is likely to be a vigorous effort TO
commit the party 10 GkEENBACK DOC
TRINES, and. perhaps. TO ADOPT THE
GREENBACK CANDIDATE tor Govern
or. 1t Is very essential, therefore, that
every town shall be fully represented and
by the ablest and most reliable men in the
party. What there is true in Green
back doctrines is net new, and e0tat there
is new in then, is NOT TRUE. The iinan
ciaI principles upJn which the government
was so long and so successfully admins
tered by the Democratic pa ty are as sound
now az they were then and there is no
necessity for changing or dHuttng them.
We cannot afford to iuisahe primer
pies the wisdom Of which were proved
by trial for half a century, and Tor the
restoration of which we have been so long
coniending. for The purpose Of trying eE
perimentS or a rentWGt " The methods that
hare resulted 50 disaStrousiy under Repub-
lican rule. TUE ONLY SAFE COURSE
is TO ADHERE TO OUR TIME HON
ORED PRINCIPLES AND BEAR ALOF RI
THE OLD DEMOCRATIC BANNER AS
IN TIMES GONE BY. II any are d,
termined to f. low alter those who seek
TO cure the couhuy's lis by a fresh appli
cation OF the measures that have produced
them, they must take their own course
with the Responsibilities involved. BU
THEY MUST NOT BE PERMITTED
TO DRAG THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
AFTER THEM AND PLACE II IN A
FALSE POSITION Tue career q! The
Greenback party viii be a very briei one
and while 1t may be advisaLl> TO deal
gently with ihose who are led b.; thu
pressure OF the times and plausible argu-
ments to support ibe unsouud theories on
which il j. based, IT WILL NOT DO TO
LOWER OUR FLAG OR DILUTE pUR PRiSCI
PILES fOR THE SAKE OF GRATIFYING THEM
The Standard mad better have advised TAX
ing Smith rs the democratic candidate at
irst. That would have been consistent with
its present advice TO '.jine drives with the
greenbackers; but such advice now after
what 1t said before the Safe convention
is rank cowardice and dishonesty. aud
base betrayal OF the Honest Money dem
ocrats who went to Portland in ivrce to
save their party from contamination with
gieenback doctrines and greenback com
binations.
II General Jackson were living he
would visit with his most whitening scorn
and contempt such recreancy to principle
as the Maine Standard has displayed in
this campaign.
Honest Money democrats, the trade has
been made. can the goods be delivered
next Monday