Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-01-18

by us, we challenge comparison with that
printed by f. F. Pillsbury * Co., which
after all said Co. were not able to print at
their own office. but had to get printed
at an office in Hallowell.
The Belfast Age and the New Era of
Portland object to Governor Garcelon's
financial ideas as expressed in his message,
as will be seen by examining the articles
which we copy from their columns.
From the Progressive Age (Greenback.)
The Governors Address.
1t is a queer outcome that neither of the
gentlemen voted for governor by the opposi
ton in the State at the fall election, were in
accord with them upon the paramount issue
The discussion was almost wholly upon the
question whether the country should return to
a gold basis. State matters were but very little
discussed. The platform adopted by the
greenback party at Lewiston, declared fealty
to the American monetary system, and oppo-
sition to every measure looking to the re-
SUMPTION o1 specie payments. tNtfN Nui-
er who supported Mr.. Smith was in full &C
cord with that platform. OF the democrats
who supported DIR. Garcelon not one in ten
were hard money men. They sustained the
course of the democrats in Congress in
voting for the repeal of the resumption
act and were in full sympathy with
Voorhees,. Thurman and Ewing. They
adhered to the democratic organization
on the ground that the democratic party of
the country was pursuing the policy advocat-
ed by the greenback party, and they saw,
therefore, no need of joining that party.
The views of Gov. Garcelon expressed to
an interviewer. and now substantially reiter-
ated in his address are to all intents and
purposes in harmony with the republican par
ty He congratulates the legislature that re-
has become an accomplished fact,
and hopes there may he no necessity for a re-
treat from $50 plain duty" and he tells the
members that in swearing te support the Con-
stitution of the United States they swear that
nothing but gold and silver can lawfully be
made legal tender for debt This touches
the very marrow of the question, and goes
even beyond the republican doctrines. As to
Mr.. Smith, if we are to judge of his senti-
ments as expressed to the interviewer,
he is far from being greenbacker.
The language he is reported to have
used is. at has all got to come
to gold value at last. If we now get
away when we have just reached it, we shall
have to come back sooner or later. | think
we had better stay" On being asked what
he thought of fiat money he replied that he
was Opposed to any scheme of currency
which could not have a gold basis behind it. 3"
There is really no dissimilarity between these
views and those expressed by Gov. Garcelon.
Both are directly antagonistic to the views of
nincteen-twentieths of the men who voted for
those two candidates. 1t is vain for either,
holding those views to attempt to reconcile
them with the Lewiston platform. They leave
the anti-resumptionists no foundation to stand
upon. Both concede that the republican
policy must be accepted as inality, which.
if done. we may as well cease all efforts to
restore business prosperity to the country,
and settle down into the slough of bankrupt
cy and despond.