The Republican journal., 1879-07-03
FOR GOVERNOR,
. A N Ell r. y Avl S {,
The Future Course of the journal.

To-day we place at the head of the
journal. as its candidate for Governor,
/ the name OF the Republican nominee,
| Daniel I. Davis. Ever since the present
managers OF the Democratic party aban-
| doned its sound position on the currency
! question, and made shameless and cor
| rupt bargain for spoils with advocates Of
| the Grceuback folly, we have felt that We
could have no sympathy with their pur
poses The breach has since grown
/ deeper and wider, until We feel that the
time for, complete sunderng Of the bond
has come.
Four Years ago. the Democratic party
OF Maine had given its adhesion to the
sound and wholesome theory OF cur
rency based upon specie redemption. The
dark days Of doubt and despair We're
passed. nder the mastery policy Of the
Republican party, directed 10y the clearest
and snundest minds Of the country 10y
men who thoroughly understood its great
resources, and Who knew how to SO gather
upand apply its abundant streams Of rev
enUt as - IiVe assurance to the country
ana th4 vorId of lis financial tnturr il
has emerged from the dark cloud into the
clearsunl Lht Of assured prosperity. That
which seemed iuIpoSsiblp ana which, IN
common wIth those win whom We years
400 ac,rI ME- b,l-ryeI imuos.jble i now
AN ind,.nij,al,l,. Nh Itisto-da, . reality
II n1. chlur..j tina. + ,tnmhrr of rim.s
IN trs recent hi,,nry ,h- Democratic barry
has br,.n mistaken ,,riryonsly and r,,n-
c3lly mistaken MIA Lplief tbat thn ~
bnl.i,r ,,nlJ nut hn rnn,nar.d ,h,+
yl.,,a,, r,,p,d nn- M ,hnIishnd1,v t,ro.. IN
arms +b,f The state Governments con,1
No, III i,inSt,trL thrnngh universal suf.
tr,rn within g, resrorad ,,nion ana tb,+
peace. plenty and security would fail 10 20
lt3nIjDh and withourpro. have each
in ruin been haupiiv Disseminated The
conductor NJ this naDpr has nd lrsir. "a
conceal tLr facf rs has hern said h4f,ro
That Ne bai ,,arr In tb;s unhrlior IIa
was aloretime Of those who persecuteJ
the believers. He has lived 10 see the
d,v in which rhosa contomnad lv tbe
/ Democratic Marty. ana TX himself must
he ac.novI.dord IL h.va had bighar
cnuragp =, mara ,I,idino t,ith ANA !,
dapnrr rnnyirtinn in rasnac+ ia INA rnun
RVS ti,turr than tbnse whom rhe annna1
D,rnorr,tlr rasnlutiuns havA nuarnInnsIv
assailed. We say that the men who have
led in mis- contest for tina restoration az
national prosrrIity Who have draprrd
The country from thr slough of desuond
and Nth it the fortunes of those who
fourIt AGAINST their own salvation are
entitled ia ~. ,nat,tl,l. III .y4rv ritilan
in tht. hrn.,d lud PARTY r,ncn, 4, .s,ils
of praise awaits Them in the near fnture
"Wr need AN issne win III. Reuuhli-
can party has been fine rry that has led
The Democratic party IN this dance Of folly
and Injustice. As though men could not
DISAGREE and narrips divide anon ourstions
| of public policy. without assajling the nil
lars that support the national faith ana
sustain its prosperlty
Ii is true that The. Democratic Marty in
the past has invited contest upon many
fields in which it had the choice of posi-
tion. ana has suffered defeat in Am Rnt
there was in each sometime like reason
that went IL in sunnort In its nosjtinus
uppn the slavery unpstinu i'm resnect to
the war even unon r4construct;nn dawn
! thronoh fine ANDY Inhnenn alliance and
/ the wretcheJ Graalev follv-there was
| somethjng that served to break the IT,
/ nominv of defeat
But It has been reserved for the Dem
! ocr.,ti, nartv nf Maine in all tha liobt of
! this wear Of Grace ia seel, fl win its way
TO uowrr h,v ,duutinu ana advocating tha
4xnln14d ana ,I,nn.+ fnroottan bnn},,,,
ofu,nar ,non.v ,,,,I.lin,, Iob, n1
his \IiS.iSsit,t,i .nhan,a ap,I
+, ma sorth Ga, p,llI. ,rha ..ta+ ,n
a,.r ,o,io, ,.,;ul, liza, ,hn tn3,t;.,
e ~. ..,,',,, ,.,.;., ~, ,>o.,......;'
l..,
,,,1ol ,.nt"n -
.+.,Io AMI - 81 ,r.,r .,;,h naasnn ~a1
h,+ ..,to,.t ,n1o ;,,t,u;.a,,,
araoI,1', .,1,r.] ,,,;I '''l''
!, -,
wy N'', - '--l "'i'' '''' Aiei
have been times Of doubt and darkness
i, Ma tn,,oi.,l l,i,+or,, of ~, .
al Wv 'ii''ANi'i iii''oiy vi eh0 'ouhtly,
when even the best QiSpOSel failed to see
tncll way tIeai 10 peltef state Oh lnlnSs !;
hut that EXISTS no 1onrer The conntrc
IS now IN the tull HOOD OF successful re-
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