Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-07-02
M For the Journal.
A Wall Of Despair--Eben reads the
Handwriting on the Wall.

n Wall OF Despair-Eben reads the
Handwriting on the Wall.
1t requires but little reflection to under
stand what was troubling the Maine Stan
dard man, when he wrote the article week be-
fore last, denouncing greenbackcrs and
greenbark papers which had dared to denounce
the fhgled mp platform, which was forced
through the Portland convention. The bright
visions of future position that have recently
been fitting before the eyes of the Standard
editor are rapidly fading away, and he begins
to see, what he should long ago have seen,
that the honest republican voters who last
year. hoped to organize new party of new
men, would when they found L. F. p the
chief fuger at their convention halt and get
out of that combination as quickly as rats
leave sinking ship.
Seeing this, who wonders nj the wall sent
up through the Standard First he advised
democrats in certain corners, to aid the new
party, just enough to draw off what republic
cans they could, when it was originally in
, tended y these democratic leaders, to call
| back their voters and leave the republican
party worstod. Unfortunately the thing did
not work according to the plan, but demo-
! Gratis left their old party in droves, and last
year that party found itself hopelessly gone
| beyond all chance of redemption. Then this
hungry aspirant said that the machine must
change ends. and that unless he could get
to the front, his hopes were etcrnally blasted.
Therenpon, when the greenback party met in
convention at Portland this year, this old
bunker, he of the brilliant patriotic ~
war record appeared there, and really
was the leading mind in fixing things, espec-
tally the platform.
Now who wonders there is trouble? Did
anybody for moment suppose those voters
who have all their lives been republicans, and
been so from principle, and have voted in OPP
position to Pillsbury & Co., having only dis
gust for their political principles, would fol-
low the lead Of these old political enemies?
II is outside Of all reason to expect it, No
one sees the difficulty more clearly than does
this same Standard man. If we are not mistak-
en- he was the democrat who crowed over his
party's doings when it nominated Horace
Greeley in 1872. We knew he was figuring
all last winter at Augusta with the greenback-
ers, while pretending to be for hard money.
| The fact is, the Standard man is trying to
ride two horses at the same time. He hopes
to secure a combination majority in the legis-
lature next year, and that he will land in the
| United States Senate, hence, he is both soft
and hard. At the same time hoping the ma
tional- ight-out Bourbon democracy may
elect the next President, Ga delusion but few
men would be weak enough to cherish, he
tries to keep step to the music of the national
democratic party. Here again is sorrow and
vexation of spirit. If Ewing and his follow
ers should win, then the soft side would
triumph, if Bayard should lead then only the
hard side would get has ear, while if Thurman
should come in, why both hard and soft would
have triumphed. Under this state of things
who wonders at the wall we have alluded to ?
| Well, they have much wailing in store for
them, for already from every corner of Maine
there comes the report that republicans who
voted the new party ticket, are this year com
ing back TO their old political associates. and
they are yet to come in greater numbers
preferring to vote for the honest, upright, pat.
riotc soldier Daniel +. Davis, rather than tc
in any way aid the aspirations of the hero OF
kngfeld fame Men who have for twenty
J five years, more or less, voted the republican
ticket, in opposition to the doctrines of Sc
cesson, in opposition to the miserable delu
sion of State rights as taught by Calhoun, il
: opposition to tyranny and oppression, now
that they see from the doings of the recent
extra session of Congress, that by voting an,
other ticket, they will be aiding all thes,
things for which they have no sympathy, viii
not falter; but will place their ballot in Sep
TENDER where it will count for what they hav,
so long advocated.
In our section of the State, the loudes
blowers for the new party are old hunke
democrats, especially when talking to repub
Leans, and it Is daily having the effect I,
bring republicans back to their own party.
II Republicans of Maine, be not deceived
but judge for yourselves whether or not, rec
ollecting the record during the war, of thes
democrats who are now leading the new party
, you can afford to go with them. Judge ear
ly, and do not place yourselves where you will
not be able to rejoice with your old part,
associates on the 9th of September over tn,
election of the gallant young soldier, DAME
+. Davis, as Governor of Maine.
And to the soldiers of Maine nothing nee,
be said. One of their own number has beer
honored with nomination to the highes
political position Maine can bestow. Com
rades in arms, to save the nations life from
4 enemies in the field or eaeg,ies at home, will
be comrades still, ard will rally to the sup
port of Corporal Davis, especially when hi
political enemies leaders are the same Al
they were when he was exposing his life FOL
the country's cause. kNAPsACK.
July ?, 1879.
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