Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-25
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HtAt llIt last Ntth VI NV '"h'f''r'
with their banner far advanced beyond the
position it occupied a week ago. Every
part of the field is now covered with re-
publican workers. Every county and
every town is blazing with enthusiasm.
While the regular organization is perform
ing mastery work, hundreds of volun-
tary clubs in towns and school districts
have started up and are doing splendid
service right down among the homes of
the people.
OF the speaking and the meetings, we
have the report from all quarters, that
they have been wonderfully successful.
Even during the rainy weather of last
week the meetings were well attended.
As an example, take the meeting At Lin
coin in Penobscot county last Friday, at
which more than four thousand persons
were present, the most of them voters,
gathered from long distance in the coun-
try around. This indicates that the coun-
try towns are going to follow the way OF
the cites-for Corporal Davis and Honest
Money Indeed the country meetings
have been the largest and best meetings
the republicans have held this year. Scion
Chase's cowhide boots, unkempt hair.
dirty hands and face, slouchng clothes,
and continued catter about his wife's poor
twelve cent butter. have disguised the
farmers and their wives, and manifestly
are helping the reaction which has set in
against gree,ibackism.
The discomfort among democrats at the
sale of their party principles by few self
constituted leaders widens and deepens rs
the campaign goes on. The evidence of
this is seen all over the State. in demo-
Gratis who enroll themselves in republican
clubs, who occupy prominent places at re-
publican meetings, and who declare in 9th
er ways their opposition to the truck-and
dicker combination. There are honest
men, soul-sickened by the dishonesty OF
the democratic leaders Thousands OF
them will vote for Davis and the whole re-
publican ticket or cast no vote at all. The
Garcelon dodge will not satisfy them.
They cannot be caught by such chatl.
They know he is running rs an attachment
and aid to Smith show, and they don't in
tend to be duped to support Smith byvotng
for Garcelon or any of the duplex tickets
for county officers, senator's and represent
tatives. The Argus has discovered that
democrats are going to stay away from the
polls in large numbers. and hascommenced
TO lecture them about voting, and points
out that a stay-at-home is half vote for
the republican ticket. At the beginning
of the campaign the Argus ridiculed the
idea that democrats would co operate with
republicans, but it knows better now, and
yet it has but faint idea of the extent and
81 ,n,.n1,tsn,, ,,,b,aI, l., onn,tnn
on the Sth of September against the trade
with the greenbackers.
There is also an increase of the stream
of returningrepublican greenbackers. The
Presidential elections close at hand. There
will only be two parties in that contest
republican and democrat. There are very
few republican greenbackers who intend
to place themselves where they will have
to vote for the democratic candidate in
1880, as will be the result if they vote for
Smith this year. and so they are coming
back to the old party.
The outlook in the State for the republic
can party is all that we can desire. We
shall elect Davis by the people, have
majority in the House and Senate and
elect nearly all the county officers. The
current is with us. The opposition are be-
coming weakened. The handwriting is
on the wall. Maine will be redeemed on
the 9Th of September. and all over the
Union our great victory will be celebrated.
From the New York Tribune
Names Vigorous Canvass.
The voice of Maine ought not to be
doubtful at such a time as this. Through
all other trials of the republican party, the
sturdy men of that State have made it,
power felt always on the right side. Free
Soil, Free Speech and Free Men the,