Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-02
Camnaign Notes.

will be found in another column, denying the
report that he had turned greenbacker. 1t is
good, honest, square denial.
The protest Of twelve greenbackers in an
other column. belonging in the town of Will
ton is interesting reading this morning. 1t
shows just how the grcenbackers are not go
ing to elect Smith. The bottom is fast drop
ping out of the fusion tub.
A lifelong democrat in Corinna said the
other day. II have always voted the straight
democratic ticket, but I'm not voting for
jeff Davis this year. | shall vote the straight
republican ticket without scratching a name.
Will the Argus, Maine Standard, New Era,
or other papers which freely assert that
pensioners have been 'bulldozed" in this
State, give the names of the men so bull
dozcd? Or do they prefer to achieve the rep
utation of convicted liars ?-Iness.
Still they come. At a republican rally at
Mattawamkeag, Wednesday, the meeting was
called to order by Alexander McClane, life
long democrat, who declared for Davis.
Those Simpson democrats" are turning up in
all directions. We have them right here in
land.-Fo,tiand Press.
And yet another; John ID. Spilcr of Cas-
co, always democrat and an influential one,
rose at Il republican meeting in Casco last
week. and declared his intention of casting
the republican ticket. With him stand other
democrats of that town. Sensible, clear
headed hard-money democrats are beginning
to see into what bog this coalition is lead
ing them and their party Portland Press.
The firms of Messrs. Emery Newbcrt and
Dcarbon 4 Day, of Biddeford, paid off their
hands last Saturday in gold and yet the
greenbackers assert that resumption hasn't
come.
The average greenbacker hates most al
nightly to speak the word resumption. 1t
operates upon him much as n bumblc-bcc in
the seat of his trowsers. When De La Matyr
came to the word the other night he uttered
it with a howl like unto a Comanche brave.
It's no wonder that it affects them as it does
because it gives the lie in most unmistak-
able manner to the bulk of the talk that was
made by the campaign orators last year
Derter Gazette
4 Lewiston gentleman recently re-
turned from Il visit to Franklin county, says
that the county is all right for "A republican
majority. In the single town of Wilton there
are many men who voted the greenback tick
ct last year who will vote the republican this
year; while quite number of other green
hackers, well as democrats, will stay away
will vote the republican ticket
Being full of business and pressed with or
ders for lumber the proprietor of one of the
Fairfield mills sent over TO Benton to engage
crew of five men to run by night One of
the men applied to, Il Jealous greenbacker,
shook his head-''lts nothing but an Internal
republican trick" said he, ''just to make peo
pie think that business is reviving.' The
same man meeting a ncighbor one morning
after the recent rain, was very enthusiastic
over the improved prospects on the farm;
everything had frightened wonderfully and
there was prospect of good crops after all.
MY friend" said the neighbor, "don't be
deceved this is only another infe nal repub-
lican trick to affect the election WateyriHe
NaH.
The Springvale Reporter, a greenback pa
per says;
The Blaine meeting yesterday Friday
was the biggest thing of the kind ever seen in
Springvae.
From every Corner and every Mill,
From the Hopper and Bannock Ilill
Over the ridges they all came jogging.
In every description of horse aud wagon.
The Print Works grounds were packed solid
with the mass of humanity that were gath
cred to listen to Blainc's matchless eloquence.
Even Fogg 4 Ninal over in New Hampshire
stopped their shops their hands could come
over and find how fast the times were grow
ing better.
The Maine correspondent of the New York
Tribune writes: "Nodemocrat of reputation
from outside of Maine, is willing to compro-
mise himself by taking the stump here to ad-
vocate the shameless bargain by which the
democrats of Maine have sacrificed the prin-
ciples of half a century for few petty coun-
ty offices and chance to control the Legs-
laturc. 1t is said that Mr.. Pilsbury invited
several prominent democratic congressman to
come, but they all declined, giving him at the
same time advice on the folly of fusion If
his scheme should fail they told him the party
in Maine ould be demValized. and the par
ty throughout the country considerably dam
aged; if he should succeed it would stimulate
similar coalitions in other States, which would
be highly detrimental to the success of the
party as a national organization. Mr.. hills
bury pockets their advice and sticks to his
scheme, which he knows affords the only pos
sible chance for him to get elected in the
Senate
Governor Garcelon is as much opposed
to the national banks as any greenbacker
The Boston Herald reports him as saying
in his speech at Portland:
The only practical part of the financial
question is the question of national banks.
1t is a question of the utmost importance
You can save the interest on 81 1898, 600 900.
The banks of the country, with capital of
S466, 200, 900 draw interest on the enormous