Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-11
Progress of the Campaign.

The past two weeks have seen the cam
paign on the part Of the republicans fair
" begun. During that time many public
meetings have been held those for Secre-
tary Sherman having been especially large
and gratifying in their results. The in
terest manifested by our people to hear
the distinguished leader in the resump-
ton of specie payments, caused II decided
alarm in the camp of the opposition.
which has not abated but is upon the
increase.
During the last week the ground has
been pretty well covered by republican
speaking. Our guns have been heard
from kittery to Quoddy, and everywhere
they are telling heavily upon the lines of
the enemy. The greenbackers have al
ready given up the cities and place their
reliance upon the country towns. Vain
hope the people of the country may be
few hours behind the city folks because
the latter have more prompt and ready
access TO means of information upon po-
litical topics. but the country will not be
neglected in this campaign and will go the
way the cities are going-for honest money
and against Confederate rule at Washing
ton.
In the same time the amount of reading
for the campaign has been vastly in
creased. There has been an unprecedent-
ed demand Tor republican campaign pa
pers and documents to counterfeit the
ialsehoods and misrepresentation OF the
greenbackers. All the daily and weekly
newspapers have enlarged their lists OF
subscribers, while the circulation of The
Honest Truth has run up to 5000 copies
weekly.
More potent, however than speakers or
newspapers is the steady, pcrsevering. en-
thuSlastc. voluntary work being put into
the campaign by individual voters. Every
body is at work. There are no drones
this year. The importance of the contest
is appreciated in every corner of the State
Last year and for many years the State,
county and town committees were expect
ed to do the most of the campaigning, but
this year things have changed very dccid-
edly. Every republican is a recruiting Of
iicer, and ready to do regular committee
work like a veteran. Never were meet
ing- better attended, never was the rcpub-
liran party more earnest and alive all
through than at the present time. or more
fully persuaded of the rectiiude of its
principles
But VIA; we have seen of the campaign
thus far l. but the commencement The
political atmosphere is warm but it will
be red-hot before election. The fright
which has already shaken the truck and
dickcr party will by-and-by be Il panic.
Our camp-fires are blazing in every coun-
~. The time to election is filled with APP
pointments of meetings. to be addressed
by talented speakers. that will bring the
whole population of the State again and
again within the range of our orators.
lest OF all, the republican party is
thoroughly united. There are 40 fault
findings or chickering's. We are solid for
Davis and the whole republican ticket.
The oppositionbe began the campaign with
great confidence and loud Boosting. In
the first two weeks they are driven to the
defensive. They are divided into factions
which are held together only by the hope
Of spoils. Hard money democrats, dis
gusted with the want OF principle which
characterizes the management of their
party are joining the republicans; while
greenback republicans, unwilling to be
caught in the web Of the democratic spider
anu dragged under the rule of the Confed-
crate Brigadiers, are returning to the party
which they left under a misapprchensio of
the character of the greenback party. To
crown the calamites OF the greenbackers
their candidate for Governor is accused of
having attempted 10 sell out his party
The organs try to break the force of this