Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-16
After the Victory.

1t is s'Tidal Wave"
Garfield lives in Ohio.
Business men rescued Indiana.
1.-THE Ohio idea" is tolerably well ex-
pressed.
How do the democrats like .'the Buckeye
shaker"
James A. Garfield, is the republican ''man
of destiny
1t means a Solid North for Garfield in No
vember.
The democrats are not so Han-cockey as
they were.
When the Solid South gets the returns,
the rebel yell will be silenced.
The grand old republican party will sweep
the country in 1880 as it did in 1872.
The ''Solid South remains for the demo-
Gratis. But how long will it remain ''solid?'
The interests of republication in Ohio
have been well Fostered.
1t is safe to say that Governors Island will
not be overrun by pilgrims so much as it
was.
The Superb is quiet. He probably regards
the October elections as a mere local matter.
Democratic comment on the returns ''This
is monotonous; give us change"
"All is vanity and vexation of spirit" said
the preacher, and the Major General echoes
the sentiment.
The New York Herald weathercock is turn
ing around wildly, pointing everywhere and
nowhere in particular.
1t looks as though the next House would
not be ruled by a caucus of Rebel Briga-
diers. SIT never rains but it pours."
Fifty thousand republican majority in the
State of New York, is the lowest figure that
ought to be talked about by republicans
Nen York Mail.
1t was audibly remarked by the democrats
after Hancock's nomination 'By George,
now we hare got EN-" They meant the
shakes, probably.
Let us know that the thing is settled,
whether those corsets cost 1929, or 1919.
This point should be fixed before proceeding
further.
About 10000 constitutional fence strad-
dlers in this state will now hasten down to
the republican side and proclaim themselves
'orignal Garfield men."-N T. Mail.
Caumny against Gen. Garfield has been
rebuked by Ohio and Indiana. An honest
man at Mentor to-day feels the satisfaction
of expressed public appreciation.
Gen. Mcclellan was announced to take the
stump for Gen. Hancock, but as of old his
advance was postponed until too late to be
effective.
Indiana presents her compliments to the
democratic party. and has to say that she
doesn't want change.
For sale An extra large quantity of steel
rails. viii be sold cheap, as owner has no
further use for the property. Apply at once
to W. II. Barnum. Terms easy.
Put down the electoral vote of Connect
cut for the man who comes out of Ohio with
10000 majority. And add the votes of
Maine and Indiana
The breezes signing among the trees of
Creamery Park bear upon their wings a
plaintive whisper, perhaps, after all, it
would have been better had you nominated
Me and My Barrel"
During big parade in indianapolis, Fri
day. bills were distributed by the thousands
bearing picture of a corset and inscribed,
"Gen. Hancock wears No. 40; price go"
The stock market felt the inspiriting effect
of the republican victories in Ohio and In
diana Wednesday morning. They afford
pledges of the maintenance of good times,
good money and good government.
Among the defeated candidates is the no.
torious De La Matyr, the apostle of green
backism in the House of Representatives,
and one of the most blatant and offensive of
the ranting leaders of that party.
Henceforth Commissioner Davenport, of
New York, instead of taking fraudulent Ger
tificates of naturalization from the men who
present them to secure registration, will ar
rest the parties upon whom they may be
found
Puck has made a clever hit in cartoon
representing English astride of an empty
barrel, and surrounded by empty barrels,
anu WlplnS MS weeping eyes III must
have had very early returns.
The democratic party, as at present or
ganized and controlled, is likely to be buried,
not only under republican majorities in every
loyal State, but beneath contempt. 1t has
got down into the cutters with its only argu-
ment, "329." Decent and intelligent demo-
Gratis will not follow it there.
The Boston Post, under tho head of ''Mer-
it Recognized" rejoices over the nomination
for Congress, by Tammany Hall, of Sunset
Cox, who has just been caught in the fraudu-
lent use of the franking privilege. The or
ganization made famous by Boss Tweed new
er fails to appreciate merit of this sort.
An active Boston democrat saws the result
in Indiana will cost General Hancock twenty
five hundred votes in Boston, and one mil
lion votes in the country. With no hope of
office as reward the democrats will not con-
tribute money for campaign expenses.
If there is any township where James A.
Garfield is known by heart. from his birth to
the present time, it is that in which he was
born. Tuesday the people of that township,
Orange, gave their answer to the ISLANDERS on