Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-07
The Political Outlook.

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That there Is decidedly more eonndeh'
feeling in republican circles no" than 'he'.
was Immediately after the NOMINATION. VI
General Hancock is Perceptible on all sues
The independent press. which cannot oe az
cused of undue regard for the republican par
tv admits that during the past three weeks
the drift of sentiment in the North has Deen
in favor of the republican ticket kepor's
from republican leaders and organizers W."
private and public, from every part Vi '"'
North. indicate growing confidence anu en-
,bu.;a.m with general harmony. There Is
no execution TO this state Of feeling III any
STATE in which the republicans feel thar
battle is to be fought
On the other hand. there Is lach VI NO.
monv among the democratic managers !"
States where unity of action is OF Vial I'LL
.a In Maine all the efforts OF the
managers of both parties to the fusion scneniI
have thus far been necessary 10 ., H..
leaders to support the aliIance' anu III. ~
est advices from democratic SOURCES
Tho etfsct that these efforts have nor peeh
rink
:. o.neralIv admitted that the plight OF the
I.n,ocr.cy could scarcely be more deplora-
Lilo Mr. Landers, the democratic candlaa'e
f,r Governor. is not popular with one ciass
az democrats. while Mr.. English, the canal-
,I,,a for Vice President. is not a faVorlte
,,itb another class. The greenbackers nave
haen incensed by the multiplying OF the amend
pents TO the State constitution hichthe peopie
had ratified In New York the union OF the
Tilden and Tammany factions Is by no means
nrrfcct. In Virginia the latest intelligence
i that q reconciliation of the two wings Of
the democracy is not probable.
In the general campaign work the repub-
licans are considerably in advance OF the
democrats. In Maine. while the fusion man
ayers have been adjusting or trying to ADJUST
their difficulties, the republicans have been
busilv at work organizing. Already the pre-
liminarv canvasses are made in most OF the
districts and the republicans making acces-
sions. while their opponents are laboring to
settle internal quarrels or Dragging about
their majorities. What is true OF Name Is
true of Indiana and to some extent of New
York.
Furthermore, the Hancock ''boom'' which
was intended to sweep the country. is sub
siding as the number of days since the Gin
voters have not been deceived by the demo-
cratic statement that the campaign. with Gen
Hancock as candidate, would be one in
which there would be no political issues.
They have lost no time in discovering that
Gen Hancock received the democratic nOmi-
nation because he is democrat, and will
carry out the democratic policy. They have
seen this non-partisan candidate seeking the
advice of Samuel J. Tilden. They see the
same democratic managers called to conduct
the campaign who made Mr.. Tilden's can
vass so disreputable that his party did not
dare to renominate him.
The men who are invited to divest them
selves of their partisanship in order to vote
for General Hancock read in the speech of
Tucker of Virginia that he ''has come back
to the Union to fight the republican party
and IN that of Wade Hampton the declara-
ton that ''the principles which the demo-
cratic ticket represents in this canvass ''are
the same for which Lee and Stonewall Jack
son fought for four years." and are thereby
appraised of the hypocrisy of those democrat
ic managers who would have them believe
that the election of General Hancock would
be a triumph over both political parties. Re-
publican voters fully understand that the is
sues of the campaign involve a conflict OF
political IDEAS vastly more important 10 inc
future eff this country than the elevation OF
General Hancock or any other man to the
Presidency They find in General Hancock
letter nothing to distinguish him in his pro-
tessions from other democrats and nothing
which bears the mark of bold and vigorou,
craftsmanship.
The democratic press evidently relies mucl
upon the 1873 votes of the "SOlid South ant
loud assertions of entire confidence of sue
ness. The democratic editor evidently re
CARDS a large portion of the voting people o
the country as aimless men, who will iocl
to any standard which promises to he victo
rions, and he is determined to make sucl
loud claims of victory that this class o
voters will mistake such claims for reality
Because the record of the democratic
party is known. and the purposes of its lead
ers are fully understood, and because it is thu
democratic party and not General Hancocl
that is irving to obtain control of the Gov
eminent. we believe that the republican out
look. which is much more promising nov
than it was four weeks ago. will continue t.
improve, and will so improve that there will
be little doubt of republican victory durin!
the last weeks of the canvass.