Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-18
Political.

His old title was big Majority Garfield,
you know.
The 1929" brigade has been mustered out.
Ohio was too much for it.
The democrats have been demanding
change. Now they have it in Indiana. Are
they satisfied?
Candidate English says nobody has limited
to him that he should take himself out of the
way, and he has no notion of doing So
The democrats selected Indiana as the bat
tle-ground, and October as the time. and
beaten then and there, they can hold no State
in the North.
If YOU want to make a democrat exeruciat-
ingly happy, take him into a corner and show
him a photograph of English.
Hancock will not veto any Southern
claims bills. Nor any other bills. In
diana has vetoed the whole business-the
''solid South" its candidates and all.
Irish workingmen who are going to vote
to reduce their own wages in order to raise
the wages of English workingmen, should
stand up and be counted.
Let every republican make it his task and
duty to bring over at least one democrat,
with whom he has influence and personal're-
lations Individual work is what is needed.
There will be lively scramble presently
between Butler, Forney, Mullett, Sickles and
Boss Shepherd, in their efforts to see who
will get back on the republican side of the
fence first.
| Gen. Fitzpatrick says: ''The victories in
Indiana and Ohio will be worth from eight
to ten thousand votes to the republican cause
in New Jersey, and we shall surely carry the
| State"
| After the Maine election the hope of a
democratic victory brought dozen rebel flags
to the front. They go down now, as they al
ways have and always will, before the Union
banner.
| We have strong reasons for believing that
the republican leaders will make energetic
efforts, under the new aspect of affairs, to
dispute democratic supremacy in Virginia
and North Carolna.-Herald.
Alexander Stephens was a true prophet
when he said: at will not do for the demo
Gratis to throw mud at Garfield. If they do
they will elect him. The American people
are not nation of blackguards.
The Indiana democrats expected heavy
gain in the river counties, but were dsap-
pointed. Four years ago there was large
vote of Kentuckians there, but this year the
republicans were vigilant and the gains were
the other way.
Dispatches received from South Carolina
say that the democratic leaders there are
greatly frightened over the outlook. The
Charleston News and Courier says South
Carolina is in danger unless the democrats
arouse themselves and conduct the campaign
on the plan Of four years ago. viz. Rife
clubs and a forced division of time with the
republicans.
Secretary Sherman addressed great re-
publican meeting at Chicago, Thursday even
ing. In opening he said the drift and cur
rent of public opinion, though very hopeful
for the republican party. is not so decisive
but that the people of every State must now
diligently and actively take their part in the
great canvass, which in his judgment is OF
greater Importance than any since the first
election of Abraham Lincoln.
The Louisiana republicans have taken
courage from the democratic disaster on
Tuesday, and send word now that they intend
to inaugurate a sharp and aggressive cam
paign and endeavor to recover at least two
Congressional Districts. In the Third Dis
trict there are two democratic candidates
Acklen and Billn,-and as the district con-
tains majority of republican voters no good
reason exists why the republican candidate
should not be returned.
| General News.