Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-28

party c0unseb, give to his p0nucal utter-
ances q national interest and importance.
His ringing address at Old Orchard
was read with deep interest by Repub-
licans all over the country. 1t
sounded the key note of the cam
paign, not only in this State, but in all the
states of the Union where congressman are
to be elected this year. 1t was the au-
spicious opening of q political contest
fraught with momentous interest to this
country, and one which there is every rea-
son to believe will result in a magnificent
Republican victory.
Mr.. Reeds sharp contrast of Demo-
craft, promise with Democratic perform
ance. will come home to the people of
this country with all the force of practical
experience. The toilers of the land are
living in the shadow of the ruin and
devastation which has been wrought by
Democratic rule. The South, as Mr..
Reed very clearly pointed out, is in the sad
die and with old-time arrogance and ignor-
ance, has ruthlessly sacrificed the produc-
tive enterprises OF the land, located for the
most part north of the old Mason and Dix
on line. The Democratic party has repudi-
ated the platform upon which the people
elected it to power and has enacted mon
grel tariff law which is neither protection
nor free trade, and whose most conspicuous
textures are the enormous benefits it con-
fers upon a few powerful trusts. The
proceedings of Democratic Congress dur
ing the past year and the unhappy condi-
tons that have come about in the country
as a result of Democratic rule furnish album
dant texts for Republican campaign orators.
There is no lack of object lessons to bring
home to the popular understanding the
utter inconpe of the Democratic party
to conduct the affairs of this country. No
man is better able to bring home the logic
of events to the popular appreciation, than
is the great Republican leader who knows
his State and his party quite as much as he
does the first congressional district whose
proud privilege it is to send him to the halls
of legislation. There is material enough
in his opening address of the campaign at
Old Orchard, to furnish Republican press
and platform sufficient ammunition for
whole campaign. There is no mis-
taking the signs of the times. The
people of this country, especially
those who live in its industrial CEN
tiers. are heartily sick and tired Of Demo-
cratic misrule. The industries Of no state
in the Union are more seriously crippled by
the new tariff BILL than are those of our
own Pine Tree State. Bourbon hostility
seemed to vent itself here with
speciel spite. The people of Maine
now have the opportunity to voice
their protest against such usage. They are
to fire the opening gun in campaign which
involves the membership of the next Ma
tional House. There can be no doubt of
the result. The people of this State will
speak with no uncertain sound. They will
roll up such rousing Republican majority
as will bring dismay to the tariff smashers
and carry encouragement and cheer to the
friends of progress and prosperity all over
the land. Every Republican, and every
citizen who desires the return of prosper
Gus times in this country, should devote his
energies to the furtherance of this great
work.