Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-12

| treated to the same distas.eful medlciI In II
has been administered to the Democrats all
| over the country the past year except In
| the South. An irresistible tide of Republi-
! can victories had its rise in the West last
year and has been moving East engulhng
many states that cast all or part OF their
| electoral vote for Cleveland in 49,"
This is historically true. There is
good Republican ring, too, to the
the frank concession of the evils of South
ern sway in Democratic rule, that makes
, US rub our eyes and look again to see If
after all we were not mistaken in the poll
tics of our contemporary. But no, it de-
clares explicitly that 'The paper will be
Democratic" This seems definite enough,
and yet doubts again harass US when we
read, little further on, that:
1.-THE people know that the Democratic
voters are so outraged at the course Con-
gress has taken with the tariff bill that they
took this way, ill-advised as twas, to mani
fest their disapproval."
| This is quite true. There is really no
more effective way Of expressing disap-
prevail of Democratic Congress than to
join the Republican party, though it is
fact which seems to have escaped the at
tention of the Democrat, in the hurry
and worry of getting out an lolita!
number, that men who do this rarely, if
ever return to the Democratic fold.
| The JOURNAL is no partisan in the cru
SADIE against the Plum Trust. 1t is not
troubled as to which faction shall hold
sway in the Corea of Federal patronage. 1t
aims only to give at all times correct news
! from the front, with as full lists as possible
of the dead and the wounded. The Demo-
crat will enable US to view the progress OF
the war from the Japanese standpoint;
while the genial Age viii keep US fully in
formed of the progress of hostilites from
the Chinese point of view.
"Charge, Chester charge! on, Stanley, on"
| In getting clear idea of the present
status Of the contest, the following from the
Democrat is not without interest:
! mo one who has taken pains to inform
himself can deny that the patronage in
Maine has been distributed in the cleanest
and most raishtfJ.ward manner. In every
case the wishes of the local Democracy has
been consulted, and the men appointed who
have had the preponderance of this support"
This, is certainly important-if true, and
in view of cur extracts from the Chinese
STATE ment of Affairs. before Japan
had an organ, it seems but just
that We should give it the benefit
Of our circulation. The Democrat
advances with caution, waving an olive
, branch, and sedulous'y concealing its snick-
a-see in its loot leg while it carefully sur
ycys th- fsli to see if tie L: Hung Changs
have rfz'rs concealed beneath their yellow
Jackets. This is circumspect and right.
( 1t bids fair to win the Democrat warm
place in the hearts of peaceful men. There
/ had been rumors-base rumors it seems -
to the effect that the real mission of the
Democrat was to run the Age into innocu-
/ GUS desuetude. The new organ forever
puts an end to such ignoble insinuations
by declaring that it entertains no such bel
| ligerent purpose, that it has "no enemies
to punish and no blows to strike 80 far as
/ true Democrats are concerned
| In view of past events precisely what
constitutes true Democrat" has become,
perhaps, the most perplexing problem
of the Age. The Democrat does
not undertake to solve it; but passes
at once to the declaration that "The
State committee of Maize has no right to
| lay assessments upon candi lates for the
purpose of purchasing an organ"and that not
I "a single cent of the money belonging to
/ the org imitation was used for this purpose.
| Then follows the declaration that THE
purchase of the Kennebec Democrat" the
personal orgln of the late Benjamin Bun
ker, "was made to keep it a Democratic
newspaper" 1t is indeed pleasing to know
that the transfer was not made with any
view TO an active participation in the war
that has been raging for some few years
past in the Democratic Orient.
We are glad to learn that the Maine
Democrat purposes to be "a newspaper OF
principles; not personalities" PERSONAL.
ties are stones which little minds employ
for want of argument. If our little BROTH
ers, of the Democratic percussion should
ever, in the course or their exuberant play,
come to blows, we trust that neither of them
may be guilty of striking below the belt.
Since the JOURNAL, under such circum-
stances would be forced into the judicial
position of referee, it would insist on shout
der hitting. But in the words of the late
General Grant "let us have peace
peace hath her victories
No less renowned than war"
A Verified Tribute.
The Concord On. H. Monitor OF Octo,