The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-17
Endorsement OF President johnson BY
the Democracy OF Maine.

the Democracy OF Maine.
The republican party of the State Of Maine
was the first, and, in fact, thus far the only
State organization in that party to hold a con-
vention and endorse the platform and schemes
of the Jacobins for social equality of race and
universal negro suffrage, carrying with It, as
the logical result, the Jay Cooke theory that a
great national debt is a national blessing.
The democracy Of that State, on the other
hand, are the first of that party to meet in con-
vention and rally their followers to the support
Of the President and his reorganization policy.
The republicans threw down the gauntlet by
endorsing the disorganizing platform of the
Chase party, and the democrats were quick to
take it up and meet them on that issue. They
assembled in convention on the 18th, denounced
the assassination aud other conspiracies of the
secessiOnists on one hand and the radical dis
unionists on the other, and then pledged them
selves to cordially support Andrew Johnson
in the policy he has taken towards placing the
rebel States in their proper situation and har-
nonizing conflicting questions"
This, we believe, is about the first Of the
series of democratic conventions to be held
during the coming contest in the several North
ern States As such it has set good example
for its party associates in all the other States,
which we have no doubt will be pretty gener-
ally followed. In fact the developments Of the
past few weeks strongly indicatethat this action
of the Maine democracy is only the forerunner
of the course of the party in oil the other prin-
cipal States. II shows wholesome change in
the management of that organization, and re-
wives some hope Of their abandoning the lead
Of the extreme men whose councils have led
them on to defeat and disaster during the war.
But this Maine convention has great signin-
canoe. The applause which greeted the several
speakers when they alluded to President
Johnson in complimentary way, to-
gether with the undoubted meaning Of
the resolutions, which were unanimous
ly adopted, all indicate the earnestness
Of the democracy in that State, and the deter
influence TO sustain Andrew johnson against
the assaults Of the radicals in the republican
party. AS we have on several occasions a.
serted, this is the point to which the issues Of
the State elections are drifting; that The great
bulk of the people Of all parties sustain and
alphabetically approve the reorganization meas
urea Of the President, and tina. only the radical
disunionists on one side and the cOpperhead
secessionists on the other manifest any OPPOSE
ton. They are the only remaining rebels
We should not be surprised If the democracy
of Maine revolutionized the politics of that
State, and changed il from radical to conser-
vatlve It Is true that the republicans pre-
tended to endorse the President, but 1t was
couched under so many demands for negro
equality, negro suffrage aud Jacobin theories
generally, that it leads to the belief that 1t is
all pretense, while the democracy were une-
quivocal in their endorsement, and have, there
fore, the decided advantage, and may be able
to defeat even so popular man as Governor
Cony, the republican nominee. The action Of
the President in bis initiatory movement for the
reconstruction of the government departments
in the North will increase the confidence of the
conservative masses, and lead many who are
now, and have been, wavering to take sides, to
give their influence and cast their votes against
the candidates which stand upon radical plat
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