Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-09-20
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The Election. its Rssllts and causea

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thsir vOicss. Dragging. ~Asiiag any qusnti-
" Of printers ink upon staring c.pi,ais in
their newspapers. and rvioIeing generally
over What they call their political victory AZ
the recent clccsion. A victoryi-Jsst book
al the ssures and tOOting- and sec what kind
Of victory they have achieved. The gal
lznf Chamberlain j. reelected Governor
By about twelve thousand majority. The
Republicans have excited twenty-five sen
siors out Of thirty-one. and more thaa too
third. Of al the Representative. to the
House. They have elected their county
ofhcers in every count, bui three. and thai
too with no effort on their part; against
the most ,igiiant. strenaoss efforts on the
part Of the eoPPsrbesds. Al least one
third Of their Representative have slipped
an through the divisions n the Republican
ranks. and not on Account Of their namer.
zeal sirength. This victory A nan
must be nOnomshiac 20 cal Il BY any
such nArse- The truth is.-it as a grand
republican trismPb-One Of the series o.
victories hat have followed The Union Gag
IN Name successfully for the last twelve
years. But sas the 80 called democrats.
ne have redaced the republican majority
largely from last year. That Is true. bat
hOw did you do IL? Thai Is a question ~e
propose briefly 10 consider.
These deu-oc-at.e gains al not arise
from genuine changes from the republican.
10 tie democratic party. There we're 20 real
conventions 10 ooPPertead doctrines. o.
principles. Bot a democrat a. our elbow,
~irh ar air CT arparent triumph inguires-
- did rot mca Who voted WITH the rcpubli-
cans hst year. vote With the democratic
party this:" We answer yes. in a f-w IN
tAnoes they did. bat in nearly al such
cases they were men who ncver lad any
sympathy w8th the repablieaas. bat came
into the party a. kind Of foai wool. or As
political aiveniarers. % see Mai they
could get II nan N The rrpgblican
ranks loves wLsskey better Ihaa be does Lss
eOHniJ. q course when The terrib.s O.. Con
stabuiary- vas he'd up before bis face. be
would so over TO the parry that rides The
~hiskey bobby That Is perfectly natural.
-'' birds OF feather acck tcC~ther-. A
man By such az At does not chanse. be
merely goes where be belongs. The truth
Is, tie rrpSbleaa party has never been
benefited by eertAia class OF men who
joined Il for the sake q ofToe aad the
'Poiis they Ar mere shIlEias deuiasoeues.
never reliable only 30 long a. ihcy are FED
and clothed 10y the party. an those of this
class Who Ief; as IN the l.si elecfioa. have
only =" gone 70 their own piace-
2 We do not scrce viih some Of
our trends IN the idea aavAnccd-that the
% acts Of the last Legislature relating 20
the Enforcement q the Liqsor Laws OF thi.
State lost The rPubhesns many votes.
Some q the elass aoove described % course
went oct from Among -; bat fhc great
mass Of voters IN the republican party.
whether they sgree 20 the liquor lAw amend
meats Of last winter or not are winius %
give them = fair trial. aad then Judge Of
them by their operation some very good
rcPablicans doubted the expcdiency o.
passing these siditioual cnscinenis. yet A.
reasonable sen. they are willing to have
them fairly trsca. We css hardly conccive
bow Any nan Of principle could leave the
rePubiican patty. on account q the Liquor
Law amendments q last winier. and Ne
really don't believe they did.
s. The republicans di3 comparatively
nothing IN the campaign. ~biie tie demo
crafts we're active. TIE apathy % fhc for
mer. iefi Al home thousands upon thousands
Of rrpublican voters. While the activity 81
tie latter brought nearly their whole
sfrongih 20 the polls. This sinslo fat cx-
plains in great measarc. the difference
between tie votes a last year all tbis
The ooPPerheads worked very bari ara,
year IN BAD eassc. uLile the republican.
IN very good csuse. De- she election take
care Of Hseli. and the wonder H.. that ne
republcans come ost 90 veI a. ihev did.
&. The republican party While il 4.
patriotic. loyal and right IN an ifs funds-
me ntal principles. has in iis ranks certain
men ~ho profess % lead rho are not a..
together practical upon tie great ques,,ons
connected Nth a rigid economy in the al
ninistraiion q government aHairs. TIE
ar has lcit Us an Improbable legacy upon
tbs question. The sid cstravacanrics q
rHr times must b. clriaiici our pubii- 90
penditures must b. largely reduced ail
do8b'iul appropriation q money must o.
stopped and public ofscsrs must hereafter
Be- content % i've upon reasonable ssiarie.
There az great many Of cor be.f 70.
pabiicans ~ho are not SATISFIED 18th &c r
sancisi management % ceriaii leaders in
the rer1biicsn party. hence tbey have ~,