The New York herald., 1867-09-11
The Maine Elcction-A Response to Cali
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fornia.
Maine responds to California. The popular
voice from the Pacific is echoed back across
the continent from the Atlantic coast. Per-
soDal squabbles among the party leaders and
dissensions among the rank and file on the
spoils were, according to the bewildered
radicals, the causes Of the republican defeat
in California, while Puritanical whiskey, ale
and cider laws are the solution of the fearful
falling on in the party vote in Maine as COM
pared with last years elections. But these
personal quarrels among the party managers
on the Pacific coast, and these disturbing
liquor laws on the Atlantic coast, are only the
straws borne along on the current of public
opinion. In the elections of last autumn the
republican party reached its eliminating point
in the ascending scale. 1t has passed the sum-
nit Of the mountain Of victory, and is descend
ing on the other side. So il was with the old
whig party, after its sweeping triumph in 1910,
with
Old Tippeoancs
And Tyler too.
And SO il was with the late grea, national pro-
slavery democratic party, after its overwhelm-
ing election ofpoor Pierce in 1852.
The election OF Harrison was carried as by
whirlwind on the financial blunders, corrup-
tions and disasters of Van Buren's adminsira-
ton. In the contest the wings pleaded that o
United States Bank had become "an obsolete
idea" As soon, however, as the wings were
established in power they set about the re-
establishment OF a national Fiscal AGENT or
Fiscal corporation" under the lead Of Henry
Clay In the Senate; but. defeated in this
scheme by the vetoes of President Tyler. the
disintegration Of the party commenced aud
rapidly brought about its dissolution. Poor
Pierce was elected as by popular scclamstion,
North aud South on the platform of Clay's
great compromise measures Of 1850 on the
slavery question, on the basis of the old Mis-.
souri, compromise: but two years after their
grand success poor Pierce and the democratic
leaders in Congress fell from grace, in their re-
peal Of the Missouri compromised repeal
which brought out in the Kansas border ruff
fan imbrogo the opening overture Of the late
bloody Southern pro-slavery rebellion.
Now in both those examples. in which the
greatest party victories resulted in the greatest
party disasters, there is fearful warning to
the republican party touching the. violation Of
their pledges and promises to the country.
The wbig party, after its sweeping triumph Of
1910, forgot Its pledges in attempting the re-
establishment II o national bank. and il wa.
abandoned by the people. The democratic
party under poor Pierce turned is back upon
its pledges on the slavery question, aud opened
that Papdors's box Of trouble. which resulted
In the formation and elevation 70 power Of the
presen, republican party. This great party.
sustained through all The war. and sustained
in its Congressional scheme OF Southern recon-
structon, as embodied In the constitutional
amendment. made the issue of last years State
elections great party. We say, 80 splen.
didly supported Ivy the people from 1860 to its
overwhelming success of 1866, is uov, from
the violation Of its pledges and its disorgauiE-
ing policy, on the road TO ruin.
TIE overthrow and dissolution OF the late
insolvcut and domincaripg slaveholding South
cru clisarcby were accepted by tho Moth ~