The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-21
How about Other States 6


Our ;uterest has been so largely engaged for
Maine that matters in other States have not
had orr attention so fully as we desired That
is now over. The State of Maine has spoken,
snoksn 80 emphatically that her voice has been
heard the length and breadth of the land
heard too, with such joy aud gladness as has
seldom been witnessed in any election before.
Now, how goes the battle in other Stateso-.
Il the great party of the people doing its
whole duly at this crisis? Are we to fail from
supineness, or TO succeed by good, honest hard
work, in other States, as we have in Maine?-
These are questions of first Importance and OF
prime interest to every lover of bis country.
In looking over the columns OF the New
York Times-a cautious paper not apt to lie
led away by its enthusiasm-we lind our con-
fidence fully sustained with regard to the
great States of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indi-
ana A correspondent of that paper, a close
and careful observer, has been all through
those States and his report of their political
status is extremely gratifying. He says:
.gI IF any one entertains any doubt as to how
Ohio will vote, will promise them that lew
days travel within its boundaries VIII soon
satisfy them that it is certain for Grant and
Colfax by a large majority in November, anu
600 majority The Democratic Legislature
last winter, was impolitic enough TO disran-
chise the students at College, even though cit
ze.s of the State, aud to revive the questions
submitted in the Constitutional amendment,
81 upon which the Republicans achieved signal
triumph in 1866, by which action they have
lost many votes Last years election is DO
1 criterion of the popular feeling in this State
The negro suffrage question divided the party
and kept many from the polls. This summer
fha x,ybn NJ art is nnitnd and tla local
nations in most every county and district have
been very fortunate and have added strength
to the party.
OF Pennsylvania the writer continues
r. Western Pennsylvania is all alive with en-
thusiasm and filed with working, confident
Republicans. Fcan assure you that you can
= rely upon rousiug, overwhelming majorties in
the Great West. Western Pennsylvania Is
"a being canvassed, and the counties of Allegha-
nv Venango, Lawrence and Beaver will give
glorious reports in October. Pittsburg and
her sister cities, busting with activity and
black with the smoke and SCOT of their thou
sand FORCES, find time to give days and nights
10 the good work; and have been assured by
the Republicans of those cities that they will
increase their majorilies and 0verbalance the
Demo cratic majorities of Berks and Philadel
phia In Pttsburg they have had several
demonstrations of Soldier and Tanner. Socie-
ties, which have astonished all parties. have
been assured by responsible parties that the
Tanners in Pittsburg alone can, on one hours
notice, turn out 5000 torches-the hearers all
So uniformed and thoroughly drilled. On the oath
inst. there will be an immense demonstration
in the same city, of Western pennsylvanians,
under the auspices of tie Soldier and Tanner
organizations. Western Pennsylvania will
give rousing majorities, and the leading men
in that section feel confident that they will
carry the State in October
Or OF Indiana he adds:-- ..- .. ..s. .......+ H.
There are now upwards of 900 Grant and
Colfax clubs. with nearly 100000 members, i'll
this State. BY the first OF next month this
number will be increased to at least 100 OO0.-
No party in Indiana could ever boast of such
an organization, the popularity of Grant and
Colfax having wonderfully facilitated the for
nation Of these clubs, of which there is at
least one in every township in Indiana, and
one in every ward of our cites. There are in
this State, Furthermore, sixty German Grant
and Colfax Clubs with between 5000 and 5000
members, and about'20 900 Fighting Boys in
Blue," many of whom, however, are ALSO MEM
beers of the regular Grant and Coltax clubs
This vast Republican host, embracing upward
of 100000 voters, rs more active than any par
ty in this State ever was before, holds daily,
ON an average, 100 meetings throughout the
State; disputes every inch of ground with the
enemy, and will certainly secure on election
day the polling OF a very full vote, and that is,
here in Indiana. always exceedingly. Injurious
to the Democracy.
And thus the good work is going on all over
the country. Let the Republicans of Maine
see to it that they are not ontstripped in their
majority. Organizations should be kept up, =
not a measure conducive to the utmost success
be relaxed-so that great majority may be
rolled up for our candidatei The Democracy
are placed hors de combat they fell at the first
encounter-but let not our vigilance be blind
ed on that account. Let them drop their or
ganizations-.hey are of no use-they never
were-but the Republicans are to keep their
fires burning till November, and then they
will have earned the right to go into winter
quarters-but not till then