Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-05
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80 say the politicians on beth sides the DEM
ocrats counting upon a different verdict from
that given by the farmers of Vermont, and the
Republicans sanguine of Il victory which will
virtually settle the question of the result in
November, and indicate unerringly the election
Of Grant and Cslfax.
Its unquestionably true that the contest in
Maine Is in many respects on different foot
ing from that in Vermont. In the latter State
The issues Were very simple, the main one be-
ing the question of re-afirmiug the principles
that guided the Union Repu bIiean party du-
ring the war in opposition to any re-opening Of
those issues as threatened In the violent talk of
some of the Southern leaders. In Maine the
population Is made up much more largely of
those who work for wages than in Vermont
and the question is how far the laboring men OF
Name have been indoctrinatsd with the Ideas
put forth by Democratic speakers and writers
that they Will get great increase of WAGES. and
other advantages by placing the Democracy IL
power. Even in Vermont tins argument would
appear TO have had WEIGHT amongst the class
aimed AT, as the cities and larger towns where
they are oongregated are precisely the local.
ites, and only those, where there were Demo-
cratic gains. 1t will be seen that Burlington
Brattleboro, Montpelier, Waterbury, Rocking
ham, Coventry, Hartford, Berlin, ETC., We're the
points where Democratic gains are mott 4. The
southern or se.-ooard portion of Maine, and
the banks of its rivers are sprinkled with cities
villages and manufacturing localities, having
population more likely to be affected by
Democratic arguments Of this sort than COM
munity of farmers like the people OF Vermont,
mostly owning their own lands. II would not
surprise US If there should be Democratic gains
IN Ki,tery, Cwhere the Administration c.n in
huence votes Of maynard employees,) Saco,
Portland, Bath, Lewiston, Wiscas~et, Thorn
aston, Augusta, WateryIlle, Belfast, Bangor,
ana other localities of this range. But IN the
farming towns of the State the result, from
what we can learn, will be very much what
ut has been il Vermont. Governor Chamber.
lain, who is now run for his third term of
office, was elected last year by a majority of
1l,6E. Our information is that he will get this
year majority of from 1901 to 2O,OOO. For
one thing, the ram-rod ssconstabulary act
which enabled the police to se.rch homesteads
for liquors in a most offensive manner, has
been repealed, and many Republicans who
were dlsafected last yer on this score are now
working with their party. In repe ling this
obnoxious legislation the Republicans of Maine
have shown more party tact than the Republi-
cans Of New York. who, by unduly Stringent
legislation upon the liquor (lager) question
have arrayed the German voting element
heretofore Republican, of the State against
them IN way fatal TO their chances OF success
The election in Maine will BE- q surer baro-
Inetrieal test of the condition OF the political
atmosphere in the Northern Suites than that in
Vermont. If the Democrats should succeed in
reducing the Republican majority OF last year.
or preventing any material increase OF it, they
will have reason to augur hopefully for the
national contest II, on the contrary, the Re.
publicans succeed III making large gains upon
the malority for Cham berlain at the last Guber.
naiorial election, they Will go into the Novem-
her campaign with the prestige of victory.
Sinee the election Of $50, the September cleo
fion IN Maine prior TO the Pres dental election
has been held as pretty conclusive test of
the main result