The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-28
The Contest In Maine-SenatOr Wilson's
Speech at Bangor.

The Contest In Matne-SenhtOr WILSON'S
Speech at Bangor.
We publish to- day interesting portions Of the
speech delivered at Bangor, Maine, yesterday,
by Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts,. few
days since we published an abstract of the re-
marks of Mr. Pendleton, of Ohio, in the same
place. The former is the true representative
and champion of radical republicanism in the
New England States, and the latter the true
representative and champion Of radical de-
mocracy in the Western States. BY this po-
litical conflict at arms between the champions
Of the rival houses upon the soil Of Maine we
may infer that the adherents Of both look to
the result of the approaching election in that
State as almost practically settling the ques-
ton of the pending Presidential canvass. But
in looking over the speeches of Mr.. Pendleton
and Mr.. Wilson, as delivered for the purpose
of influencing the opinions Of the Maine
voters, we find that both fall short Of
the real issues before the people. Pendleton
takes the Western view in regard to the stu
alton and Wilson the Eastern periscope.
They both lose sight, especially Wilson, of the
sentiments animating the popular heart. The
Western is in advance of the New England
champion on this score. Yet, we repeat, nei-
Their touches the handspring that regulates the
political watchworks of the voters Of the
Pine Tree State. There was more actual SEN
tment in the notices upon the transparencies
carried in recent democratic procession in
Maine than in all the platitudes, special pleas,
oratorical extravagances and schoOl-boy mar
rations of facts well known to the public by
either or all of the stump speakers that have
yet spoken in Maine during the present can
vass. The men and voters Of Maine look
first at the prostration Of their great source Of
prosperity-the ship building interest. They
look again at the general prostration of bust
ness. Then follows q solemn recognition Of
the fact that they are, even in these dull times,
taxed enormously when they are lily pre-
pared to bear the burden. They reason to
themselves that these taxes would be less
them share and share alike. They do not like
the idea that while the millionaire, with his
hundreds Of thousands invested in United
States securities, pays no tax upon them, nearly
every shred Of hemp, every pound pf iron,
every inch Of timber, every atom Of every
thing required to build q ship is taxed so out
as to drive the business from the
State and to send it to the more liberal shores
of the British in Nova Scotia. Hence, as in
1852, when an avalanche of popular opinion
hurled Maine into the support of Pierce, the
democratic candidate for the Presidency, so
will the people of that State 60 now, in 1868,
for the democratic candidates. Those people
don't like Seymour, nor Blair, nor the demo-
cratic plattorm-all are to them unsatisfactory
but they will swallow each, and all to have
restored to them the prosperity of former
years. Therefore, when stump orators go to
Maine for the purpose of influencing the vote
of Maine in the State election on the 14th
proximo, they should remember these facts
and 6 overn themselves accordingly