The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-09
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
TIE CAMPAIGN IN MAlNE.


Among the Factory Opcraiives-How They
speak and Feel-A Reign Of TerroT-The
Superintendents Of the Mills illuminating
Them-The Masses i'm sympathy With the
Democracy.
LEWISTON Androseoggin county,l
Maine, sept. 5, 1865.
Ihave during the past two days circulated among
the operatives of the woollen and cotton mills and
other manufactures that line the rocky banks OF the
Androscocpn river. The results Of my observations
are not of the most cheering nature. In nearly all of
the factories find the employees complaining of Sc
we're burdens, small pay and little en-
ployment. They generally agree that the
cause OF all their troubles is the maladmjnis.
tration of public affairs by the dominant radical
party, and they sigh for peace and better times.
While the great majority express a preference for
The conservative party they frankly admit that upon
their votes depends TIER bread and butter. Nearly
all the manuiacJofies are run by superintendent,
VINO, notwitts, andng that the great body of stock
Is owned p,y democrats, are radicals, and therefore
exercise ther little brief authority to compel those
undS them to vote as they do. Hundreds in Lewis
top Auburn, Little Falls and other towns would
lady vote the conservative ticket were they per-
mitted to do so, but has been customary N the
past to dispense with the services OF those
who so vote they are AFRAID to go 10 tne
intendents, lest they should be thrown out OF
employment and their families suffer. The factory
at Little Falls and The Bales Manulacturing Com
pany of this place are the only establishments have
heard OF where these partisan servants OF democratic
stockholders do not endeayor TO lntimldate those
employed. 1t Is not customary with the Superln-
tendents TO say 10 the discharged ''You are dis
missed for voting the democratic tcketn but it is
customary for democrats to find soon after the cleo
ton that their services are no longer required.
The superintendent OF the Bales Company has set
3 Sa eSass % yoe "a he se taI every e e o S
largest stockholders OF the Lisbon or Little Falls
Mills is solomon Moses OF Bath, who Is democrat,
and will see that the operatives are protected in the
free exercise Of the franchise.
Notwithstanding the petty despotism oGthe super.
they claim has resulted in learning that 900 out of
1866 voters employed In the mills OF Lewiston and
Auburn will vote the conservative ticket. This viii
largely decrease the republican majority Then
there are the river extensive boot and shoe
factories saw mills and machine shops that will
fair election is permitted The Irish vote last year
was thown for the republican ticket, as they are
mostly employed In the factories and machine shops.
The democra and republicans who have made the
canvass both agree that the Irish vote viii be about
equally divided
AS very heavy portion of the stock in these mills
Is held by democrats in Boston, New York and
other Cities the democrats Of Maine express the hope
that they will bring such pressure to bear upon the
tyrannlcal superlntendents as to deter them from
interfering with the votes OF the operatives. They
feel sangulne Of gaining two thousand votes from
the operatives alone II they are permitted to poll
their full vote as their conscience may dictate.
The democrats OF this county have made q close
ctnsass anu tley express thelr commence IN their
ability to reduce the republican majority Of last year
OF 1885 to about seven hundred. Dr. Garcelon, the
democratic candidate for Congress, has always
acted IN the past with the republicans but has pub
lished an address that Is marked with sound wis.
dom. He is opposed by S. T. Merrill, man of no
personal popularity and will likely be support to
the ticket.
am uno1lcially informed by republican authority
that the personal canvass OF the State that has just
been completed indicates the election of the radical
ticket by from six to ten thousand majority II full
vote Is polled by both parties have not heard the
estimate OF the democratic canvass Of votes, but
knowing ones who are supposed to have clear
knowledge bet even that the radicals will not carry
the State by seven thousand majority.
One OF the greatest drawbacks to the success Of
the democracy is the antwar record Of some OF
their nominees. Pillsbury is a deao weight on &C
count OF his opposition to the government in its
darkest hours Frank Blair's revolutionary utter
ances have also done much injury, well as the an
tecedents Of men on the State ticket.