The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-14
Acknowledgements
MAINE.

Maine votes to-day. Ihe OIncerS 10
he chosen are Governor, Legislature
and members of Congress. The Re
publican majOrities in Maine since 1860
has been as follows: 1860, 2l,504 for
President; 1864, 10, $50 for Governor,
1852 for President; 1865, 22,S2I; 1850,
27,Gs7; and in 1867, 1l,6l4.
The State has been desperately con-
tested in the canvass which ended
Saturday night. The Democracy, real-
lzing that everything fortheir party de-
pends on success in Maine have made
superhuman efforts. Yet the indica-
tons are that they already give up. The
New York World has been some days
preparing the minds OF its readers for
another Vermont. It argues that I'M
less the Republican majority to-day
comes up to the great maJorlties of the
war, 1t will be Democratic triumph,
just ia it argued that the Democracy tri-
umphed in Vermont because the Re
publican majority was increased 1000
instead of 5000. 1t is evident, there
fore, that tho World Is prepared
10 see our majority OF IA year ugo con-
sldefably increased to-day. The falIacy
Of the Worlds talk is too apparent to
need recitation. Wcare told by itnnd by
all the lesser Democratic journals like
thewheeling Register, that agreat "reac
ton" against the sentiment that pre-
vailed In the Northern States during
tho rebellion lsgoing on-a "grount
SWELL" some of them call (which II
going over the country overthrowinG
Radicalism-an "invlsible agency" tht
Register. calls 1t, knowing the minds o
the multitude" a year ago 1t looked
like there was something of the kind
II was not strange, after the high ten
sion to which public feeling had been
strung for five years, that IA revnlsion
should come. 1t was foreseen and pre-
dictcd. It was only question how :aI
IL would go before the counter reaction
set In. The Vermont election showed
that the nRdir of depression had been
passed and that the patriotic feeling Of
the people was again on the rise. Fol
lowing directly after, the elections in
Colorado and New Mexico, the Other
geographical extreme of the Republic
indicate that the counter reaction il
general. II Maine follows suit to-day
the arithmeticians of the World cannot
figure out anything TO keep oven its
own readers longer in doubt.
The Now York Herald threw up the
sponge last Thursday, and declared the
Democratic contest hopeless and Grant
irresistible. ~ Maine correspondent OF
that journal, evidently Democrat, says
The canvass OF tho vote by both parties
is sufficiently complete 10 indicate n
Republican majority of from $1,000 to
$4,000. (The latter figure will exceed
Mr.. Lincoln's majority in ls6i.) The
orally give 1t up"
"As Maine goes so goes the country"
has been so long verified that IL has be.
como an axiom. Great movements of
tho popular mind are general. Like
causes produce like effects all over the
country at once. Tho depression that
swept over the country last year WAS
not confined to any locality. Tho feel
ing existed everywhere In greater or
less degree. And now the impulse OF
patriotic courage is equally general,
and the fact will be shown rs one amer
another of the State elections are held.
1t is because the State elections that
precedC each Presidential contest
indicate truthfully the movement OF
the popular mind, that they are always
looked to with such intense anxiety: for
Whatever tho drift may then be, ii
never fails to be stronger tat the Presi-
dental poll.
II Maine should to-day reduce the
Republican majority below that OF last
year, 1t would contradict the elections
that have taken place. 1t would sur
prise the country and create doubt. But
Il on the other hand, that majority is
maintained or increased, then the most
Vauguine Democrat must confess Ito
himself atleastl that the fight is a hope
less one and the battle for Grant is al
ready won. As the Richmond Disputch
puts 1t. 'Ii Maine should show a gain,
large or small. for the radicals, Soy
mour may consider his chance of being
successor of George Washington as
small indeed" The doubtful States
will then fail in and swell the gland
army that will march to victory under
the banner of Peace in November.
ASoUNo democrat was converted al