The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-07
CLINICAL I-TlELLI5ENCE.


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o. ss,ntissics Open 1hs .isasses--inrroseme"'
In the Tone OF acknowledgements fr"es-
pects Brighteuing. zoe.
Az the iay FOR voting IN the state draws near and
both parties TO the contest bend pobly TO the work
of proseyting in favor OF their respective tickets,
observe marked Improvement ia the mode of con-
Quoting the canvass. The great majority Of speak
ers in the democratic well as the republican in
terest is composed Of Young and unknown men,
who we're prompted by desire for notoriety In tax
ing the stump, and "a matter OF course
they felt that one of the qualifications fol
successful stump speakers was ability Il
throw dirt and handy personalities agains
their opponents. The advent ON the stump OF Sena
tors Wilson and Fessenden, Pendleton, Cox, Ewing
and O'Gorman has had marked effect in this par
ucular, and the great mass Of orators ignore clap
trap and personalities entirely.
eox's two speeches, mt Brunswick yesterday AFTER
noon and Bath last night, had very tine efect. He
ignored all outside issues gave OF statistical
Information a. TO the decadence OF the commercial
and shipping interests of the country. and Maine es
pecially nom Official sources and satisfactorily
allowed that the labOrng masses III Young
Tor the radical party whose class Legislation mad ac-
compshed almost the utter annihIlatlon ol The SHIP
ping interests would be- voting against their own
pockets and enlailng heavy burdens upon those who
me meeting at Brunswick in the afternoon was
composed largely intelligent farmers and meclaI-
les who were well behaved, attentive and delighted
~ shown by frequent applause and their remaining
Oh their feel IN not sun Tor four hours 10 hear the
truth.
AT Bath Cox accomplished what previous de-
mOcratic speaker was able TO dO-secure "a crowded
house. THIS cuy is admitted TO be the blacklist
publican place III the State, Inc stronghold Of the
party ana ii has ever been with dillicuty that
spectacle crowd could he got together. Last night
the large nail was crowded to It's utmost capacity
VTQ trthlN W hu
eheered The speaker al intervals SO vOciferOnsy that
he requested them TO omit applause. The speech
was one of convincing argument that just suited
the stiff necked radicals OF the place, who turned
out for mere curiosity.
week ago when the democracy were apparently
dead as Poor Dog FRAY there was fear and
trembling; but now, when they have renewed the
canvass with redoubled ecdt hope revives, and the
prospects very catering for decreasing the radi
cal majority OF eleven thousand OF last year II they
DO not carry the state by very narrow majority.
They are all hopeful and the smiling faces of the
bronzed masses rom the factories, the farms, the
snip yards and forests that gather about their
speakers cheer them on TO nODer effort.
Ia my ORGANIZATIONS along the rivers ] have
observed that upon the prosperity or adversely OF
the snipbuiders much depends. In every town
ment given to mechanics the radical party still hold
the balance Of power. This town is fair ilustra-
prosperous than at any place In the State and the
result Is that the radicals still hold their own. In
other towns, where most II not all Of the yards
closed, the almost universal feeling is hostility to
the Congressional party. Hence you may depend
upon 1t that from the mechanics especially the
oem0crats VIII secure increased maj orities.
The republicans made futile effort yesterday to
eet up large meeting at the capital the strength
General sickes' names; but the best Information i
nave shows that II was sad failure, not more than
nve thousand having been present. At the present
lime the conservatives have the best OF the canvass
&hhough they spend less money in the subsidy Of
railways to run special trains at ruinous fares than
40 the republicans, who have already nearly con-
sUmed the SO 600 secured two weeks ago in Boston
" carry ON the canvass.