Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-16
THE Press ON THE MAINE ELEC.

AhE fhESS On THE MAINE ELEC.
TION.
The Name election has apparently carried
JOY to both parties. The IateHigencer of this
morning thinks She returns Indicate surely
splendid Democratic victories in October and
November" while the CRrosisIe says: s-Ssven.
teen thousand majority being the high average
of Republican strength in Maine, IL appears
from the returns that they have gone CONSIDER
ably ahead of that so iar ahead OF II Aat we
are more Than content-we rejoice In the result"
II we are 10 believe the ". Y. World the
Democrats there are even more happy
than the Republicans over the returns.
The following are some Of Its head lines
chronicling the Name news: "a Great Demo-
cratic Eictory-Democratic Gain of Fourtes en-
Thouslpd-Rejoicings of the Democracy"
"The Republican Majority not more than
II. 600, afd Prob-bly Less" democratic G. lin
aDemocratic Gain Over Republican Majority
Of 1867, 3.O76."
The N. Y. Commercial moderate Republican,
says: THE old Granite State came grandly M
TO the Work yesterday. and sent q response to
Vermont which thrills every loyal heart to-
day. The Republicans of Maine have more
than justified the most sanguine expectations
of their friends elsewhere, and will receive the
hearty II INKS of the nation for the emphatic
verdict which they have pronounced against
treason, revolution, and rene wei anarchy
and strife" The same paper says !:
"lf the World regards Republican majority
OF only eighteen thousand an INCREASE OF sew
en- thousand over last year, "a great Democratic
victory We would ask, In the name of COM
mon sense. what il would Style Democratic
defeat! But our Democratic cotemporary ought
to know better than to suppose that il can I'M
pose upon its readers with such stuff as this
They picked up their paper this morning ex-
pectng to find that the Republican majority in
Maine had been materially decreased instead
OF being increased to the extent of nine thou
sand. The World has been deluding them into
this belief"
The New York Post, republican, says: "The
election in Maine yesterday has resulted in a
complete and overwhelming triumph of the
Republican party" and adds: THE prohibit
DRY laws against the sale Of liquors have been
great weight upon the Republican party in
Name. Last year, when the issues were chief.
ly local, its strength fell of m UGH as to en-
danger the control of the State. Most of the
party leaders now see the folly OF CONFUSING
party principles with doubtful measures of
municipal police, and the contest this year has
bSen upon the questions Of reconstruction and
finance. But the Democrats have still made
much capitil Of the sumptuary laws, and of
the offensive powers Of searching priv
houses for spirits given by them to the State
officers
The New York Tribune says: "There can be
no explaining, no denying, no depreciating thi 5
vote. The Democratic organization sent it's
last man and its last dollar into that State.
The most popular Democrat in the country
and the true choice Of the party tor the Prcs.
dency-was sent to charm the citizens with the
seductive tones of his CopperheSd eloquence
Every sentiment Of home interest, every f ell.
dressed. Every point was Contested with Bit
ter CarnC tn :, and the re- ult to-day sho ws an
overwhelming defeat Name is true to the
Union. She writes "Dirigo" over this c-nvass,
and as she directs, Ohio aud Pennsylvania and
Indiana will, we hope, gladly follow. The
Democratic .rty p-s.ss out OF existence as a
living parry"
The Tines comments as follows: "This
great victory shows that the people have made
up their minds TO eject Grant and Colfax
They want Union and peace, and they know
that these en- be .ccured only by the defeat of
Sey mour and Blair, and the rejection of the
Democratic PLATFORM
The Herald Is brief but pointed. 1t SAYS: at
will be seen from the returns that the Repub-
licans have carried the State by a largely IN
creased majority over that of last year, and
that sort of political earthquake has swept
over the Pine Tree State
The New York Sun independently says :-aIt
is in vain to attempt 10 disguise the fact The
democracy have met with a serious reverse in
Malne. They hoped in the earlier stlyec of the
campaign to reduce the Republican majority
OF last year; later in the canvass they LAHORE
10 hold the result TO the figures OF that ye.r:
and near the close Of the battle they seemed TO
feel confident that they could prevent mach
increase. But the day OF trial has disappointed
their expectations. The issue between G. ant
and peace on the one side, and Blair and an.
other civil war on the other, produceG ITS lie.
gitimate effect upon the rejecting classes of
that sober and considerable State. The tidal
wave rose higher and higher, till II finally
swept all before it. The inf uence Of this cleo.
ton upon those which are to occur in Penn.
sylvania, Ohio and Indiana during the coming
month will be great. The Keystone State will
doubtless yield TO the pressure; and that being
regarded as a doubtful State even by the Re.
publicans, while the Democrats confidently
clam IT, If II should give way and fall into the
Republican line in October, candid men of
both parties will then regard the Pres identiaI
contest as decided