The sun., 1872-08-29
The Great Struggle in Maine.


The Great Struggle in Maine.
1t is perfectly natural that the deepest
lntcr,st should DC felt by both parties in
The campaign now going on in Maine, be-
cause not only Il tLat the FIRST state where
the vital energy and winning qualities Of
Liberal Rcpublcanism, unembarrassed hy
Iide issues will be fairly tested, hut the re-
iult will exert prodigious influence upon
the Presidential election. For these rea-
tons each party is doing its utmost to carry
the state, and Maine never before listened
10 so furious political cannonade as now
reverberatcs along its shores and among
it, mountains.
Since the Presidential contest of 1865 the
average Republican majority in the three
September elections has been, in round
Plumbers, 10000. The number Of votes cast
,t the September contest i'm the Presiden-
iial years has for n long while been larger
than the number given in November, and
therefore there will doubtless be heavy
Increase in the aggregate thrown next
month when compared with the aggre-
gates of the last three years. Neyerthe-
less, as GIantism has been dcmoraliZing
the party everywhere since the Gift-Takcr
entered the White House, We think loOUo
IL about the figure now TO hc overcome in
Maine.
Can Il bc done? The sanglinc friends Of
Or. GRELLEi in the state claim that il can
The more cautious doubt it, but both are
putting forth unprecedented eXcrtiuns TO
accomplish il, and we should not be much
surprised if they succeeded. Their candi-
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lrupular Democrat. Their five candidates
,or Congress ale WILLIAM II. Clifford,
Democrat, aud a son Of Judge CLIFFORD of
.he supreme Court Of the United States;
\. W. FARv ELL, prominent Liberal Re
publican; THOMAS :. Lang, Chairman OF
The Liberal Republican state Committee,
NARCELLUs EMIRY, "A Democratic Journal
1T; and FREDERICK \. PIKE, Republican
member of Congress throughout LINCoLN's
aud JoHNsoN's administrations. 1t viii bc
Icon that the candidates for the principal
offices are So selected as 10 combine great
strength.
How are the two wings Of the allied forces
behaving in front Of their common enc
my The Democrats are remarkably
Jealous, ana KIMBALL, CLIFFORD, and their
y
line on the day Of battle. As TO Liberal
Republicanism in no state except New
York has it apparently developed so much
strength rs in Maine; and there is abun-
liant reason for this detection from GRANr.
Like New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana,
md Michigan, the Republican party Of thu
Pine Tree state has its autocrat Whose
Iway Ia, done much 10 provoke an insur-
rccton among it, independent members.
What CoNKL1NG, CAMERON, MORTON, and
CHANDLER have caused in their States, MT
Speaker BLAINE has produced in Maine
Ruling with an iron hand, he has aroused
Intense opposition TO Grantism all over the
State. sitting at Augusta, the capital he
directs The present campaign, and throws
Into il great energy and bitterness. LANG
Is running against BLAINE, and is pressing
him hard in hls very citadel, while youug
HALE, the present member from the Fifth
District, the son-n-aw of Senator CHAND-
LEI, and BLAINE prottgt, is being driven to
he wall 10y PIKE. The Liberals aud Demo
rrats don't hope to beat BLAINE but they
Intend TO reduce by at least onc-half the
majority Of 1870 he received in 1870, while
lhey feel confident of clecting PIKE, and
pretty sure Of carrying in CLIFFORD, thus
securing tine extreme east and the extreme
west districts Of the state.
If the Democrats al turn ont aud an
pun together, Il change Of 5000 Republic
rams, or au average Of 1909 iu each Con-
grcssioual District, will elect KISlBALL over
PERHAN, the present Governor. KMbALL
has some advantage over PERHAM on uc-
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legislation AGAINST cider, which PERIIAM
approved. Thccombincd opposition mean
business, and are striking for victory. For
ak weeks the state has been all alive with
GIEELEY meetings. Besides their local
speakers, senator DoouTTLE of Wiscon-
Ein, SWEAT, who headed the GRAST cleo
toral ticket in Illinois four years ago, Gen.
KLPATEICK, TuToN, Mai. HAGGERTY, and
other orators from abroad have already
done great deal OF stumpinC; while from
now til the close of the contest the Liberal
banner win be borne aloft by the strong
arms OF TRUMRULL and FARNswoRTH of
Illinois, CARL SCHURZ, Gen. BANKS, CHAUN-
uEY NJ, DEPEw, and other distinguished
Republicans.
On the other hand, the GRANTEES, aware
that the loss Of Maine at this juncturc
would send dependency all along their
ranks, cling 10 the state with the gripa Of
despair Speaker BLAINE aud Senators
HAMLN and MORRILL, sounded the alarm
weeks ago, ana GOV. MOVES of Ohio.
Congressman BlSGIIAM OF the same
State, Senator EDMCSps, Congressman
scoFIELD Of pennsylvania, and Secretary
SEcoR RorEsoS have responded in several
speeches From now till the contest is
ended the State Is 10 be bored with
DAWES statistics about the public ca
pcnditurcs ana Wilson's explanation.
about his Know Nothiugsm, while CHAND-
LER, overlooking with clumsy abuse and
laden with greenbacks, is going down tC
try and save his son-in-law HALE; Will,
JMlEr ETILE. tho ProsidCnt Of the Philn