Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-16
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the greatest victory ever achieved by the
Republicans of Maine. The difficulties
in face of which this great result was
attained can hardly be apprehended by
our friends out side of the State. The
detection of Greeley Republicans was
slight obstacle compared with the oppo-
sition arising from the liquor law ques-
ton, which cost US several thousand
votes in the State. The enemy made
the utmost possible use of the disaffec-
ton arising from this source by an ex-
tensive distribution of circulars depict
ing the extreme points of the existing
law and urging rebuke of the law by
vote for Kimball The effectiveness
of this appeal is abundantly testified by
the vote of Portland and several others
of the cities. The strength of the LIB
eral Republicans who voted almost sol
i'd for Kimball was comparatively in
considerable Had we met only their
opposition we should have given ma
jority exceeding twenty thousand. The
Greeley business in Maine, considered
as ''Tital Wave" a "Great Revolution"
and a Spontaneous Uprising Of the
People" is not a success.
The aggregate of our Congressional
majorities much exceeds even the great
gubernatorial majority. Pike is finally
and thoroughly disposed of as public
man by an adverse majority of more
thar two thousand Hale carries his
district by greater majority than he
had two years ago over straight Dem
ocratic opponent. Pike sold his politi-
cal principles for a place in Congress,
and has most signally failed in getting
his pay. The "Liberal'' Lang, like the
frog that came to grief in trying to be
an OK, tearfully bewails his blunder I'M
der the crushing weight of three thou
sand adverse majority In district where
he fatuously boosted that he could beat
Blaine. Burleigh is elected by ma
jority considerably greater than that of
1870, and largely exceeded the guber-
material majority in this district.
The State Legislature receives large
Republican gain, though the astute
correspondent of the New York Tribune
thought it doubtful if the 'Granties'
could save majority in the House. So
far as heard from we have gained eight
members of the House, and the Senate
will not embrace a single Democrat,
while last year there were FIVE Demo-
cratic Senators. We carry every county,
the first time since 1866. In the House
the Democrats will not have members
enough to call the yeas and nays. We
have astonished ourselves as we'll as our
enemies. Two months ago the Greeley
ties confidently claimed power to carry
the State, and have never for moment
admitted that we could get above ten
thousand majority, which would really,
under all the circumstances have been a
decided Republican victory. This
crushing stroke, following close up.
on the telling blows administered by
North Carolina and Vermont will prove
the coup de grace to the baf1ed coali
ton Of Adullamites
Our only danger now is that Greeley
will be forced to withdraw from the con
test, and that O'Connor or some othel
respectable Democrat will be put upor
the course, thus giving US something t.
: fight. We have, however. great conf
dence in Horace's invincible resolution
in sticking to anything which may Civ
him chance for an office. Our Demo
cratic friends will find difficulty in get
ting rid of the elephant. They mus
cherish tender sentiments towards thei
Liberal Republican allies, who have s
signally failed to give the promised ali
so essential to success. They have sac
rifced their dignity and constancy in
mad dash for power, and have failed O
:, their reward. And now we congratulate
= all friends Of good government every
where eff this renewed proof of the GOO
sense of the people. They cannot b
:, long led astray by the madness of tn
- hour, and their sober second though
will, as now, lead to wise conclusions
F, Maine decisively renews her adhesion t
the principles of the grand old Nationa
= Republican party after one of the mos
! memorable contests ever fought beneat
her borders. Portland Press.
e DR.. LIvINGsToNE's BROTHER CHARLIE
is thus briefly sketched by his brothe
If John, now living in Canada: When tn
r doctor went out on the government expo
ID dition on the Zambeze and its tribute
st ries he was gone six years. My youngt
lie brother, Charles, also went with hin
es Charles came to America in 1910, IL
ID same year [ came out. He was the
be quite youth-about II years old,
n think He got his education at Cherlil
I'd and then he studied Divinity at the u
u ion theological seminary in New Yorl
Afterward he went to Massachusett
al and was married and became minist
90 at Mattapoisette. He was here unit
O. 1S63-Seventeen vears-when he WEI