Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-10
NAME.

MAINE.
Victory has again pcrched upon the Re
publican standard. Maine takes her place
in the van Of the Republican party, electlng
her entire State ticket aud sonds 10 Con- |
gress full Congressional Republican dele
cation. As In 90 and "a and 'Gs, she herRlds |
national Republican triumph In the com
ing November. The returns received up to |
the time we write show that she has given |
6Iesn thousand Republican majority, elected |
every Republican candidate for Congress,
made large gain, over the vote Of last year,
aud buried the whole Greeley Democratic
movement beneath her pIne-clAd hills.
Mr. Blaine has been reelected to Congress
by majority larger than he ever received
before Mr.. Hale has defeated Me-. Pike.
We have gained In all the cities and towns,
while counties, such as KuoE, that never be-
fore gave the Republican patty a majority, |
have for the FIRST time wheeled Into the Re
publican column. The victory Is far greater
than we had any Heasou to expect and
marks the rising Of the tide that will sweep
the country two months hence.
The Presidential battle has been fought
and lost and won In Maine. Sh weeks ago
the coalition party were sangulne that they
would carry IT, Mr.. Greeley himself, lmme-
diately after his nomination at Baltimore
stumped the State in his own behalf. In his
.l-.t. Il. nj hn fat nd
distinctly promised the Democratic party
that II elected he would give them their due
share of the Offices, wOuH consult with their
leaders in the administration Of the Govern
ment. Following fast uponhl heels there
were sent to Maine Doollttle, the president
of the Democratic convention to indorse for
his party all that Mr.. Greeley had said and
promised; Trumbull and schurz and the
lesser fry like Fitzpatrick and Banks to malign
and Islander and deiame General Grant and
the AdmlnlstI alton, and, behold the result-a
great and overwhelming victory.
There never was such canvass rs that
which has Just closed in Maine. 1t was, on
the one hand, II canvass Of calumny and mis-
representation, and on the other Of magnll-
cent defence and vlndlcation. The Liberal
Republicans aud Democrats thoroughly APP
preclated the magnitude and lmpOrtsHsc Of
the contest, and put forth the OataelpasatSI
efforts to defeat the Republican ticket. Mr..
Blaine was attacked In the most COwardly
and Infamous manner, Day after day the
Tribune and other Greeley organs opened
their batteries upon him, prelerring the most
outrageous charges, stopping at no allegation,
hesilating at the circulation Of no SANDER.
The same Is true of Mr.. Hale aud his district.
Not only he himself but all his friends and
relations were assailed, from his fOrefatherB
to bis father-in-law. But, despite It all, the /
Republican party triumphed; we have gained
nearly ten thousand more votes than Mr.
KImball, the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor, said we would gain In his letter to
Augustus Schell. On last Friday, Mr.. KIM
ball wrote as follows "Our opponents claim
majority OF fifteen thousand votes, but do
not think they expect to get more than from
six to ten thousand, and they cannot expect
that unless they think they can reclaim many
who have openly declared against them"
This was Mr.. Kimballs Judgment three days
ago and 1t will be found recorded In the
Tribune of yesterday.
The result In Maine shows two things, one
Al. a..
First, that the country repudiatos Mr., Greeley
aud the whole Liberal Republican movement,
root and branch; and, second, that the loyal
people and the people who accept the sltua-
ton In earnest have the fullest condi Hence in
the honor the integrity the purity aud the
patriotism OF the hero who saved the Union,
who restored the rebellous States to their full
relationship with the General Government,
whose superb administration during the last
three years has been the glory and the admira-
ton Of the world. We admit that General
Grant has made some mistakes, done some
things that perhaps ought not to have been
done, but surveying the entire field, who in
has had to encounter, the obstacles he has
had to overcome, has done better No Pres
Ident was ever called upon to solve so many
and so great problems. For the last two
years difficulties have been placed in bis
pathway; as mean and cowardly gang Of
dufamers as ever dsgruced any country have
kept up an lncessant howl against him all
because he would not accgde 10 their de-
rnauds aud satisfy their hungry craving Tor
ofice and emolumont.
The Victory which Maine has Just recorded
IA the answer to the cAlumulators aud slau-
derers, big aud little, who have Allied tho
land with their vItuperatlou during tho last
two years We never doubted what the
answer would be when the time came to give
IT, Thirty millions OF people stand by Gen,
ClraBt In peace US they stood by him In war.
The singular patience with which no has
listened to the ISLANDERS Of bis dolamer', the
mAguanlmlty, the modesty, aud the patriot
ism with which hv hR5 burne llmsplf through