New-York tribune., 1872-09-02
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS
PROGRESS OF THE MAINE CANVASS.

PROGRESS OF THE MAINE CANVASS
TREMENDOUS EFFORTS OF THE RENoMrNATIoN-
lists TO SAVE PERTAINS MAJORITY--A FORCE
OF 200 SPEAKERS IN THE FIELD-THEY
CLAIM ONLY 5000 MAJORITY.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIB TRIBUNgI
PORTLAND, Sept. 1.-The Administration party
are concentrating their forces for final and desperate
effort this week to Perham's majority. About 200
and imported speakers in the State Sec
reares Creswell and Robson and Congressman Dawes
being among latest arrivals Is intended to
simultaneous all along the line with speaking
all important points during the week Also, there is
to be a careful OF precinct and school
district so that the Grand Centers may be pos
sibe exactly how voter will vote on the 9th. I'll
noticeable that the Administration men have gradually
dropped their claimed majority fortnight ago 1t was
$4,000 week ago 1t modified 20 10000 and now 1t Ia
oonhdenaly asserted that Perham will have at least
5000 in the State Only the underStrappers hold to any
thing like the large figures at first put out but this may
be part of plan Still there is lack OF confidence in
Perham.
GEN. BANKs's OPENING sPEECH-THE RIDICU-
LoUs CHARGES AGAINST GREELEY-GRANT's
FINANCIAL POLICY.
An audience of 5000 persons listened to
Gen Banks's opening speech in Maine, at Saccarappa
last Wednesday evening. After paying warm tribute
TO senator Fessenden he dwet at some length upon the
course OF the Democracy at Baltimore pronouncng IL
the highest patriotic,
willingness to unite with that party in the great struggle
for REFORM He exposed the utter absurty OF the charges
OF the Grant organs orators that Greeley II elected
would reGnsave the blacks pay the rebel debt ana pen
sons and commit other mpossibtes, declaring that
any man who supposes that Mr. Greeley by his own VIII
can override the Senate, the House. the state govern
mcnts the Supreme Court the masses Of the people,
and especially for the purpose of reesabshiug slavery
regnslaving the blacks paying the rebel debt OF re-
pudang the debt Of the Union, must be without nte-
gence OF without honesty. That Mr.. Greeley mas
had no such intention, his position as cahdldae'
the position Of the parties that support nm, proves;
they are represented truly and exactly by one deea
ton and that is that they propose to take Tie power
from those who use it for their own advantage and give
II back TO the people TO whom 1t belongs tnat ney may
use it for their own purposes [Great applause Ihs
s the prncpe represented by Greeley and by the men
that sustain him." Gen. Panks said such absurd charges
were made as appeal TO the cowardice OF nen'the
cowardice which binds them to party against the dc
tates of patriotism. Speaking of the financial pocy Oh
| the Administration he said:
That pocy is not right or advantageous OF wise ana
be dnd he ashamed of speaking OF II II they supposed
you had The intelligence to compreheh9 tnc heongg ~
fhcir plea But II fs wise policy i does not DeoIg 10
them They found II and executed it, they have done
nothing but initiate the policy OF other adhist =,
snnpese they could not spare money enough TO pay on
as mch of the debt as Andy Johnson paid OF IN ms Ad
minstratiOn. Why, early as ls62 MI thase "a
be idea of paving of the national debt at once he sad
| then that In the war closed at that time nc eOulu
raise 81 COO 600 and pay of the debt and SO he g9t
Then ANDY Johnson followed him and then ms AduhIs-
traton and now they put It all to the credit OF Gen.
Grant They say he has paid IN the last trse 6d Sns
S0a1Gs q o,e O00 900 was paid of He paid three
times as much as Grant by the week; ioy ey
| The nonta. BY the year, by the period, then
together as they take it, Mr. Boutwell, tells you IN
sneech which heard him deliver myself ana ne ssld
tbat the Government OF Andy Johnson had piid ". q
war debt of 81 O66OCOOOO but he did not give nm any
credit for it, he wanted 10 mpeach him fOr II, put nm
IN n dark place where there are no custom VI VI
Treasury Departments-a place where these gelllenen
will be very likely TO ind themselves AT no distant nay
fIaugbter1 He sald il not Andy Johnson HOIh II
was the work OF the people. He dld not give MT
Johnson the least credit. He was then canulua'e
before the people and most unlucky for us ne Is now
Candidate for favor with the President therefore, when
Tho president pays S3OOOOOO Of the debt he says that IL
"a dne 10 the President that this debt is paid but you can
see better than that He says that Gen Grant Is very
reat man. but the only Illustration be gives Is hat nc
has appointed him Secretary Of the Treasury lLaugA
teri"