The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-15
Snow for Maine."

Maine is the only original, genuine and re-
liable $50 goes the Union State. In the
late outburst of Democratic triumph over a
supposed success in North Carolina that State
was admitted to a sort of momentary asso-
citation in this honor, and the Republicans
were happy, as the event turned, to admit its
validity. At other times Pennsylvania has
been supposed to be surer index of the di-
rection of public opinion. But here in Maine,
after all, has been the true battle-ground. Here
in 1860 was won the victory that assured Lin
coins election and the first national ascend
ency of the progressive party. Here in 1864
was obtained the first sure promise that Lin
coin should have second term, and that the
war should be prosecuted till the Union was
restored. And hence in 1868 came the glad
tidings that strengthened the hearts of loyal
men everywhere, and made the election of
Grant an easy achievement. And hence on
the 9th of next month will go forth the news
which will kindle the fires of patriotism in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana for their
grand October Illumination preparatory to
the November conflict. Hence will come the
news that will make Grant, like Lincoln, a
second time President. For the backbone of
the Greeley party in Maine is already broken!
The Democracy have now played all their
trumps, and all that they have gained is open
to the inspection of the public. OF the
prominent men in the State they have not
gained one who will strengthen their hands,
or whose loss will not be regarded as
relief by the Republicans. Indeed the
Republican party has been trying for years
to shake off the most conspicuous man
in the lot because he was untrue to its prin-
ciples and therefore unworthy of its honors.
The mere publication of the names of the
''Liberap' leaders of Maine is itself an argu-
ment sufficient to convince the honest men
of the Republican rank and file of the utter
futility of the claim that any reform
whatever would or could be wrought by
means of such unworthy instruments. Such
list of names, we verify believe-a list of so
many persons of known dishonesty of public
or private character, of tried incompetency
or of notorious selfishness-was never before
seen in Maine. What huge joke 1t would
be, were not the consequences likely to be so
serious, if such men should carry the State
by inducing the people to believe that they
were statesmen and reformers! They are
now endeavoring, in pursuance of their trade
with the Democrats, to convince the Gree
ley Republicans that Charles P. Kimball, who
year ago, was the representative of the par
ty which Horace Greeley said was 'srebel to
the core" and echo does not profess to haze
changed one of his opinions since, is better,
man for Governor than Sidney Perham.
They rally their followers, in pursuance of the
same bargain, to the support of Marcellus
Emery, whose ready pen was given wholly to
the support of Davis and Lee, and to the
SANDER of Lincoln and Grant, and who has
neuer recGnted one syllable of the disloyal
utterGnces Of oohich he is the author.
But these efforts are futile. The Greeley
movement reached its eliminating point sew
raj weeks ago, and anybody who travels
through the State can see that the wave is
receding. There are now more frequent re-
ports of Greeley Republicans who have re-
pented Of their folly, and of Democrats who
bolt the Baltimore nomination, than of de-
serters from the Republican party. We can
assure our friends in other States that MAINE
is SURE TO GIVE A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY,
THE SIZE OF WHICH WILL SURPRISE THEM!