Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-11-06
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which have brought DISCONTINUE upon his
administration and defeat upon his party.
Let him take this lesson in its highest
sense, and remember what he owes to his
great name, his fame and the place he
would hold in history. His career as II
political leader is closed. but there remains
to him personal career, which he can
vindicate and confirm by two years of
good government, reform and devotion to
the highest and truest principles of admin
istration.
From the New York World, {Dem.)
Grants pretorian phalanx has been brok-
en-. His Third Term banner has been
captured and reversed for scott and
Kissing. The bummers OF his army, the
spoilers of the South, have been compelled
to slacken their hold where the prey has
not been wrested from their teeth. The
political sorcerers discover that Mortonism
has lost its power for delusion of the de-
tenders of the Repubic-the people at the
ballot box. Yet this is only the first great
battle in long campaign. 1t is won tri
umphantly. Yet there are others to be
won.
Victory has been tied, with all her gar
lands on. to the standards of the Democ-
racy by faithful hands which have success
fully planted those standards in the fore
front Of this great battle. 1t is a victory
for Free Trade; victory for Hard Money !;
victory for Home Rule.
from the Boston journal tRep)l
1t is scarcely worth while for US to draw
a pen photograph of yesterdays battle
field in Massachusetts. 1t is victory
which is not without its drawbacks for the
vctors. 1t is defeat not without its con-
ISOLATION for the defeated. The republic
cans demoralized the republican party.
The democratic organization was mad.
serviceabe by the dsaffected republicans.
and by forming combinations the republi-
can car. which has so long run over the
course, was thrown from the track 1t is
a significant overthrow in many senses,
but 1t does not mean that the old demo-
cratic party has taken even q temporary
lease OF power in Massachusetts. Thou
sand of republicans voted yesterday with
the democrats because they were dissatis-
fed with grievances which are mainly the
outgrowth of Butlerism. This feeling in
itself is sufficient to account for the change
that has taken place. When we couple
with this the special objections which thou
sands urge against all sumptuary laws, we
have the leading cause OF the rout.
from the Boston Advertiser {Rep)l
The result has been brought about by
very obvious causes. The third term
agitation was not among them,-at least
not to the extent that it affected the cleo
ton in New York and other States. That
device of the enemy never made an inn
preston here; nobody belived that the
President could entertain an idea so at va
rance with all the traditions of the coun .
try.
The reduction of the aggregate republic.
can vote for congressman by forty or fifty
thousand, and the loss of majority of the
delegation, is the only answer it was in
their power to make to what they have
long looked upon as grave misuse of ex-
ecutive patronage. The defeat of some
of our members of Congress is TO be
deeply regretted, but it is the price we
have to pay for what we devoutly trust
will result in the political regeneration of
the Commonwealth
The vote for State officers varies in
many ways from the vote for congress-
men, but was in general sympathy with it.
The rebellion was aggravated, however,
by misguided attempt to make the party
in Massachusetts an ally Of the State Tenn
perance Alliance. The republican party
is party of temperance. order and law +.
The weight of the liquor interest, so called
would be thrown against it in any event,
no matter what the issues before the peo-
pie might be. But this year our party
leaders thought it necessary TO add another
turn to the screw, and make the voters
swear that they were not in favor OF tenn
perance, order and law, but of patent
scheme for enforcing all these virtues.
The scheme has been tried, and it has
failed disastrously; and the voters thought
the time had come to say that they did not
care to continue the farce any longer.
From the Boston Globe Qnd>l
Thus we see that the republicans have
only themselves and their party leaders to
thank for this defeat. Had they put for
ward only their best men for Congress,
the delegation would probably have been
unbroken. The nomination of Mr.. Talbot
on the prohibitory issue was grave mis-
take, as we repeatedly warned the party
that it would be, and the result is only
what we feared. Personally, he is man
worthy of confidence, with an uprightness
Of intent, a force of character and a loyal
ty to his convictions which would COM
mand confidence if he were free from en-
tangling alliances, but he was borne down
by an issue which he no doubt regretted
that he ever permitted himself to be sad
died with. Had republicans been wise
enough to subordinate minor issues to the
greet objects of their party, they would
not have had this defeat to lament 1t is
l.. AlA 4 Il
but it ought to teach them serious les
son.
STRNGGLING WITH TILE OCEAN