Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-15
1850 REPUBLICAN MAJO RITY
Overwhelming Republican
majority IN the Leg.
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The republicans of Maine scnd greeting
to their friends in other States with an old
fashioned republican majority. 1t will
be seen by the returns that the republican
column stands firm, evincing none of the
weakness that the democratic prophets
foretold, although we had the distrac-
ton of the United States Senator question
to trouble us, and the difficulties of an in
active campaign. 1t is made evident by
the result yesterday that the vote in New
Hampshire and Connecticut last spring
cannot be taken as sign of any general
decay Or dissatisfaction with the republi-
can party. Look at those States, said the
democracy, and read in the defeat of the
republicans in them the fate awaiting that
party everywhere! We say now, look at
Maine. and in the grand republican major
ity of Monday see the rising hopes of the
democrats crushed to the ground In
4 the light of this victory we can read the
redemption of Ohio from democratic
control, and the triumph of republcanism
in other Western and Middle States this
fall, and continued republican ascendency
in Congress. @
In an active campaign we could have
thrown much larger majority. There
was nothing to arouse our voters to make
an effort. There were few public speech
es, no great meetings. There was not
even the stimulus of open opposition,
although as it proved there was busy
working secretly by the enemy.
Governor Dingley is reelected for an
other year All the republican candidates
for Congress are returned to that body.
The vote for Speaker Blaine in his district
is the handsomest popular vote he ever
received, his majority running largely
ahead of that on the general ticket. The
legislature will have about the
usual republican majority. The demo-
Gratis have three representatives in Port
land, but the republicans gain two in
Rockland, and one in Bangor. Local
causes alone caused the losses which we
may have incurred in the legislature if
any, but our majority is such that there
win be no difficulty arise in settling the
election of a United States Senator next
winter. Some Of the boiling or setting up
of independent tickets, like that practsed
in this city. has stricken down some of our
most worthy and best candidates. but the
operation of this kind of procedure will
work its own cure. There is deep feel
ing of Indignation aroused among republi-
cans at the leaders and instigators of these
irregular movements, and they will insist
that at least proper and decent respect
shall be paid our candidates in future, and
that those who consort or collide with
the enemy shall be treated as enemies of
the republican party. These bolts are
generally started for private revenge, for
faction, or personal gain. seldom having
at bottom any good principle, although
heralded and endorsed by men who pro-
fess to act from the purest principle. The
moral sense of communities is shocked by
the exhibitions to which they have been
treated by some of our political reformers.
and will endorse no more of them in ST.
lence.
We give elsewhere the result in l4S towns.
In those towns the total vote last year
was 43 1891 the total vote this year is o.
147. Last year the vote in the same was
Dingley. 25,071; Titcomb 1854 Will
liams l, o66; this year the vote is Dingley
29,474; Titcomb 22,G73; Dingley's major
ity last year Gl5l; his majority this year
68ol Dingley's gain this year over last
$50. If the gain in the rest Of the State
to be heard from is in the same ratio as
the gain in these towns, Dingley's major
itv will be II 800, clean republican gain
on the gubernatorial vote of last year of
ahouf 1000 vo5ae