The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-11-04
FOR PRESIDENT.
RUTHERFORD b. HAYES.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM A. WHEELER,
Once More to the Polls.


Once more the Republicans of Maine are
called to go to the polls to demonstrate anew
that Maine proposes to stand by the princi-
ples.of government which appeal to the good
Judgment of so large majority of thought
full citizens. 1t might naturally be assumed
that the great uprising in September would
definitely satisfy the Democratic hordes that
there is nothing for them in Maine. But the
lust for power and the greed of gain which
inspire that motley crowd are too potent for
reason and discretion, and they are again be-
stirring themselves in the vain hope that they
may catch the Republicans mapping and sub.
stantially reduce the September majority, or
even-such is the brainless audacity of these
people-capture the state. With foe so
tenacious of life and with such power of con-
tinuous fighting, eternal vigilance is neces-
sary and Republicans must bear in mind that
their political duty for the year is not done
until they have deposited their ballots on the
seventh instant for the Hayes and Wheeler
electors.
The Democratic State Committee has is
sued an address calling upon the faithful to
rally to the polls and promising great results.
If this were all no special notice need be TAX
en- of their movements, for this is kind of
Chinese thunder which has habit of rum
bling from that quarter. But there is good
reason to believe that they are making stren-
uous efforts in a sly way to get out their full
vote of September and, possible, to increase
it. In some tow2s, notably in Augusta,
they are making extensive naturalzations
and preparing for large registration. In
spired by glowing promises-if not by more
substantial INSTRUMENTATION Tilden's head.
quarters in New York, they are vying with
each other in zeal for the cause and are COM
peting Justify for the prizes which they fatu-
ously hope will be at the disposal of Mr.. Til
den during the next four years. 1t has al
ready been shown in the PRESS how they
fatter themselves by figures drawn from
former November elections. The vote
has hitherto been much lighter at
those times than in the preceding Sep
tember. Assuming that the Republi-
can vote will fall off as usual and
that theirs will be increased they hope to
make such relative gain as will help them
in the state election of next year-for these
people are greatly addicted to looking for
ward, since the future is much more attract
i've to them than the past, and fancies are
more alluring than facts.
Since these things are so it behooves all
Republicans and all citizens who have the
honor and stability of our institutions at
heart to rally at the polls, to see that their
neighbors are out and to help swell the popu
| lar majority which shall sustain the election
of Hayes and forever silence all captious
questionings of the beaten and disappointed
adversary. Let US not permit the willy foe to
deceive us by the ''still hunt tactics nor
allow our consciousness of superior strength
| to lull us into inaction or apathy. There is
solemn responsibility upon every good citi-
detriment through his neglect.