The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-09-16
MAINE.

Maine has followed Vermont, and spoken,
in no uncertain tone, her condemnation Of
the scheme inaugurated by the Democracy
to hand over the American Nation, with all
its rich freight of hope for the liberty of
the world, into the hands of the rebels and
moDarchsts, who SO nearly succeeded in
their efforts to disrupt it. To loyal men,
who are accustomed to look at things in
straightforward manner, the result in Maine
is evidence that the people are still intensely
loyal, and will not consent to imperil the
safety of the Republic, however much
they may disspprove of some of the men
and some of the acts of the Republican
party, they are assured that the patriotism
which was sufficient TO save the Nation
from destruction, is still equal to the task
of successfully administering its free gov
ernment.
But the Democrats will not admit that
the votes of Maine and Vermont are con-
elusive. They say that Ohio and Indiana
will, in October, dissent from the verdict Of
the Eastern States; and now it becomes
thoughtful men to consider what are the
grounds for this Democratic calculation.
1t is certain that the Democrats base their
hopes for carrying Ohio and Indiana on
these two facts: First, that the nominal
ton of Hendricks was concession to the
rag money men of the West; and second,
that Tilden's letter of acceptance, which,
after two months tinkering, was made
acceptable to Hendricks, and was approved
by him at Saratoga, is so worded as to
satisfy even such a man as Elk Governor
Allen of Ohio and to draw from him
direct approval. They believe that they
have fully persuaded the more ignorant
portion of the people of the West, that the
stagnation now felt in business is due ex-
clusiyely to the preparation which the Re-
publican administration is making for
return to specie payments, and that Tilden,
while protesting to be for hard money to
satisfy the East, is, in reality, entirely in
accord with Hendricks and Allen, who,
they know, are in favor of unlimited issues
Of paper money. They recollect that in
1874, while Polk was free trader for the
South, they carried banners in the North
for Polk, Dallas, and the tariff of 1912,
and by this fraud obtained the electoral
vote of Pennsylvania, and now they hope
by a similar fraud to gain the two States
which vote in October. They know they
have not an honest argument which they
can address to the voters, that, covered
with the shame and disgrace of treason,
they ought to hide their heads from the
righteous anger of an outraged people, but
they hope, by putting on their ticket a
sham hard money man and a known advo-
cate of unlimited paper issue,-by sending
out juggling platform, which meant one
thing in the East and another in the West,
by pandering to the lowest passions and
shallowest prejudices, they may be able
to hoodwink and cheat enough people in
the Northwest, to give them, by the aid of
united South, a majority in the electoral
college.
There are in Cecil county, and in Mary
land, few loyal men who went with the
Democrats on the question of negro suf-
frage; we ask them to calmly consider the
facts we have stated, and ask themselves
candidly and honestly the question whether
they can conscentiously support this
scheme of fraud inaugurated by the traitors
of 1861. The ballot, gentlemen, is some
thing to be conscentiously used; dare you
past and the fraudulent tricksters of the
nreSent .