The Portland daily press., 1876-09-02
A Word Of Caution to Republicans

A member of the editorial staff of the New
York Tribune who has been spending a few
days in this state viewing the political canvass,
makes the following cautionary remarks to Re.
publicans in letter dated Bangor the 18th,
and published in the Tribune of Tuesday morn
ing:
But the Republicans of Maine will be sorely
disappol nted on election day if they expect to
roll up big majority in this state on the 18th
OF September without making an unusual
effort The Democrats have not in reality
abandoned the field in Maine, though they
would be very glad to have their opponents
TILDEN'S BARREL OF MONEY rs HERE,
though its arrival has not been proclaimed
from she house-tops, and its conteuts will be
put where they will do the most good" Great
public meetings are useful in their way; they
arose the enthusiasm of the people and in
struct them in the issues of the contest. but
they do not bring home absent voters. and they
rarely convert political opponents. Torchligbt
professions with all their accomplishments of
music and banners and transparaDces, enter
tain both those who participate and those who
witness, but torches and flags and Transparent
cies do not count for votes in the ballot box.
No one understands these truths better than
Gov Tilden, and the fact that the Democrats
OF this state have adopted new tactics ought to
be warning to the Republicans that the
campaign against them is being managed in
accordance with the advice of the most accom-
plished politician in this country, and if they
90 not wish to be surprised with greatly re-
ouced majority, they must meet their oppon.
ents on their own ground. If the Democrats
periect an organization which reaches every
doubtful or absent voter the Republicans must
meet IL WHO an organization equally effective.
IL was the quiet, persistent work of mauv
months that gave Gov. TIlden the nnmnatioH
at st Louis His agents did not sound a trnm
pet before them when they went into a state l.,
capture convention or arrange for frjeudIv
delegation, but still they made converts in he
very camp of their enemies The same nnIicv
has been adopted here, and while il ia not a,
all probable that the Democrats can c,rrv
the state, or come within thousands of doing
go Chat Is not the prize they are working tori
they may reduce rbe Republican majority suffi.
ciently 10 show a turn in the tide of popular
opinion which would be disastrous in the states
which CONF after.
What l haze said about the tactics Qf the Dem
ocrdts Of this state is not matter Of inference
Inc work OF organization began several weeks
ago, and has already been extended TO a ma jor-
Ivy II not to all of the counties of the state In
many places the first canvass has already been
complet- q, and the list oflabsent and doubtful
, y01srs made up. Nor is this all in some cases
InE MONEY TO PAY THE EXPENSES
Oh DEmOCkATS WHO ARE WILLING TO
COME HOME AND VOTE HAS ALREADY
BEEN FORWARDED TO THEM. the nm
Der to be brought back to one small town Of On
expense of $40 each being ten, and to anatbar
eleven. If this policy is carried ont in al tho
counties and towns in the state, it will invove
the expenditure of very large sum of money.