Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-10
rnr ELECTION TODAY.

To-day an election will be held in the
State Of Maine. for Governor. members
OF the Legislature. and stats oficsn
generally. In this election the real
voice Of the people in regard TO National
politics viii be heard. The strength Of
the Republican anil Democratic parties
will be fairly and honestly tested. each
party standing on It's own merits. and
upon its individual principles. 1t was
not 30 In California last week. and
when Democrats attempt to point to the
result in that State as evidence Of n
weakening Of the Republican ranks.
they deliberately attempt to deceive the
people. and from the bassst Of motives.
Hundreds. yes. thousands. Of good Ion.
est Republicans. Who never scratched
thar ticket before. did SO
last Wednesday. because a corrup,
newspaper. which has hitherto proiessed
to be Republican. brought slanlsrous
charges. which IL has failed TO prove.
against Aaron A. Sargent. their candi.
date for United States Senator. Cali.
fornia il a. strongly Republican to-day
as abe ever vas. aud the next election
will prove her to be 50.
But no ~distracting element OF this
kind will enter into the election In
Maine to-day. The Legislature to be
chosen will not he called upon to select
q United States Senator. and even II IL
were no base charges have been brongh;
against either blaine or Hamlin by their
own friends. 10 will bs . good. old
fashioned fight, Republican against
Democrat. libsnliiy against intolerance.
intelligence against ignorance. The
only thing which Is lisbl. to divide the
Republican forces at all 10 tho difference
Of opinion which may exist In regard to
the Presidents policy on tho Southern
question. anal Civil Service Reform.
On these points. Republicans may hon.
ss,ly differ. but they a not honestly
ruin their party through intolerance OF
others opinions. We do not belisvr
that the Maine Republicans will do this.
We believe that they will march to the
polls In solid phalanx. and show to their
opponents that the party ia still intact.
and that Mr.. Hayes policy ia to be
given \ fair. square trial.
The resul: Of the election will show
whether we arc right or wrong in this
hypothesis ; whether Maine is true Ia
her old standard, the ba,ilo-lag Of Re
publicanism. or whether some Of her
sturdy patriots are willing to risk thu
safety Of their party by aiding to SOW
d~isssnsion in its ranks. The issue has
not been made directly in the campaign,
for senator Blaine. with wise fore
thought. AMI true craftsmanship pre-
vented the insertion OF any plank IL
the platform which could afford q rest
ing place to either tbs admirers OF
tho oPponsnt. Of the Presidsnt''
course OF action. II il q plat
form upon which they can al
stand together. but which nsithel
faction. 10 factions. indeed, there Be In
the party. can claim possession Of te
the exclusion Of the other. Neverihe'
less. the question has been made the
subject OF the speeches Of demasogues,
and unless each individual Republican
ignores these speeches. and acts with
an eye single to the psrpe,ua,ion OF the
general principles Of his party. which
have been in NO way infringed upon by
tbs President. II will have an important
influence in the election to-day.
Last November Maine gave a majority
Of l0,t77 for President Hayes. II il
not to be expected that the Republican
majority this year will DO so great. for
there will not DO 80 many voters. A
State election is tame, compared to a
Presidential election. and the full
strength Of q party Is always developed
In the l%aitsr-nsver in the former. De.
siies. local matters often intervene In q
State contest. personal likes and dis
likes. anxiety for the passage or repeal
Of certain Laws. and n thousand and one
little things. which are never allowed to
interfere with national struggle. Thus
last November Seldom. the Republican
candidate for Governor In Maine, was
elected by = majority Of but ii,Gl2.
nearly 1000 less than that received by
Hayes. A falling enf. therefore. Of two
or three thousand will signify nothing.
But any worry great reduction in this lat
ter majority will indicate that there is a
serious split in the Republican ranks in
Mains-and that means all over the
country-and that u long and bitter war
between Congress and the A%dminisira.
ton is in prospect. Two or three days
will tell the story.
CHlnMiSo little stories one finds in
Ls Figure. A Paris sculptor, who had
amsssej q comfortable fortunc. was in