The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-09-14
THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION IN
MAINE.


returns from that State Indicate that il
has been. The largest estimate OF the
possible strength of the Grccnbackrrs
before the election was between $4,000
and 10000 votes; but a. it turns out.
the Grcenback vote l. larger than that
OF the Democrats, which indicates clear
~ that the acccsSions to the new party
have mainly come from the Democracy.
There is, OF course, nothing surprising
in this. In Maine. as clscwhc the
Democratic leaders have ta>tcrcd aud
cherished all sorts of dishonest fnan-
cial theories We do not assert that
the Grcenback hereSv has not its advo-
Gates among Republicans individuals
may have been inocuatcd with the
financial virus, but as an organization.
the Republican parry has made no com
promise with the enemies of the Ma
tional credit This, however, is not
the case with the Democracy as such.
Even in Maine, the most Eastern New
England State, n majority of all the
Democratic voters have - fully adopted
the regulating and communistic no
tons Of their Western political broth
Fcn. that they vote against their own
party in order to create new one.
which shall definitely represent their
ideas. The simple English of the
Democratic attitude j.. that their East
crn leaders have been insulting public
intelligence by pretending 10 be- Jealous
for honest money. while in reality they
have been Individually fostering and
endcavoring TO profit 10y every form of
fnancia.l! r2scalitv Anu iodr. Apart.
however, from any question Of mere
election are grave enough to afford,
every where. ample food for the thought
full The Greenback movement in that
State, and which has disappointed the
calculations OF the shrcw,ic<i poIiti-
clans. i evidently strongest among the
farmers and agricultural classes. fact
which is apparently attributable to the
heavily mortgagcd condition of that
class of voters Indeed ii has been
characteristic of the Grccuback move
mcnt every where. that il has spread
with the greatest rapidity in all COM
muuitics where there was the largest
number of the debtor class. aud il j.
not. therefore, passing strange tina. the
farmers of Maine should find in their
mort gagged condition the same incrn-
tive to the demand for cheap currency
that is SO potential with the more hcav-
ilv mortgagcd real estate spectators Of
Ohio and Indiana. Besides, rs Il class.
they had fewer opportunities of hear
iug the truth and of learning how alb
>uri and vain are the remedies pro-
posed by the Grecuback agitators.
While. then, the lesson of the Maine
election may not be particularly dis
couraging 10 the friends Of honest money
and an untarni>hcd national credit. it
nevertheless indicates that the Green
back delu>ion i gaining ground in I'M
expected quarters and that it must be
met by the wi>e>t and the most cour-
agcous action. There is no doubt that
Mr. Blaine and the other Republican
leaders fully comprehend the situation
iii Maine. Had not the campaign there
been fought on this single issue. we
should now he reading the returns of
the election Of Grcrnhack Governor.
and Il Rcpublcan repul-c would have
proved Republican rout 1t is a sig
niiicant fact that in the Congress sional
district, where the Republican candidate
made the most carncs; fight on the cur
rcncy issue. large number of Demo
Gratis voted the Republican ticket Mr.
Fryc's success has been CALAMITY won.
and shows the way to Republican sue
cess in other States. where the issue i,
at present doubtful, and the nature Of
the contest i made plain to intelligent
Democrats.
The real significance Of the result in
Maine is probably best stated bv the
krnucbcc " Journal, whose views were
communicated To the Philadelphia Pa
Times. The statement in the Jour
nal - derives lis Importance largely from
the fact that it was undoubtedly super
viscd hv Mr.. Blaine, who i the best Of
all judges a. to Maine politics. and who
Is as quick as any man to see change
Of political situation. The Journal ="
SAYS:
The strength of the Grecnhack clc-
mcnt in this State surprises every one.
and prevents an election Of Governor bv
the people by several thousand votes
Only two Congressional districts arc in
doubt. In the Fourth and Fifth the
Republicans have lost five out of the
sixteen counties. The election of Gov
ernor being thrown into the Legisla-
turc, il is Impossible to tell at present
how that will stand politically. Green
hackers and Democrats have combined
on Representatives. The Grcenback-
crs have completely absorbed the Demo
cratic party. The total OF the State
will reach l2G, 900. There is an aggrc-
gate gain Of I:;,On0 at the prcscn, hour.
The most of the Grccnback strength
comes from the Democratic party. The
Republicans now see their mistake in