Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-09-17
The Defeat.

We are eesten,-and that badly, too.
The Republicans OF Maine have little to
reioice over. True. We have elected three
Congressman Coy pluraiiues) aud have
retained q majority OF the State Senate.
But what is this Tor the party in Maine z
We have had twenty thousand majority
in the State. but are to-day in sad
minority.
This campaign has been fought entirely
on national issues relative 10 our hnAn-
cial affairs. No question Of State or lOoai
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has been raised. None
could be. Our State affairs have been
conducted with an economy nearly ap-
preaching parsimonyi and counties and
municipalities. with scarcely sn excep
lion, have followed this example. The
questions raised have been; Shall we
have a further issue OF greenbaoks =
Shall the government tax It's bonds p
shall the resumption act be repealed -
shall National Banks be abolished =
These statements have been supported IN
the affirmative by wild statements OF hard
times and oppression. A large number
OF our people have been led to believe
that they were in trouble snd that the
general government could stord reliei.
and so have voted with the National
Greenback party. Ii Is strange that 30
many have sought relief from party
with no stated method Of procedure 70
secure the ends sought. So late as the
week before election, Scion Chase, the
father of this distur bsnce. acknowledged
he did not know exactly what course his
party would pursue; thst a was 70 De de-
termined alter the reins OF government
we're committed to It's hands. Aud yet
nearly forty thousand voters in Maine
have united their fortunes with this unor-
gained band
LoId Macsulsy, in letter 70 one OF
the fathers OF this country (recently pub
lished in Harper's Monthly predicted she
time when s great body of unthinkiug.
uneducsted people would seize this gov
eminent And destroy our boosted repUb-
rcau institutions Those who favor >
republican form Of government believed
his monarchicsl pToodSiIies had made
him a false prophet, snd claimed the day
for any such attempt even. was isr dis
tsDt The vote in Maine. Monday, shew
that his fears were not uufOunded. Our
people have been misled and misguided
by IS blatant and inconsistent set Of
demagogues SIS ever raised the standard o.
revolution. Their names and proceedings
are too fresh IN mind TO need repeating
There is scarcely = school house in The
State which has not seen one of them and
heard his rsntings.
That so large class could be found in
Maine, none would have dreamed. II
Maine-cOnservstive Msine-with her
small foreign population, can be thus
moved what hope have We OF other States
which are acknowledged to be full these
disOrganizing elements This voice
from Maine says that the lower classes Of
society. the unIeitered and inexperienced,
shall take & hand at running the gov
eminent" II says We will aid the South
and Yves, in Kidding themselves OF the
war debt We will not assist in redeem
ing the pledges msde when the nation
was in peril. We will force notes upon
the people. and when they tire Of them
We will REPUDIATE OUR WHOLE DEBT.
This is : sad day for the nation. Dan
ger is before Us, and we are approaching
with full head Of stesm on. The calam-
ity can only be averted by the union of
all those who believe the nation would no
longer be subject tor patriotic emotions
if it lost is financial integrity and became
an instrument in the hands OF Doors,
demsgogues and chsrlatan statesmen.
This ia indeed day for those who think
alike 20 act together.