The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-10-03

virtually wiped out, and the Democratic
organ in Newly ork laughs and crows as
though it were a huge joke.
The Republican party in Maine stood
up manfully in the cause of the national
honor, for hard money and honest fnan-
cial legislation. The Democratic party
did nothing of the sort. The total vote
| for Governor in 1877 was 10l ,S2l, of which
Connor (Rep.) had 53,63l, Williams
| Dem had 40 ia, the Greenback candi-
date had 5.266 votes, and there were $40
vote was increased to $4,000, of which
Connor had $4,000, Smith (Greenback)
had $1,000, and Garcelon (Democrat) had
$4,000. The Democrats were third in
| the field their loss is about 30 per cent,
as compared with last years vote; and
| this moves them to ineXtin guishable
| laughter. The World, in one of its par
oxysmsof mirth, says that in certain con-
| tingencies there would not be so much
as "greasespot" left Of the Republican
party, next August. We need not wait
until next August to find the greasy re-
duction of the Democracy in Maine. A
party which loses more than $4,000 of its
votes in a single year, and is far behind a
new party in the race, has small occasion
for mirth.
vi COulSti IL tl1G DClIlOCldIlC pdi dlit
the Greenback party are one and the
same, there is cause for jubilation. In
Maine, for example, the combined Dem
ocrats and Greenbackers will probably
control the election of State officers by
the legislature Possibly, even, the
Democrats, as pitiful little third party
may hold the balance of power The
two great parties in the State are the
Republicans and the Green nbackers. This
is also true of the Legislature, and the
Democratic odds and ends drift between
the twain Yet the World, dancing a
rigadoon on the grave of its own party,
sings: "Oh, have you heard the news
from Maine-Maine-Main Is the
defeat of hard money and the triumph of
imitation, then, such great victory? Is
the Democratic party so sure of capturing
the Greenbackers that the triumph of
the Infationists is virtual triumph for
the Democracy? There is no reason
why the Democrats should have voted
for Mr.. Eugene Hale for Congress, none
why they should be glad if he had been
elected. But when Hale is defeated by
Communist and a tramping Greenback-
er, there is no decent reason why Demo
Gratis should claim a victory. Either,
Democrats who do regard this as vic
tory are in favor of imitation and repudi-
alton, or partisanship is more to them
than the sound financial legislation
which they profess to favor.
In Maine it was perfectly understood
that the Democrats expected to capture
the Greenbackers. Butt the Greenback-
ers have got away" with the Democrats,
and have left them SO far behind that
they will never be heard of again. 1t is
a case of the tail wagging the dog. Per
haps the Democrats think that, with
their contemplate dregs of party, they
are handling the Greenbackers. Or some
of the hilarious newspaper organs of the
party may feel that the two parties are
really one. But it is too late to save the
name of the Democracy, whatever may
become of the game. If the party of
Tilden, Seymour, and other hard money
Democrats is to thrc' itself into the arms
of the infationists, it must leave its name
behind. In Maine, at least, the trium-
phant party is the Greenback. The
shabby remnant of the Democracy may
be taken into camp, but it must not put
on any airs. Long g-headed politicians say
that the national issue is to turn on in
flation or non initiation. If the Democra-
cy is sitting on the fence watching the
preliminary skirmishing we can under
stand why it should cheer so Justify when
imitation wins victory.