The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-10-12
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1t appears that Maine didn't
'went" so ''hell-bentr this time, as
usual. The defeat of the Republi-
can candidate for Governor and the
election of two opposition candidates
for Congress, shows that the State
of Blaine does not relieve the gloom
that has enveloped the Republican
canvass this year, although extraor-
binary efforts were made keep the
party in traces and bring out the full
vote. Eugene Hale, one of the Radi-
cal leaders in the last House, is
among the slain in the battle of par
ties. The Greenback vote exceeded
the calculations Of all the politicians
and determined the result. AL
though the Republican candidate re-
ceived the largest vote for Governor,
there was no election, and the Leg
islature will have to decide the mat
ter. The manner of procedure in
that body is peculiar. The House
of Representatives selects two names
from the four candidates highest on
the list and transmits them to the
State Senate, one of whom is to be
chosen Governor by the Senate. The
complexion of the new Legislature
is as yet undecided, but it is believed
that the Democrats and Greenback-
ers will control it Should this
prove to be the case, the names of
Gorcelon Democrat, and Smith
(Greenback) will be sent up, it is
claimed, aud Correction will be elect
ed. Surely such o slaughter of po-
litical calculations and Radical hOpes
has not before been known in the
State.
{ Philadelphia North American. Rep.l
We have heard the news from
Maine And very bad news it is.
Staunch party loyalty dictates re-
fns;ll to admit that any circum-
stances could make defeat of Re-
publicanism probable in Pennsyl-
vania the present autumn. But the
influence OF such a disaster as this
in Maine will very seriously affect
the result. We will need bold, per-
sistent and well disciplined work to
make victory certainty.
New York Times, Rep.l
We can only attribute this most
unfortunate and disgraceful incident
in our politics to the misguided dis
content of the rural population of
Maine, oppressed by debt rashly in
CURED, and laying hold of any hope
of relief extended to them, without
reflection as to the real and perma-
nent effect of the measure to which
they have given their approval.
Philadelphia Times.l
Eugene Hale had a brave word to
say as he was borne from the field ON
an ambulance. 1t was that, after
all, the Maine election was mere
skirmish and the party would soon
get over it. The best thing about
the skirmish was that Hale happened
to be standing on the skirmish line
and stopped one of the bullets. His
body was never put to better use.
[Boston Globe.]
A friend of Mr.. Blaine suggested
to the Senator a movement to raise
funds for the yellow fever sufferers.
..Sutferers!r exclaimed Mr.. Blaine,
"whaeare their sufferings compared
to ours 7 The yellow fever at the
South does not interest me half as
much as the plague in Maine.r
[St. Louis Republican,
The Republican papers protest
most vigorously that there hasn't
been any Democratic victory in
Maine, but they can't deny there has
been Republican defeat, which is
so much the same thing there Is no
need TO Quarrel over the difference.