Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-11-21
rfrom the Belfast Age
A Wholesome Admonition.

The November elections require but brief
comment. The returns Of the votes show
that the republican hard money party has
secured no practical triumph. Ii has not
reeained its control of the House In Con-
gress nor has Ii secured the control Of "A
sufficient number of State legislatures to
regain its control Of the Senate. 1t can
only crow over the defeat OF Butler. But
this fruit is turned to ashes by the fact that
Butler remains on the field at the head of
ll0,o00 voters who are able to control the
State against any force which the repubIi-
eau party alone can bring against it. Look
ing over the list, 1t can boast of a majority
IN only eight states of the thirty eight. 1t
has gained few members of Congress,
but those have been wholly through the d.
visions of The opposition.
10 sll the Northern States and in several
OF the Southern there have been three tick
cts In tine field; the republican. the demo
cratic and the greenback. Upon the great
leading issue. the currency, the republican
party has represented the hard money side
while both the others have represented the
opposition. Betweea neither of them aud
the republicans Is there any agreement
upon that question. Had they united. the
republicans would have carried but eight
States and they would have been in Il mi
nority of less than one third Of the mem
bers of the next House IN Congress. The
foolish absurdity OF The claim put forth by
the republican papers that the sentiment of
the country has been shown in the cleo
tons TO be for hard money is patent to
everybody OF common sense. The exact
opposite I. the case. The sentiment of the
country is overwhelmingly iu favor of our
currency remaining as IL has been since the
war. The people have found it the best
and the most useful ever devised, and they
are for letting well enough alone.
Ii il now plain that the only hope of the
republican party for 1850 Is. that the oppo-
sitlon will remain divided. 10 this 1t is des-
tined TO be disappointed. Nothing could
have happened which would have eXercis-
ed SO potent an influence to bring the oppo-
sition together under one banner as the adj
verse result which Il has encountered.
Had alternate success attended each of the
TWO parties OF the opposition, the chances
would have been against any union in 1850.
with the almost certainty that there would
have been three presidential candidates in
the field. The present result cannot fail TO
impress in the strongest manner upon each
OF those parties. the necessity OF union
under one organization in every State. and
upon single presidential candidate Ia
be begun at once. Il would be indeed a
strange spectacle. two parties substantially
agreed upon the great issue, allowing
themselves to be beaten In detail, not hay-
ing wisdom or patriotism enough to unite
for the success OF a great principle vitality
essential TO the renewal of the national
prosperity.
In ihi. state but little remains to be done
to secure the desired Union. Ia two OF our
five congressional districts that union has
been substantially effected; and Ia the
others the task need not be difficult Office
or place seekers must not be allowed TO
stand in the way. Nor must any sticklng
for names prevent. Democrat Is good
name and National Is a good name Why
not have uuiup under the name Of the
NATION Al DEMOCRATIC FAIRLY. Let
the opposition 10 Maine lead oil under this
name. There i, no reason why the other
States should not follow.