Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-08
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Thirteen thousand are a good many
votes to gain in State like Maine in
the face of such an opposition as the fu-
sionists of that State are making. But,
unless everybody who knows the inside
of the Republican canvass is a down.
right liar, or woefully deceived, Corpo-
raj Davis is going to have clean ma
jority of all the votes cast for governor,
and the Republicans are going to redeem
the House which they lost last year, and
hold the Senate, thus winning a CON-
plete victory. The fight has been the
hottest ever known in New England.
The greenbackers. realizing perfectly
we'll that Maine is their last ditch, and
that if they are beaten there the party
is dead beyond the hope of resurrec-
ton, are straining every nerve. They
have called to their aid all the money,
all the oratory, and all the brains which
is at the command of the party in the
country, and what they have lacked has
been supplied by the Democrats, who
have sunk to a condition Of unresisting
vassalage, and do the bidding of their
rag baby masters without question.
The Republicans, too, are putting in
their best work. They have buried all
their differences and are united as they
have not been before since the war.
They have large corps of speakers in
ing ing their f own aents to the 1fm6ase vs.
cry man, old and young, appears willing
to work wherever and in whatever way
he can help the cause. Senator Blaine,
the chairman of the State committee for
twenty years, is in command, and, with
the assistance of a lieutenant in each
county, directs the fight. Meetings are
held in all the towns and are attended
by immense throngs. The State is alive
every day with long professions, and
ablaze every night with torches and
bonfres. A canvass has been made
showing how many Republicans and
how many Democrats voted the Green.
back ticket. and how many of each par
ty stayed at home; how many convert;
have been made by each side this year
and how many are on the anxious seats
how many Democrats will rufuse to bt
delivered to the Greenbackers, and de
cline to vote, and how many will vott
for Davis, and so on. Indeed, there ii
said to be on the books of the Stat,
committee complete political record
past. present, and prospective, of ever.
voter in the State.
As for the Democrats, they do not ap
pear in the fight at all and, except
few hard-headed old fellows who viii
vote for Garcelon in sullen silence, the,
belong to the lost tribes. Last yea
the Greenbackers cast about 4l,00v
votes, the Democrats $4,000, and tn
Republicans $4,000. This year the Re
publicans expect to get 5000 of tn
of the last year Greenbackers, 5000 0
| 5000 Republicans who did not vote
year ago, and 1000 or 1000 Democrat
: who cannot stomach the double distillc
extract of crow prepared for them b
their leaders. The Democratic vote wi
probably fall from $4,000 to $4,000 q
10000, and this will leave 10000 Q
more to join the Greenbackers. Eugen
Hale claims that Davis will get 1000
which is conceded all round will cleo
him, and all the fair minded newspape
correspondents in the State agree tina
he will get enough, though they do nc
set the total as high as Hale does. TIL
election occurs to-day.