The Portland daily press., 1879-08-11
MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST IL.
happened. Has he lost faith in his creed or
does the zeal and confidence Of the Republic
nanc bove a CHILLING effect9


happened. Has he lost faith in his creed or
does the zeal and confidence OF the kepupll-
cans have chilling effect?
BAD'YEAR FOR THE GREENBACKERs.
1t is a bad year for the Greenbackers, even
in Maine. Every man who does not MAKE
Greenback, politics vocation, realizes the iii
provement of business There IS an ilhPlo oo4
ment in all the industries of the otate eAcoplI
ship building. Traders report Detter sales anu
= more ready payments than they have expert
eneed for wears Mechanics and laborers are
finding employment The farmers have Sc
cured one of the best hay crops ever harvested
in the State of Maine. lFhose or mem VINO are
SO fortunate as to have flock OF sheep, ana
there are a good many thus fortunate, nave
well-lined. pocket books. Every crop looks
we'll. The fields are as green as IN June.
Even the potato bug which early IN the season
promised to be the most effective ally OF the
Greenback statesman, has apparently apan-
doned him. He has either taken less interest
than usual in the destruction of potato nelds'
or the parasite, which finds his eggs luxury,
has smitten his posterity with premature
death. In fact it begins to look to man OF
average intelligence as if the light III Maine Is
between a bountiful Providence on the one
side and the ill-omened, disaster-lmplorlng
Greenback politician on the otner;; "A 0reen- -
b hacker even, gets glimmer of the opposing
3 forces "But for the good crops of the two last
years. said one of them the other day, "Sher.
man couldn't have resumed specie payments.
"Then you admit that you are at war with a
kind Providence was the reply which made
the Greenbacker look sad. Such consldera-
< lions will have more weight than Will appear
on the surface until after the votes are
counted.
THOROUGH AND HEARTY WORK.
In all parts of the State the Republicans are
, at work in earnest. In the cities and larger
towns thorough and systematic canvasses have
been undertaken which will enable the party
to poll its full vote. There is no lack OF work
ers, for everybody seems anxious TO DO ms part;
Ali agree that il is a contest OF the most vital
Importance The stalwart Republican to whom
the great issues raised by Congress are OF the
utmost importance, and the business man VINO
feels, thata Republican success is necessary TO
give the country that assurance wnlcn Is es-
sential for material prosperity, are alike IN
earnest to regain the State. There are but
half dozen of the larger villages where there
are not campaign clubs which hold frequent
meetings Many of them have regular head
quarters which are open to the pubic an .He
time The soldier element is thoroughly IN
earnest, particularly the rank and tile Inc
candidate for Governor is one OF them lie
has been assailed by amaignity which reminds ni cl
them of the old Copperhead spirit OF looi,oo,
and they are resenting it as they did at that
time, The, veterans have headquarters OF their
own in Bangor, where meetings are held every
evening ;.
l. One Of the features Of the campaign is
weekly paper printed at Augusta under the
sanction of the State Committee called the
Honest Truth 1t has circulation OF over
100000 and is so admirably conducted that one
fails to see in what manner it can be improved.
Mr. Blaine is giving every moment OF MS at
tention to the work in hand. He has capac1-
ty for hard work that is wonderful even TO men
who know what hard work is. Last week ne
smoke in town forty miles from his nome one
evening arrived home at 10 O'Clock the next
morning. devoted every moment of the time
until O'clock to correspondence and variety
of work that is sufficient to occupy several men
nearly all the time. At o'clock he lett TO
speak in the evening at another place seventy
five miles distant made his speech and re-
turned home, arriving at 3 O'Clock the next
morning.
There is the utmost harmony in the Repub-
lican ranks at the present time. The county
conventions are harmonious and are nominate
ing excellent tickets
~ ssi RARE EXCEPTIONS.
The opposition are trying to make themselves
happy over the reported gain OF Gen Plalsted.
It viii do no good. There is not Republican
in Maine who does not understand that practl-
h, cally Gen. Plaisted passed over TO the enemy
and burned his bridges last year. Gen. t. has
heen an amiable fellow and would be now II
he had been permitted to hold office all the
while. Because there was no place Tor nm 10
stem into when he came out OF Congress ne mas
talked of rings He was inpatient tosbe Gov
ernor. He could not guage the Greenback
movement last year and began to WINNIE, 10
consort with Democrats and Greenbackers, TO
have his name spoken OF in their conventions.
Thus he lost caste in Republican circles. In
time he learned that he had forfeited the con-
/. fidence of the Republicans, and could not occu-
nv the position he held prior to last summers
iapses. In fact, he had no other place TO 60
except the Greenback party, which IS pollti-
cal asylum, or rather hospital. He will not car
ry a dozen votes.
There have been two OF three other late
changes, but in two instances in kennepec
county, nominations to office followed CONVEX
sion. old Greenback leaders who believed IN
the lunacy were ordered to the rear, and these
camp followers were made generals In Cum
berland county, an eleventh hour convert is
now the butt of numberless jokes because he
failed to get the nomination for County Attor-
ney, which was promised hins He has per.
formed all of the tricks, but tie cracker was
given to the Democratic end OF the comblna-
ten. je- 4@ti So
IN CONCLUSION.
The Republicans a rule, are not only
hopeful but confident. They are fighting With
that assurance of victory which gives power.
Thew fully appreciate that the contest Is
close one, and if won it must be by hard and
constant work That is the kind OF work they
are doing.
Mr. Davis the candidate for Governor, is
winning golden opinions wherever he appears
before the people. In nominating him the
Republican State Conv entibn made no mistake
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