The Portland daily press., 1879-08-22
The DUTY of Success.

short period of their State eleetion. Only a
few brief weeks are left for active work, ana
we need not express our conviction that the
time will be well improved. To the promise
of the outlook it is unnecessary to re1er a'
length. We need only say that it is such as
should form matter for profound congratll'-
ton to every Republican well-wisher we
are on tbe homestretch, and we hold the
lead. In all sections of our State'
from the Piscataqua to the Penobscot, come
reports of the most satisfactory progress anu
of enthusiastic effort for the cause. Inc
seed of sound political doctrine has been
everywhere faithfully sown, the fields are
white with rich promise Of the coming mar
vest, and it now only remains for every he
publican voter to do his best, that the gath
cred crop may be as large as possible.
1t is the last desperate hope of the leaders
of the Democratic -Greenback coalition to
preserve if possible respectable semblance
of strength until election day. None better
than they realize that their cause is already
virtually lost, but they are well aware OF the
widespread mischief which the conscious
ness of this fact would work in the ranks OF
their motley following, which discouraged
and demoralized, it already upon the poiht
of breaking beyond control. They are strain
inc every nerve to infuse into their Fal-
staffian array some apparent conhdehce,
trusting that chance may enable them 10
wrest from us some minor advantage. These
thau,calvac the
trouble. The pantomime upon which they
place reliance is booked for certain failure.
1t may hold some claim to interest as a dumb
show, but nothing more. The remote coz
tingency upon which they count is not down
in the bills, at least, not this year. In any
event it could only happen through an over
weenng confidence of Republican strength,
and we here serve notice to all concerned
that we of Maine are not fighting our cam
paign after that fashion. We are putting in
solid work, and do not intend to take any
thing for granted. The ground has been
well surveyed and the relative chances in all
sections of the State taken into full consid-
Grafton.
To the Republicans of Maine nothing is
more patent than the duty of success. We
lead the advance of the elections in the fall
of 1879. From all sections of the Union,
the Republican party, stalwart, revived, and
rehabilitated in its pristine strength, waits
for us to give the watchword. Following
upon the heels of the recent extravagant,
wasteful extra session of the Democratic
Congress, the country looks to the voters of
Maine to administer a fitting rebuke to the
partisan schemers who are prepared to pros
titute the national interests to their incend'-
airy and revolutionary ends. The returns
from Maine will be eagerly scanned as indi-
cative of popular sentiment upon this head,
and as the intelligent verdict of our people
upon the late material financial triumphs,--
the resumption of specie payments, and the
funding of the national debt at a greatly re-
'duced rate OF interest. The country will not
be disappointed. Let us all look to it that
these anticipations are abundantly realized.
and Individually and collectively, do our
best to place the majority at the highest pos
sible figure, not forgetting that every vote
polled will make our adversaries overthrow
more complete.
70 the spirit of our campaign, as thus
far conducted, it is unnecessary to refer.
We need only say of it that it is such as we
are well content should be regarded as char
acteristic of Maine Republicansm, earnest,
virile, enthusiastic. Nor is it necessary to
seek for the reason of this most desirable
temper. There is powerful magnetism in
the consciousness of invincibility, which is
to-day throughout our State realized by the
Republican masses This feeling is grounded
upon no superficial representations or over
confident predictions, but upon the strong
est possible evidence, the powerful under
current of popular sentiment which of late
has manifested itself most unmistakably.
This may be esteemed as being largely due
to the efficient character of our campaign
work, and notably the efforts of our well di-
rected corps of speakers, by which the car
dinal points of Republican faith, as enun-
ciated by our platform, are being placed
practically before the people from the stump.
The aspect of affairs is everywhere eminent
ly satisfactory, while there is the best reas-
on to anticipate next month q rousing ver-
dict from our people in favor of sound
finance.---for honest men and honest money.