Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-15
THE MAINE ELECTION.
The returns received from the Maj

election indicate, on comparison with
last year. that the Republicans, who
were then in a minority of nearly 49,
900, have gained $4,000 votes, and very
nearly. if not quite, outnumbered the
combined vote of their opponents. Should
they fall short of an absolute majority
of the popular vote for Governor, they
have carried both houses of the Legisla-
ture, and will elect all officers not hav-
ing a majority on election day. The
Democratic vote is far lower than it was
last year. The Greenback vote is much
larger, though their gain has not been
as great proportionally as that of the
Republicans.
The canvas has been very peculiar
one, not only in the energy with which
it has been conducted, but in the mo-
tives which have animated the different
parties. The election last year surpns-
ed every one. 1t showed, on q total
vote larger by 10000 than in the Presi-
Dental election, a falling away Of TO-
900 Republican votes, a decrease of
twice that amount in the Democratic
vote, and vote for the Greenbacker, of
over 4l.O00. Here was practically a
new party, made up apparently ab,ut
equally from both the old ones, polling
| fully one third the vote of the STATE,
and raalzinr r,nlaes IL eonld be broken up
a popular election Of Governor impossi
BILE. This year the Greenbackers, fully
conscious of their Importance, dictated q
platform to the Democrats, obtained
from them a coalition in good many
Legislative districts and in respect tc
local offices, and then assumed the bruns
of the campaign. The Democrats, know.
ing that they were hopelessly in a mi
nority, gladly left the open contest tt
the Greenbackers and the Republicans
in the hope that the latter would b.
broken down for next years more i'm
poftant canvas. They contented them
selves with keeping up their organiza
ton and furnishing all possible aid t
{ the Greenbackers. Many hard-mone,
Democrats must have been Disguised b.
such trifing with the gravest interests
Many Republican Greenbackers mus
have seen through the trick, and declin
ed to be used as a cat's-paw for tn
Democrats. At all events, the return
show that the cowardly tactics of th
Democratic leaders have only resulted i
largely reducing their own vote, Will
that of both the other parties is heavil
increased.
1t must be conceded that the fgt
made by the Greenbackers has been
determined one, and that it is not to |
explained by the aid they have receive
from the Democrats, or by the zeal dr
to the personal ambition of their leader
Unquestionably, there was great man
''sore- headed" politicians among Il
Greenbackers who hoped to push the
own fortunes. But there was also
their ranks strong body of since
, feeling. not very reasonable, certainl
l but genuine and obstinate. It was vii
= this that the Republicans had mainly
. contend. and they did SO with the grea
est possible energy and perseverance
! The campaign has been conducted in
( manner which may we'll be studied
4 the managers in other States who ha,
E been employed, and they have gon
e not only, or principally, to the lar
+ cities, but to the towns, the villages, Il
: remotest accessible points, where NEE
ing could be got together to listen
/ them. The Republican detection b
!. been met in two ways-by argumer
/ to show that nothing of value cou
e ever be got from the Greenback polio
e and by appeals to fall again into t
: party ranks to meet the issues which t
j Democrats had forced upon the countr
e Both argument and appeal were press
d in every available form. E