National Republican., 1880-09-18
THE DEMOCRATIC HUERAul

The democrats appear to have been
little too previous" in brin ging out their
roosters, cannon, and flags of exultation.
To use common phrase, they "halloed
"before they were out of the woods" They
have burned their powder, spent their
breaths in uttering senseless huzzls have
panded their ROSTERS, and like the Chi
nese, have brought forth their gongs and
stink pots TO give zest to the occasion, only
to discover, when the smoke of the conflict
had lifted from the battlefield of Maine
that they had barely escaped Waterloo
defeat, under majOrities by the thousands
instead of having won victory. And an
other feature Of their premature shout ing
strongly portrays the dishonesty of the
democratic party, which is more prominent
In this canvass than any other character
lstic. If the battle had been won to them
instead of being manifestly lost, as the latest
advices clearly indicate, it would have been
inno degree democratic victory. 1t is only
this and no mOre-the greenbackers of Maine
have saved the democratic party from igno-
minlous defeat They rushed to the front
early, have stolen the gree nback stage
thunder and thus magnify themselves. In
other words, they have been trading on bor
rowed capital. 1t was fuvorite maxim
with that apostle of democracy, ANDREW
JACKSON, "any man who trades on bor-
"rowed capital ought TO break and in
this instance his own party has exempliiied
the truth of his maxim This attempt to
steal and utilize greenback victory, had
any been won for that side in Maine, to
their own glorification, has brought them TO
state of utter bankruptcy in popular re.
spect. In this they are severely punished
if they have sensibility enough left to
suffer punishment. No party was ever more
exposed in its reckless pretenses than the
democrats have been in this instance and
none was ever more condignly humiliated.
If it is capable of appreciating humilia--
ton.
This episode of democratic glorifcation
and exultation over hollow victory will
prove of inestimable benefit to the republi-
can cause throughout the north aud west.
1t admonishes the republicans that they
cannot indulge in any confidence anywhere
that impairs the yigor and determination
of the canvass They must fight right on
in every state under the impulse that one
more vote is needed at the last hour, before
the voting begins, and they are determined
to secure that vote. Instead Of relaxing any
effort, renewed yigor and determination
must be infused into the canvass in every
state district, county and precinct of the
north, and every laudable agency must be
brought to the work from this day until the
2d day Of November, with so much power
that an overwhelming defeat of the enemy
shall be inevitable There is not an intclli-
gent republican in all this country but who
knows and feels that democratic victory
In this contest will be as disastrous to
the general welfare of the nation as it
would have been sixteen years ago to have
crowned the rebellion with triumph. A
democratic victory now is virtual surren.
der Of the government into the hands of its
enemies.
These considerations, allied as they are to
q possibility that all the impending dangers
may fill upon the devoted head of the ma
ton, and taken in connection with the late
rebel yell that went up insuluugly to
heaven over fauced democratic victory in
Maine, should admonish the republican
party, aud especially the business and indus
trial interests of the country hat they should
make any sacrifice of effort or money to
save the country from the perils which the
sigus Of the hour clearly indicate, If the
business man would preserve his interests,
he must set his face strongly against u
party that now seeks to overturu the tariff
and derange our financial system, If the
holder of government securities would sus
tain his investment at a premium rate he
must fight back the financial horesios that
the democratic party have espouscd and
consign that party to defeat in this strug-
gle. If the man ofRge would secure for his
,ostcrity nation of prosperity, peace and