National Republican., 1880-09-15
WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS SAY.
From the New York Tribunc.l


The result IN Maine will somewhat disnppoint re.
publicais. Where they had hoped for n small ma
Jory the vote Is so close ms TO leave the state In
doubt The vote from 2l5 towns. covering half the
state, shows isionist gain 1879 of 100 votes
The gain Is small, and tho republicans ut n lOto
hour are claiming the state. " Is well TO bear in
mind that the fight began with the odds against
the republicans. Contrary TO the expectations Of
many, tho fusion has remained strong. Maine Is
one of the few states IN the union, If not the only
state, which the return OF prosperity has not fully
reached. The hard times still exist In some por-
tons of the state In grim shape and the arguments
of resumption, unansHerablo elsewhere, have been
useless III the presence of hardship and want, grow
ing partly out of the decline of ship building aud
partly out of general stGgnation. II is not too early
70 draw an excellent moral. The republican party
has been growing too confident of late, ami has
been enjoying It's victories In advance. Work not
coniiieuce. wins elections If this disappointment
should excite the party to greater eNertiOns IL will
be piece of good fortune. The sober sentiment Of
the county is with the republican party, but that
sentiment must be aroused to q sense OF the dan.
fraud, population and disoyalty.
From the New York Herald.l
The fuslonisls had only to hold their own. ns the
aggregate vote for the two opposition candidates
last year made majority Of 267 votes. IL appears
they have done so aud made some gains. The re-
turns from Maine will nluse life and hope into tho
democratic canvass which has been hitherto dull
aud sluggish. The party will now entertain no
doubt OF carrying Indiana. and may, perhaps
prosecute vigorous campaign in Ohio. The ro
pnblcans would not be quite free from apprehen-
sions of losing that state after losing. or nearly
losing Maine. With Indiana secured and
ohio doubtful the supporters OF lIancocf can
S eSPS' e NSW 1S.a New
illustrates the iallacy of political predictions Dem
ocratic Leaders were blind what was coming, and
nt the last moment were dovising preteXts for CX-
planning away republican victory
(From the New York Tlmes.l
The coalition between the democrats and green
bnckers In Maine has achieved degree OF success
which will surprise even its friends in other states
Doubtless, the total vote does not greatly vary
the proportion of greenbackers to democrats Is
nearly the same as last year.. G., MS two to one.
The democrats will very naturally claim that the
advantage Is substantially theirs and Will make
the most of II In roviving the lIOncOck boom. The
result is disgraceiul to the people OF Maine. A
coalition between party which pretcnds to be In
Hyows its advocacy of fiat" money, If IL has not
achieved victory. has at least, held It's own. No
matter ~ what proportion ths !wo parties have
pernicious principles by perniclOuS methods. In
the next place, nearly II not quite one half the
voters In Maine ndoTso tho fraud, of Garcelon and
his council last year--frauds which, for mpudencc,
for violation OF the first principles Of honest rep
respntatiNe government and for indifference TO the
public peace and safety, are without parallel in
the history OF the country Such result Is Of far
greater Importance than the influence which, for
the time being, will be exerted OH the current Of
public opinion in the presidential canvass That
influence may be Counteracted by the sober judg-
ment Of the people, who will hardly see in the
local triumph of an unprincipled coalition between
greenb lCkerS and democrats reason for intrust-
Ing the national government TO the control Of the
latter.
From tho Philadelphia Press
There was one man who was not deceived Mr..
Blaine has not claimed the state. He knew the
desperate character of the battle and the hazards
OF the struggle. A combination which did not
hesitate ut Ihc Infamous conspiracy and usurpa.
tlon of last year-whch tiagrantly aud audacously
attempted to steal the state in the teeth Of the
popular will-wOuld not scruple at anything. But
there was one consideration more potent tnan all
nt Muinn nlnna does Sl n "a m
great business revival. Her chief industry Is ship
building, and ships are not being built Her chief
production II lumber, and her lumber is not going
into kccls and ribs. While all the rest of the norf
brightenS with tho cleaning sunshine of pros
perty Maine still suffers the blight OF depression
From the Philadelphia Tlmes.l
Since the Harrison whirwind of 1910 startled the
country by the election of whig governor in
Maine, at The September election there has been no
such sudden political whlrlwind in presidential
year as that which yesterday swept tho stalwart
ngs Aud This signal defeat of tho best republican
chieItain, in the hitherto impresnable republican
position OF Maine, has been accomplished by an
aggregation OF disputing political elements with
nothing u commend them or their cause beyond
opposition 10 degenerate and abused republican
From the New York World.l
As the republican organs have all agreed to treat
the reiult in Maine as decisive of the hopes of
their parry IN the presidential campaign, the work
done yesterday by the democrats OF that state AZ.
sumes an importance which no democrat would
otherwise have been inclined to attribute to it. RO.
turns from considerably more than half the con
StiuGncies of Maine suffice 10 show a vote largely
increased over the phenomenal vote OF 1879 1t
will probably reach 1000. The returns also show
II considerable gain in the democratic and green.
back strength over the allied vote of last year. when
the republicans were left in minority.
From tho Daily Critic.l
Greenbacklsm In tho pine-tree state occupies an
exceptional position: and the victory there gained
In opposition 20 the republicans. being green.
buck victory rather than democratic one cannot
safely be Interpreted as IN indication that tho
tide of popular sentiment Is setting toward dcmOc
racy. II may bG found to be so, but ii was not so
found in Vermont and 1t is not necessarily indl.
Gated by the result in Maine 30 far as the details
OF that result arc now known None the less, how.
ever will il give the democrats new courage and
all tho energy inspired by Lively hope OF success
10 the republicans il will be dishearlenng but on
the other hand Il will tend to save them from the
negligence that might have come with excessive
confidence. II is u misfortune, but u misfortune
that Is not wholly without lis conversations
lIenceforth there win DO on the republican side
less dependence on mere appeals to popular enthu.
siasm and more OF downright hard work among
individual voters
a CresnbaCk Proclamation.