Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-09-24

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alike when it comes to the lessons
of the Maine election. The Asso-
ciated Press. when 1t could quote
the Herald against the "Solid
South" after the Vermont elec.
ton, filled the news columns Of
the journals of the Pacific Coast
with the utterances of that paper.
More silent than the grave has
1t been as to any intimation
Of what the Herald thought on the
morning after the Maine election,
when it expressed the opinion that
Hancock would have many more
votes than he needed. We quote
again from the leading independ-
ent newspaper of the United States:
The returns from Maine will in.
fuse life and hope into the Demo-
cratic canvass, which has hereto-
fore been heavy and sluggish.
Rich Democrats will now contrib
ute more freely for election ex-
penses in tho persuasion that the
money-will not be wasted. The
party will entertain no doubt of its
ability to carry Indiana, and may
perhaps prosecute vigorous CAM
paign in Ohio. The Republicans
would hot be quite free from appre-
tensions respecting that State after
losing or nearly losing Maine. The
majority of Hayes In Ohio was
less than three thousand, and the
Democrats need not give up the
State In despair after gaining a
New England State which they
did not expect to carry. At any
rate, enough can be done in Ohio
to prevent full concentration of
Republican efforts on Indiana and
thereby facilitate u Democratic
victory in this important State.
With Indiana secured and Ohio
rendered doubtful, the supporters
of Hancock may reasonably eX-
pect 10 carry New York, New Jer-
sey AMI Connecticut and to have
more votes than they need.
The result in Maine puts new
face on the situation. BY impart-
ing confidence to the Democrats
and alarming the Republicans it
will inflame the zeal and spur the
activity of both. The country will
now enter on contest more stren-
uous and heated than has been
witnessed in our politics In long
period.
The result in Maine illustrates
The fallacy of political predictions.
We cannot suppose that gentle.
man of the mark and standing OF
Senator Blaine INDUCED In empty
boasts and bravado. He is one of
the shrewdest and most experience.
ed men in politics; he Is supposed
| tO know Maine more thoroughly
than any other statesman knows
any State; he has recently visited
| every corner of the State to deliver
speeches and counsel with the To-
cal leaders; and yet, with all these
advantages, he was quite mistaken
and he went 10 bed last night as
founded and mortified. The DEM
ocratic leaders were also blind to
what was coming, for at the last
moment they were devisipg pre-
texts for explaining away Repub-
lican victory. Politicians will con-
tinue to prophesy, but the astutest
of them can see but little way
before their noses.
To crown the whole, we give the
following from the New York San,
OF Sept. 18th, two days after the
election:
The election in Maine seems TO
settle the destiny of the Presiden-
tial campaign. The defeat of the
Republicans is crushing. Senator
Blaine said before the election, "We
will probably have 5000 majority,
carry the Legislature, and make a
clean sweep Of Congressman, re-
claiming one we lost in 1873" Sen
ator HAmlin said, "Our majority
will not. be less than 5000, and 1
think it will be several thousand
more" And now, after all these
bright anticipations, they are ut.
terly ruined.
This great event marks the rls-
ing of flood which IL likely to
sweep the whole land. After this,
Maine is pretty certain to go for
Hancock in November, and there
10 little reason for doubt respecting
Indiana, or Ohio, or New York, or
Pennsylvania, or Connecticut, or
Oregon. or California; and even
Wisconsin and Illinois may be in.
clnded among the States sustain
ing the party whose candidate Ia
| Winfield Scott Hancock.
The Sun concludes its comments
by hearty advice to the Democ-
racy not 10 tire in well.doing, but
everywhere to push the advantage
already gained, to which we say
hearty amen. "Once more to the
breach, good friends" Let no
Democrat throughout the length
and breadth of the United States
fail to do his best devoirs to make
the reputation of the fraud Of 1875
complete, overwhelming and MEM
orable. TEls is not only partizan
but patriotic duty.
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