Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-16
The Maine Election.

Maine has not done as well for us
as was expected. The Republicans
have both branches of the Legislat
ure and three out Of FIVE Congress.
men, but on close vote it seems the
fusionists have the governor and
state officers This is a sore disap.
pointmsnt to Republicans, but it need
not lie disastrous. 1t was not a
straight Democratic ticket that beat
the Republicans. 1t was a ticket
nominated by fusisn of Grsenbaok-
eTs and Democrats. The candidate
for governor and the principal state
offices and the two candidates for
Congress, elected on their ticket,
were formerly all stsunch Repnbli.
cans, and are still. supposed to be
Republican on all issues as between
the old rebel Democracy and true
Republicanisn. The state was can
vassed by Weaver, the Greenback
candidate for President. Re told the
people in his speeches that what the
Republicans said of the South was
true. He had just come from a cam.
paign down there himself, and said
their elections we're a farce. A free
ballot and fair count down there
was thing unknown. He seemed to
censure the Republicans, after having
been in power so long, for not hav.
ing brought the country out of such
a condition.
1t anything the men elected would
seem to have been moro radical Re.
publicans than the defeated candi.
dates. With this view of the case
we may expect that in November
when the state comes to vote as be.
tween the great Republican states.
man and the abusive and unprinci.
pied Hancock it will give 5000 to
10000 in favor of the former.
But the Maine election gives us its
lesson. Even that old Republican
state, that used to start the Republi.
can boom each year with 10000 tc
25, 900 majority is an uncertain and
troublesome state. The secret of il
is '9e haze not stood By omse1ces. The
solid men of the country made a par
ty, made nation, saved q govern
msnt, and then intsrlopers and scala
waga have been permitted to slip il
and feed on the leaves and fishes, ant
run the offices in their own loose wa,
and to the interest of their persona
friends. Names condemnation il
not Of Rspublicanism, but bscsus,
onr party bas not been Republican
enough. The blatent fellows who o,
about protesting loyalty to the part,
but abuse the man who inoulcats it
principles arc all unconscious of III,
silent men who 90 to the polls ant
vote as they think but not for shodd,
politicians. Over twenty-five years
ago Maine began to surprise the peo
pie with what was called its "silen
vote" That silent vote 10 now ar
rayed against Republican candidates
1t did the mischiefin Maine. 1t will
reduce majorities in other places
than in Maine. 1t may not hurt 81
much in Indiana. That State hal
been In the hands of the Democrat
for years. Democracy in power il
as distasteful as the baser Republi
canism. We shall very near if no
quite carry Indiapa. Thon in Ne.
vembar the Republicans will brine
up their victory with every ether
northern State. Garfield must BIZ
elected even if ringsters are defeated
The latest nswE makes the rssult
on governor so close that probably
it cannot be told who is elected
without the offi.isl returns. Both
branches Of the Legislature are
strsngly Republican, and we hold
our own on congressman.