Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-14
la11raster Entelltgencer.
TUESDAY EVENING. SEPT. IA, 1890.
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Dirigo is the motto on Names great
seal, and by the earnestness and co-opera-
tion of all the elements there in OppOsi-
tion to Republicanism recent campaigns
in that state have assumed somewhat of
a directing influence Oh the elections
throughout the country. Many years
ago, when Maine "went hell bent for Gov
ernor Kent 1T started a blaze of enthusi-
asm for the Whig candidates which swept
everything before it like the remorse-
less advance of prairie fire. Since
1856 the state had, however, ad-
hered steadily to the fortunes of
the Republican party. The venality
of its voters has found mastery Orga-
nizcr in the energetic and INSCRIPTIONS
Blaine, who marshalling all the re-
sources Of his party has kept his state
steadily in line with majority never
falling below $1,000 in presidential con-
tests and always invigorating the party
with an immense majority at the Sep
tembcr elections.
The issues upon which the Republi-
cans have suffered some reverses in late
years were supposed to be local and they
laughed to scorn the idea that they could
shake their bulwarks of power in ma
tional campaign. For months it has
been industriously repeated that the Fu-
sionists were disorganized, and their bond
of union was a rope Of sand ; that the
Republicans were flushed with money
and in fighting trim that tho Temper
ancc men would stand by the Republican
ticket, and that the majority would he
anywhere from 5000 to 5000. The
Democrats themselves eltquitc satisfied
il they could keep the majority down to
6,O00 OF 1000 and rc-elect one or both of
the present Fusion congressman. Only
the widest of them dreamed of electing
Il third or of carrying the state for Plais-
ted. There has no doubt been money
used on both sides, and all the appliances
resOrted to which tho easy virtue of the
Maine voter invites but where the
great rrci,Ontlcrancc of these influences
was cXcrtctl, and rs to which side had
threc-fourtlis OF these advantages. there
can be no manner of doubt. With the
most expert of rascally political mana
gers ut their head, and the taxation of
1O7, 900 Ollicc-hol,lcrs to raise Il campaign
fund from, the Republicans had I'LL the
vantage ground.
The result can he accounted for on no
other ground than complete revolution
of popular sentiment, an undcrcurrent
of which the politicians Oh either side
could make no sort of calculation, some
thing entirely beyond their control-just
such influences Us carried this city at the
late municipal election 10y such an as
tOnishins majority for MacGonigle.
The influence of Names election is al
most as immeasur:able rs were the causes
which brought it about. One thing is
now plain of diSccrnmcnt. Tho Demo-
cratic melody" evoked by the first touch
on Names thunder harp of pincs,"
will g swell into Il chorus of victory on
the prairics of Indiana," and the "galcs
of November will loosen every doubt
full state from Republican mOorings.
Under the influence of Maine, toppling
Indiana Oh the Democratic side by 10,-
600 majority, the Republican majorities
of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois will
go down like i row of bricks when the
first one starts.
Doubtful things are now made sure,
sure things are now uncertain, and i
solid South will greet an almost solid
North in their welcome of the rcstora-
tiOn of constitutional government and
honest men in Office.