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REPTBLIC1N FICIoRY.

The smoke clears away from the Dattehe'u
in Maine, and there can be seen, not only
Republican victory in that State, with the
strongest possible assurance that the State
will choose Republican electors in November,
but bright omens for the success OF the re
publican party in other States. 1t was wen
that the Republicans did not boast too mllch
at the outset. Unexpected Democratic gains
IN the larger and more accessible towns lea
to the belief that the Fusionists had trl-
umphed and Republicans frankly stated the
fact. Yet returns were on their way, before
midnight on the night after the election, long
before any communication was possible ne
tween Republican headquarters and the more
remote towns, which have been coming IN
since Wednesday morning, and when
prove that the Republicans have car
ried the State Certainly and honestly.
The first thing to be considered is that the
vote is the largest ever polled in Maine by
about $500. Watcher the Democrats used
their favor,te tissue ballots or not, II Is GER
tain that the honest vote of the State was
more thoroughly aroused and more iniiy
polled tLan ever before. This was the TACT
in Vermont also, where the official returns
show total vote of 7O,SS6-about 10 per
cent in excess of the largest previous vote.
Yet these two States have gained but very iIttle
in population. The surprising increase results
from the deep and intense popular interest III
the coming Presidential election. 1t proves
that the loyal North is aroused, aud that all
the reserves will be found in line this year.
Every body knows that the voters who often
neglect or decline to vote are mainly Repub-
leans, and that a full vote almost always
means Republican victory in a close State.
But the vote in lame, like that in Vermont,
proves that the Republican party has not
been losing. but has gained strength largely
since the latest previous elections. In Yer
mont. having no serious opposition except
from Democrats, the Republicans raised their
majority over the Democrats from %, 700 IL
1876 to 26,621 in 1850 In Maine, having to
meet an opposition from Greenblckers mainly.
the Republicans have turned minority OF
492, in comparison with the Fusion vote last
wear. into a plurality over the FusiOnlsts Of
500 or 600 in 1850. The gain is not very
large, but no larger gain is needed to render
Republican success absolutely certain in New
York, Connecticut and New-Jersey.
For, third, the result proves that the Green
back party is the vigorous, aggressive and
growing element of the opposition. 1t repre-
sents honest convictions, however mistaken;
makes a sturdy and stubborn fight, and sticks
to its cOlOrs, whether hopeful or hopeless,
with a pertinacity which the Democratic
spoils-hunters cannot match. This fact midi
Gates the probable cause of the 1914 Green
back voters in Connecticut in 1873, of the
2O,2S6 Greenback voters in New-YOrk last
10 . cl, in
New-Jersey in 1873. The prospect that these
forces can be captured and used by the
Democrats has been immensely diminished by
the result in Maine.
At the latest elections in the disputed East
ern States. where the Greenback votes were
as here quoted, the Republicans carried Con-
nectcut by a plurality of 2,4S2 over MIR.
Hubbard, very popular Democratic candi-
date they carried NewYork by an ayerag &c
plurality Of about 5000 over the candidates
upon whom both wings of the Democratic
PARTY were fully united; and they had Il
plurality of 1876 for their Congressman in
New-Jersey, over the Democratic candidates,
even when the entire vote FOR Mr.. Smith
in the lid District, who was supported
both by Democrats and Greenbackers,
is counted as Democratic vote. No
gain is needed in either of these
States to insure Republican success; the party
only needs to hold fast its relative position
at the latest elections. But small gam, such
as was secured in Maine, would suffice to put
the Republican ticket out OF all danger IN
either of these States. And the Republicans
of New-York, New-Jersey and Connecticut,
who know that the people Of those States
have enjoyed to the full the advantage of COM
mercial and industrial prosperity, feel sure
that they are going to make gains incompar-
ably larger than any secured III the Northern
States which have voted already.
But the Republicans Will take warning that
they cannot afford to neglect any honest eff
fort or reasonable sacrifice. Every man must
do his best, if the country is to be saved from
the grasp of those who tried in vain to destroy
the Union