New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-13
THE VERDICT or MAINE.

THE TERDICT or MAJNE
The Republican triumph in Maine is great
and complete, but no more 50 than we had a
right to expect The readers of TIE TRIBUNE
have no reason to be surprised at it, for this
journal has refused to believe that there was
any danger of a different result. The Rcpub-
Leans had everything i'll their favor-an IRE
proachabe ticket and an issue upon which
every honest voter in the State must take the
Republican side. We based our faith IN
Republican victory upon the intelligence end
patriotism of the people, and the result shows
that we were justified III SO dOng:~ The people
hy a crushing majority nave given Governor
Plaisted notice that they are neither so igno-
rant nor so depraved as he supposed them to be.
He appealed to them to sustain HIM III an at
tempt to overthrow the Constitution and the
Courts and establish in their place govern
ment Of partisan responsibility and dema-
cogue license He has found ont that Maine is
not the place in which to carry TO success an
experiment of that kind 1t will be many years
before any other Democrat attempts to follow
Plaisted's example His defeat marks the end
Of Fusionism III Maine, and brings to close
an epoch IN the affairs of that State which few
Henceforth the State will remain sOlidly Re-
publican in favor of the rdle OF law and order.
II has passed through an experience which has
not been pleasant, but it cannot tail to leave
lasting lesson
In MONDAYS victory, which not only makes
the State Government more strongly RepuD-
lican than it has been for years, but also sends
a solid and strong Republican delegation to Con-
gress. there will be two classes of people WHO
not rejoice One is composed OF Democrats
who will recognize in this increased Republi-
can majority unpleasant evidence that their
party is making 10 Roadway with the people,
and the other is made mp Of those Republicans
who are afflicted with Blainephoba i'll its most
acute form. These latter have been going
about for weeks predicting and hoping for dis
aster in Maine If they could only point to
| the fact that Banc's own State had gone
against him, they could say with some conf
dence. Now he is dead" There is no comfort
in this victory fer them. Mr.. Blaine is not only
very much alive, but lie comes out OF this cam
paign with the prestige of a great victory won
largely by his personal exertlons.
When lie entered the campaign Just two
weeks before election there was dangerous
apathy in all parts OF the State Everything
that Thorough organization could do had been
done, but still the people did not appear to be
alive to the gravity of the situation. Many OF
the Republican leaders were afraid the State
| mieht be lost through the failure OF Repubh-
cans to 90 to the polls Mr.. Blanes appearance
on the stump supplied the missing enthusiasm.
| He made his first speech at Portland, q city in
which there is said to be more Republican IN
friendliness for him than in any other part of
the State. IIc 5eyer this may be, there was
certainly no unfrendliness manifested at the
meeting. The largest hall in the city was too
small to hold half of the people VIII went out to
greet him, and he spoke amid remarkable en-
thusiasm. Everywhere else III the state SIM
! liar receptions were given him. There was
no longer any apathy anywhere His meetings.
were.the largest ever held in the State, and
his every speech, outlining as it did with great
clearness and force the issues at stake, made
| thousands of votes. We do not believe that
even Mr.. Blaines enemies can deny the value
of this service For him the victory Is double
one. He has demonstrated that his popularity
at home was never greater than it is now, and
ne has nsed that popularity to win great tri
umph for his party.
There is much in this Mairc victory to en-
courage the Republicans of Ohio and Indiana
who vote next The course of the party III the
two October States is IN one respect similar to
that which was followed in Maine. In all three
States the Republicans have risen above the
low plane of party expediency and have relied
Tor success upon the intelligence and moral
sentiment Of the people. In all tmce States
also have the Democrats followed Il common
plan. They have abandoned all principles il
It mad chase for success and are hoping
to win that success through the aid OF al
the worst elements in the population. Maine
has demonstrated that the ignorant and thu
dcpraved do not constitute majority OF III
citizens, and We believe that Indiana anC
Ohio will repeat the verdict