The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-09-13

END OF the famous Greenback uprising in
naine-not, however, the last OF rebellion
sgalnst boss tyranny and the machine In that
State Some more substantial cause than the
rusionists vague struggle after cure for pow
erty Will yet unite the opposition.
The Boston Journal says: Fusionism and
Plaistedism suffered a crushing defeat to-day.
Fusion will never be heard of again in Maine
except as thing of the past Plaistedism,
with all of the demagogism, cant and hypoc-
risy which the term implies, will figure here
after as an unsavorary reminiscence. In vain
has Governor Plaisted swapped clay pipes In
Gorham with ragged loafers; in vain has he
ostentatiously attended the service OF the
Catholic Church, in vain has he played the
part OF political harlequin in the campaign; ne
is rebuked by the people to whom he appealed;
Ihe people of Maine have declared against all
the pretensions of Governor Plaisted. They
declare shat no king, no clown, shall rule
this town." the Governor shall not be an abso-
lutte dictator; that the Executive Council is
part of the executive branch of the State gov
ernment, and that the opinions of the Supreme
Court shall have the force of absolute DEGREES.
The first Wednesday of January next tPlasted
and Plaistedism will disappear from Maine
politics forever. Hereafter Fusionism will be
a term of reproach in Maine. Even straight
Greenbackism is as much myth as tne theory
ure was the Independent" fasco. The move
ment was conceived in malice and hypocrlcy;
it was supported by brazen fasehood and was
characterized by most malignant assaults upon
the Republican party and itsgcandidates The
paper run during the campaign was the most
malignant sheet ever published ins Maine.
The result of this lying and malicious RAID is
miserable handful of votes, perhaps 20O, Dut
probably less than half that number. Never IN
the history of the State was there 50 great CRY
over SO meagre result
The New York Times says: The general re-
suit may well be received with satisfaction
throughout the country. An unprincipled
and corrupt political combination has been
broken up, and one OF the most shameless of
conscienceless adventurer has been remanded
to private life. An element of confusion and
even of some danger has been removed from
national politcs-for no one could say what
Plaisted would do in close Presidential cleo
tion-and the people OF Maine are again lett
free for something like legitimate political
acton.
The Tribune says: The news from Maine
indicates greater victory for the Republicans
than they had hoped. According to the latest
returns Col. Robe is elected Governor by from
1900 to 5000 plurality, and majority of 5,OOO
The vote for the Congressional ticket follows
closely upon that for the Chief Executive, as
was anticipated, In the new Senate the Re-
publicans will stand about as they did in the
old one. A slight gain is probable in the
House. The decision of the people is PLAIN;
They are determined that the Constitution and
the laws shall, be supreme, and that the Gov
ernor shall not override them botn. MT.
Plaisted is a sad6er but wiser man.
The Boston Traveller says: Maine is taken
definitely out of the list of doubtful States,and
unit has
longer any hope of dividing the vote of the
New England States in 1884; they will all be
in the Republican column. Those persons who
have predicted Republican disunion, and de-
tected the signs of breach between the Ad-
ministration and the party in the Pine Tree
State, if nowhere else, are also shown, by this
grand triumph, to have been unreliable proph-
cts. Maine Republicans were, it is clear, nev-
er more united, or harmonious, in the support
of their party. Not the least gratifying fea-
ture of these Maine returns is the utter col
lapse of the so-called Independent Republican
movement. 1.-THE machine" is grandly vindi-
Gated by Robie's handsome majority over all
The attempt of few disappointed ofhce SEEK
ers to put on the mask OF "reformers" and
wreck the party whose chief offence was that
it ha not satisfied their insatiate lust for place,
has been effectually foiled in Maine.
Boston Journal: Positive, Fusion. compar-
alive, confusion; superlative, diffusion; that
is about the way they pat the word through
its changes in Maine. They are rare gramma-
rians down there.
The Boston Herald has this TO say of the
independent movement" Outside of Maine
there will be good deal of inquiry as to what
became of the independent movement There
never was much prospect for it except in the
iulaginations of Democratic editors. There
was chance for great deal to be done, but
none of the men who were capable of doing the
work would risk their political futures upon it,
and none of the men who put the thing into the
field, after others had declined to take hold,
were calculated to inspire the confidence aud
attract the following of any considerable num-
ber of people. Hardly any of them had ever
thought of these issues of reform which are
supposed to be held close to the hearts of re-
formers like George William Curtis and others
who are in earnest They were chiefly dis
satisfied men, who were glad to seize upon any
promising issue. Some good men went in,
like Nash of Augusta, and Milliken and Chase
OF the same city were active, but even in their
own city they could do nothing. The vote
they secured was disappointing to them. Then
when it came to the point, great many people
thought voting for Vinton would be simply
throwing away votes, and they decided to vote
for Plaisted directly, if they were bent on the
defeat of the Republicans, or for Robie II the
grand old party was very dear to them. Of
cutting and slashing there was any amount,
but the next time an independent ticket is ruL,
it will be by wiser men and those who have
more of the spirit of reform in them than
Messrs Chapman, Stone and Vinton and their
followers have"
The Boston Globe is very angry, and howls
fraud Justify.
The Advertiser thinks that "side shows" in
Maine are not well patronizsd this year.
The Worcester Spy says: "Maine is redeem
ed from the most unprincipled and demoral-
izing political combination which ever bore
rule in New England state"
The Boston Herald says of the Governor
elect: Col. Robie comes out of the canvass
with great credit to himself. He has been
confident of an election since the moment he
was nominated, and has proved better poll
tician than he was given credit for being His
campaign has been a curious and a quiet one.
He has traversed the whole State, though not
as a granger or a veteran attending army re-
unions He has made many speeches, though
not on political matters, barring one or two alu-
sions He has made a most favorable impress
sion and keeps we'll up to the Congressional
ticket, except in a portion of Cumberland
county. Col Robie has the capacity for max
ing good Governor, having wide acquain-
tance with the people and their interests, and
long experience in the Legislature. He is
rather more than 81 years old.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
COMPLETE RETURNS GIVE ROBES PLURALITY