The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-03-16
The Political Outlook.

THE PRESS on THE SPRING ELECTIONS.
If the Republicans continue the good work
begun AT the elections Monday. they will carry
the state handsomely in September. There is
growing union and harmony in oar ranks. not
Wltll>tandlng some adverse Indications Let the
state Committee and the county and town com
mltec> be supported i'll their efforts at Organiza-
ton and the bringing out of Il full vote at the
state election. If we do as well as we can con
tnuing 10 the end as we have begun in the
Spring elections. victory will perch upon the
R'puhIlran banner in the State election. Ken
nchrc journal.
The election in this city on Monday last. al
though resulting i'll the choice of divided city
government, was in every important respect a
most remarkable and satisfactory Republican
victory. He that rulrth himself is greater than
he that takcth city" 50 ii political party that
cha>t>es wrong tendencies within itself, at the
same time holding is opponents successfully at
bay, gains a double victory. This is precisely
What the Republicans of Rockland did in the
late election. Rockland Free Press.
we send greetings to our neighbor cities Of
Maine with the assurance that Portland remains
staunch Repuhllcan town, despite the mishap
respecting the MayOraty. which the Republi-
cans propose 70 correct on the next trial. Even
if there should be a failure to elect then the
choice goes to the City Council which is strong
" Republican. 50 that Mr.. Libby will be our
ext Mayor in any event. Portland Press
The victory won bv the Republicans in This
city, on Monday means not simply that the op-
position bundtred III their management of
party affairs. it means that the citizens had de-
tcrmined to put men into office who would do
something toward relieving them of debt
which has IHen allowed to grow until taxation
i beginning to be burdensome. Ellsworth
American.
While not approving of carrying politics into
municipal elections. we cannot fail to observe
tha1 tie Maine municipal elections Monday do
not disclose any considerable deSertiOnS from
the Republican party or any notable lack of dis
clpllne. of the close towns the Republicans
carried rather more than usual. Lewiston
journal.
WHAT THE NEW YORK HERALD SAYS
The result of the town elections in Maine is
Of some importance in national point Of view
As Il rule the Republicans have done better than
was expected, the nominees of that party hay
ing been generally successful. The deduction
from this Is that the Greenback schsm in the
party, which worked to the advantage of the
Democracy. Is at an end and that the crring
brethren have been won back into the old fold.
Gretnbacki>m never had the slightest chance Of
success III any part of the country. 1t was
| strong i'll Maine at one time because the condi-
| lions of life i'll that bleak Commonwealth are
hard and there We're men there unreasoning
| enough to believe the gtterng absurdities
Of the fiat money lunaticS. The issue of the
| Maine municipal elections goes to show that
| "Greenbackism' has ceased to be Il factor in our
| politics.
THE STRAIGHT GREENBACKERS
If Scion Chase had gone to the National Con-
Nentlon or the straight Greenbackers lust held
at Saint Louis, there would have been twenty
| delegates IN attendance. The nineteen repre-
sentatites of Uncle Solon's ideas, however, went
| right at business, submitted and adopted ring
| ing report, appointed national committee and
an organizer. Having adopted protective
| tarIH PLATFORM, we hope they won't 60 home and
| vote with those ancient Democratic toilers with
| whom tariff for revenue is the favOrite idea ey-
cept i'll some states and in the heat Of a political
| contest. Lewiston journal.
| The President sent to the Senate the name of
| Samuel b. LatchfOrd, of New York to be As
! socate Justice Of the United States
| Mrs. Sarah NJ. Howe. convicted of swindling
the depositors in the Womans' Bank, of Boston,
has been sentenced to three years in the House
of Correction.
The news from the flooded regions of the
Southwest Is little more hopeful, las the streams
| i'll some districts are reported falling There Is
a great deal of suffering, which the government Is
alternating as fast as possible.
The evidence accumulates that MacLean. the
assailant of Queen Victoria, is second Guiteau.
II now appears that he was seen loating about
Windsor Castle last summer, as Guteau did
about the White House, the inference. of course,
being that the shooting was rather an act of pre-
meditation than the deed Of mailman
| The national Senate Friday, "a to a. passed
the bill for commission to investigate the
| liquor traffic. The commission will consist of
seven persons, not more than four to be pr0hib-
| ltionlsts or members of the same political party
to serve without salary and report within eigh-
made for their expenses.