Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-09-17
TIL, Irish Vote In Maine.

One of the most significant features
of the Maine victory and the one which |
gives the Democratic bosses most con- |
Germ is the large Irish-American vote
cast for the Republican candidates. A
desperate effort was made to whip the
irish into line for the Democracy. Ir.
ishmen were alternately cajoled and
coerced. coaxed and browbeaten by
some of their countrymen who still
cling to the Democratic party for the
sake of Office. But they were proof
against threat and entreaty. Gen. Col
iins. of Boston, was sent into the State
nv Rarnum's committee, and lie re-
sorted to every expedient known to a
trained campaign orator to prejudice
his countrymen against the Republican
party aud its National candidate. He
reyamped old ISLANDERS against Mr..
Blaine and vouched for them as true;
he appealed to his countrymen not to
desert the "old party" in pitying &C
cents. but to no effect. The State OF
Maine was flooded with two Boston al
legged Irish-American journals teeming
with abuse of Mr.. Blaine; and hired
hands of Democratic roughs burned in
effigy respectable Irish-Americans who
refused to act any longer with the
Bourbon party. The result cannot be
gratifying to the Democratic campaign
Orators and editors, the bulldozers and
managers of the Bourbon party.
A correspondent at Augusta says GO
per cent of the Irish vote in that city
was cast for the Republican candidates.
In November Is per cent OF the irish
vote at Augusta will be cast for Mr..
Blaine. Congressman Boutelle tele-
graphed from Bangor:
IA significant feature of the local
election has been the active co-opera-
ton of the Irish American Blaine and
Logan Club of over q hundred mem
beers. hitherto Democrats, who with
other silent voters have broken the
| solid line of the Irish vote and led the
way for large accession to the Repub-
| lican party which will show itself more
| emphatically in November.
At Portland, it appears majority OF
| the Irish voted for the Republicans.
Gov. Robbie publicly thanked them Mon
| day night for their confidence in him.
Congressman Dingley bears testimony
| to the aid which they gave the Repub-
| licans at Lewiston and other points in
his district. That a larger Irish-Amer-
lean vote will be cast for Mr.. Blaine in
the Pine-Trec State in November than
was cast for Gov. Robbie hardly admits
| of doubt. Blaine is the lrishman's
ideal Of candidate-bold, resourceful,
capable and eloquent.
The break of the Irish In Maine from
the Democrats is sign Of the times.
| In the States where the Irish vote is
larger and the Irish patriotic organiza-
lions more general the Irish bolt will
assume larger proportions. 1t will
swamp the Democrats in New York
and in Indiana, and add to the Repub-
lican majorities in Ohio, Illinois, and
the Northwestern States. The Irish
Americans who are intelligent and pro-
gressive have apparently made up their
minds to cut loose from the party OF
bulldozing, ballot-box stufing, and
election-day terrorism. They have
disconnected themselves from the pu-
trid political aggregation. Carter Har-
rison, Democratic candidate for COVER
nor of Illinois, few weeks ago pre-
dicted that the Irish, whom he elegant
ly referred to as sheep" would come
back to the Democratic fold. Harri-
son will find out his mistake in Novem-
Der. Probably he perceives his mis-.
take now. The Irish have strayed of
foS good this time. In doing SO they
have proved their advance in intelli'
gence and patriotism.-Chicdgo Tribune