New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-29
The CANVASS IN MAINE.
NO INDEPENDENTS TO BE FOUND.
SPECIMEN DEMOCRATIC ARGUMENTs-MR. M'KIN-
LEY's VIEWS ON OHIO.

pohucHI hcpuDllcanS mere or any where else IN tDe
state Only one Independent meeting has been held
Ill the state, and that was at Campobelo. n water
ing place, where several Boston gentlemen got
together,in their knee breeches and baby coats
and held a meeting 1t is doubtful if there are 100
men in the State, calling themselves Republicans.
who will oppose Mr. Blaine Ii would be easy to
name many Democrats in every town who are Op-
posed To Cleveland
In TINS county. Penobscot, two years ago Robie
for Governor had 5Gl majority. The canvass this
year indicates majority twice great. The
Democrats are claiming the Grcenback vote, but
that has split up in such a way that it cannot be
cast for any candidate The Democrats are hard
at work, and by no means intend to allow the con
test to go by default. They are holding meetings
and making an active canvass. The kind of argu-
ments the party makes of may he inferred by the
circulation here in Maine of lIarpers cartoon of
Blaine drinking from well bucket of water, with
bag at his feet labelled twenty years teeto-
taller" This is intended TO appeal to the liquor
vote. The next most conspicuous argument" of
the Democrats is the attempt TO make it appear
that Mr.. Blaine and Governor Robie were know
nothings" about thirty years ago Every Demo
cratic speaker dwells this falschood. IL has been
established that Mr.. Blaine refused TO JON know
nothing lodge IN Augusta because be was opposed
TO their tenets. His newspaper partner did join
the lodge. and instrumental in breaking up the
know-nothine party. In 1886, when the know
nothing party was at the height OF its power, and
Mr.. Fillmore was It's candidate for President Mr..
Blaine was warmly supporting General Fremont,
which is conclusive evidence of his feeling on the
subject. The know nothing candidate received
only about per cent OF the vote of this State but
he carried the great Democratic State of Maryland.
and polcd 43 per cent of the Democratic vote in the
afa i hat
know-nothing party derived all its strength from
the Democratic slaveholdmg States. In 1850 Mr..
Blaine was strongly opposed to Bell the know
nothing candidate In that year the Democrats and
kn0w-nothings ran fusion electoral tickets in New
York, New jersey and Rhode Island. In that way
every Democrat in those States who voted in that
year voted for knOwnothing elections. Grover
Cleveland was a strong Democrat in 1860, accord
ing to the testimony of his uncle with whom he
lived. He voted the fusion ticket. and therefore.
10 give the know nothing candidate seven of the
electors of New-York But Mr.. Blame was fighting
valantly here in Maine for Lincoln and against the
know nothing combination which Cleveland was
supporting These are facts which show 10 what
ridiculous straits the Democrats put for argu-
ments The kind Of "a fusion they made in 1850
with tle know-nothiug party is the same kind of
fusion they are making in Michigan and here in
Maine this year with the GreenbackerS
one of the novel features OF the canvass in this
State Is the activity Of the Maine women in behalf
of the prohibltory amendment to the constitution.
This is an effort 10 cngrait the constitution Of
the State the present statute law prohibiting the
Manufacture and sale Of Intoxicating liquors. Tho
vote ON this subject will be taken the same day
the State election. There s difference of opinion
on the subject Of the amendment. even among
Temperance men, but its friends think that the
Incorporation of prohibition into the constitution
will remove the question from political action. But
General Chamberlain and some Republicans think
thai it is likely 10 mako the constitution football
of politics. The women, however, are actively en-
li,i,Al in the cause They have about 300 speakers
in the field ON election day u the 800 cities and
towns of the state at least 5000 women will be at
the polls worsing for the amendment. The question
is not made party one. The ladies claim that be-
cause Maine has been looked mp 10 as the home of
the law. the citadel of prohibition. consequently
defeat would have greater Significance than % defeat
i'm other states aud for that reason tie enemies of
the principle are willing to spend a cool deal of
money. They claim that prominent temperance
man was offered 53.ODO t. tal,o the stump against
the amendment.
In this Congressional district Mr. Boutcle il
making an aggressive fight with a certainty Of suc-
cess. In 1850 the Democrats carried the district by
"a plurality Of 7GG but I'm leS2 the Republican
plurality was 2,so7. In that year. however, the
Republicans poled 52s votes more than n 1850.
while the Democrat poirtl .. / 80 less The Demo
crnis will get ont at tcir votes this year as they
have money for that purpose; bnt while they have
bcrn losing I'm STRENGTH tho Republicans hny" been
gaining. The decline in the hrrcnbnck o''lnrnt
has destroyed Democratic hope oi success lho
democratic candidate lsh rec lraIer huI ne noes
not meet with much favor Farms are worth i'm
mpnsclv more per acre In the nrghhplhuuu ul bhll.
puf than they were twenty i've Nenr7 ago anu hlI
farm produce finds lu better market nm llls NIalc
Wages show nu average advance ol ~ 10 go per
cent These arc facts which the voters can s'' loI
themselves
Ihcfe has been considerable number Of meetings
already held ina this part ul the stat" his dlatiti
runs M tU the oXttomo ftp end ul Yankee lhh'i'
aud there Hrr u considerable nHnhri ol = II'uh
canadians IA II To-day Mt lioutollo, MI Alo-
kulay, t,ntntupi liuhiu and uthniH went in AiWi7-
took County to conduct two monting7 thrir NJ
Mckinney hh7 only to,rnilN com" nom 'p", ~.
hia ado Huouohoa ht Lincoln, llpulion, ana low
nihut punia loo tho stntr. and viii return lou" oh
Friday, lr Anya that Whlo thr people of Nlhno hfu
enthusiastic tut thr tirkot lac durs not ihihk lhHt
they a.. any nnio a". II na much go i' '"pup.a,i'
81 thr Nrlirth hthrtNr ui ono ia hlh own "n'lt,t
whrio ho hhn boon rrnomluhi"d l"i '"ht'AA' VI
Mckinley SAYS that hu had meeting lhnl WWh
winch was attended b, over 10000 prople. Ia"
meeting was held m grove several milr7 lioh any
large town. Mr Mckinley does not thhh lhhl
there is any doubt of ONO casting 10 Nol" InI lu"
Republican electoral ticket IN accordance Wl'u !9
unbr0hen custom since the party came ihto 'Ni7t-
cam, renamed at boGr. AS was clearly shown by
the light Republican vote IN the ruIal dlslIiT99a.
The Prohibition vote will be light this year Inc
tenn eTanCc movement in ONO Is chienA uhuct lHe
control of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union. which has accomplished good deal by non
partisan action, and which is Seeking loI the re-
submission OF the prohibition question 10 '' Peolo
of the state but does not believe that success can
be achieved by a third party movement lhe lIlsh
vote in Ohio, which has always been DenhoGiallc
will be- divided this year The refusal OF tne pel1
Gratis in Congress to redeem their pledges tothe Wo3f
growers of Ohio has shown that class OF voters ne
Marty. That alone will make a large difference IN the
vote Mr. Mcinley says 1t /, ridiculous TO assert
that the Germans will vote the Democratic tlcket.
He reason To doubt that Mr. BaIne VINO ls an
extremely popular man in Ohio will come out OF
the state with a large majority. lie says that tlc