The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-10
MAINE.

The Republicans are jubilant over
the result of the election in Maine.
They gained all along the line, scor-
ing plurality that is vaiiously est.
mated at from O,eO0 to Il. coo. They
elected the Governor,t the four MEM
bers of Congress, tie Legislature,
ana tbs county officers in all but
one county. Their victory was cer-
tainly sweeping, and they crow
accordingly. But why should they
mol have a glorious victory? It is
astonishing that the Democrats
poIled as many votes as they did,
considering all the circumstances
attending the contest. To have
done more would have Dsen equiVal-
ant to q national reputation OF tee
Republican candidate for President
two months before the national
election. Blaine an old and re-
spected citizen of the State. for
mary years being its pet and
pride, honored as no other member
o. the commonwealth has been dur
ing the psst score of years; besides,
he ia the first citizen Of tbs State
who has ever headed q national
ticket. State pride is ever an in
fuential factor in national lections,
and in this instance will account for
many hundreds OF votes in favor OF
The Republicans. The money spent
in Maine this year by the Republi-
cans was enormous, the calls for
more "s3ap'' coming with such fire..
quency as to Latterly excite pro-
Test on the part Of the Managers,
Eho began to think there was no
bottom TO the hole into which they
were pouring the wealth collected
for campaign purposes. They re-
allied, however. how important it
was 10 make showing of gain in
Maine, hence they yielded up the
dollars, placing fortunes where they
would do the most good.
And after all, can the result of
the election really be regarded as a |
Republican victory over which to
crow? Twelve years ago, at the
Presidential election Of 1872, the
Republican majority was 1885,, or
more than double what it was on
Monday. and the party secured a
majority every year thereafter up to |
1880, the figures being as follows.
1878, 1855; 1874. 1887; 1875, 1872:
1876, 16,477; 1877, ISL; 1875
1918. In 1886 occurred the mem
cradle fight, when the Greenbackels |
we're at their zenith, and the Re.
pubiicans were opposed by a fusion
ticket made up of and supported by |
eli other parties. The result was
the election Of O Democratic |
Governor by majority of only 1s9; |
but in the same year, in the Preei- |
Dental election, the Republicans
rolled up majority of S,S4l. Two
years ago there was another fusion
ticket but many of the Greenback. |
ersEhsd grown tired OF their hobby,
Snd the result was another Repub-
ican majority Of s S72, the combined |
fusion vote being about 10000 less
than it was two years before, while
The Republican vote fell only S7s
short of what it was In the famous
contest of 1850. when the largest /
vote ever polled in the State was
cast.
Al Of Shich goes to demonttrate
that the Maine election on Morday
was less 8 Republican victory tLsn |
It should have been, considering sll |
the conditions favorable 10 The
party. Less of a majority wcuId |
nave been Republican defeat. |
Reducing Republican majority to |
lets than half what it was in ten
years, and performing the feat in a
year when the most honoIed and |
fsyorite son of the State was the
nominee for President, and work |
ing against a corruption fund of
enormous proportions, we think the
Democrats have cause to congratu-
jate themselves on the showing
they have made.