Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12
VERMONT AND MAINE

; ''"B 'oVNet TUT ciections IN T.r.
mont and Maine have at length 49,,
place, and the result shows ! 49,,
victory in favor Of the Republican, =
: Vermont there was a general IAN .~.
the vote cast, which necessarily r.dn.al
(to very small extent) the us,,l y
publican majority, bit even then !, !.
ceedcd the calculations of the R.,at,.
can managers. Though many De,,a
Gratis have become jubilant over j +.
fall off, and the Democratic press haze
htF .lded il far and near. All
the country, as the forerunner Of Ia
coming disaster the Republican par,v !.
to sustain at the presidential election y,
November; as an evidence ~ -
lethargy existing in Republicans r,nLs
sad Us an evidence of the weakposs r.
the standard bearer of their parry evep
within the shadows Of his own h..
1t can IN truth emily be ascribed 10 two
Disqualification in the party n,on
local issues, and dissatisfaction with Tho
nominations made. The real issues Lo
fore the people never entered the COMICS,
'Ehe question of high or low Tariff y.
scarcely mootcd in the campaign
outside of this. it was wou
known fact that the people of that State
were too deep y ilabued with Republican
principles to sacrifice their State tn tbe
opposing party; aud that the reduction
Of the Republican majority would have
no effect upon the more importan, else.
lions soon to follow. hcucc NJ .
active canvass was made. The correetnes, '
of this statement is shown by the elec il
lions held in Maine on Monday. Al. |
though there were four tickets in tbe q
held, an i local issue in the campaiop d
the question fprohibition, the Republi. u
can majority exceeded all expectations = N
FROM majority Of 5000 which vas 70
given in at the general election in 1852 Ia
the Republicans have increased ID lc
strength until now, when they elect their th
ticket by $4,000 majority. i
In the campaign in Maine, the Tariff fiji
issue was before the people, aud the re- Oa
cut shows how deeply welded they ore to
to projections. 1t shows that the New e.
England States where the majority Of tn
our manufactures are, know best the
of the manufacturing interest b
of the country, and are unwilling to
jeopardize the welfare of large body Of !.
laborers, who live by this industry to .,
the falaey of Free Trade. One thing i,
more the Maine election shows. 1t -.
explodes the theory of the weakness Of n,
Blaine Thief as he may be from the !.
Democratic standpoint: corrupt as lis =,
enemies will have him; faithless pablo al
officer as lying and prejudiced press scr
would have the country believe, he is ,ft
now known % DC ioVed' honorcd and re- off
spected at home 1t would be casting a of
reflection upon the integrity of number ~.
Of the best citizens of the nation, the ~
large body ofcitizens who Yasaa "a Re- fro
F-ssasss = A'esss n - IN,
say that they, who should know hinbest, fro
who have watched his study stridefrom FRI
the editors humble chair to the di. : mn
nifty Of the position he row occupies, me
have By the iTattcring endorsement given III.
him BY their woes, been deceived in their III.
Judgment 1t would be an insult to the dis
honesty of the people Of great State pu
to further seek to traducc the character IN,
os their most gifted son, after the set the
back and singing rebuke given BY the vol
Maine election on Monday; and after cu
such an emphatic disbelief in the nu
charges made against him, by the I'M ma
precedented send of the Republican St,
party has lust received in his adonted -,
State. %,
For the future then let party princi- Be
pies become the issue with the parties y
in their struggle for ascendency, and Ire
lst Islander and vituperation cease, or on,
else it will recoil to the dctriment of the on,
party yenal enough to resort to it all,