New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-31
THE MAINE CAMPAIGN.
ATTITUDE OF PROHIBITIoNIsrs AND DEM
OCRATS.
FALSE REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY THE THIRD
PARTY-THE TARIFF THE REAL IssUE-soMh
SAMPLE SPEECHES.

| fFRO,t STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF TIVE TRIBUNE
AUGUSTA. Aug. 2s-The first week Of the cam
vass IN the State closes with encouraging out
look for the Republican ticket. The meetings
have all been well attended-Gnusually so for
OF year-and this Notwithstanding the hot weather.
The audiences present ut the meetings addressed
by Mr.. Blaine-aud those present at such other
meetings as have Acknowledgment made up of very
intelligent people. who came TO hear and not to
see As these meetings were with one exception
all held In small villages tho people came long dis
tances-on an average ten or fifteen miles 1t was
not curiosity to SEQ Mr.. Blaine. because he has
been speaking in these places in nearly every
campaign for thirty years. 1t was notice
| able that those present. considerable number
| of whom were women, all remained until the meet
Ings were over. listening TO every word that was
| said This, taken in connection with tho enthus-
| iasm is very strong indication of the general
feeling in favor of the Republican ticket 1t is not
| expected that the majority this year will be as
| large as in a Presidential year There is not the
same interest to bring out full vote. But Chair
man Marley looks for a majority of about 5000 or
| 1000 If the Democrats would make little more
vigorous campaign and depend less on the still
| hunt method, so rs to stir up the Republican
voters the majority would doubtless be larger.
One noticeable feature of the canvass is the
| efforts the third party people are making
| 70 bring themselves into prominence.
and the aid they getting from the
Democratic newspapers. In previous years if ihore
was any interruption at Republican meeting, in an
| attempt to divert a speaker. 1t was always DEM
ocrat. generally under the influence of liquor who
was guilty of the wrongdOng. There have been
Interruptions at til years meetings, but in every
| case il has been q Prohibiionist who was
guilty of this impertnence. They have had cir
| culars of various kinds printed attacking Mr.
| Blame and these are distributed at his meetings
| Of course all this is part of the methods adopted
to attract attention and make it appear that they
| are strong IN numbers. A careful canvass OF the
State lust completed by the State COMMITTEES shows
practically no gain over the so-called ProhIb-
ton party vote Of 1884. In that
year there were 64.507 votes cast for the
prohIbitory amendment to the Constitution. bat
only I / 81 votes cast for st. John. And yet
| these l.157 arrogate to themselves the exclusive
right 90 be called the temperance Of the State
the Prohbitionists In the five States that have
adopted constitutional prohibition CSC, 264 votes
were cast in favor of it, bur ST. John received only
90 766 altogether in those States. In every in
stance prohibition has been carried by the Repub-
ican party and it is this attempt OF per cent of
the Prohibition voters to defeat tho party which
has done so much for the temperance cause that is
exasperatng the real temperance men.
Speaking of this the other day the Rev. ID. w.
LcLactcur of Portland. said: The Republican
party gave us the existing prohbltOry law in 1853,
and has from year TO year given us
such amendments as the majority Of the
friends of prohibition asked for. When
a law was desired putting TEMPERANCE instruction
IN our public schools the Republican party gave
us such a law. There is no need of a third parry
movement to secure prohibItory legislation. for the
Republican party has given US all we nave asked
for The Prohibition party at its last convention
bore strong testimony to what has been accom-
plished IN this State And vet they ask that tho
Republican party should be defeated 1t is as
though a son who had received all the glory of his
father should seek TO thrust the dagger through
his fathers heart. The complaint made that the
Republican party does not everywhere enforce the
law. 4 few cases pointed out, and the $50
towns in which the laws are enforced are
ignored. IT the same method were APP
piled in judging the church sorry results
would appear. In nearly every church few Nom
bers may be found who do not honor their profess
sion. An infdel might say under this method of
Judgment that these few black sheep show the
church to be in alliance with the devil. The third
party would itself make sorry spectacle under
this test. The only man it elected In this State
was MAYOR odd, of Gardiner. and yet Mr.. Thomas
member Of this party, has stated on the stump
".
it would that the third party is already in al
lance with the rum power. Nowhere III history
can there be found an instance where political
party has been organized to enforce a law.
The party enact law; the people enforce it.
1t Will be found on lnvest cation that even in
those cities where il is charged that Republican
officials have been seriously derect in duty i'm en-
forcing the prohbltory law the charges have either
been untrue IN fact greatly OvcTdTawn. 1t should
be borne in mind that any law against Danterers 10
vice IS en- iorc ID with more difficulty than laws
T.. . 4.
victim protects the wrong door IN the latter case
the sufferer pursues and prosecutes. some people
TO assume that officers are derelct In duty If
any liquor Is secretly sold. Why do they expect |
more of a law against dram-shOps than the law |
against theft and robbery Nobody thinks of !
char hat the officers lax because there are
secret thefIs. venture TO that there are more
efforts put forth TO enforce the liquor laws than any
other laws. But it will be found hat where there |
is a lax public sentiment on the temperance aues
tiOn there are unsatisfactory results in enforcing
laws"
ST. John, who is now in this State has sgnalled |
his entry by at once directing all his batteries |
against the Republican party. UnmIndiul of the |
fact that the Democratic party when last in power
repealed the prohibitOry law. which re-enacted
by the Republicans, St John gives all tho ere I'M to
the Democrats of bringing about prohibition |
though they not only openly oppose it but their |
county officers have been largely responsible for
failure to enforce it. Tnese attacks however are |
not dong the Republicans any harm. The canvass |
of the State shows that good many Democrats |
will vote the Prohibition ticket this year because
Of dissatisfaction in their own party. In one town
there are ninety Democrats who have so declared |
their purpose.
The real issue is that of the tariff Although |
Maine IS dotted all over with manufactures which
give it the greater part of Its prosperity the Demo
Gratis here are coming out openly for Morrs0n's |
tariff bill Ex-Governor Garceon, their candidate |
for Congress against Mr.. Dngley, had this to say
on the subject in a sDeech the other day:
IL l. the duty of Democrats 10 put the ban on |
a who advocate the protective tariff. and let us |
all use our influence to let those who advocate it
stay at home The reason that the Democratic |
party has not done more IN Congress to eradicate
its evils is owing 10 the treachery Of such men as
Representative Randall and his followers in Con.
gress. An open enemy is better than false friend
1t time for every BODY 10 be on one side or tho
other The tariff is to be The issue of this CAMPAIGN
| say that 1t Is time for everybody to bc either
nor. NJ or Ranu Hmm LII. y