Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-07
THE MAINE ELECTION.

That there is weeping and wailing
among, and pains in the "stummicl1" of
the Republican party in Maine, is forci-
bly, told in the following from the Albany
Argus, the editor OF which has made the
work of political campaigns in America, a
study for fifty years past:
''The second week of the campaign i'll
| Maine opens with most discouraging out
look for the Republicans. The Blaine circus
has had hard time of it, and the antics of
Frye and the blunders of the stars have
done little to help the cause The Pro-
hibitionists have forced the fighting in every
instance, and, instead of being in the least
dlsmayed by the appearance of the Repub-
llcan leader on the stump, they rather
| enjoy 1t, and follow him up with rare per-
tinacity, picking his favorite arguments
to pieces and turning his logic into ridicule;
and his man Frye-day has been called to ac-
count by the chairman of the National Pro-
hlbltlon Committee for calling the prohibi-
ton Leaders "unblushing impudent scoun-
drels." Chairman Finch, in his letter to
Senator Frye, calls upon the latter for proof
of his charges, or offers him the disagree
able alternative of being branded as a SLAM
derer and coward. An opposition, headed
by two such influential men in Maine as
Neal DOW and st. John, must cause consid-
cradle alarm in the Republican ranks. es-
peclally as the leader in whom they had
such hopes, appears to be in very bad form
this season.
Thelabor organizations do not take kindly
to the sovereign specific offered them by Mr..
Blaln In the shape of high protective
tarlt, and the war veterans are still nursing
their wrath at one of their number being
thrown overheard for Mr.. Blaine's wealthy
contractor for the governorship In letter
to the New York Tribune, in which the hand
OF Mr.. Blame Is visible, there are evident
signs OF hiding. "It is not expected that
the majority, this year, will be as large as in
a presidential year." chairman Manley
looks for majority of about 5000 or TO-
OOO." This is decided come-down from
the extravagant predictions of few weeks
ago. Evidently, the hard pressed party will
ind 1t necessary to import few Statesmen
to make stand against the powerful oppo-
sltlon which confronts it. The Plumed
knight is doing enough to depend upon,
ana Frye Is doing more harm than benefit
to the Republican cause. Why not send
for John Logan and Halstead? They
would increase the liveliness of the cam
paign."
Blaine knows now how foolish it was
for him to shoulder Prohibition and call
it State issue, while all the Republican
State Conventions yet heard from call it
National issue, thereby raising ND a
ghost which affrights him and makes
him sore indeed. Both st. John and
Neal Dow are men whom the nation
knows, and both are respected by the
best men of Maine, and both being keen
logicians, they will put lance into every
hyprocritical argument and plea advanced
by Blaine and his satilites, and this time,
at least, the people of Maine will have a
knowledge of how they are voting, and for
whom. No special pleas can long hold
water where two such able men are.
who are actuated in their work by the
motive OF hon esty, and all the platitudes
and dishonest promises ever invented bv
the a5lest Republican politician will be
made minced-meat of by these two Dro-
mios, whose intent is similar in all
points. Bodwell, the Republican candi-
date, is already in the tolls, and the local
press is already pounding him unmerci-
fully, something hitherto unknown in
Maine politics, and all things point to
such revulsion of political sentiment as
to ensure the wiping out of the great
Republican majority that has hitherto
bound that State to the service of
hypocrites, and turning it over to
the Democrats, who will see that I
the laws on the statute books are
enforced, no matter who suffers thereby.
Blaine would give much of his wealth if
now he could recall the Sebago spluree
and all the pointers that went before il.
but like poor humanity for centuries,
when actuated by ambition, he has over
shot the mark and now has to fight the
liquor interest, from which ne erstwhile !
scraped such staunch help in his political
games. Arnica and goose grease will be
at high premium in Maine in a few
weeks from now