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 "stummick" OF
the Republican party in Maine, is iorci-
bly, told in the following from the Albany
Argus, the editor OF which has made the
work OF political campaigns in America,
study for fifty years past
"The second week of the campaign in
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
lioan leader on the stump, they rather
enjoy it, and follow him up with rare per-
tinaoity, 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-
hibition Committee for calling the prohibi-
tion 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 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-
pecially as the leader in whom they had
such hopes, appears to be in very bad form
| this season.
The labor organizations do not take kindly
| to the sovereign specific offered them by Mr..
Blain in the shape of high protective
| tariff, 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.. Blaine is visible, there are evident
signs of hiding. SIT 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 10,-
OOO." This is decided come-down from
the extravagant predictions of few weeks
ago. Evidently, the hard pressed party will
find it necessary to import few Statesmen
to make stand against the powerful oppo..
sition which oonfronts it. The Plumed
Knight is doing enough to depend upon,
and Frye is doing more harm than benefit
to the Republican cause. Why not send
for John Logan and Halsteadp They
would increase the liveliness of the cam
paign."
Blaine knows now how foolish it was
for him to shoulder Prohibition and cal
it State issue, while all the Republican
State Conventions yet heard from call il
National issue, thereby raising up 1
ghost which affrights him and makes
him sore indeed. Both st. John and
Neal Dow are men whom the natiol
knows, and both are respected by the
best men OF Maine, and both being keer
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 {
knowledge of how they are voting, and fol
whom. No special pleas can long holC
water where two such able men are
who are actuated in their work by the
motive OF hon esty, and all the platitude'
and dishonest promises ever invented by
the ablest 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 tC
such revulsion OF political sentiment a.
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Republican majority that has hithert,
bound that State to the service OF
hypocrites, and turning it over tc
the Democrats, who will see tina
the laws on the statute books are
enforced, no matter who suffers thereby
Blaine would give much OF his wealth il
now he could recall the Sebago splurg
and all the pointers that went before ii
, but like poor humanity for centuries
. when actuated by ambition, he has over
shot the mark and now has to fight tn
liquor interest, from which he erstwhil
scraped such staunch help in his politca
games. Arnica and goose grease will b
at high premium in Maine in lie,
weeks from now.