The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-15
THE VICTORY.
THE DEMoCATIC MISTAKE.
RoStOn Traveller

THE DEMoCATIc MISTAKE.
Boston Traveller.
The Maine Democratic Convention nomi-
mated Colonel Edwards to control the SOL
der vote. 1t was mistake-the leaders had
forgotten that many in their party are slow
to forgive the soldiers for their victory.
REPUBLICAN FAITH INDICATED.
New York Tribune.
The faith of the Republicans in the prin-
ciples OF their party has again been yindi-
Gated. The election in Maine has resulted
in Republican triumph, thanks to this faith
and to the good work of Mr.. Blaine and the
other leaders who have labored so assidu-
ously during the canvass of the last few
weeks.
LEADING THE WAY FOR 1888.
Bangor Wing.
The Republican victory in the State is a
sweeing and splendid one and the Democrat
&c and Mugwump papers who were so anx-
ious beforehand to identify Mr.. Blaine's for
tunes with the result Of this election are
heartily welcome to contemplate the brilliant
manner in which Maine has led the way for
1885,
MAINE REPUBLICAN, AS WAS EXPECTED.
Boston Advertiser.
Maine is Republican, as was expected. The
majority is not so large as it was in 1884, and
over this fact the Democrats will probably
exult But in 1884 one of her citizens was
the candidate for President and her voice
was the first of the campaign She could not
be expected to do so well this year in the
dizziness of an ''otf year"
DISAPPOINTMENT.
Boston Globe.
Something was the matter with the tele-
graph wires leading from Maine last night,
the electric current refusing to transmit any
intelligence to the effect that the Pine Tree
State had gone Democratic. In fact the
wires continued to whistle Republican tunes
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the conclusion that the Democrats will be
called upon to postpone their victory until
another year,
SUNSHINE FROM cUcUMBERs.
Hartford Courant.
Our Democratic brethren will endeavor to
extract sunshine from cucumbers by point
ing out that the Republican majority is less
than in 1884, when the total vote of the State
was over 10000. But it is only few years
ago that they. were rejoicing over Demo-
cratic and Fusionist victories and claiming
that Maine had ceased to be Republican
State For the present splendid victory the
chief credit must be given to the energetic
and able efforts of Mr.. Blaine.
PLEASANT NEWS.
Worcester Spy.
Maine is all right of course. The Republi-
can State ticket has been elected by ma
jority quite satisfactory for an off year,
though considerably less than Mr.. Blaine's
majority in the State two years ago, and the
Republican Representatives in Congress are
all rejected |: is not unpleasant to
hear salso that Ex-Governor Garcelon, the
chief conspirator in the attempt to steal the
State government some years ago, who was
yesterday candidate for Congress, is so far
out of favor as to fall mmch behind other
candidates on the ticket.i
AN EXAMPLE FOR THE OTHER STATES.
Bostsn Journal.
The Republicans won a signal victory yes
terday in Maine. Hon. Joseph r. Bodwell
ives elected Governor by about II, 900 plural
lty; four Republican Representatives to Con-
gress have been elected by, decided plurali-
which will re-elect Hon. Eugene Hale to the
United States Senate
Such. in, blief, was the result of the election
in Maine yesterday The Republicans have
people upon the issues Of the hour and with
out other influence or aid. The result shows
that the Republicans can hold their own in
the Northern States if they have the courage
OF their convictions,
TWO THINGS PROVEN.
Boston Record.
The result in Maine proves two things
the laboring people in New England are not
more to be deluded this year than heretofore
by cheap gas from cheap orators. Nor will
they believe that the men who heretofore
nave Deeu cnleHy notorious Tor their ability
to advise them badly are more to be followed.
The other thing is that the temperance
people have no patience with the combina-
ton of Neal Dow and the rum shops, which
in Maine goes by the name of the Prohibito-
ny party, but which is run, not in the inter-
est of prohibition, but of free rum. The
people of Maine have got all the law on that
subject now that they need, and they are too
sensible in order to please Mr.. Dow and his
followers to put the saloon element on top.
ONE OF THE GREATEST vICToRIes EVER
SCORED.
Kennebec Journal
This is one Of the greatest victories, all
things considered, which the Republicans of
Maine ever scored. 1t is the first political
contest in the State since the election of
Cleveland. From the sore defeat in the ma
tional election of two years ago the party
has arisen with all its old-tme yigor, and
single handed and alone, standing firmly
upon principle, it has overthrow the Democ-
racy and its allies, and planted its banner
in unqueStioned supremacy in all parts of
the State. The Republicans fought squarely
for protective tariff, for temperance for alb
clifton of Imprisonment for debt, for impor-
tant labor reforms, and opposed the admins
tration for its policy on the fisheries, its
course in regard to the Cutting affair, its
failure to redeem its promises made before
the Presidential election, and it's weak man
agement of national affairs generally as COM
pared Win the management of the Republ-
cans when they controlled the government.