New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-13
THE SIGNS IN MAINE.
OUTLOOK ON THE EVE OF THE ELECTION
DEMOCRATIC RELIANCE ON THE THIRD PARTY-MR.
cLrFFoRD's BOAST.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIBUSE.l


which prevails here tonight continue morrow IL may
have tue effect OF reducing the Republican VOTE out
according TO the latest adgces received By tue e'ae
Committee good sized victory Is fairly certain despite
bad weather 1t not expected that full vote Will DO
poled on either side. In fact neither the chairman
OF the Republican Democratic Committee expects
that the total vote will reach that polled in the last on
year election In 1882, the aggregate vote Was
l3s,f7s and the Republican plurality $500 That was
an unusually large for an of year. Like efforts
are not being made this year to get ont full vote the
Republicans not got motley to spend to hire
teams to bring the voters to the polls and for other uch
legitimate expenses they had 10 that year. All tie
money expended this has been raised in the
state and amounts to only few thousand dohars'
contributed By the candidates and what Mr. Blaine has
gwen He has done than his share OF the work.
contributing as much candidate ana paying MS
own expenses while travelling about the State making
speeches This small thing to do, as owing to
the large OF the state, equal to that OF ali the
other New Engand States combined, IL requires great
deal OF travelling to reach all parts OF t. In MAKING us
thirteen speeches. Mr. Blaine has travelled little over
1000 miles. His speeches have had marked effect IN
arousing the oyer-conddent Republican voters to
sense OF their duty. He has been ably supported by
Senator's Frye. Hale, Blair Allison AMI other members OF
Congress, and speakers Of National reputation.
The Democrats have not held many meetings, nor
have they had the assistance OF more than dozen
speeches iron Of the State, excepting the
require to be aroused in This while the Demo-
poll their full without holding meeting
In one place an advertised Democratic meeting was
cancelled 1t learned that Mr. Blaine was
TO sleak In the tn1 Democrats stating that they
would their money; that long the voters were
aroused 1t did not matter who did It. Whether tfs was
the because they did not wish to have their
meeting with Of Mir. Baines 1t IS certain
that the Democrats avoided holding meetings In
places where Mr. Blaine has spoken; but the party
have held meetings in those places and the leading
Democ ats have always been conspicuous In their
attendance them. The Democrats however appear
10 think that they have chance 10 carry tue state
secretary Millet, OF their State Committee says:
I'VE have let the Republicans do all the lighting They
have held meetings ali the and have walked
up our voters well could do ourselves, but We
going to beat them. Cur shows that the
doubtful vote is unusually large this year..
Secretary Mlet declined to make any estimate on
the result, but he said that the Democratic canvass
showed large Prohibition vote He said that the talk
! Of Chairman Brown not being on good terms with tue
Administration at Washington false lie received
letters from the Departments every day He com
planeI tue committee mai not been well sustained
| IN All It's WORK by leading DemOcIas Ill tue Sldte
Chairman Brown, OF the Democratic COMMITTEES. says
that 1t made effective CANVASS which has been
none tue elective because quiet
make predictions about malorities," he said,
but have talr plurality IN the state my e1peeta-
| tious will not be disapI onteL"
Ex-Governor Plalstoa, another Democratic leader,
| to-day.
g. fhornby LIBBY, secretary Of Tue fronpItlon 7tate
COMMITTEES sand Last night: Everything looks well Tor
a large n ohOltion vote. We may get 10000"
rhe closest relations exist between the Democrats
and the party In places. The Democrats
Ia the Third party movement McGl-
bcuddy the Democratic cnildae Tor stase senator IN
District VITO Is an OuspOKen OPT Onent or
PROM Oion, addressed meetings IRON tie same platform
Both s. eaKers equally abusive OF the Republican
party Tie Democrats ID thelT state CONVENTION re-
affirmed their opposition 10 sulnptuary LEGISLATION and
| upl- men
ajuse the Republican party II tue third party nad
from the wnskey soskedoate Of Kentucky
To talk temperance To the people OF Maine they "ouId
nave n-en wiser. These showed the eleven FOOT
TOO much ana under he exposure or heir aims by MI
Blaine ana other Republican speakers the hird-party
M vement has melted away. senator BLAIR, ex-doV-
| Trnor Dugley aud other wrl-SnOwu temperance men
nave done good work this respect 1t doubtful now
n third party men Will pOl as many votes as tue
ProhbIon candidate did seventeen years
ago. In 1869, Hlchborn, the Prohibition candidate,
pulled 4,73j votes Tor Governor wnle 81. Jonn Ior
President. 1854, only got Loo IL IL the general
| veal will not do as we'll as II did III 1869.
Ex-Governor Dlngey, IN referring 10 the temperance
= onn aud others In try make appear that the
Democrats passed the prob Diory law and are IN favor
can Legislatures adopted every amendment, thirty 10
ALL asked by the state temperance conventions 10
sure lss4 Mr.. Dow himself alone asked fora arSe
number of amendments OF which such temperance
lawyers as Mr.. Drummond, OF Portland pron9uheed ~
approved by the committee appointed oy tne
state leu Derauce Convention. When Mr. DOW says
that Republican legislation refused 10 pass amendments
| TO the law which we temperance men asked Tor, he
refers 10 what ne alone asked or and what the tem-
perance men OF Maine asked for through their commit
tee NOcandid believes thata Republican Legislature
| sDould DO charged with alliance with the rum
pnwer slmply because II declined adopt amendments
which Sir Dow alone asAed for. aud which counties
appointed by the STATE Temperance Convention de-
cined present. Yet that the whole OF the HepuD-
mean offending in at least 43O Of 300 towns IN inc
The law il well enough enforced wherc an active
temperance sentiment is maintained anu poory eu-
forced where little or nothing Is done 10 ts
public sentiment Inc en,oIoenen na,rs, n,pGsr
law and particularly OF laws against panWesI
srs to vice. oIs,v So achnoyy can make this
otherwise here IN Maine, where the kepuoIieah party
has given us all the avs we nave asaet io
needed IN make them effective Is not inc n
"A third prOhibit0ry party when can never Decomo
than faction, but the active employ men. oI
| temperance sentiment Is weak. our mira party
active moral appeal best feeling OF our people
without distinction TO party, 10 enllss III oo r
| inculcarors they would have given the
cause impetus which would nave wrou .liHr.
effective than before Instead OF hs their WORK
Las lowered this sentment and repeed tnoasanuo wno
the polls in Maine aud voted for prohibition In the con-
the prom bItory party. How much wiser Il IS TO enlist
the 10000 IA rather than TO buid up pAru-
a., which Restricts rs 10 the 2'OOO OF t'oOO WI"
TINS is the way tie people OF Maine look at Il and the
result viii be seen in to-mofrows voting Men who
wrte az arst inclined 10 20 this movement nave
eyes had been opened by the fSet that
Democrats VINO had AWAY. been opposed 70
would greet the streets brothers IN COM
mon That was too much for an honest temper,
ance man. Chairman Maney says that
good many disappointed Democrats WAL vOIe tne
hird party ticket. or course II Is lnp"sslOe 20 leil
how many Republicans may be deuded Dy the third
party movement. but IL certain that II Il weaker
tonight than days ago The tariH VIII nave
morr eject tDan anv other issue. Mr.. Blanes telling
present atOL OF isue has made the Democrats vince
Their Convention declared Tor tarH or revenue
e1clusiyely and speakers have gone even uthfr
IN tr Erection OF free trade. the effect OF tue
/ kepuDncan presentation or tie case, the Demo-
| crsts have been trying 10 hedge for the last
few days, and they have been busy dehylnS
! that they are favor or Tree rado'
bur the record against them strong TO overcome
The canvass been almost wholly conducted on Ma
oua Issues because OF the election OF Representatives
IN Congress- ami Tor tie son that the DenOcra nave
not one complaint mako asaln't tho i'7pnO-
lcau administration OF the State Governments Inc Re-
puDcans have th- advantage or course 10 th-r CAM"
date. Mr.. BOdvel IS wrl-knOwn ana hghy re-
sDectrd busnes. man has worked MS way up from
a stonecutter, The Democratic candidate clarke 9
Edwards, wholly Unknown 70 the people OF me ota.e
! Ii L..t. L..D.L LIZ.