The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
THE VOTE IN MAINE.
True Inwardncss Of what Mr.. Blaine
Called - Almost q RevolutIon."


Called l." Almost n Revolution"
The complete returns from Maine
are now at hand, and an analysis Of
them will show how much ground
there was for Mr.. Blaine's claim that
the result was "almost political revo-
luton" We give the figures side by
side with those Of the September cleo
tion In 1884:
GOVERNOR. 1888. GOVERNOR 1894.
Rurleigh (Rsp.).. 7q.663I Robbie (Rep).. 7b,9le
Putnam (Dem.).. Gl l0sIRcdman tDem.) 5q,06l
mos sn,ains Pr9 al Easts Ea;an rSasii PrSS1ii @
Total. ..1ACo1 Total. .1ie, se7
RpSi RRepnSSIiicsn y pinrs,y IN ssa issa a.' issS issSl
Ropubllcnn loss on plurality ..........,.. 1866
Republican increase on total vote OF 1884 6g1
Democratic increase on total vote oflssi. 2.Oi7
These figures tell the story so plain
ly that it is scarcely necessary to COM
ment upon them. The reader will
search them in vain for any evidence
of Mr. Blaine's 'revolution," or for
any evidence of his other assertion
that many Democrats turned against
the Mills bill" II there were such
conversions, there must have been a
large Republican detection to Offset
them. Instead of being "stampeded"
by the free-trade cry, the Democrats
have more than held their own. They
have increased their total vote of four
years ago by more than 3 per cent,
while the Republicans have increased
theirs less than 1 per cent. Whatever
this may be evidence Of, il is not /,
sign that the Democratic party is
weaker than it was before the tariff
reform issue was raised.
The significance of this result is
very great when we consider the Pc
culiar advantages which Maine pre-
sented as a field for Republican gains
this year. On the fishery issue and
the question of free lumber alone, there
was reason for thinking that inroads
strength. Mr.. Blaine evidently thought
SO, for he made those questions very
prominent in his speeches, all of which
were confined almost entirely to them
and to the dangers of free trade. The
Republicans had the advantage of his
bringing to the work all the prestige
Of his first appearance after Eu-
ropean tour, where he had observed
personally the baleful effects of free
trade abroad.
Furthermore, the election was held
before the National campaign had fair
~ begun, and before there had been
any thing which could be called an
adequate presentation of the Demo-
cratic side of the tariff question. The
National Democratic Committee sent no
speakers into Maine to answer Mr..
Blaines arguments. Almost the only
outside Democratic orator who went
there was Colonel Fellows, and we
have never heard him spoken of as a
persuasive orator upon economic ques-
tions. In addition to Mr.. Blaine S
personal leadership, the Republicans
had the aid of one of the most thor
oughly organized political machines in
the country, and the skill in the work.
ing of it which comes only with long
practice. Yet, with all these ad-
vantages, they have failed to carry the
State by as large a majority as they
had four years ago, though the total
vote now is over 1000 larger now than
1t was then. They have failed, not
only to draw away any of the Demo-
cratic strength, but have failed to Sc
cure more than half of their share of
the increased vote.-M y Post.