The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15

him as a democrat the strength and tn
dignity. the virtue and the intelligence
the president who was In the white house
of the democratic candidate who would b.
In II for four years more.
The Maine election took place on Mon
Ssy last. At 8 o'clock that evening MI
Blaine telegraphed Mr.. Harrison;
estimate our majority at 10000 1t Is no
simply a great victory. II Is almost
nolitical revolution" When II Is re
membered that In 1884 Mr.. Blaine
majority was 10000 and that Of thu
candidate for Governor at the Septembe
election of 1884, 1909, one is In doubt q
10 the nature of the revolution Th'
" land slide" Blaine and his fellow stump
ers of the state have been predicting, does
not appear Even with the return OF the
Maine prohibitionists (some $500 In 1884
10 the republicans, they have made no gan
of strength indeed, they have not held
their own, a, d yet In Maine, II anywhere
the fisheries business may be supposed &c
have given aid 10 the republicans.
The returns all being In, II Is found that
the immense republican plurality 10 Maine
Is actually lS,495. Blaine In 1854 had w.
O6O; the governor 10, 700. 30 that the re-
publicans have In four years lost l,2i9
votes, over 3 per cent In Vermont the
republicans lost nearly q per cent while
the democrats gained over II per cent III
the republicans do as we'll In November
they will, lose the electoral vote OF New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Indiana,
Michigan, California and Illinois. SO Mr.
Blaine's telegram TO Harrison on Monday
night was not true and his great victory
points TO Inevitable defeat
The canvass In Maine clearly has been
up hill work for the republicans. With
all their work they have not even held
their own. Ii has not awakened eDthu>
siasm anywhere else, not even across the
line In New Hampshire, which neces>
sarily assimilates some of the feeling OF
Maine. The New Hampshire republi cans
have made q blunder In the state ticket
and the defeat of Goodsell Is practically
admitted. In addition TO the admitted
weakness Of the state ticket the constant
detection Of thinking republicans on acs
count of the ptrty's position on the tariff
question strengthens the beli' I that New
Hampshire will break away from the
republican column and refuse 70 give her
electoral vote 70 Harrison as she refused
10 give II to his illustrious grandfather In
1910. The republicans who within the
last few days aye publicly announced
their intention TO support Cleveland are
neither few In number nor lacking In In
fluepce. Nor Goes the Maine canvass and
Its results appear to have stiffened the
81 - xhn ravnhltnanu nf Minnesota
another state where the robber tariff Is
giving that party a great deal OF uneasi.
ness, two of the party organs, st. Paul
star and Duluth Industrial Age, having
bolted the state ticket, with Its straddle on
the tariff, and openly predict the cleo
ton of Wilson and Cleveland electors.
On Sunday. the Sunday Gazette of Wash
ington city, an old republican paper, an
nounced that hereafter 1t will be independ.
ent, Its editor, Mr.. Morrow, stating that
the change is the result of his investiga-
ton Of the situation In New York, where
he sees too much Blaine In the conduct of
affairs and he predicts that unless Gen.
Harrison consents to.terms which will prac-
tically place affairs In Blaine's hands his
fate will be as disastrous as that of Judge
Folger.
The macedonian cry Is becoming too
frequent for republican peace this year
there is too much hustling" to keep their
own men In line to give their time to |
press on outsiders. Mr.. Morrow says
have talked To brokers, bankers, cash.
ers, mem bers of the stock exchange, |
merchants, Cabmen, truckmen, car drivers,
md conductors, prOprietors of hotels, clerks
md porters In the same, BARRIERS, police
men, fremen, etc. with the view of ascer-
aiming what truth there was In the report |
ID stampede In New York from the ranks |
Of democracy to the republican party.
with at least hundred men
knowing, or caring, how they
stood politically, and the conclusion that
arrived at was that no stampede had taken
place and that none was likely to occur"
There Is no abatement of the yellow
fever plague at Jacksonville, Florida The
deaths are from eight TO fifteen day and
the new cases about SO daily. The weather
Is very bad, there being frequent rains and
dark, gloomy days, which invariably in
crease the number Of deaths. On Thurs.
day case Of yellow fever appeared in
Philadelphia; and sporadic cases have apu
pe4red at Decatur, Alabama
On Wednesday the famous astronomer
ana writer, Richard A. Proctor, whose
name Is household word in both America
and England, died of yellow fever In New
York city. He had recently came from
Florida, though not from jacksonville, and
was taken sick at his hotel, but removed to
a hospital This case has given New York
a scare; but the health department seem
confident there will be no outbreak of the
disease there. A few scattering cases
among refugees from Florida may be ex.
pected, but nothing more.
Business on the South Atlantic coast Is
practically at standstill because of the
quarantine against Jacksonville.
The retaliation bill passed the house on
Saturday last almost unanimously, only
four votes being recorded against 1t. The
Canadians since Saturday have begun 70
talk sense again; and probably after the
election negotiations TO settle the matter
decently and In order will be permitted
by Edmunds, ct a.. of the senate.
Lambert Tree, of Chicago, minister to
Belgium, has been promoted to be minister
to Russia.
A bill has been introduced by Mr.. Oates
amending the naturalization laws,
prohibiting papers to any fugative
criminal, polygamist, anarchist socialist,