The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-22
A Great Week for RenubIicans.

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a Great Week for Republicans.
This has been a great and glorious
week for the Republicans. We can
not see that the Democrats have any
reason whatever for satisfaction with
the past SIX DAYS ; in fact, everybody
knows they are more divided and
discouraged, by far, than they were
last Saturday. Then they were fool
ish enough to believe that the i'm
mense expenditure Of money and use
of Federal patronage in Maine would
pull down the Republican majority
to about 1000 Or 5000. Now they
are trying to figure down that major
ity to within 1 900 or so of twice 5000,
but the effort is vain and the figuring
absurd.
Take the most conservative esti-
mate of the Maine victory and it was
a splendid proof of the fact establish
ed by the Oregon and Vermont elec-
ton, that this is "tidal-wave" year
for Republicans, in which the issue
Of Protection has united the whole
party as it has not been united since
the war, and is bringing into the Re
publican camp scores Of thousands of
old Democrats who have found that
their party is what Mr.. EYarts called
tia denationalized party"-ruIed
and run by "the Solid South" in the
interests of English free trade.
On Monday, too, the Republicans
were materially helped hy Mr.. Cleve-
lands elaborate and painful attempt
- cover over the too plain free trade
declarations of his message. While
he is not formidable CONTROVERSIAL
list, at his best, he is utterly untitled
for the task of cOncealing his real
thoughts, such as they are. His let
ter betrays to any intelligent reader
the undOubted fact that its author
would like to be the champion Of free
trade, while calling it new style Of
protection, until, in his second term,
he could gradually develop the Con-
denisms that he is ambitious to get
embodied in American legislation.
His letter has not helped to conceal
this manifest tendency Of his mind,
and it has helped the Republican
prospects very materially.
Gen. Harrison's letter of accept
ance has been of direct and immense
service to the Republican campaign
this week. 1t has defied Democratic
criticism and has inspired Republic
cans with fresh enthusiasm for their
leader, by the facility and felicity,
the frankness and courage, the luci
ditY and strength. with which he has
| handled all the issues Of the cam
paign. Gen. Harrison writes like an
experienced statesman and lifelong
student of the history and of the OPP
posing principles and policies Of the
country. Mr.. CleYeland betrays the
regency of his consideration of ma
tional questions, the crudeness of his
political thinking and the prevalence
of peculiar physique over the
purely intellectual faculties. CleYe.
lands letter is already almost for
| gotten. Harrison's clear. clean-cut,
comprehensive epigrams. condensing
the results of so much right-thinking
into the fewest and plainest words,
are travelling all oyer the country
! through the newspapers, strengthen
ing Republicans in their convictions
and giving them happy phrases for
what they had believed or thought.
SO rapidly, in fact, has the strong
and noble personality of our leader
been growing these past few days,
that the alarmed Cleveland organs
are compelled to attach Importance
TO the malignant rawlings of the eX-
/ Republican who was the reYiler of
Garfield and who pretends that he is
80 afraid Gen. Harrison will make
Mr.. Blaine his Secretary of State and
master, that the Democratic candi-
dates will be afflicted with the sup
portn of this nurser Of old "Stal-
wartn revenges, who is one of a kind
and altogether harmless.-N I. Matt
and Express, Sept. 10.
Little is done in Congress these
! ln,ra nyrnnf In Snring personal diff