Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-09
4 Glorious Victory.

The reault Of yesisr9aFs eieeti0n ts
a general surprise. 20 sgathetic
had apparently been the sstitsde
II the people u all parties towards the
campaign; ~ small hal been the amount
Of work pot into il, tiIat the most gam
zsinc did not look for a RsIsibllean l'ia-
rality u more than 1904 and uIany
were content to ~ IL At ie,ots. fall
ing OF from the yote % Is1s was nat
araliy expected. Thst was q psssisien~
tisl year and the campaign vas fought
upon both sidea With an eaFnestaets
and vigof never exceeded In any state
contest, NJ. Barleighs plurality Al
that election was 4. ,g53 the largest
tia. had t,een rceeivesi by Republican
gabernatorial candidate since 1875. sol
majority approaching thi. ias ever been
given a eaneliaate for that ofiiee Ia an %
year.
In lsG1 The Republican plurality @ae
ll.33s 10 l-Ga, 1921; in lsio, + ,s-'i
In 1871, 1927 in I-1J. Il $50 ia ~ T.
s,a63 In lsss, 1865 IN ~, li,.Eis IN
1873, Democratic plurality, in i-'1,
same IN lss9, q. isi 10 1856, 1850,
which was given Joseph II Bodwcll aud
was the largest off gear plurality sinee
the famous victory Of ten. hainbeflsin
over r. T.. PiIisbary Ia 1865. The vic
tory Of 1896 WA. the resalt of hard
won contest, however and II was 'earre
ly expected that '.osernor Burleigh
would receive any such plurality
this year Tip most s1nguine did
not venture any such peedic-
tlon. The result yesterday is there
fore an all round surprise. II
knocks the oil year rccort- completely
out. II is an crshcIning Republican
triumph all along the line
Governor Burleigb is re elected by Al
plurality which Il Is believed will equal
IL not eVceed his plurality IN ISIS. The
members Of the Maine delegation in
Congress are all returned by increased
maioritics Speaker Hccd, in particular,
against whom the democrats directed
about MI the energy oxpeudcd by them
in this campaign being returned hy al
plurality exceeding any that has
been given him for years II
indeed il does not Judging from
break the record entirely rhe 7ignii
rance Of this splendid and uueXlmpird
victory Is plain Il /. the vigorous pro-
test Of the citizens of Maine against the
liecnsc of the llduor traffic, IL is their
vigorous a9cIdra,ion that The temper
ance legislation Of the last hail century
shail not De- wiped from our statute
hooks. l,ut It * more than this. 1t is /
u demand for honest elections north aud
south and for the continuance of that
wisc protective policy undrr which this
country has prosrcrcd beyond any 9th
er on N" face of the earth
We'll may Ne ioicc. The new that |
has gone n,4hing OYER the wires from
Maine will bring cheer and encourage |
ncnt 60 our brethren all over the
country, aud viii >how the nation that |
the rlne Tree state i >ttt unswcryng- |
ly loyal to the grand principles of the
Republican Party.
The wholesale liquor interests which /
were responsible for the incorporation |
If the high license plank IA the bcmo
cratic platform 1T the rump convention
will feel considerably chagriued to-day. I
rhey have received formal notice from
Maine that she Is not yet prepared to re
sudiete the wise temperance legislation
Ut the last half century
Improvement in the hygenic condition
# her cities Is said to have hccn the
most potent cause of SPANS ,eo,WD
Increase IN population, The >ucce>o
achieved by spain Is another argument !
,or better sewage system in Augusta.
Is Il comeS from foreign SOURCE We
havc reserved 1t as clluchcr for our
Democratic friends
Those Memphis democrats who were
,hiiscd tu adjourn after halloting l,.9
times iu the vain attempt to MAXI a
aomina,lon deserve the belt for political |
staying powers. There Ia suspicion that
Al Of them were candidates, aud nothing /
hut tamiue or death will causc South.
cru bourbon to let ~ his grip ou an
office
lie who wrecks train should he .
hanged Is sentiment among press and
people which viii be felix II the dastards
who derailet the y y Central train last
week arc caught. 1t ia well that the
Nnights of Labor offer 4 reward for the
apprehension of the rutllauS.
The more thu reports come in FROM the /
ttkausas etrVttnn ths, greater story of !