Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-09-27

she republican majority. blame
did not register and was thus not
qualified to vote, and his home
city gave only $50 majority as
against 500 at the last election.
The unwritten word in Blaine's
campaign letter and his uncast
ballot speak in mute but impress
sive eloquence of his attitude in
the campaign. Ex-Speaker Reed
received a most pointed admoni-
ton in his own home. Two years
ago he carried Portland by 1927
majority and on Monday last he
received only 176. His majority
in the district was 1880 two years
ago, when there was a general
land slide throughout the country
against his party, and now he is
returned by less than 1000. The
lesson of Maine is that there is no
Harrison tide in present political
currents. He is not yet a defeat
ed candidate, but it is evident that
the political situation as it is now
presented, must be greatly i'm
proved for the republicans to
bring him within range of a re-
election. Maine has not given
him a Knockout, but it has sent
him soggy to his corner.-Phila-
delphia Times.
Maine has gone republican, but
by a plurality much reduced from
that recorded in the last presiden-
tial year. The notable example
set by Vermont has been empha-
sized by the voters of the Dirigo
State in a way that neither Mr..
Harrison nor the gentlemen who
are managing his campaign can
possibly fail to understand. The
significance of this decided short
age in republican p~luralities in
two states hat have been account
ed rs veritable strongholds for the
Mckinley cause, can indeed scarce
ly be mistaken in any quarter.
There is certainly every reason
why the National democracy
should find new encouragement in
the results gained in Vermont and
Maine. A like falling off in the
republican vote throughout the
country next November will mean
the election of Cleveland and Ste
venson by an overwhelming major
ity. For the attainment of that
end let every democrat work as
we'll as hope.-Boston Globe.
Of course, if the democrats poll
anything like their vote Of 1888
throughout the United States,
while the republicans lose fifteen
to twenty per cent, as in Maine
and Vermont, Cleveland will
sweep the country. AS Vermont
ana Maine have always been con-
sidered hide-bound in their adher-
ence to republicanism, there is ev-
cry reason to suppose that other
states, will be even more respcn.
sive to the tide of feeling against
republican tariff outrage which we
have seen rising so high even in
New England during the last fort
night. The friends Of tariff re-
form have every reason to feel en-
couraged in their efforts to recover
this year many a state which went
for Harrison four years ago.-New
York Evening Post
This result was reached, it APP
pears, by an increase of the demo-
cratic vote, together with a de-
crease of the republican vote. 1t
was evidently not mere apathy
that did it. A vast deal of speak
ing had been done in the state.
Mr.. Blaine wrote a letter. Gov
ernor Mckinley and other notable
republicans by the score stumped
the state for weeks to bring out a
full vote. 1t was not brought out,
or if it came out it went more
largely than ever before for the
democratic candidates. A falling
off of 5000 votes in Maine in the
September preceding a presiden-
tial election is hard to explain
away. Protection seems not to he
a winning issue.-Baltimore Sun.
Mr.. Blaine not only failed to
stump the greatState of Maine but
now it appears that he did not care
to exercise the highest privilege
of citizenship by casting his indi-
vidual ballot. He thought at one
time of registering, but after due
meditation changed his mind and