The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-17

which kept the Republican voters at home
in Vermont aud Maine. Nothing less thar
deep dissatisfaction with the whole record
of their party for four years could have
produced that result
| The Herald says: The result of the cleo
ton is not encouraging to the Republicans
| the majority for Cleves. the candidate fol
| governor, showing q significant decrease
which, compared with state elections in
previous years, following so closely on the
notable slump in Vermont, causes the man
ayers anxiety as to the outcome OF the
presidential contest in November
The Tsmes-Predicting tidal wave is al
ways dangerous business. 1t is possible
that no particular significance would have
been attached TO the Maine election, but for
the anxious and inconsistent explanations
put forward by the Republican managers.
II the vote had been very light, we might
have inferred that the Republicans were
over confident but, in point OF fact, the
vote was heavy, and the uniform decline OF
the Republican majorities is not explain
able upon any other ground than that the
people of Maine and presumably of other
states have caught on to- the Republican
party as at present organized as being
merely representative OF
TARIFF PLUTocRAoY.
The people of the United States are gradu-
the Republican party represents q few
fourishing interests and represents moth
ing else; that it is the lesson of the Maine
election.
The Tribune-Maine has given the
smallest vote in any presidential year since
1872, or in twenty years, if Chairman
Manley is right in telegraphing.
The aggregate vote ia $4,000 less than in
1888. For this there are obvious reasons;
81 ia - = he
absence OF Mr.. Blaine inspiring leadership
and eloquent voice, and others of local ma
ture. With a light vote the majority is
usually reduced. and Mr.. Manley esti
mates the Republicans elect their governor
by 1000, with all congressman, four tifths
of the legislature and local officers in every
one OF the sixteen counties. The plurality
on congressman is 1900. This victory
seems TO be large enough for all political
purposes, but, as usual, the Democrats in
terpret it as a Republican defeat The
withdrawal from public life of MIR Blaine,
whose great personal popularity counted
in Maine for thousands of votes, when he
was an actual or prospective candidate for
the highest Office in the land, has neces-
Barily made some difference of time in
the Individual interest and activity of
many. Such Influences count where the
result is certain and the question is only
most cheering import that the Republican
party OF Maine, in circumstances sucn as
have existed this year, have SO nearly
main tanned its majority.
Evening Post: From Maine this week, as
from Vermont last week, come Republi-
can complaints against 1.-THE free ballot"
which has been secured by the passage OF
the Australian ballot laws, and demands
for the repeal OF those laws in the interest
of the party. Every body knows that the
system has given each state this year the
fairess election ever known, and the only
argument that the Boutelles have against
1t Is this very fact, which is to avoid.
Most of the Republican organs follow
the lead of the New York Tribune and
Philadelphia Press III dismissing the falling
OFF of the Republican majority in Maine as
matter of no consequence, but there are
some newspapers OF Inc party who see the
folly of this course. One Is the Boston
Record, controlled by Speaker Barrett.
which says: eve do not like this result
in Maine in the way which the Republican
plurality has been reduced 5000 and 1000
from that of two years ago. We had hoped
for and expected better showing, and are
at a loss TO account for it. Maine is all
right of course but similar falling off in
New Hampshire or in Rhode Island would
be dangerous"