The Portland daily press., 1893-10-21
BAY STATE CAMPAIGN.
EVERYTHING POINTS TO A SWEEP
ING REPUBLICAN VICTORY.

Russells.-The Philosophy of the Stu
Observation-Disclosures Democrats on
the Defensiye.-Thc Great Republican
Love Feast!-a Reminder of fremont
and lincoln Days.-Ihe GreenhaIge
Evolution Doom and End of Rus
sellism.-A Suggestion to Gov Cleaves.
Especial Correspondence of the Press.l
Boston, Oct %, 1888 little more than
two weeks hence the voters of this Com
monwealth will decide whether or not
this grand old Republican State shall
be true to her quarter century record of
leading the van of the New England Re
publican column, or whether, false to
herself, she shall continue her three years
abnormal devotion to Democracy SO far,
at least. as relates to the head of the
ticket.
10 my mind the problem is one OF
ready solution. With the going down OF
election day, Massachusetts, will swing
into line and roll up an old fashioned
Republican majority.
This find is the feeling among all
classes of Republicans here. The era OF
Indifference, of jealousy among second
rate party leaders, of pulling and hauling
at cross-purposes, of caucus-packing by
heelers, and consequent disgust of the
higher elements of the party, all this
has passed away, and lol in place of
threatened disintegration of the party
Of Banks and Andrew, of Clafin, of
Bullock and Long and Robinson, of
Washburn and others of Massachusetts,
Governors who have shed such lustre
upon her record, we now behold a solidi~
fed, enthusiastic army, moving shoulder
to shoulder against the common foe!
And whenever you see Massachusetts,
Republicans thus united, enthusiastic
and aggressive, you can draw but one
logical Inference. 1t means the triumph
of Republican, principles.
This is notsidle talk. These are signs
of the times which he who runs may
read. Gov. Russell, the ,astute, the bril-
adroit, early scented the inevitable and
pulled out of the race. An excellent
chief magistrate and personally popular,
lie is shrewd enough not to mar his
prestige by ignominious defeat. Said a
Cambridge neighbor of his to me the
other day:
willie Russell is everlasting smart as
a politician, but when you talk of politi-
cal principle, the present candidate
John E. Russell, has got more of that
article in his little finger than the Gov
ernor has in his whole body. In politics
William Russell. figures first, last and all
the time for William Russell He is all
is at least ten feet long-can extend it
round the corner of the street to shake
hands with you'll He will manipulate
his party associates to his own ends,
drop them like hot potato when he
has no further use for them: then, ii
by and by he needs their assistance
again, would you believe it? he has the
gall to court their favor anew. And he
Is pretty sure to get it. He is a smart
debater, and, manages to make himself
popular with the masses, and plays his
cards deity. / like him personally as a
neighbor and citizen. but as politician
can't say l admire his ways that are
dark and tricks that are vain
But why speak of Gov. Russell now that
he is not in the race? Because, don't
YOU see, that the retirement of this
Young Napoleon of finesse from personal
leadership eliminates from the present
political situation most important fac
tor.
Another thing. In the person of can
didate Greenhalge the Republicans of
popular standard bearer. The conven-
ton in selecting him as their nominee
for Governor builded even better than
they knew. Even the most devoted sup
porters of Hart and Pillsbury can see
that it is all for the best that from the
initial primaries to the meeting of the
State conventions the tide turned
towards Greenhalge. The two distin-
guished gentlemen named were mot slow
to discern the meaning of it all, and
manfully not only took themselves out of
1. l. Ia6 fhn.r
cessful rival their earnest, unqualified
support That all personal regrets or
tw:nges over their own i'll success, if any
they had, were banished from their
minds and hearts, was perfectly evil
dent to anyone of the 1000 persons who
attended the grand ratification meeting
at Music Hall. 1t was my privilege and
pleasure to be there on that memorable
occasion, and sitting on the front row of
seats. where we could clearly see and
critically note the expressions of the
speakers faces can say that never
saw more thoroughly fraternal trinity
than were those three men. Indeed, it
was genuine love feast all round. I
have in several years past attended Re-
publican mass meetings in that same
hall, but this meeting was so different
from them.
Need I tell you whys" 1t was an in
teresting tableau-that group of Bay
OGaUe 1GeUuDllCdN leduGIS, SdUHSiGu from
all parts of the State, of ex-governors
and others foremost in the party coun-
ellis. 1t was still more interesting and
grand sight to see those same chieftains
SO thoroughly in accord and SO intently
bent on working for the common veal.
This feeling on the part of the leaders
proved infectious ito the rank and file,
and the wild enthusiasm which greeted
each speaker and the thunders of ap-
plause which punctuated his remarks
were to the elderly gentlemen reminder
of the campaigns of Fremont and Lin
coin. And of all the host none were
more enthusiastic than two white-haired
veterans sitting near me, one of whom
committed the boyish act of springing
to his feet, with the agility OF college
athlete, and waving his hat and yelling
That's SO! that's so!' at the top of his
voice.
And GreenhaIgel He has proved him
self master OF the situation. His speech
that evening was a mastery one as a
campaign, effort whether viewed from
Repu blican or Il Democratic standpoint.
One might differ from him in belief,
but one must acknowledge that he, like
Gov Russell, is great on the stump.
He is "a wit to begin, with, and his wit