The Savannah Tribune, 1876-09-23

0 parly it is in the hope of being on th victorious side; but since the Maine election the omens of victory are not with the Democrats. A large propor proportion - tion proportion of the prominent liberal Republi Republicans - cans Republicans and Independents had already en enlisted - listed enlisted under the Hayes and Wheeler banner, and the majority of the rank and file will no longer hesitate to follow their example. But it the Republican party can hold its own and recall its stragglers its triumph in the Presiden Presidential - tial Presidential election is assured. Nobody under understands - stands understands this better than the Democratic leaders, notwithstanding their squirm squirming - ing squirming reluctance to confess it. The Maine election proves that the average Repub Republican - lican Republican will stand by his party - proves that the reform cry of the Democrats has fallen on heedless or incredulous ears. - New York Herald. The Mobile Register says: "What is to be done to get rid of the negro as a vo voter? - ter? voter? He must go, and there is no profit in standing long upon the order ,of his going. Then we can begin the work of resetting our shattered political and our demoralized social institutions upon cor correct - rect correct foundations." Well, the Hamburg plan is a quick one,but it has its advan advantages. - tages. advantages. There is danger of retaliation, sooner or later. Ben Wood has bet $4OO against $2OO that Hayes will carry New Jersey. - Bos Jersey. - Boston - ton Jersey. - Boston Globe. This famous Democratic editor knows just how to use his money when it will do the most good. Safe investment that. Judge Kelly is stumping Indiana for Hayes and Wheeler. After explaining that he docs not agree with them on the currency question, he winds up by say saying - ing saying he is compelled, however, "to make choice between the Democratic and Re Republican - publican Republican parties - between Gen. Ruther Rutherford - ford Rutherford B. Hayes, the patriot, and Samuel Jones Tilden, the demagogue." - Jack demagogue." - Jacksonville - sonville demagogue." - Jacksonville Union. Rufus R. Groves, of New York, who died last month, has bequeathed one million dollars to be applied to the edu education - cation education of the colored people in the South. - Charleston News. May his memory be inscribed on the hearts of all good men.

From a letter written to the Jackson Jacksonville - ville Jacksonville Union by a colored man we extract the following, it suits our views so nicely : "Our Democratic friends have been trying for many years to fix up some something - thing something that would please your fancy and gain your vote without committing them themselves - selves themselves to a recognition of your political right, but they have tailed in every par particular, - ticular, particular, except in some few cases ol du duress - ress duress and intimidation. It has been ask asked, - ed, asked, Is it office alone we should seek and fight, to maintain our political struggle? Not by any means; but there is no other way to maintain principle but by plac placing - ing placing men in position of power to guard and protect them lr?m being subverted. If we desire Republican principles to be maintained, which recognizes equali equality - ty equality ot all citizens, regardless of race and color, we must elect men, regardless of race or color, who have pledged them, selves to sustain and support those principles, and not men who believe only in one class of citizens participat participating - ing participating in the affairs of this Government* And for this reason I contend that no colored man can vote with tue Demo Democratic - cratic Democratic party without endorsing its slav slavish - ish slavish dogma; without disgracing himself, and acknowledging to the civilized world that he is too degenerate and bar barbarous - barous barbarous to live among freemen. They claim that we ought not to vote against them if we are friendly towards them, and we hold that they ought not to endorse and sustain principles that tend to degrade us, as free citizens with equal rights; therefore, it is not because we oppose them that we vote against them, but because they oppose us; the opposition is not ours, but theirs; and whenever they shall throw it dom and go in for the enjoyment of equal rights, without prejudice, recognizing us all as common citizens of one common coun country, - try, country, then, but not until then, will color ed men affiliate with the Democratic party." The Republicans ot Mainadbave so far exceeded their most sanguine expecta expectations - tions expectations that waverers in other States will incline to stand by their old party flag. When American citizens change their

(Contributed.) "A Charge to Keep I Hare." AS SUNG BY THE CONFEDERATE DEMOCRAT. A charge to keep I have, * A negro to maintain - A never dying thirst for power To bind him with the chain. To serve this present age, Our pockets we must fill; We'll make them work for wages low And never pay the bill. Arm me with jealous care To make him know his place; And. oh! thy servant, Lord, prepare, To rule the negro race. Help me to rob and cheat The negro on the sly - > Assured if they don't vote for us They shall forever die! The Republican majority in Maine in increases - creases increases day by day, At last advices it was 15,300, with a chance of still fur further - ther further increase. This must be regarded bj all as an overwhelming Democratic rout. And it may as well be acknow acknowledged - ledged acknowledged that a good deal of this increas increased - ed increased vote is due to the personal populari popularity - ty popularity of James G. Blaine; to an impression among the neighbors who know him best that he has been defamed for parti partisan - san partisan ends, and to a consequent determi determination - nation determination to vindicate him and rebuke his slanderers in the most emphatic manner. It was a vote for Blaine quite as mucu as a vote for Conner, and will doubtless establish a claim lor a place for him in the Cabinet of President Hayes. We judge there will be no step backward from this day till the end of the cam campaign, - paign, campaign, but that the Republican party will go on from East to West, from State to State, conquering and to conquer - N. Y. Graphic.

We are aware, and all good Republi Republicans - cans Republicans are, that it is to the personal pop popularity - ularity popularity of that eminent statesmen, Hud. J. G. Blaine, that Maine so severely punished the Democracy. The Sheriff has returned the execu execution - tion execution in the six million judgment against Tweed unsatisfied. He cannot find any property, but in the meanwhile we have discovered the man. - Exchange. Til-den stand from under and await the return of your bosom friend the "Boss."