The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-12
THE REASONS WHY.


Mountain State.
But Names tremendous Republican
victory has awakened The Herald
and il views the situation
very differently today. 1t reads tn,
handwriting on the wall and interprets
it Alright.
eff we may judge by the result of the
Maine election" says The Herald, "the
political contest in Massachusetts, the
present year is TO be contest in con-
vention rather than at the polls"
And having made partial confession.
The Herald thinks it better to 20 right
on and make clean breast of the whole
business.
So it says: "The Democrats them
selves have evidently been voting the
Republican ticket in Maine to consid-
erable extent. The result is not to be
accounted for by charging it to the
stay-at-homes altogether. Many mem
bers of the party have gone over TO
the other side. Republicanism in
Maine is well directed and managed by
its leaders. 1t has q smart set of men
in both houses Of Congress, and
though they do not form, strictly speak
ing, mutual admiration society as re-
CARDS each other. they have kept their
State as well in line for their party as
have the Republicans Of any State in the
Union. Maine has not disappointed
them since the greenback craze took the
State partially a number of years ago.
Since that time she has stood
up successfully against every Dem
ooratic wave in the rest of the
country. 1t is remarkable fact that,
in the terrific Republican reverse of
1890, Maine, which was then, as always,
one Of the first states to vote, showed no
symptom of that change in favor of the
Democrats which was phenomenal
almost everywhere else, and the same
may be said of the result in the presi-
Dental year Of 1892"
Herein lies largely the secret of Re-
publican success in Maine, year after
year, no matter whether Republicanism
rises or falls elsewhere.
1t has the most perfect party organism
imaginable. With the bitterest of per-
sonal fights in the State between ex-
Speaker Reed and the two Senators,
between Reed and Blaine, and with side
fights between Boutelle and Hale and
other leaders, these quarrels were
never allowed 10 interfere with
party success. No matter how
fierce the personal quarrels were waging,
the moment the party faced the enemy
every Republican turned squarely TO the
common foe and began to work for the
common cause. Men who hated each
other cordially stood shoulder to shoul-
der working for the party, and some
very remarkable instances of national
Importance could be cited were it with
in the scope of the present article.
A second point in favor of Republi-
canism in Maine is tho continuity of
service that is awarded to her public
men. The Maine delegation In Congress
IS hardly ever broken save by death,
promotion or resignation. Good men
and able men are selected and !
kept in Office. The result is that
Maine gets what she wants |
locally no matter what party is in power
IN the National Government. ana largely
shapes National politics. 1t has dele.
cation that in point of service, of expert
ence, of ability, cannot be excelled by |
hat of any other State. 1t is this which
nas given Maine such n prominence in
public affairs. Hamlin, Fessenden, Nor
all and Blaine are gone, but Hale, Frye,
Reed Dngley, Boutelle, Milliken and
Aianley are still on deck A leader is
always in training. and Maine always
'etains her prominence in the National
councils.
The News has commented upon this
before and urged the Importance first of
and second Of keeping
good delegation at Washington just as
ong as the members of IL can be per-
'uaded TO stay.
But TO return TO The Herald's confess
non. The Herald continues: " But the
stars IN their courses have fought against
ihe Democrats this year. They have
had to contend against financial panic
which no party in power ever has
achieved successfully. and they have
ione nothing TO mitigate the effect Of
Ihe dow thus sure to befall them.
On the contrary, they have done
everything TO aggravagaie IL. While
every dictate of policy was for them TO
fully identity themselves with the tariff
thai they had put into legislation, they
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