Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-09-16
VOICES OF VERMONT AND MAINE.

The corporation and trust dominated
people of Maine voted for state officers
on Monday and of course unequlvocally
declared in favor of the continued su-
premacy of the existing gold standard as
exempllfied in the Republican platform
and candidates.
This is precisely what every man of
average information touching conditions
in New England anticipated and its only
effect will be to strengthen the silver SEN
timent and solidify the supporters of sill
YER IN the middle west, west and south.
The voices of Vermont and Maine prove
beyond peradventure, what silver men
knew before, that Mr.. Bryan never had
the slightest ground for hoping to carry
one of the New England states, and af-
ford the amplest justification for the
decision of the Democratic national man
ayers to let that benighted region severely
alone.
In considering the results of the recent
elections in Vermont and Maine it should
be steadily borne in mind that the agri-
cultural sections of those states and their
immediate associates in the barren and in
hospitable region known as New England
are in the condition of a sucked orange
For years the inviting west has steadily
drained from New England its very life
blood-its young, vigorous, progressive
young men and young women-u to-day
its rocky apologies for farms are titled
only by feeble and hopeless old men and
helpless children for q meagre existence,
and all it's really productive and hopeful
people are clustered in the large cities and
towns, either manipulating trusts and
combines or serving as their immediate
benefciaries and slaves.
In region thus peopled and dominated,
with two.thirds of the population con-
gregated in the cities and towns, under
nothing but gold influences, and the other
third in the throes of old age, abject
poverty, and despair so long continued
that they no longer hope, it is small won
der that the strong, aggressive and un-
scrupulous gold standard advocates are
able to assert an almost autocratic mas
terry.
But, while the poor, old, poverty-par-
alyzed farmers of New England are prov
ing easy oonquests for the plutoorats, it
is comforting aud encouraging to know
that entirely different conditions exist in
the west and south; that large major
ity of the people living west of the Allie
gheny mountains, and particularly the
farmers, read, think and act for them
selves; that these people are inspired by
a hope that is not worm eaten by despair
nor tainted by dreadful misgivings as to
the future; that among their number are
thousands of the sons and daughters of
New England whose minds are clear, judg-
ments enlightened and firm and courage
as dauntless as that of the Pilgrim faith
ers.
These people of tho middle west and
west, cordially cooperating with their
equally brave and resolute supporters of
the south, have definitely made up their
minds to rescue this fair land from the
further domination of corporations,
trusts, combines and the other agencies
employed by enormously aggregated cap
ital to Cypress the poor and add to the
unearned possessions of the rich. As the
first and most important step in that d.
rection an overwhelming majority of
these people have unalterably made up
their minds to force the restoration Of
American himetallism by the swiftest and
most effective means possible--by the
election of Bryan and Sewali in Novem-
Der. Instead of weakening them in this
righteous resolve, the adverse voices OF
New England will simply cause them TO
redouble their efforts to make sure Of
achieving the results 80 much desired and
90 vitality essential to the future happi- |
ness Of the American people.