Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-20
THE MAINE ELECTION
SIGNIFICANCE FROM A REPUBLI-
CAN POINT OF VIEW.
Prosperity Of the State Was the Great
Underlying Factor in the Re-
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subtitle Democracy.
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The significance of the Maine election
from a republican point of view was stated
today by Mr.. Walter c. Emerson Of that
state, VINO has just returned to Washing
ton after a successful three weeks stump
ing tour. To a Star reporter who asked
him to discuss the result today he said:
ION all national issues that were put to
the front in. this campaign, so far as
we know now that will be put to the front
Two years hence, the people Of the state Of
Maine and New England are very strongly
republican The victory in Maine was
greater even than it shows on the surface.
The chairman of the republican state COIN
mittee made a preliminary claim of 10000
for Governor Hill. He received over $4,000.
We can always do better than any state
committee can claim.
Prosperity Prevailing.
prosperity was little talked Of an as
issue, but still it was the great underlying
factor in the republican victory in Maine.
which was abnormally large for an off
year, and especially so when one considers
that there, were local contests in five coun-
ties on the liquor question which tended
to reduce the republican plurality on the
general ticket. The four representatives to
Congress received a plurality about equal to
that given for the governor, which means
on national issues there is no question of
the attitude of the state of Maine.
"It was never more prosperous than now.
The farmer Is not only making living, but
a profit In the mill cities and towns they
are working night and day, and In two
cities in which / spoke there were three
crews working in eight hour shifts in the
mills. And then they were far behind with
orders With this condition Of affairs it Is
no wonder that the state of Maine remains
true to the republican principles that have
made PROSPERITY like this possible.
-Anti-Expansion Dropped.
. Expansion was not an issue Expansion
has been accepted. The problems growing
out of the Spanish war, SO far as the state
Of Maine has voted, must be settled by the
republican party Not even Senator Car
mack or Col Bryan said anything about
hauling down the flag as they toured the
state In fact this new democracy obtains
in Maine who are still voting the democratic
ticket because their fathers voted 1T before
them, and who do not know that new
Democracy has been born, and is led by a
small ooterfe Of United States senators who
have crushed out the old party, stolen the
name and are attempting to hold up the
country and make 1t stand and deliver.
when the late Nelson Dingiey was gov
ernor of our state In the early seventies he
planned, With a. number of friends and
neighhors, to visit one Of the islands which
Law off the coast. In those days communi-
cation with the mainland was very infre-
quent fa1ld the people on the islands fifteen
and twenty miles at sea were little in touch
with affairs on shore. Just before the ex-
cursion startsd the governor was called to
the cabftai ia ATTEND to affairs of state. His
friends however, went on, and after long
days trip reached the island. Their host
that might WIS good old-fashioned fisher
man. and atssupper one Of the guests said
Captain, doyou realize that you came very
near entertaining tonight the governor of
your stateT Is
WHAT said he, we don't mean 1t; Gov
ernor Fairfield comm out here?
"Goyernef-Fairfield had not been the chief
executive of Maine for over thirty years.
1.-THE only people who are voting the DEM
ocratft ttcketsin Maine today are those who
do not 4nowothat Thomas Jefferson Is dead
No one stands for this new proposition
Ltttledeld's Candidacy.
"Does the state of Maine stand behind
Representative Littlefield in his speakership
aspirations?" was asked Of Mr. Emerson
Most certainly. The state of Maine has
furnished great Speakers. 1t has the posi-
bilities Of another"
Does the impression prevail IN Maine tina.
Mr. Littlefteld will win this great Officer
II am sure do not know. for have not
been there since he became a. candidate
But somehew, sour Maine men have way
Of getting there and 1t Is matter Of record
that Represents tive Littiefieid never yet
started in a race In which he did not come
under the wire winner"