Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-10
GRATEFUL TO BRYAN
CHAIRMAN BABCOCK ON THE
ELECTION IN MAINE.
Says That the Speeches of the Demo-
cratic Leader Evidently Contribut-
ed to Republican Success.

In an interview on the result of the Maine
election given in New York Chairman Bah
cock of the republican congressional COM
takes occasion to comment on the good Mr..
Bryan did the republican cause by his
Maine campaign. Mr.. Babcock says:
I'm speaking of the great republican VIC
tory In Maine We must not forget what we
owe to Mr.. Bryan. Bryan was the first
speaker We had in the field and he did
us world of good. 1t gives me great
pleasure to make this acknowledgment.
I'VE are much impressed with the result
in Maine" Mr.. Babcock continued The
majority for the republicans goes far be-
yond our expectations, and to our minds
seems to indicate decided trend through
out the country favorable to the republican
party.
1t Is the first showing that has been
made OF the popular judgment touching the
issues OF the campaign Vermont showed
nothing in that line because of the injec-
ton into the contest in that state of para
mount local issue. Names declaration Is
on national issues; IT Is an answer to the
democratic arguments on anti-imperialsm
the tariff and the trusts.
Maine the Pilot.
There is another thing that must be
taken into account, and that is that Names
population is a sort of epitome of the popu-
lation of the whole country 1t is not
population devoted almost exclusively to
one industry. They have farming there,
manufacturing, shipbuildlng, numbering and
good many other industries all prosecuted
actively and all concerned more or less in
questions relating to the tariff
That a people of this sort has pro-
QOuncp1 Ia loo Il,- i,, Of he
principles advocated by the republican par
~ IS the cause of great satisfaction to the
members of our committee
The victory was not won through a de-
fault on the part of the democrats. They
were in the Maine campaign this year as
they had not been in Maine campaign for
a long time. The democratic campaign
committee sent literature and orators into
the state with great li5erality The people
read and listened and then gave their an
sWer. We think their judgment indicates
what the judgment of the country will be.
ana Mr. Bryan helped to form the judg
ment just recorded in Maine His work in
that state and along the New England
coast will help US all over the country.
Bryan-Carmack Tour.
1.-The Bryan-Carmack tour was a most
timely affair, viewed from our standpoint
That was the critical time Of the campaign,
the time when we were doing our worrying.
We were worrying about the gold demo-
Gratis. We didn't know what they were go
ing to do. We feared they would go back
to their old party allegiance. They wished
to go back. l know this through having
talked with their leaders 1t seemed to us
that the signs Of the times pointed to demo-
cratic harmony and reunion.
Just at the right moment Bryan took
the field, and at once all fear of democratic
harmony disappeared. You must have no
ticed as the campaign progressed how thor
oughly true 1t became that democracy was |
a local issue. In one state Bryan principles
were set forth in the democratic platform;
In another Organism was relegated to the
political refuse heap. If man told you he
was a democrat you'd have to ask him
what state he was from If you wanted to
find out what kind Of democrat he was as
Stunning he intended to be bound by the
declarations of his party convention.
Grateful to Bryan
For this condition the responsibility be-
longs, of course, to Mr.. Bryan. Nobody
who does not know how anxious our COM
mittee was about the attitude of the gold
democrats can understand fully how CRATE
full we are to Bryan for the speeches he
made for US in Maine and in Massachusetts.
Just a little while after his visit to
Maine one of the most potent democrats In
the country said to me- Babcock I'm a
democrat, and [ want to get back with my
party. l thought sure the time had come
for reunion, and that this fall would be
able to stand with my party; but l give 1t
up. The democrats are not ready yet to
get together. [ shall vote the republican
ticket again this fall
That mans opinion" said Mr.. Babcock,
fairly reflects the judgment of a great
number of democrats who were associated
with him In the last two presidential cam
paigns. And for this are indebted to
Mr. Bryan