The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-12
CREAM Of the SPECIALS
MR.. BRYAN HELPED
MAINE REPUBLICANS.
View Of Chairman Babcock Of the
Congressional Committee.

View Of Chairman Babcock Of the
Congressional Committee.
New York Times.
In speaking Of the great Republican
victory In Maine, we must not forget
what we owe to Mr.. Bryan" remarked
Chairman yBabcock Of the Republican
Congressional Committee yesterday In
this city.
Bryan wcs the FIRST speaker we had in
the field. and he did us world of good.
IL gives me great pleasure t. MAKE TINS
We are much impressed with the re-
suit in Maine, Mr.. Babcock continued.
The majority for the Republicans
goes far beyond our expectations, ana 10
our minds seems to Indicate decided
to the Republican Party.
1t Ii the first showing that has besn
made of the popular judgment touching
the issues of the campaign. Vermons
showed nothing in that line because OF
the injection into the contest in that
state OF a paramount local issue
Names declaration is on national Is
sues; IL Ia an answer to the Democratic
arguments on anti-im oerialism the tariff
and the trusts.
There Is another thing that must be
taken into account, and that is that
Names population Is sort of epitome
Of the population of the whole country
1t Is not a population devoted almost ex-
clusively to one industry. They have
farming there. manufacturing. shipbuild-
Ing. 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-
nounced so emphaticelly in favor of the
principles advocated by the Republican
Party Is the cause of great satisfaction
to the members of our committee.
The victory was not won through a
default on the part of the Democrats.
They were in the Maine campaign this
wear as they had not been In Maine
cratic Campaign Committee sent litera-
ture and orators into the state with
great llberality. The people read and list
ened and then gave their answer. We
think their judgment indicates what the
judgment of the country will be.
And Mr.. Bryan helped to form the
judgment just recorded In Maine. His
work In that State and along the New
England coast will help US all over the
country.
"The Bryan Carmack tour was a most
timely affair." viewed from our stand
point. That was the critical time of the
campaign, the time when we were doing
our worrying. We were worrying about
the Gold Democrats. We didn't know
what they were going to do. We feared
they would go back to their old party
allegiance. They wished to go back. I
know this through having talked with
their leaders. 1t seemed to us that the
signs of the times pointed to Democratic
harmony and reunion.
Just at the right moment Bryan took
the field, and at once all fear of Demo-
cratic harmony disappeared. You must
have noticed as the campaign progressed
how thoroughly true 1t became that De-
mocracy 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. II a man told you he was a
Democrat, you'd have to ask him what
State he was from IL you wanted to find
assuming he intended to be bound by
the declaration of his party convention.
For this condition the responsibility
belongs of course to Mr.. Bryan. Nobody
who does not know how anxious our
committee was about the attitude of tie
Gold Democrats can understand fully
how grateful 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 foremost Democrats in
the country said to me: 'Babcock, I'm
Democrat, and I want to get back with
nv party. l thought sure the time had
come for a reunion, and that this fall
would be able to stand with my party;
but / give 1t up. The Democrats are
not ready yet to get together shall
vote the Republican ticket again this
fall
''This mans opinion" said Mr.. Bah
cock, fairly reflects the judgment of
great number of Democrats who were as
ISOLATED with him in the last two Presi-
Dental campaigns.
And for this we are indebted to Mr..
Bryan"