Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-31
Keep the Main Issue in Mind.

Here are a few lines which We wish
every Republican voter in Maine would
paste in his hat during the remaining
days of the campaign that he may have
it close at hand to read and dwell upon
frequently. The sentence is an ex-
tract from long editorial article in a
leading Democratic newspaper in New
York, and is as follows:
EVERY THOUSAND THAT CAN
BE KNOCKED OFF THE REPUBLI-
CAN MAJORITY IN MAINE WILL
MAKE THE DEMOCRATIC CAM
PAIGN SO MUCH EASIER AND
MORE HOPEFUL IN ALL OTHER
DOUBTFUL STATES
This frank declaration brings the
Republicans of Maine face to face with
the most important aspect of the
present campaign and impresses upon
them the necessity of keeping the main
issue i'm mind. 1t tells the whole story.
SO far as the Democrats are concerned
they do not expect to elect Mr.. Davis
for Governor of Maine on September
10, or to elect a Democratic Legisla-
ture but they are sending an ocean OF
money and their greatest campaign
| orators into this State with the expec-
tation of cutting down the Republican
n n inritv for tho affact thnf
duct:on may have upon close and
doubtful states throughout the rest OF
the country.
Rightly or wrongly, the whole coun-
try watches the September election in
this State as giving a faithful indica-
ton of the trend of political sentiment,
and of the public feeling toward the
administration, and this fact makes it
the duty of Republicans of Maine to
roll up such a splendid majority upon
September II that the Republicans of
Massachusetts. New York, Indiana.
| California and all the states between,
may feel the inspiration of our victory
and go into the national campaign with
renewed energy and confidence. 1t is
not enough that the Republicans of
Maine elect William T. Cobb of Rock
land for Governor, elect a Legislature
which will return Senator Hale to the
United States Senate and give rousing
majOrities for straight tickets in eyery
one of the 16 counties. They must also
win such a victory that the country
will know that Maine speaks with I'M
mistakable emphasis for Theodore
Roosevelt and the great principles of
the Republican party; they must roll
up such majority that the most in
genious Democratic campaign statis-
tician cannot figure out encourage
ment for Parker and the st. Louis plat
form.
In the present campaign in this
State. the Democratic speakers and
editors are most careful to avoid anv
discussion of any national issue. They
are wise in doing this, for they want to
conceal from the voters in this State
that every vote for Cobb is a vote for
Roosevelt. and every vote for Davis is a
vote for Parker. They are not to be
blamed for avoiding the discussion of
national affairs and for seeking ia
keep out of the discussion all reference
to the great progress and prosperity
which has been made under the wise
administration of President Roosevelt.
But on the other hand the Republi.
cans of Maine must keep in sight the
main issue at the coming election.
This State is so firm in it's allegiance
to the great principles of the Republ,-
can party that it must not allow anv
indifference or apathy or any miscon-
ception of the real significance of the
election to lead it to swerve at any