Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-14
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ments on the Maine election III th'
,,.,,sr,,,.rs published outside the
c,,,a IN rnaIiZe the national Signlfl-
cameo of Mondays election. The whole
countrv was watching Maine and was
nrenorad to regard the Republican
oroins of victory as a true indica-
ton of the popular feeling toward
President Roosevelt and the national
administration. Consequently the
glorious victory won by Maine Re-
publicanS carries Il message which
thrills the party with confidence and
courage throughout the country. Fol-
lowing the great victory won in Yer
mont, Il week ago. it dispels the Demo-
cratic illusion that the voters of New
from their allegiance to Republican,
ism 1t showed that there is no Re
publican apathy. this year, that the
people are satisfied with Republican
rule ana are determined that it shall
continue. Just as Oregon spoke in
June. so Vermont and Maine have
try cannot mistake the meaning of
their ringing tones. All of the Boston
papers of yesterday dwelt at length
in their editorial columns upon the
great victory of the Maine Repub-
Leans. and as the papers come to us
in the next few days from all the lead
ing cities in the country they will have
comments of like tenor. Here is what
the Boston Journal has to say, just as
with stronger organization than
it has had before in eight years, with
Il campaign fought in part upon State
| issues. which in some sections at least.
| We're positively no inevitably helpful to
| the minority. the Democrats of Maine
have made valiant attempt to justify
| the prophecies of their national leaders.
and have been defeated by Il larger plu-
| rality than the most Sangune Republic
| cans had vcntured to predict
| That is the long and short of it.
The details are coming in as this paper
| goes to press. They will be found in
the news columns. \ few thousand,
more or less. does not affect the lesson
of the result. In Maine the mrn be-
hind David +. Hills candidate for
President hoped to offset the disas-
trous ana depressing returns from Yer
mont, ana in Maine is obtained a repe-
tition of prior experience to the west
| ward.
Does it now dawn upon tn" silent
| Democratic candidate and his self-re-
pressed hackers that the people of the
| United States intend to stand by the
Republican party and its candidate for
| President?
Do the defenders Of the constitu-
ton, whose only hope of victory lies
in IN overriding of the constitution in
the South, begin to understand that
they have not fooled the voters of
this nation at any stage of their Curl
Gus game?
"They rsked all on a campaign in
, which issues and candidate alike were
to be suppressed. After the returns
from Vermont came i'm they began to
ask that the lid be taken off Esopus
The call will be louder in the imme-
diate future, but as results 60 it will
be in vain.
maine, like Vermont, is Republican
In Maine Republican majorities vary
from year to year. for the people are
. not so strongly joined to party idols
as they are in the Green Mountain
State. But they are loyalty and es-
sentially Republican. This year they
t have risen to the exigenceS of the &C.
casion, and have given to the Re-
. IpublicanS of the nation a message OF
| encouragement that comes as q
l glorious response to Theodore ROoSe.
= velt's magnificent letter of acccp.
:. lance"