Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-15

pected that the Democrats. as party,
will learn wisdom from this experience
for your bred-ln-th e-bone Democrat Is iii /
peTviGus to most of the natural ana arr
fetal shocks that may meet humanity IN
but there is lesson in the results OF tuc
campaign which had its climax at ths
polls. Monday. that should not he ishored
by the men who are honestly interested Nv
the welfare of the county so lar as 'Itft
welfare may be affected by adherence 10
the principles of good government as DIS
tinguished from peanut politics
A Most Notable Victory.
ONaterville MailD
The fight Is over and in spite OF the
bowling and ranting that has character
lied the Democratic campaign. the ne
publicans of Maine have won sisilal
victory. At the beginning OF the cam
paiSn in the first flush of enthusiasm
engendered by his nomination the Demo
cratic standard bearer undoubtedly really
believed that there was to be a lahdsiiuS
in his favor and that he would be elected
governor of Maine. His managers did not
allow their enthusiasm and hopefulnesS TO
get the better Of their judgment to that
would reduce the Republican plurality as
low as it had been cut when the non. Z.
+. Johnson ran for governor But aias
for their fond hopes: the Repubilcan p,,t,-
and that in spite of the most strenuous
campaigning on the part OF the Democrats
that the State has ever known. 10 ar
known to political craft was omitted TO
bring out a big Democratic vote IT was
a desperate assault upon the Rcpuplicdn
position and it failed woetliiE curious
phase of the compaicn is the fact that all
the Democratic bowling about the bad ad-
minstra ton Of State affairs Dv the re
Dublicans utterly failed OF ils opJee.
Democratic gains, wherever iney are tf,.sd re-
corded came as the result of local dlSScn-
sions among Republicans. Inc main
effort of the Democratic campaign Is mus
seen to have been entirely mlsdlrecteo'
A Decisive vindication.
portland Advertiser)
Moreover the Democratic party mas
made a fighting campaign on STAT H.
sues and has brought into the STATE sol he
of the most famous and eloquent OF the
Democratic Spell-binderS. Grave charSeS
were made from the stump and In the
columns of the Democratic press aGalhSt
the Republican stewardshlp. es1~ ,a rasIit
was in the hands of the people ana they
have handsomely vindlcated the Repupli
can party. The result Is one or ne iiiTIl
decisive victories ever won for Republl
canIsm in this State. Names faVoreu
will have a most cheering sound IN the
ears of the Republicans OF the nation.
Compared with Democratic Claims.
(Rcckland Courier Gazette.)
When is taken into account the sec
tional fights waged in several counties
that tended to interfere win Inc Nott. ~
the head of the ticket; when we consider
the published statements of the Demo
cratic managers that they would keep the
plurality down to 10000 and possibly re
duce it to 5000: we perceive how tremend-
Gus the Republican victory mas been.
Maine grects the great result obtained IN
Vermont last week and sends word to the
Republicans of the nation that this old
Republican stronghold is not only impreg-
nahle as of yOre. but in the year l9ol IS
overwhelming in its allegiance to the
PARTY of progress. The note sounded by
Vermont is re-echoed in Maine. Roosevelt
and Fairbanks will DE the nation choice
| in November