The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-03

Boston Special.
 President Roosevelt's entire Cabinet. with few exceptions, and the most fin lshed orators in the Republican party, bave been drafted for service in New England to combat the trend of feeling toward Judge Parker all over that sec tion. ss
 The state election in Vermont. which and that Of Maine. which occurs on the Monday following. September 12, are fraught with danger for the party in power.
 In these two States particular efforts are being made to arouse some enthu- siasm in the campaign, and to roll up good-sized pluralities. There is no hope held out that either can be car ried by the Democrats. but if the Re- publican vote can be kept down to the pluralities given in 1892 in Vermont and Maine, this will be taken as a augury of Democra,,c victory in the nation In November.
 5 In Vermont the Republicans are say- ing they would do we'll If they, got 2o.- This would be 1,So0 less than the State gave Harrison at the Presidential election in 1892. Such small plural ity would also be notice to the coun- ocratic party, and 1t would greatly hearten the Democrats in all the States that are considered debatable ground.
 It is a common saving that when the Republican plurality falls below 22.0O0 in September the country is going Democratic. It is just possible that the Republican campaigners are dis counting the result of the September elections, and that they are putting the figures small. so that they can throw up their hands on election day and de- clare they did much. much better than they had any idea of doing, and that Roosevelt. on the face of the returns, Is a sure winner.
 Republicans are saying that they will be lucky If they get 12.000 plural ity in Maine. This would be n drop of 15,000 from the vote at the State elec- tion in 1902. It would be nearly 5000 less than the plurality which Harrison obtained in 1892. Of course, if Maine,ss plurality falls to anything like 12.000 In the State election the belief will become pretty general that Parker has q most excellent chance of going to the White House, because it will show tremendous drift toward the Democ-
 In Maine. the situation has become involved once more with the liquor question. Mir. Davis. the Democratic candidate for Governor. is running on platform which declares in favor of resubmitting to the voters the question as to whether liquor shall or shall not be sold. He. therefore. stands on a poses. is in favor of abandoning the State.
 On the other hand. MT. Cobb. the
  running on a platform which declares emphatically in favor of the enforce ment of the prohibition laws.
 Democrats of Maine are once more together. Gold Democrats are coming back to the party. and for the first lime since lsy6 no such thing as Bryan Democrat is known. They are very hard at work, and while they feel that They have no chance whatever of car rying the State. they are imbued with the idea that a reduced Republican majority will help to elect Judge Par ker.
 Split in Massachusetts,
 While these contests in the special States" are going on, the Massachu- setts Republicans are seemingly split wide open over the reciprocity issue and 52,000 Massachusetts Republicans have signed q petition demanding re- siprocity with Canada.
 It Is proper to say that the only ac- tive politicians in the State are those engaged in urging policy of reciproc- lty with Canada in competitive pro- duets under the Republican party This Is fight against Senator Lodge and Senator Lodge has had 1t on his