Evening journal., 1906-09-10

II direct evidence were needed to
show the sorry plight OF the national I
Democratic party, II not, indeed, It's
disruption, it is furnished by the re-
suit OF the election in Vermont last !
week That election took place with
in less than a week after Mr.. Bryans 7
now famous Madison Square Garden /
speech in New York. II may be said, /
in a way 70 voice the views of the peo-
pie. though IN small state, upon that /
speech. Vermont increased the Repu- /
blican majority OF two years ago by
10000. The lesson OF that election
must be plain. The Democratic party
and its politics are no longer attractive
to the masses.
Early Election Portents.
Cumulative evidence Of the decadence
OF the Democratic party as a national
organization viii be furnished by the
Maine election to-day. Formally Penn
sylvania, Ohio. Indiana and other Octo-
Der states were contested earnestly by
both parties In presidential years be-
cause Of the "noral effect" which vic
tory In those states IN the contest for
state officers, would have on the voting
two or three weeks later for President
I'm the country at large. All the states
which would now bo Of any consequence
as political indicators have their cleo
tions in November except Oregon and
Maine. oregon voted IN 1906 on June 4.
Oregon was carried By the Republicans
for Congress IN the election a few
months ago. and for all other officers
except governor the Democrats re-
electing the incumbent Local issues
J determined the result on governor, but
national questions decided the contest
for each branch of Congress, and the
Republicans were victorious by the
fusion OF Democrats and Greenbackers
for governor and the outlook for Gar
field and Arthur In the voting In the
presidential contest two months later
seemed dark for the Republicans.
Grant and Conkling. however who had
held aloof until then. were brought into
the fight. the tide was turned in favor
OF the Republicans, and Garfield won,
but by a narrow margin.
Labor's Part in Campaign.
This year the interest in the Maine
contest centers In the fight which Sam
Gompers and the American Federation
OF Labor are making on Congressman
his hostility to organized labor, The
lchances are the Llttleheld will w,n,
Though possibly by smaller plurality
than the 5000 which he received in
ll904 The Republicans are sure OF
electing all the other Maine congress-
men as well as all the state officers by
large malorities. The result I'm Little
fields district will be OF national in
terest because of the bearing il may
have on the federation's canvass In
other parts OF the country IN November.
lCcmpers has Speaker Cannon Long
worth. of Ohio; Bartholct, Of Missouri
and other congressman also on his
blacklist and viii make q iight against
them. This class politics is very often
sive to the American people of all part
les and the indications are that Conn
! pers will receive a rcbuke that will
. kin his new-fanged notion right al
the start
The result IN Maine can have but
( little influence as FAR as the Democrats
Y are concerned, upon the result Of the
4 congressional elections. Is Is already
I a foregone conclusion that the Republi
3 cans win have "a large minority In th'
r next House OF Representatives.
/ ! Indeed, not for decades mas th'
z Democratic party Seen IN a more sorrl
g plisht as national organization thar
Il is to-day.
p Even during the war period th'
/ Democrats were stronger I'm the Nortl
r and West than they now are. Nc.
4 Clellan carried New Jersey, and hardl,
was the war over before New Norl
s and Ohio elected Democratic governors
p In those days Indiana and Connection
. occasionally gave Democratic major
p ties. Now they never display ever
= a tendency 10 so Democratic. Rhodl
! Island orT delaware which year o
p two ago elected a Democratic governor
. have swung into the Republican
r column.
Worse in New York.
The fight OF the Democratic party II
: New York is exceedingly bad, and