Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-12
Maine Politics From an Outside
Standpoint.
portland EXpress.)

If the people of the great cities of
nning hisH and the T.tn hs OF
mildly far beyond the average, want any
proof that the State of Maine is possessed
of delightful summer climate. let them
seek a cool spot. if they can find one, and
read some of the effusionS which are sent
out to various enterprisinS publications.
beyond the limits of the State. referring
to our politics here.
We had occasion to pay our respects to
some political twaddle which recently APP
peared in the conservative and usually
other day Now a Boston Herald cores
pondent has been spending Il few days
down in Maine and between his dips
in old ocean, and his maps; under the
shade of our great trees. he has exercised
his mind a little. only just a little. and as
result: his paper prints three columns of
political chat from Maine: 1t is, on the
because where Maine conditions are not
understood it will pass for a deep-sightcd
examination OF the political situation in Il
state which was the birthplace O: RCDub-
lioanisni. and which has been the home ri
some of the greatest Republicans. In the
state 1t is better than continued story
| as time filler. because names which are
familiar are used in uncommon copncc-
tons, and the Maine reader likes to follow
the vaearieS of the Bostonian imagina-
| tion. At times these become more cNcit-
ing than the plots of Dickens. Willie the
hunlor thereof puts Mark Twain to blush
| and the lack of insight into real condi-
| tons is Incompatible with anything that
has ever appeared in standard literature
| The Herald's commandment of Maine
politics, just out today, runs in the same
! general channel as most of the other
hlu1is OF tie uninitiatcG. Like the others,
| II secs the finish of the Republican marty
The party is desperately divided iney-
tricablv confused. Though it has wings
It can fly in only one direction. and that
ms toward the Democratic camp All
| WINGS are aiming for that camp at the
present moment. and the rivalry thar cx-
! ISIS between them consists solely Of n
stfGG"ie to get there first All the voter,
| cratic ticket next time, mart of the
Repnblicans because their party stands
Ike rock against the leSalization of the
saloon: the other part becausa the partv
| has sold out to tho rum power, Orc womb
think that one side or the other might be
satisfied with these conditions. and thev
,i countess t'e if the article in ques-
| ton pretended to he history. bat beinp
| fiction only it increases the mystery, and
| leads the reader to wonder more and
more how it is ali coming out. and wheth-
i've happily ever after
| III newspaper space We're less valuable
IL would he amusing to go over point bv
point the Herald story. We have ALREADY
mentioned one Of the things wh ai b'i ny
says has divided the PARTY into two
VINES Cutting. across these lines max
the s" n,,o Of four winged propositon is
Democrats do not seem to be disturbed
about the capitol. it is al, a Republican
quarrel The Democrats of Cumherland
are prepared to support Sheriff PIaiste1
WIZ a wh"op. and the Kennebcc Demo.
lcrats are crazy to rally around the stand.
ard Of Senator Curtis if he will permit III
use of his mama. but let n RenuEIicar
from either place show his head. and til,
for him. gu 'e'"S
Now once more line is drawn through
me wings; This makes it an eigh
the object Of attack. Senator Stanles ba,
an idea there was wing in the mana"n
menf of democratic politics last winter
hut this Herald writer finds none it is ii
IN the Republican ranks Still anotrn
d1ViGiOn. this time creating sixteen winee
IL caused by the ambition Of certain me,