Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-03
Progress Of Maine Campaign.
IT ewiSton JOurnal)

The proeress of the Maine Republican
campaign since we reviewed it a week
ago has been such as to give cheer TO
every Republican in Maine and to renew
our confidence in a 10000 plurality for Mr..
Fernad.
During the past week the most notable
event in the Democratic circles has been
the appearance of Mr.. Gardner upon the
same platform with Mr.. William r. Pat
tangau. Mr. Gardner devoting eighty per
cent. of his discussion to ridicule the tenn
perance in Maine While Mr.. Pattan"all
has INDUCED in TRADES against the Re
publican party and in misrepresentation
of public officials who have proven him
guilty of knowing better than his
speeches would seem to indicate. The
result of the decentralization combi-
nation in Androscoegin county has been
to discre5it the entire democratic cam
paign ard to arouse the Republicans of
the county as nothing else has done III
recent years. We now predict that this
county which gave Cyrus w. Davis near
" fifteen hundred majority in 1906 will
give Bert NJ. Fernald a majority in 1908.
and will elect Republican ticket In the
county which will rebuke the methods of
Sheriff Hastings who has kept four DEM
ocratic special liquor deputies upon the
county pay roll for nearly two years in
idleness and sloth, to the waste of public
money and to the additional burden upon
the taxpayers of this county. The Demo-
cratic party has also attacked such repu-
table gentlemen as DR. Grindle of Ham
cock county in terms which would he al
most unbelievable We're it not the fixed
habit Of the Democracy in this campaign.
1t has traduced the reputation of candi
dates by attacks which are not political.
but personal, it has INDUCED in cpithetS
rather than in arguments and it has col
Ored the entire campaign with bitterness
and Islander.
On the ether hand, the Republican Cam
paien has been free from personality, and
has been dignified by a purposeful and
sensible effort to reach the reasoning
mind of the voters of Marie, Mr.. Fer
maids campaign has been one of the most
remarkable ever carried on by a candi-
date for Governor or for any other Office
in this State. Some months ago We in
formed our readers that Bert NJ. Fernal Id
was one of the most able. intelligent and
capable rnhlic men that Maine has ever
produced. He had shown it in the mod
Grafton. the good sense, the far sighted
| ness Of his own canvass for the nominal
ton. He has shown it in his canvas be-
fore the people in this campaign. His
tireless zeal his ability to forego his per-
sonal comforts in his effort to reach the
people, the moderate and temperate tone
of his addresses. his cOnsiderate and
thoughtful bearing towards political OPP
pc nents, the candor and ability with
which he treats very important public
questions have made him thousands of
| friends ali over Maine. and it is apparent
to every voter that even the Democrats
of Maine will feel that in Mr.. Fernalds
election public interests are safe and pub
| lie welfare is assured.
| Mr.. Fernald's rallies this week nave
| been enormous. Twelve to fifteen hun
dred people were at the Casco Castle
mass meeting Saturday afternoon The
| hall at GOrham was not large enough to
hold the people Saturday evening The
! old war horses of the party turned out
| Such men as Gov. ROBBIE endorsed Mr..
| Fernald's candidacy and took occasion to
| rebuke the ISLANDERS of the Democracy
| against the Republican candidate On
Monday MFR. Fernald travelled 225 miles
by raj. and across country in automobile