Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-19
Col. FRANK CLARk'S
GOOD WORK IN MAINE
is POPULAR N WASHINGTON

YORK and New Jersey IN Doubtful
ceumn--sattle IN Middle West.
Especial Correspondence The SUM-
Washington Sept is.--Representa.
1--WE Frank Clark haa made a brilliant
campaleh 40 IN Maine being largely
Instrumental not only N etfecting the
heavy reduction OF the Republican
majority, but n bringing ont an ab.
normally large Democratic vote N
that rocknbbed Republican state
COL Clark has also greatly endear
"A himself 10 the Democrats 81 Tho
District 81 columbia since ne TOOK
charge u Democratic Congressional
headquarters, HE arbenity and sym.
patty with an the legitimate needs
ot he district being especially noted.
fhe result n Maine, 70 largely con.
stibuted to BY the efroits 81 Col
Clark, can Justly Ne regarded IN no
ether light Than a. encouraging tcI
enc Democratic canse, and az placing
the States 81 Connecticut. New York
and New Jersey Al least IN the doabt
fui colnmn
The conservatism az New England
efe N politics n proverbial They
are slow 10 change their political con.
wctlone, but when n change does
come Il II ueuany about a. perma
mont "A IA anything eppcrtAihlng 70
the sentimental slde IL man. Nov,
the fact 81 greAtest Significance IN
thie election iust hold N Maine b
moi the rcducsioh IN the Republican
majority encouraging though that nm.
occasionally IA, but the actual and
heavy incrcase N the Democratic
vote. This shows plainly chat enc
tlac "a surely m'ning "Down East
thAt me people are becoming weary
of the Alliance hctwcch plutoeracy
and absoiuHsm; and II this be 70, even
hl6ne ne ironhouna coasts ~ Maine.
What may NOT BE- expected "a resnl,
when me great independent mass AZ
inteliigont voters ~ the Nlddie states
and the Middle West cast their bal
tots N November New York. FOR n.
stance IA never rellabb Democratic
~ reliably Republican, IN, the indie
pendent voter has a way ., unexeeet.
edb proyins hls power Nv maklhs
the politically uncNpectea happen.
Tho Hght nov on " between pmtoc
facS nnd abaolutism on the one hand
hna tho psopie sna their right 10
rnle on the other, Nowhere n this
fnct more iheg 20 penetrate the
niaas II the people than IN New
Nork. Connectlcnt ana New Jersey
R0oscvcR may be vforncr. but his
hrand of reform mcans no more nor
lesn thsn reform with WI power M
ihe hand ct the President N either
words, ne ~ 4 beeevolent acspOt and
~ h telcr lor me perstans. 81 per
HAIRS the French wonld he taeal Hls
policies, however benevolent are not
ihe policies 70 pult thc FREE people al
n free republic. who have right 20
demnnd a reformation 81 me anoWa
abuscs" hy and through she law, and
nv mw alone vithoW shearlns ne
atates At ,helr constitutional flehts
while conccalue 10 the esncrul Soy.
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ii NncUon
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thtoaah M channeh az ~ eamststu
ncn aua nv lavx Federal remedies
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