Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-19
COL. FRANK CLARK'S
GOOD WORK IN MAINE
Largely Instrumental In Bringing Out
The Large Democratic Vote.
8 popyLAR N wAsAINoToN


York and New Jersey in Doubtful
coIumn--Rattle in Middle West.
Especial Correspondence The SUM-
Washington, Sept s.--Representa.
tive Frank Clark has made a brilliant
campaign up in Maine, being largely
Instrumental not only In efrecting the
heavy reduction Of the Republican
majority, but In bringing out an alb
normally large Democratic vote IN
that rock.ribbed Republican State.
Col. Clark has also greatly endear
ed himself to the Democrats OF the
District OF Columbia since he took
charge OF Democratic Congressional
headquarters, his urbqnity and sym
pathy with all the legitimate needs
OF the district being especially noted.
The result IN Maine. 30 largely con
trihuted to by the efforts OF Col
Clark can Justly be regarded IN no
other light than as encouraging 70
the Democratic cause, and as placing
the States OF Connecticut. New York
and New Jersey, at least. In the doubt
full column.
The conservatism OF New England
ers IN politics ia proyerbial They
are slow 10 change their political con-
yictions, but when change does
come Il Is usually about as perma.
nent as Is anything appertainlng TO
the sentimental side OF man. Now,
the fact OF greatest Significance IN
this election Just held IN Maine Is.
not the reduction In the Republican
majority, encouraging though That un.
questionably is, but the actual and
heavy increase in the Democratic
vote. This shows plainly that the
tide is surely turning Down East"
that the people are becoming weary
OF the alliance between plutocracy
and absolutism; and n this be SO. even
along the iron-hound coasts OF Maine.
what may not be expected 70 result
when the great independent mass OF
intelligent voters OF the Middle states
and the Middle West cast their bal.
lots IN November New York. for IN.
stance h never reliably Democratic
or reliably Republican; but the indie
pendent voter has way Of unexpect.
edly proving his power by making
the politically unexpected happen.
The fight now ON n between plutoc.
rncy and ahsolutism on the one hand,
and the people and their right 10
rule ON the other, Nowhere IN this
fact more likely 20 penetrate tho
minds Of the people than In New
York, Connecticut and New Jersey.
Roosevelt may be 4 reiormcr, but his
brand Of reform means no more nor
less than a reform with All power Ia
the hand Of the President In other
words, he IL 3 bcaey0lcns deapot, and
AZ ruler for the Poralans. or per.
haps the French. would be ideal His
policies however benevolent. are not
the policies n suit the free people of
a free republic. who have a right 10
demand a reformation Of the known
abuses" by and through the law. ana
the law, alone without shearing the
states OF their constitutional rights.
while conecdlng TO the general gov
ernment every loia Of ~ constitution.
al function.
Right there irls that Roosevelt. and
consequently TAFT are At the opposite
ends % the pole from Bryan, he
demands the same reforms, but
through the channels az tho constlgu.
sion and the laws Federal remedies
10 supplement- not suppiant. State
remedies This h What ~ gseann.
and hts platform means, In ADKINS
she question: shall the pooplc
Rulef'
Reform, reiorm reform; bu, shah
q come through aespotlsm. or BY
means o. me constitution and che
laWNe
u i nn Is ihe thmklng acople %
The Middle states and az thc Midals
West 70 decide The Fcsn,s onrh, no,
60 he b0t ls merr than aonhsiul
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