Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-09-14
TO REPUBLICAN VOTERS,

and the voting today will tell the real
story. 1t is too late now to present
more arguments. The discussion is
over and the men of Maine will now &c
to the polls and exercise the highest
privilege of American citizenship The
last of the rallies has been held, the
canvass is completed, and this is the
most important day of the year for the
great State Of Maine
The Journal wishes to take this last
opportunity to impress upon it's Repub-
lican readers the Importance Of their
individual votes and efforts today 1t
ct must be elected in the State as a
whole and in each of our IS counties,
but such a splendid Republican major
| ity must be rolled up all along the line
that message of cheer, and confidence
and courage to the Republican party
throughout the land will be flashed over
the wires tonight. The eyes Of the
whole nation are upon Maine today.
and everybody who thinks that the
election is only of local iinpor-
tance and that only home issues are in
volved, is very blind to the actual situ-
alton.
During the past few weeks a most
spirited campaign has been Maged
thrnughc ut the State. The Democrats
| have made most desperate efforts to
win Republican votes, and are sparing
| no expense in their attempt to get con-
| trnl of state affairs and occupy once
| more the offices in which the people of
Maine have refused to trust them since
| the days of the notorious State Steal
! almost generation ago. The Demo
'ratic managers have east out a skill
fully baitcd hook in the hope of cap
turing the vote through the country
districts. They have waged a cam
paign Of relttlement Of Maine. d .crv-
ing its progress. denying it's prosperity,
snirching its good name, abusing its
h"ne"t officials. ana insulting the intel
iigence of its people.
The Democratic attempt cannot sue
cced if the Republicans Of Maine do
their duty today. The petty dirrcren-
ces and the local quarrels which inevi-
tlhly arise within a great and domi-
nant party must be forgotten and a
united front presented to the common
enemy. There was never time when
it was a prouder privilege for n citizen
If Maine TO vote the Republican, ticket
than it is today. The ticket is clean
from top to bottom. Every plank in
record Of the party in Maine. as in the
country at large, has been one of good
government, of material progress and
i,,c
ests.
There is no escaping from the fact
that national issues are involved i'll to-
days election here in Maine, net only
in the matter of being represented in
Washington by men who will stand up
for Names interests and for Repubii-
can policies which have given the coun-
today's vote upon the rest of the coun-
try. a splendid Republican victory
today Will be a vote of confidence in the
lIliSti sitloIl ol lItOuOTc ISDOSGNelt,
Il vote of endorsement of the things he
stands for, ana Il promise of victory In
November to William Howard Taft
And the Democrats, after lodging the
issue for weeks. have at last admitted
in the closing days of the campaign
that their gubcrnaturial candidate.
Gardner, represents in Maine what
Bryan represents in the nation, thus
concedinS the Republican contention
that a vote for Gardner will be a vote
for Bryan. This eleVenth-hour and re-
luctant admission on their part we
earnestly commend to those Republi-
cans whose votes the Democrats are
seeking, as well as to those Democrats
who are disgusted with the CON
tInnnI Of Jai