The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-09-17
GOOD FOR MAINE
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in Maine has decidedly pleas
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in Maine has decidedly pleas
l. ant aspects. All efforts to
rob it o. national significance. by
attributing it to purely local causes,
must be discounted as the special
pleading OF the hide-bound partisan.
Nothing can obscure the fact that the
Republicans got a good drubbing in
a rock-ribbed Republican State and a
good drubbing is about what the Re-
publicans would seem to need at this
time to bring them to their senses
One cannot possibly explain the
Maine election returns without con-
ceding that thousands of Republicans
voted the Democratic ticket. They
seem to have been straight Republi
cans, too, and to have gone straight
cratic ticket. But let it be under
stood that Democracy in Maine is not
OF the Organized, populistic type. 1t
is safe and ne'-conservative, if
you prefer. 1t is not hard to under
stand why many thousands OF good
Republicans would prefer to take re-
fuge in such a camp, temporarily, ra-
Their than continue to march under
the Republican banner when that ban
ner has been shot full OF holes by men
who are supposed to be its loyal de-
tenders. Mr.. Covington, for example,
is mailing throughout this District
Senator Delivers Republican) speech
on the tariff as a Democratic cam
paign document. When the ammuni-
ton for Democratic candidates is de-
liberatels furnished by Republican
Senators $50 called, is it any wonder
that a good many straight Republicans
show their disgust by voting straight
Democratic tickets. Or again, Mr.,
Roosevelt tours t.. country with a
series OF political addresses which viz
tualy repudiate every distinctive Re
publican doctrine and III which can be
found no word of commentator Tor
the Republican administration. Is it
any wonder that many Republicans
are saying ii this Rooseveltian- Bry-
anized dogma is Repubicanism. then
give us Maine Den ocracy." That is
we take it, about the meaning OF the
Maine elections. ! he Maine Demo
Gratis have never been OF the Populis-
tic, Bryanite breed. They repudiated
Organism and his vagaries, and voted
the Republican ticket. Likewise the
Maine Republicans are not OF the
Popuistic, Rooseveltian breed. They
have just voted the Democratic ticket.
The citizenship oi Maine evidently
declines to follow in the train OF any
reckless radicalism. under whatever
party cognomen it may appear. And
such an attitude is comforting. 1t
simply means that m my men are look
ing for safe and sane political al
liances Party names and party asso-
Citations cannot hold them when the
foundations OF things are being
shaken by Organism and Roosevelt
ianism. Thousands OF Democrats lett
the Democratic party rather than swal-
low Mr. Rryan's doctrines. Thousands
of Republicans will ieave the Repub-
lican party rather than swallow such
stuff as Mr.. Roosevelt has been lately
preaching Mr.. Bryan may have been
right. Mr.. Roosevelt snay be right
But those oi us VIII think otherwise,
who think that such teaching is mimi
cal 10 the peace, order ard prosperity
OF the land. ought to say so by "ur
votes II Maine has gone over for
the time to the Conservative wing OF
the Democratic party in protest
against the radic&lism ui Rooseveltian
Republicanism, then Maine deserves
our grateful commentator.