New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-14
BARNES ON RESULT IN MAINE
Thinks Results May Discredit
Republican Insurgents.
IBy Telegram 70 The Tribune. J

Albany, Sept. l3.-Wiliiam Barnes. jr. in
an editorial tonight ia The Albany Even
Ing Journal" commenting on the Demo-
cratic victory in Maine, SAYS:
Maine makes q conspicuous exhibit OF
fruits OF lnsurgent effort OF the Republican
party, mlscalled Progressive leadership. ."
Heretofore since its birth. the Republican
party was the strong. conservative force
II which the people placed reliance for
eIIecJlNe opposition 70 all attempts Of dema-
EoSlc agltaIOrs to cause the government 10
depart from the safe and sane course.
-. IFCeht uI3leS minority within ne
OF radlcall@m # sOclalistiC and pOpulistIc
source, 10 which heretofore only the Dem
ocratIc party had been susceptible. has
. been TrenZledly urging departure from the
safe course which the Republican party
1piieWrd during half q century. Naturally
deI1oraIlzing disruption Of the party re
SUITS ana loss Of public confidence. with
Inevitable defeat
how much the chief insurgent Of them all
contributed directly TO the Republican
bdTJT's overwhelming defeat in the Stale
Of AaiHe 10y his recent oral ouJpouTings.
III which he attacked the Supreme Court
% Lie Hlted States damned the admin
f4tTafl0f with exceedingly faint and always
qGahnec praise and IudOTsed every radical
proposition tnat he could rake from the
scrap heaps Of Democratic and Socialstic
self
1t is not Impossible that the result of yes
teFday election IL Maine has not come too
late TO discredit the insurgents. TO cause
such FeNulsiou Of sentiment against them
as VIII MAKE effective the efforts OF the real
tsGaefs o. the Republican party. who are
battling for maintenance Of established
principles 10 restore party solidarity, IN
time 70 produce different results in the No
Sember elections.
However, II the disease which sffiicts the
Republican party cannot be checked. if II
must run Its course. the result VIII be. not
DEATH buI ultimate recovery and renewed
HlgoT, a was the result after its defeat in
1882, from whose effects the country SUI
1e1ed severely during four hard. lean years
In another editorial Mr. Barnes. in dis
cussing the upstate primaries next week
ana the Saratoga convention SAYS.
It has been announced IN the newspapers
thaI M IfiscoI4- chairman OF the Re
publican committee Of the County of New
York viii Oh the Moor of the convention
move 10 substitute Mr.. R0oseVeit's name
for that of Mr. Sherman. disregardiug the
unanimous action Of the state committee
therefore he a division that has assumed
as air Of Importance, because since. the po-
slLion itself Il not highly important II
Aseul0 Indicate or Mr. GrlsCom $ part an
intention 10 announce TO the state and Ia
the nation that Theodore Roosevelt must
bs recognized as the Republican mentor.
leader or boss of this state
II view of Nj. Roosevelt attitude on
Biit5fiC matters. made entirely clear III his
Western speeches his selection fer the
a tel fhe state committee unanimously rec
or. TsssH ueo the EIce-PreSident SVauiA in the
public mind commit the party 10 MT. Roose-
te,lt,s policies recently clearly defined
g SO momentnus d departure from Republi-
can principles ar they have been known in
tle F+ast - tlie voters merits the thoughtful
consideration 81 every Republican who viii
attend the primary elections