The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03
THURSDAY, FEB. s.
Convincing Argument

Inc following ID lTOm OuT ciu-IhS
friend, The Maine Democrat:
The independence Reporter, the lead
z ing Republican paper of Somerset
county. is guilty of the following:
There IL a we'll organized move
ment among Maine Democrats to fight
against the insertion Of a resubmis-
sion plank in the next State plat
form. II they succeed In their en-
!. 0oavors, the fight between the two
GfDat parties will be a close one In
Maine. The resubmission plank has
always been vote-loser for the
4 Democratic party" The gentleman
Who penned that paragraph undoubt-
0dly meant we'll but before he per-
4 Hltted its publication, he ought to
have devoted five minutes study to
~ facts In the case. The figures do
not indicate that resubmission has
sb6on great vote loser In Somerset
county. In 1902, with Samuel w.
4 could, Of Skowhegan, leading the
Democratic fight the Republican ma
1oRity In Somerset county was 1889.
l: I'M 1905, with Cyrus w. Davis, the
/. Democratic candidate and resubmis-
4 6i6n the issue, the majority was SAC.
u Il can hardly be claimed that Mr..
I Davis was stronger In Mr.. Gould's
own county than was Mr.. Gould. 1t
was resubmission that made the DIFF
u ference. Last year, In presidential
i year, with the same Issue paramount,
4 Governor Fernald barely carried
< somerset by So votes. Resubmission
. vote loser! Well. hardly.
Eloquent logic! Convincing argu-
mont! Read 1t again. gentle reader,
that you may see just how eloquent
{ ana convincing 1t is. Because since
1902 the Republican majorities In
somerset county have been whitfield
down, the writer of the above para
9rapf attempts to argue that the de-
creassd majorities have been due to
rssubmission.
n Az we'll might the housewife argue
TINT because her bread did not bake
.St was due to the absence OF Soda
d M we'll might the preacher argue that
because his church was not throng-
ia with worshippers, 1t was due to
'sthe Indifference OF the people. AS
W4il might The Democrat argue that
EeUause Cyrus Davis did not carry
Xfhe state In 1906, It was due to the
Net that certain ones higher up COB
Sn1td n tho most of the campaign
Efdnd.
III, The writer OF the paragraph quoted
|n ~ intelligent man and he ought
know that he can no more at
Minute the decreased majorities for
Republican party to the resub--
4 jio6ion issue than he can to the per-
4 ISnality Of the candidates. As real
||nntter OF fact-an historical fact
1ke reason Cyrus Davis polled more
gSjotAe than Samuel Gould IL because
6xis and his campaign managers
Ejtended e26 to the u which Gould and
4 S managers expended. Az for per-
1Sa1lty, not counting the size Of the
( aenpaign fund. Sam Gould could
S.Wih over Davis 100 to 10. Had the
courtesy been extended our own
sslo1lOw -townsman At the very famous
n Nashville convention and he been
\ Nm the nomination for the second
4 No. with resubmission a. the issue,
editor Of The Maine Democrat
SUnld now be writing different
tory. But Gould was shelved by
Davis enthusiasts who saw votes
III ne much heralded Davis barrel.
~; We still maintain that the mis-
4 xSkble resubmission hobby has been
Y loser. without that hobby the
& 1ocfats would have came periloqs-
\ noax defeating the Republicans In
i ~ And It makes The Democrat
Y ~ "a IT. Shoes when It II even
Il ia that there Il likely to be =
v III u ne question Of clinging 70
hobby through another campaign.
4 ~ iPn't saying that 4 the Dem
~ decide 70 stand Pat they
IA BON : thousand votes without
ssubliss.oR plAnk.
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