Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
THIS STATE
WILL CO DEMOCRATIC
Former Federal Official Asserts
Victory in Maine indicates
a Jeffersonian Sweep

"From Maine to California, from the
Lakes to Florida, the nation Is Demo-
cratic.
Were O. presidential election held
tomorrow. and care not whether
BRYAN, Marshall, Folk or Gaynor were
at the head of the ticket, the Demo-
Gratis would score one of the most re-
markable victories in the history of the
nation"
such was the statement made yester-
day by J. p. Carter, formerly 1ederal
chief in the head division of the treas
ury department, under President CleVe-
land. and one of the most strenuous
and far-seeing leaders in the local
Democracy. Continuing, Mr.. Carter
said:
''The Democratic victory In Maine
last Monday was an eye-opener. ROCK
ribbed Republican Matne-Democratlcl
The first time in thirty years. Maybe
there are those so far behind the
times and so partisan blind that the
results of the election in Maine are
without Significance, but to every oiie
who knows Maine and who knows Its
ironclad political machine and its pow
erful place in the national Republican
machine, the Democratic victory IN
Maine comes as a death knen to the
old line Republicans. 1t heralds the
dawn of a new political era in whlch
the nations Democracy Will De tne
dominant and progressive power. :,
"There are a few politicians VINO ten
us that the Democratic victory IN
Maine was due to certain peculiar local
conditions, but this is not true. Inc
same political conditions that prevailed
in Maine before last Monday prevailed
elsewhere and still prevail in Call1or-
MIA and other old-time Republican
strongholds and those conditions pres
age if they de not absolutely insure
the election of Democrats.
ENDEAyOR TO ORGANIZE
"Gifford Pinchot, in his interview IN
ros ANGELES. stated that the Demo-
cratic victory in Maine was due to the
failure of the progressive Republicans
to organize. Believe me, they endeaV-
ored to organize. They labored day
and night for three months to organ
iZa huf the voters of Maine-the rank
and file Of Republicans on Wnom tney
had depended for success In other
vears-refused to come to their res
cue. They were no longer to be num-
bugged by a so-called split, Whlch III
Maine. as in certain other states,
believe was but a political pretense'
MANNED so that one faction OF the
party, representing itself to stand TOT
certain principles, could capture the
dissatisfied Republican element, anu
the other faction, standing for the old
order of things, could capture the other
element, and thus close the door TO
Demooracv and prevent the Demo-
cratic candidates from having even
look in Regardless of which OF tilese
two Renublican factions won, the he
publican party was in power.
' "rrhe people of Maine saw through
II They turned down both ractlons,
ana the results show that thousands
Of Renublicans who for thirty years
bad IGNORED the Democratic ticket
+,Irned TO il as q last resort and voted
II from ton to bottom. They recognized
tha Fact that the Democracy offered
them their only salvation. Hence l
saw that the Democratic victory IN
Maine was not Only rebuke TO the
old guard and a reputation or the so
called reform element, but 1t was
more. It represented the adoption OF
Democraov. the avowed triumph or
6omocratic principles, which, in Maine,
as in other states, have peeh 1 crusheu
to dust by men VINO We're plllueu'
prejudiced and deceived py lne souIlur
ing brass and tinkling cynoals Oh he,
publicanism-the scheme OF the Vesteu
interests the political organlzatlon OF
the corporations and predatory wealth,
"California is going to do what Maine
did. Democracy will sweep 10 the very
shores Of the Pacltlc'
"Remember Maine and keep your eye
on California"