Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-24
THE LESSON
 FROM MAINE

FnOM MAINE
 The Maine Yankee is born poll tician For years the republican end of him has been feasted on the best that republican congress could pro vide in the way of public buildings, federal officers and pensions. But the expense of these political da;nties- as the surplus in the national treas ury vanished-had to be diminished and he began to wonder why the old d-Hale-Frye ring, or what was left of it had become so penurious. He watched and waited. The cost of living had advanced to an unbearable heieht and the revision of the tariff did not reduce prices, but actually increased them on the average.
 The Maine Yankee did not then insurge: but the Maine newspapers became more independent and talked of lots of things that would have been considered rank rebellion in Tom Reeds time. The republican ring leaders were all standpatters and would not even admit that reciprocity with Canada was desirable They ig- nored or stamped out all signs of in surgency, thinking they were all powerful
 But the Maine Yankee was reading and thinking. The Maine democrats were asking very uncomfortable ques- tions. The Maine grangers and work ingmen were demanding the initiative and referendum, and some republican papers voiced their demands. All the Maine Yankee voters are educated. and many republican voters had pro gressed to the point of upsetting the regular order of thina. So strong was this feeling that they became in- surgent, and even Senator Hale saw the coming storm and retired. His son was repudisted for congress.
 You know the rest, for you have heard from Maine.
 Now, there is a lesson to be learned by the democrats from the re- suit in Maine. Push the education Of all the people, native and foreign born, so that they can at least in telligentiy read and understand how to guard their interests. The progress i've governor of Maryland Austin L. Brothers in addressing the Germans of that state on German day. empha- sized the necessity of education. He said:
 For a country where the people have the power in their hands. as in this country. the voters must be educated. We must see that the boys are educated SO that they will De able to know what they are voting for. We need the educated voter.
 Maryland has given the voter the right to vote directly for the noGIi- nees for office. There can be no ad- vance in any nation or state where money plays a part in an election. Along this line the state will en- deavor to protect you and will fight to the last ditch. For this reason It prohibits corporations from contribut- ing to oampaigl funds A corporation has no political sentiments, as cor poratlon and as such it should not assist either party.
 "We are trying to get all of the power into the hands of the people. believe that when the constitution Of this country was drawn up ait in tended that the people should rule in everything. and little by little more power is being placed in their hands. You will always find the Germans en- thusiastic about good government and for a government resting entirely in the hands of the people. oongratu- late you Germans for the work you have done in this state. When any movement for the good Of the people is about to come up know that can always depend upon the Germans for support"