Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29
New EnsIand's Protest.

The new England insurgents have
been heard from. The 18th Congress
sional district of Massachusetts mas
spoken in tones that will command at
tention. The protest of Missouri
against Republican leadership in Con-
land in even more decisive tones. The
political phenomenon in the 18th dis
trict Yesterday is demonstration of
the fact of New England insurgency
which The Herald has asserted many
times within the past few months.
There is nothing wonderful or mex
plainable about it. The result, start
ling as it may be to those who will
fully or carelessly have ignored the
very evident signs of the times, is only
the natural working out of causes
which have been contributed by the
leadership of the Republican party in
Congress.
Comment almost seems unnecessary.
Mr.. Buchanan, the Republican candi-
date, need not consider this personal
defeat. For in spite of his personal
inclination to independence with which
he inaugurated the campaign, the SEN
ior Senator of the state had come on
from Washington and certified to his
regularity, had adopted him as true
Il ai,>l@
policy, had certified him in the name
of the Aldrich leadership in the Sen
ate, and had impressed it on the people
of the district that the entire country
was listening for their verdict of APP
prevail or disapprOval of the Republi-
can Administration to date. MIR. Blu
chanan's personality was thus elimi-
mated. He stood, involuntarily it may
be, but nevertheless unquestionably
as the representative of Aldrichism
Cannonism for the two are identicaD,
and the subserviency OF the Republi-
can party to intrenched privilege con-
trolling party organization instead Of
obedience to the people who conSti-
tute party majorties
1t is significant that the overturn
was not confined alone. or chiefly, to
the cities and larger towns, the indus
trial communities. The smaller towns
led the way. The composition of the
district provided an expression of
typical New England sentiment. BY
no Justifiable process of reasoning
can This district be isolated from the
rest Of New England. What hap
pened in this solid Republican baili-
wick, giving plurality of 14,000 for It
Republican candidate two
years ago, might be expected in any
other part of New England asked for
a verdict on Il similar issue today.
What is going to be done about it?
Is the only answer to the complaint
Of the people against the cost of living
to be continued farcical investigation
for the purpose of acquitting the AL
lrich-Payne tariff law? Is the impor-
tant question of federal regulation
and supervision of interstate corpora
lions to be ignored and the session
of Congress ended without action? Is
a tariff war with our Canadian GUS
toners to be precipitated because of
the arbitrary application of the maxi
mum and minimum clause? Is the
defeat of Cannonism in the House to
be rendered an empt" victory for the
by the skillful manipulation
Of House leaders. by and with the ad-
vice of the Senate leaders, who were
the intimates of the Speaker The
leaders have appealed to
and to Massachusetts, and
they have been answered Will they
risk an appeal to the nation ?-Boston
Herald independent.