East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-09-07

expressed the sentiment of most every
body.
People everywhere are turning to
the support of Governor Wilson, not
merely because he is a democrat, but
because he is the one clear light in
a time of political darkness. Wilson
mas clean record and he has clean
backing He is absolutely cree from
the sordid influences that were so
strong with both Roosevelt and Taft
and are now divided between those
/ two men. He makes his appeal to
the intelligence of the people, not to
prejudice and passion. He does not
cater either 10 the rich or the poor,
but stands instead for economic jus
tIce, for leaving the gates of oppor-
tunity open to all and for abolishing
the rule of special privilege which
has worked such havoc with the re-
public and has virtually converted it
into an oligarchy of wealth without
the knowledge of the people
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Additional light will be thrown on
the political situation when the peo-
pie of Maine vote at
Maine viii the state election Mon
Be The Next day The voting there
To Speak. will be significant
though it will not
reveal the bull moose strength as
there is no third party in the field in
that state.
In 1910 the democrats won out in
the Maine election. Plaisted was
chosen governor over Fernald, repub- .
lican, by vote Of 7a,425 to 64672, .
and two out Of four congressional po- /
sitions went to democrats.
Normally Maine has been repub-
lican by heavy majority and state
issues contributed much TO the demo-
cratic victory in 1910 But that the
revolt was not entirely local is evil
cenced by the election of two demo-
cratic congressman. What the vot-
ing Monday will reveal is purely spec
ulative Of course as yet but the out
look seems bright for democracy. The
republican managers are predicting
that Haines their candidate for gov
ernor will win by from 1000 to 1O,-
900; while the Plaisted manager es-
Inmates will be reelected by a ma
Jvrity ranging from 10000 to 1900
Four years ago Taft had a ma
jcrity of 31,5S4 over Bryan in Maine.
The election Monday will give an in
sight as to the trend of sentiment
since that time.
S->~~O~ss~
Despite the fact that late rains have
retarded the closing of harvest work
in this section the crop
Big Farming situation as a whole
Yields Mean has been very sstisfac-
Prosperity. tory and the same
seems to be true of the
eEtire country.
Commenting on the harvest and the
influence Of the crop on general pros
perity, Henry Clews the financial
critic, has the following in his review
for last week:
A big wheat crop, fine in weight
and quality, has already been harvest
ed and is bringing good prices. The
biggest corn crop on record will soon
begin TO be garnered This crop has
already overcome its backwardness
and is now normal as to time. In
another week or two cutting will be-
come more general; and If frost is
only escaped in the corn belt until
the usual date, which is about Oc-
tober /, the biggest crop on record
will then be practically safe. Some
estimates are running as
high as 3,OOO,OOO,OOO bushels The
only important crop concerning which
there is real uncertainty is cotton
Present expectations are for A.
100000 bale yield or over, but an
other three or four weeks Of good [
weather is necessary to bring these
results. As August is usually a month
Of deterioration in cotton, it would be
well to hold extreme optimism some
what in reserve. It is already an old
story that we have secured big crops
IF hay, oats, fruit, etc. Nothing short
of disastrous weather therefore, can
now prevent a year Of record break Y
ng prosperity for the American far
ner. This means a powerful stimu-
US TO many lines of industry, The