The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-18
REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS.

+ REPUBLICAN, PROSPECTS.
As Maine goes. so goes the Union.
/ II the old adage holds good this
Year, the election in November will
he a sweeping Republican victory.
For there is no doubt that Maine
has gone Republican. The state
which gave James G. Blaine, Thomas
| B. Reed, Nelson Dingley and other
great Republican leaders to the ma.
ton has returned TO the Republican
column. The victory was both de-
cisiye and significant Two years ago
Maine elected a Democratic governor
by a plurality of nearly nine thous-
and. This year, with the governor
seeking reelection. Maine elected a
Republican governor by plurality
OF between three and four thousand.
inis, too, IN spite of the fact that
many third termers cpeyed instruc-
tons and voted for the Democratic
ticket In order to defeat the Repub-
lican candidate, if possible, and thus
give Mr.. Roosevelt an opportunity to
10 some more shouting.
The result of the Maine election
has given inspiration and courage to
the Taft organization throughout the
middle west 1t Is evident that the
trend toward democracy has been
checked. Two years ago the Demo
Gratis swept the country, but since that
time two important facts have de
veioped. The first is that the Demo-
Gratis are determined to force their
free trade policy upon the country.
Inc tariff bills which they
favored in the house indicated
what the country might expect and
the outlook does not please the people.
IN the second place, the long, fruit
less and expensive session OF con-
gress has given the country an object
esson OF Democratic Incompetence
and incapacity in government. Above
all, as election day approaches, farm
srs, workingmen, business men and
people in all walks of life are coming
more and more to realize that a
Democratic administration will GER
AMY plunge the country into the
iepths of despair experienced between
1922 and 1896. Nobody wants blight
Q fall upon the prosperity which now
spreads its happiness over the land,
md that such blight would come
With Democratic victory is only
{ say that history repeats itself
Second only to the significance of
he Maine returns. is the result of
he Colorado primary, where the reg
liar Republicans show long lead
,yer the followers of the Bull
doose.' 1t may be remembered that
when Colorado sent a solid. delegation
or Taft. to the national convention
asst spring. Colonel Roosevelt cried
ut with loud voice that the state |
ad been stolen from him by machine
Lethcds and that a statewide primary
you'd have shown an entirely differ
Mt result. The state wide primary T
as now been held and the result is
ne same. II is perfectly apparent I
hat the centennial state is not yet
eady to throw the Republican party /
nto the discard
Not only from the east and the
eddie west but from the far west
ONES cheering Republican news.
The country has been made aware. I
course, by most persistent press
genting. that the third termer is
the Pacific states, and |
ighiy colored reports have been sent
ut, of the enthusiasm manifested at
is meetings. At Republican head
uarters there has been little dispo-
ltion to minimize these reports for
ne three trans-mountain states have
1own such unbridled radicalism dur 4
IL the past three or four years as
lily to warrant the expectation that
le third term candidate would be
elcomed there with practically unan-
nous acclaim.
Nevertheless the Republican manag.
RS thought it might BIZ just as well to
t the people Of that distant section
Understand that such an organization
the Republican party was still in
sistence and they therefore dispatch
John NJ. Harlan, Of Illinois, and ].
dam Bede, of Minnesota, to OREGON
hey struck the trail of the Moose" +
LaGrande, and the following dis
atch from friend at that point to
le writer of this letter states briefly
Ie impression created by their first
tack:
THE fight was opened successfully
night. Biggest Republican rally
'er held here. accordance to local 4
aders. They are highly satisfied
it'll the days results and declare
at Roosevelt helped TO kill his own
lances by his speech this morning. {
reception was astounding {
cold. Local bull moosers disgrunt-
d. Enormous enthusiasm which {
ey hoped 10 arouse absolutely failed.
appointment emphasized by sue
sg Of our meeting tonight Roose.
1t wave here subgiding'
Press dispatches TO the Chicago pa
RI describing the meeting more in
tail fully confirm the enthusiasm 7
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