Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-09-06
THE VOTE OF VERMONT.

The much talked Of election to be
held in Vermont and to be regarded
as a presidential election indication,
has been held and all three OF the
now political parties seem satisfied
Well, they can. The result can be
viewed in SO many different ways
the optimist Of either Of the parties
can get from it comfort and consola-
ton. What does it shows From
some aspects something; from some
other aspects something more, aud
from still other aspects nothing.
The three leading candidates for
Governor received the following
vote:
F.. Allen NJ. Fletcher, Of Cavendish, Ire
publican), 20, 259.
Harlan B. Howe, Of St. Johnsbury,
(Democrat), 20,350.
Rev. Frazer Metzger, Of Randolph,
(Progressive), 1880;
The aggregate received by all three
candidates was 63,O33, the largest
vote polled at gubernatorial cleo
ton preceding a presidential cleo
ton for some years. The practical
thing observable is that the people
manifested much interest in the cleo
ton, which always denotes a healthy
condition Of citizenship.
The aggregate vote being larger
the reasonable assumption is the re-
spective parties took more interest
than usual and an analysis OF the same
shows that such was the fact and the
increase in the vote was proportion
ate between the Democrat and Re
publican parties. In tabulating the
vote we are claiming the vote re-
ceived by the Bull Moose candidate
as a part of the Republican vote, the
disgruntled element thereof. So the
Democratic party in that State real
ly made nc unnatural gain from
our standpoint, and if in the vote the
Democratic candidate for Governor
received the Democrats find delight
it is a harmless joy and they ara well
come to the pleasant past time.
The Republicans can have no mis-
givings for it was expected trait the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and the charm
of his deceptive argument would have
some effect on the c-edulous and
necessarily some republicans would
follow his advice, and besides, there
are lot of restless people in the
world over, ever and always eager
to jump at new things, and hasten to
gulp dow n new and untried ideas, so
nothing more was expected than that
the usual Republican vote would be
reduced. Republicans, therefore, can
can feel no disappointment.
OF course the Bull Moosers show
delight. 1t is part of their game.
They are a shouting set, but their
noise should not brighten or even
dishearten. 1t is not the first time
in the recent history Of the country
that political heresies have sprung
up, and it is not the first time either
that they have had champions Of the
first order of oratory to press their
supposed merits upon the people but
they have invariably failed. The free
silver craze is an example. And be-
hind the scheme as its champion and
advocate was the peerless Bryan but it
went down to defeat and so will
Roosevelt and bis political heresies.
The programme for the Republi-
cans to persue is to go right a.
long and fight for the principles
clearly set forth in the party plat
form and accept the verdict of the
thinking people gracefully. We are
not of pessimistic class. We believe,
looking at the political situation
from every practical standpoint that
the Republican party will be yictori
Gus. Under conditions now existing
majorities will be reduced, but the
result is the achievement to be
sought majorities are features purely
Of sentiment