Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-07

an independent affair that has to do
with the settlement Of local questions
and policies. And they repeat this cry
in the face of the fact that the State
election involves the election OF a
United states Senator and four Repre-
sentativos in Congress. In impudent-
~ asserting that the State election is
not involved in the national these Re
publican organs simply write them
selves down as able-bodied members
of the Ananias club.-Portland Argus.
When the Republican orators begin
their speaking tours in Maine. it will
be interesting to note how they discuss
national issues, if they dare to APP
proach them at all. What, for in
stance, is Candidate Haines to say on
the questions which are holding the
attention ef the people the country
over? Judging from the present situa-
ton he will find it difficult task to
make speech which shall give no in
timation Of his presidential preference,
il he has one Even more embarrass-
ing viii be the cases of the four Re-
publican aspirants for congressional
honors. Certainly they can not take
shelter behind the claim that the Sep
TENDER election is a purely local af-
fair in which no national issues are in
yolved. Waterville Sentinel.
Awful, isn't ito What a care this
campaign must be to the rum press of
Maine, which had rather, at just this
time. talk about almost anything than
licerse, special session, illegal State
printing, or inflated service accounts.
Economy" too, is becoming as nau-
seating to Democracy as Covered
Bridge and personal liberty"
OF course the personal liberty papers
are very anxious to discuss national
issues. 1t is very necessary for them
to change the subject from State af-
fairs during the rest of the campaign.
Maine interests are becoming a lee-tle
too warm and lee-tle too personal
for some of the candidates
For it is a tact that most of the peo-
pie of Maine KNOW the leading candi-
dates of both parties in this campaign.
And the people of Maine KNOW
about what these leading candidates
stand for--for Maine and for Uncle
Sam.
just to oblige our Portland and
Wateville Democratic sheets, let us
agree with them that the Maine State
election is involved in the national;
that the settlement of local questions
has EVERYTHING to do with ma
tional Issues and the men Maine is to
send to take hand in making the
laws of the country
IT our Democratic friends want it
that way. because State affairs are
looking sort of thunder-showery to
them, let US say that national affairs
are the big thing in our State election.
Of course they are!-if you wish it.
And so We find the embarrassing
cases for Republican aspirants'' of
Statewide interest, according to the
Voice Of Patt OF course there are no
embarrassing cases. among the Dem
eeratic 'aspirants!" At least Mr. Pat
tangall mentions none in his editorial
comment-and Patt ought to know
So ii is to be understood that it isn't
embarrassing for Democratic ''as-
pirant" to go to the voters of Maine
pledged to rum and the service of the
booze trust
II isn't embarrassing" to the Demo-
cratic 'aspirants" to appeal to Maine
farmers while pledged by national plat
form to slash the tariff on hay, lumber
and potatoes.
IT isn't embarrassing" to Senator
Gardner, the "aspirant" for L. S. SEN
atorship, that he has grabbed a volley
.cf socialistic thunder instead of stand
ing for what the Grange of Maine is
determined to have. parcels post.
1t isn't embarrassing to Demo-
cratic ''aspirants for congressional
honors,' that they have accepted,
Joined forces with and stand for the
era of officially supported notification
OF law, open violation of many laws,
and trazen defamation of Maine and
her people, introduced and carried on
by the Pattangall- Plaisted- Davis
Gardner ring. stsws
of course State issues have a mighty
bearing on the questions of whom
shall we send to Congress?"
or course national issues have a
mighty bearing on the vote OF Maine.
The rift in the Republican party over
the head of the national ticket is not a
national issue with Democracy. But
the question of ITO smash or not tt
smash the protective tariff IS an issue
of vast Importance to the people Of
Maine.
Democracy il pledged to ripping III
the country's BUSINESS and creating
industrial d'<aster-for the purpose o
causing a crash in the price Of pro
/. ducts--b ause the Republican party i