The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-09-14
THE RESULT
IN MAINE.

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The election returns in Maine
were awaited with interest. Two
years ago the Democrats captured
the state, and in the recent struggle
held all the election machinery. The
Republicans conducted the campaign
Just closed along the same lines of
two years ago, and went up against
a militant, well organized foe. Gov
ernor Plaisted the Democratic in.
cumbent and candidate for reelection
expected and predicted victory by
over 10000 plurality, but on the 9th.
er hand he was thoroughly routed
something over 1900 votes return.
ing to the Republican fold
What Is the lesson to be drawn?
Simply this: Maine is Republican, New
England is Republican, the country is
Republican. In the hearts of the
American people the principles Of
Republicanism are dear. The people
want to see them triumphant, and
in the coming struggle the sober
thinking people will finally rally to
the standard and preserve the prin.
ciples and party that has made and
maintained the Union in peace and
honor.
Opinions on the Maine election are
interesting. The Ogden Examiner
says:
The decisive Republican victory
in Maine has put crimp in all
this talk of Democratic landslides
and Democratic year. The voters
Of Maine expressed the sentiment
that prevails in the New England
states. II was a fine endorsement
Of President Taft 3 administration
The business of the country in gen.
eral is prosperous and the people
are in no mood to take chances.
That sentiment to get behind the
President and endorse his actions
is growing stronger as the cam.
paign goes on and 1t presages
Republican victory in November.
The men of Maine turned down
Woodrow Wilson and the policies
he advocated. Maine went Demo
cratic two years ago by over 5000
and now she is back in the Repub.
lican fold by safe majority. And
the Bull Moosers helped to make
Maine Republican. They went in
and supported the Republican tick.
ct and saved the state from the
Democrats.
That action was as gratifying as
II is commendable. 1t helped to give
Maine a Republican governor and
a majority in the legislature which
means that the Maine Republicans
will have another United States
senator.
There Is lesson for Utah in the
Maine result. All the third party
movement can hope to accomplish
in this state is to lend strength
and encouragement to the Demo.
Gratis.
state of Utah have been and will
continue to be served by the Re.
publican party.
The proposition is simple. A
vote for Taft is a vote to safeguard
the industries of the west A vote
for Roosevelt can only mean sup.
port for the Democrats.
We believe that the men and wo
men of Utah understand the situa.
ton and the morning after the
election will show Utah with a
clean majority in the Republican
column.
The result in Maine is a lesson
TO the west.
The Salt Lake Tribune views II
in this light
The result of the Maine election
Is decidedly encouraging to the
Republican party. II had been gen
orally assumed that the opposition
TO President Taft was so stronl
that there would not be any hop,
OF redeeming Maine from its Demo
cratic administration. But the re
suit 10 a gratifying surprise.
Governor Plaistead, Democrat
was elected Governor OF Maine tw
years ago by a plurality OF S75S
He is now beaten by the Republic
an candidate for Governor, MI
Haines, by about $500. The legis
lature is safely Republican, show
ing that Senator Obadiah Gardner
Democrat, will be beaten by Edwi