Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-08-13
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE.
ELECTION, MONDAY, SEPT. 8, 1913.
Peters Gaining Every Day.

The events of the past week In
political circles have brought much of
good cheer to the supporters of hon.
John A. Peters, and these to-day in
clude the vast majority of the voters
OF the third Maine district who are
not imbued with democratic princi-
Piles. The first big gun of the cam
paign was fred by Kennebec county
republicans at Island park last Thurs
day, and this gathering has been fol-
lowed by rousing meetings at Belfast,
Skowhegan and in this city.
These gatherings have shown much.
They have demonstrated that the old
spirit of republicanism is thoroughly
alive in the district, and that the vast
majority of the republicans who voted
for Roosevelt last fall have not the
least idea of deserving the standard of
MIR. Peters. Very conclusive'y has
this been shown at the meetings held.
Many OF the men who have attended
these gatherings voted for Roosevelt.
Fully half Of the county committee
men in the district went to the pro-
gressive ticket in the presidential
campaign. But at least s5 per cent.
of these men; in fact, all, with but
two or three exceptions, are back in
the harness and working earnestly
and zealously for the republican
candidate.
This attitude is not surprising, I'M
less to the third party leaders who
mistook the personal following of one
man for a political revolution. All
voters in the third district who believe
in republican principles and are
averse to being represented or mis-
represented at Washington by mem
Der of the party of free trade, real
ize that their hope is in the candidacy
of AIR. Peters, and they are not vast
ing their powder.
Our friends the democrats are not
at all pleased with the republican ac-
tivity and the progressive lack OF
activity, for voters do not enthuse
greatly over a candidate who says
he doesn't expect to be elected, and
who is destined to be a very poor
third. Thus the democrats attempt
to bolster the cause of the third can
didate by saying that he is the one
whom they fear. 1t is an old trick, but
one that will not work. If they did
fear him in the least they would not
encourage his followers by admitting
it. 1t is Mr.. Peters whom the demo-
Gratis fear, and they are greatly
worried over the tremendous impetus
that is being given to his campaign.
The issue in this campaign is not a
split in the republican party, the
theme to which the democracy is de-
voting its thunder, but rather that
issue, always so important to the
voters of Maine and of the third dis
trict-the issue of protection of our
industries VS.. free trade and the re-
sultant injury to our manufacturers,
our industries generally and our
farmers.
AS State Chairman Parkhurst truly
said at the recent gathering in Kenne-
bee county: This district is COM
posed Of five counties in which there
are $4,000 men entitled to vote, a
majority of whom believe in protec-
ton. OF those $4,000 men, at least
three out of five, perhaps more, be-
lieve in the doctrine of protection,
believe that the tariff bill is very
raw example of southern seldshness;
of southern unfriendliness to the
northern section of this country,
particularly Maine"
Our third district voters, at least
the majority of them, are opposed to
sending another representative of the
trade party to Washington; they
recognize that the antidote is fur
nished by the candidacy of Mr.. Peters
and by that of no other. This fact,
added to the natural force given by
the candidacy of 80 able and highly es-
teemed man as Mr.. Peters, Ia giving
. great impetus to the republican
campaign, clearly discerniole in every
community In the district.
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