Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-29

Marston of Skowhegan, who was ac-
tive in managing the fight for the Dill
to secure the floor to make a snort
statement and then yield to wheeler.
who had agreed to deliver prepared
speech. This arrangement was maae
because the Democrats were hlipus
tering against the measure ana Hs
proponents wished to keep the f1oor
"Marston secured recognition by the
Speaker. according to arrangement.
After saying what he wished he turn
ed to give the cue to Wheeler and
found that he had left the hall. Mars
ton went out and found Wheeler IN
the lobby talking with Walter Emer-
son. He heard one of them say liz
substance to the other, The Demo
cratic Legislature killed this bill in
the last session. The Republican
Legislature will kill it this time, and
we shall then have them just where
we want them That, gentlemen, may
| be good politics. but don't like it.
Two Sides, Three Candidates.
Now what are we, who believe in
protection, going to do? There are
only two sides to this question. It's
enemies will unite against it. They
| will win if enough of its friends are
| divided. That is what they rely on
| We can win for protection by stand
! ing together for protection. Can We
not do SO?
| Let us analyze this thing calmly.
| l have no quarrel with any man who
Iaisagrees With me. He has just as
much right to his opinion as l have
to mine. | ask no man to join me
simply because the trend is that way.
If his conscience tells him not to, he
should not do it. | would not | sim
ply want to talk the thing over frank
lily and cordially.
I'VE all believe in a protective tar
lift. We would not have had the I'm
Iderwood bill if we had kept together
But that a matter of history now
and | criticize no man for it. If Mr.
| Roosevelt had been nominated at
IChieago, there would have Been only
1.-THE Republican party. 1t was not the
Iparty that was considered at fault.
Many people believed that those in
lcontrol of the convention acted unfair
lly They carried the fight into the
ELECTION to rebuke that acting not to
Irenudiate the principle of protection,
or any other great principle of gov
Iernment which the party advocated.
We agree on them now.
"As | have said, that matter has
been settled. Mr. Taft was defeated
at the polls 1 do not think it was
wise, but you are as honest in your
views of it as l in mine. 1t is use
less to fight that over again. The ques-
IL. 10 hnN W
1.-The interests in which we agree.
IF the Progressive party had been
founded on a great new issue of per
Imanent character and distinct from
1.-The other parties there would be rea-
son in continuing the split and sacri-
Ificing protection, if the new issue were
more important. But it does not APP
pear to have been. We hear talk
Iabout the rule of the people, but the
people, big and large, do rule. They
have every instrument with which to
J rule They have the direct primary
the initiative and referendum. all Re
: publican legislation. If they go te
the polls no man can control them
If they do not, no party is safe.
The Whole Greater Than All Its Part.
But we need only to study the
events of the last few months to see
that the new organization received its
strength rather from personal circum-
Istances than from any issue on which
Iparties are founded. 1t was the Won
derful personality of Mr.. Roosevelt.
And no party founded on the per-
sonality of single individual, no mat
ter how great and wise. can be per-
/ in renlihIip
Try to his party the strength his mag
lnetism secures for himself, and with
Tout it the party becomes weak because
it cannot maintain itself in its many
parts and communities which make up
the whole. 1t is one place where the
whole is greater than the sum of all
it's parts.
Am l right? In less than 10 months
Ichanges have occurred which show the
trend. l am not speaking of what is
now going on in this District, but of
what we have actual figures for. In
the first place while Mr.. Roosevelt as
head of the party was second by a
large margin over Mr.. Taft, he carried
with him on his ticket only nine rep
Iresentatives in Congress against 127
Republicans. They were all candi-
dates on national issues, and the is
sues the same. Am l not right in say
ing it was the personality of the man
rather than any governmental policy
on which the contest was weighed?
But he is not a candidate in this cleo
| ton.
| Tie received in Michigan 2l4,5S4 votes
and the Republicans 152, PA. That was his
| fight in protest against the Chicago con-
| vention. In the spring Michigan had u
| statewide election with all three parties
| in the field. Mr.. Roosevelt actively par
| tieipated in it, The Progressive vote was
reduced to 80 1903, the Republicans carried
| the state with 1899. Chicago gave him
| twice as many votes as Taft, but in the
spring the Republicans had three times
as many as the Progressives st Louis
| cast 25,000 votes for Roosevelt, but after
a hot campaign i'm the spring with him
speaking in it they got less than 1900,
and the Republicans carried the city. In
Maryland the factions have already re-
united. In New York City they propose
to amalgamate on municipal ticket.
THE trend here in Maine is equally
Suggestive Comnarinp th. LATER mInic-