Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-08-13

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Mr.. Underwood, of Alabama, and would vote
exactly as he directed as democrats are doing
at the present time He would become an
adjunct of the democratic caucus, and we'll
disciplined follower of Mr.. Underwood,
We don't need any more men to represent
Alabama. We want man to represent Maine
and the majority sentiment of Maine. Don't
get the idea that claim that can stop the
democrat roller, or make it swerve one iota
from its course. The fact is, neither of us can
accomplish thing. Very likely the bill win
be passed before anybody gets there from
this district.
Tick" MAN WHO WEARS BOOT.
The question is bigger than that. The point
is emphaticsny to express the true sentiment
of the district on these questions. shall we
swallow the pill, or shall We sPurn it, We
can at least register a protest. don't believe
in licking the boot that kicks you'll believe
in clicking the man who wears the boot
Can you give any good reason why we
should send a man TO Congress who repre-
sents only minority of the sentiment Of this
district? Last September didn't want
democrat by zoo majority; last November by
7,Ooo and now I believe we don't want one by
at least II, eco, and If we get one IL is because
we are fooled by politicians.
Now what is il that tie citizens of this dis
trict really went 10 accomplish They care
but little about individuals In this fight
they believe as do, that principles are SUI
pe-ior to persons. | take it that what the
people want TO accomplish is by their vote in
September to give an effective expression OF
their sentiment on the most important ques-
lions of the day.
SHOOT AT A MARE"
Now consider for moment whether this
can be done by sending to Washington Mr..
Lawrence, the progressive candidateA In
this country there always has been, and al
ways will be, two principal parties. ma
jority party in control for the time being and
81 opposition party to be In control next
time. At the present time the national
House is composed of go democrats, I27 re-
publicans, nine progressiyes, seven progress
sives-repuhlicans, one socialist and one
inde pendent, with one vacancy.
II we are in harmony with the 30, we should
certainly send a democrat. II we are opposed
to their policies we should add one to the I27
the opposition. To add one to the nine
would mean nothing, and would simply be
shooting in the air. / prefer TO shoot st a
mark, especially II by shooting in the air you
are likely TO hit somebody you don't intend
to.
The $50. gentlemen, are going to lose con-
troll pretty soon, a8d then the 1917. having
grown to a majority, will be the dominant
party, and then we can accomplish some
thing. This is business proposition. not
matter of idealism. No doubt tire nine pro-
grsssives in Congress are animated by high
ideals, but they do not have a copyright on all
the high Ideals there are. They hare no COM
mittee appointments. little influence and no
hope Of the future.
To my mind it would be weak, futile and
ineffective act in the present crisis to add
one to the nine progressives now in Congress.
Let us adopt such OF their ideas as appeal
to US - If they are not already adopted. Let
us work these things out in business-iike
way, without hysteria. without prejudice,
with an open mind, looking only as the nlti-
mate benefit to the state.
MR. LAWRENCE "cRAwFIsHEs"
The progressive candidate seems to be a
little peevish about my candidacy. He sug-
gests that come over and join him. 1t is un-
fortunate that there are two candidates
against the democrat But whose fault is its
Immediately on signing nomination papers.
believing that Mr.. Lawrence and held the
same views on public questions. snade a
proposition TO him, characterized BY the
Boston Herald as "fair and sensible. and l
have heard no fault found with 1t except by
Mr.. Lawrence and his immediate friends; and
that was that they eliminate one of us by both
going into the primaries as anti-democrats
and letting the people take their pick, the
loser to support the winner.
This proposition was made In good faith
and adequate provision made to carry it out II
accepted by Mr.. Lawrence. He refused IL on
the ground that Mr.. Roosevelt had more votes
than Mr.. Taft, which seemed to me entirely
foreign to this question, and also on the
ground that he couldn't consistently enter
enter the republican primaries.
CAN LAWRENCE JUSTIFY RuSSINof
I covered that point by having it under
stood beforehand that the winner should cali
himself anything he desired in Washington
progressive, neutrality-suspicious. or re-
publican. The practical idea was to make
use of the only machinery that we had on
hand for ascertsining the wishes OF the
people. To be sure 1t was called a republican
primary, but that was the only primary there
was except the democratic and nobody would
have thought the less OF Mr.. Lawrence IL we
had both So admitted our faith to the decision
Of the people. II would have settled the
schism in the party, and could have
beaten out the democrats in a walk, but that
is all over now. The burden is on him now 10
justify his running and not on me to Justify
mine.
ROOSEVELT NOT IN THIS RACE.
Consider for a moment Mr.. Lawrence's
reason that Roosevelt had more votes than
Taft, because he evidently claims that he in
herited that vote and has a lien upon it,
take it that there were three large reasons
prevailing here why Mr.. Roosevelt got more
votes than Mr.. Taft-Roosevelt's popularity,
raft's unpopulArity and dissatisfaction with
the Chicago convention, but Mr.. Roosevelt Is
no longer running; Mr.. Taft is out of it for
ever, and my nomination is by direct and IN
solicited vote of the people without the aid
Of a convention, good or bad.
Why should Mr.. Lawrence claim to control
the Roosevelt vote? If Mr.. Roosevelt had
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