Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-09-17

there are fundamental differences be-
tween the republicans and themselves
resulted in less than so per cent. of
their last November vote standing by
Lawrence.
We do not recall that single pro-
gressive orator attacked the republi-
canplatform, or even the republican
party, but rather the management.
At least half OF them in this district
who voted for Roosevelt last fall in
dicated by their votes this fall that
they preferred their chances with a
good party badly managed to a bad
party however well managed.
What about the rest? This is what
the Lewiston Journal reports the
Congressman elect as saying:
with the greatest confidence, Congress-
man Peters locks forward to the future He
believes the progressive and republican
parties will reunite under some form Of a
merger. This, in his opinion, will be worked
out through the action Of the republican
members Of Congress during the remainder
Of the present session and, possibly, in the
next although he hopes TO see the problem
solved between now and next summer.
The lesson OF 1912 has borne fruit, is his
idea. He thinks that 1t has been impressed
upon the minds of all republicans, who re-
main in the party, that the party must so for
ward that it must become more LIBERAL that
the stand pat element must cease TO control.
The esrryiug-out Of those theories. he feels.
will rehabilitate the republican party and in
the future, the younger and progressive, or as
he words it, liberal element viii control; that
then there will be bat two parties, the repub-
lican and the democratic.
ssDo you understand we asked, ''that much
depends on your attitude?n
II do" said he.
Col. F. II. Parkhurst, chairman OF
the republican State committee, the
morning after election, made this
appeal:
II appeal TO those progrcssives who voted
for Mr. Lawrence TO come back into the re-
publican party and Join US In an earnest
effort 10 guide our party in support OF the ad-
saneed and liberal policies for which ii
stands. l believe that the republican party is
the oGAt iNstEAHeut VIII NuiSA 20 EANN tltSt
20 the broad policies, or uplift, that must be
part OF future governmental action"
On the morning after election the
Bosom Herald had this to say;
Il has been commonly observed that Just as
the progressive movement made its start in
the West, gradually moving eastward, SO the
paralysis of death seemed 10 be creeping
over IL in the same geographical course.
Every body has known OF the collapse OF the
third party In the West. II has remained
stronger in Maine and Massaeh1 settS, by
common observation, shan anywhere else in
the Union. Maine had an election yesterday
which disclosed how hollow, however, are
progressive hopes in these last OF its strong
holds. The collapse Of the progressive party
in Maine is little short Of pitiful. Only last
November its vote exceeded that for Tai; by
nearly two to one. Yesterday its vote was
less than half that cast for the repu blican
nominee. Political history may be searched
in vain for an exhibit of so rapid a disin-
tegration.
Here are three significant quotations
the hope expressed by Mr.. Peters;
the appeal of MIR. Parkhurst; the OBJ
servation of a keen Boston editor.
They seem to us worthy of considera-
ton.