Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-22
For Republican Union.
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a one party state The men who fought
against this endeaVor upon the part OF
the Democrats through suffrage amend
ments and other political devices To make
it such are strong and courageous and
wise enough not to permit the Identical
condition TO come about through their
divisions The Republican party in
Maryland wins by solidarity. II now
proposes to enter again into the united
lines and the wel-formed ranks that in
the past brought its influence To the
highest level of public service and has
made its strength formidable factor for
Democratic bosses TO deal with.
Such is the effect of the great mass
meeting of Thursday night in which the
united party Endorsed the platform pre-
pared-drawn as the expression of that
party-and set forth it's appreciation of
Republican rule in state and nation.
The amalgamation of the Piogressives
with the Republicans is in the direction
of sound sense and wise political princi-
pie. The effect will be to save Maryland
from being afflicted with a third party
that in the logic of the case would have
been forced out of existence The men
WIG IOiIbNth liIt phii -hpoSG beiiIiiti
through the presidential contest and got
their verdict from the people are salts
fled that the people have no desire for
the perpetuation of party protest, that
throws wide open the door for Democrat
domination The Maryland note struck at
the great mass meeting Was the note OF
union and strength. 1t was the note of
reorganization for the fruits of victor
to follow the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
Democrats. 1t was the note of settled
opposition to Democratic tariff juggling
and currency manipulation, 1t was the
note of nationaism that has ever been
the truest note of the Republican party.
This Maryland note will be needed
throughout the nation by the forces
working toward the perfect reunitng of
the men of the lost Cause Of Republican
revolt and the men who stood firm i'm
their adherence to the ends of Republi-
can progress as they viewed them. The
conference of faith by the amalgamated
party rings true IL Repubieanism while
at the same time it gives scope for the
entrance of the distinetively progressive
policies upon their merits.
This means there is absolutely no rea-
third party organization and that the re-
newed Republican party hospitable and
cordial to those who have as yet failed
to manifest their willingness to lay aside
the standard they i'm all honor upheld in
order that they might grasp again the
standard OF the party of Lincoln and
leadership.
With malice toward none, with "A higa
consistent purpose to aid in saving the
country from the ills of Democratic rule
with the intention of placing Maryland
foremost in this task of national recov-
cry, and determined above all else that
this state shall net sink into the mire of
unredeemed Democracy. the united forces
of Republicanism will go forward Shout
der to shoulder. The leadership of the
past that was marked by intelligence and
progress and that saved Maryland from
wallowing in the mire of Democratic
political oligarehy. will sound again the
note of cont uest and the men who have
joined hanGs and hearts in the realign-
ment will G..d the maximum of accord
in their ef' to redeem the state
l'ractic.l ! sdons. political expediency.
party pun + ,se a. al served b; the ANAL
gamation. provided II sha.l p. ove IS sue
cessful as Wa adSired : t. preat
mass-meo ting. Tie raHs and Gle # the
Progressites d, th~ r,Stf4ar ..epubli-
cans mad letS as5e gotten ia.o a. nent
and the leaGe rs have cum int sy.; nathy
with the settled purpose Ct the MASSES
OF the disunited party TO SEGA e. = aund
Tor common purpose and coNn1uA tv of
endeavor. The party has the leadership,
the brains and the support to carry it to
success. There is ground for believing
that the retaliation will go on until
practically all are again in accord 10
sether with the dissatisfied Democrats
who view with disfavor the work of their
party in the field of the tariff there ought
10 De greater strength found i'm the Re-
publican party than ever before But
TINS the future must disclose 1t Is
enough to hail the results of the present
satisfied that an incendiary is again