Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-10
ANALYSES OF THIRD DISTRICT
VOTE BY MANY NEWSPAPERS.
Determination Of Progressive Strength and
The Feeling Against Tariff Blunders OF
The Administration--Election Car
ries Immense Significance.

way the voters are talking amounts to
ANYTHING at all. Peters has no snow
of election whatever. Lawrence is very
strong in the agricultural section, and
IL the district was more of a farming
community he would be elected flying.
Az it Is. Pattangall is the only opponent
we nave any fear OF and we are not
without nope of beating him
The reason for this smashing of the
Progressvcs in Maine Is not hard to
discover The issue squarelN raised in
the campaign was the tariff The ad-
ministration was on trial The admin
istration recognized that plainly
enouth, hv sending into the district
two members of President Wilson,
ca 5inet, the Speaker of the House and
MANY Democratic members of Con-
crcss The President sent warm per-
sonal note to Mr.. Pattangail the
issue was made and accepted. and the
Democratic administration left no stone
unturned to make the result a ratiii-
cation of the Democratic taflH pro-
gramme. That effort for ratification
has failed. Instead of sweeping the
suite, Mr.. Pattangall found Mr.. Peters
an adversary OF strength.
This was the first test of the Demo-
cratic party strength since the Under
wood tariff measure was introduced In
the House. That the Maine vote should
come just as the bill was expected to
pass the Senate. will be taken as a
heavy blow to the Democratic admins
tratien and its tariff policy. The party
counted strongly on yesterdays con-
test TO back it up 1t Washington. IL
wanted to point to that contest ano
say that the American people so fai
as the third congressional district OF
Maine could speak for them. had repu-
dated the protective tariff policy. II
fought the fight on those lines. The
result cannot be called a victory FOL
the Democratic party. The vote OF
Yesterday shows clearly that there mas
been no such reputation, so lar as
this district can speak. The message
of Names third district rings through
the country.
Flow much this indicates of the fat5
of the Progressive party IN othei
states. and In the nation as a whole
! is interest ing speculation. the VOTE
shows with penetrating force and clear
ness that the Republicans, and those
who had been Republicans until Theo
dore Roosevelt made the breach car
unite on common cause. ana ina
only by such unity can Democratic
success be stemmed Let that lessor
| sink home Let every ProgresslN
recognize the fact that by maintaining
| the divergence of parties the Demo
| cratic party can continue to reap VIC
| tories and enact legislation. 1t ma
| been fercibly demonstrated. in the las
/ national election and in many Jesse
| contests. that with three parties i
| the field the country. states and dis
| tricts must face minority victories
| There is no escape from that. In
chain of Democratic triumphs restln
| on n split of the opposing vote ma
extended over NEARLY year. The les
| son should be learned by now.
The result yesterday in Maine snow
wha. can be done to break that chair
| and the only way in which 1t can
done. 1t shows with clarifying exact
ness that the Republicans and the Pro
eressives must come together into on
| party, unless the country is TO
handed over to the Democratic party