Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-09
ru.sssy. September 9, 1918.
Mr.. Peters Election.

happy to report that once more
principle and Pine Tree State intelli-
gence have won. Hon. John A.
Peters of Ellsworth, goes to Con-
gress to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Hon. Forrest Goodwin.
1t has been quite the most remark
able campaign in memory, in some of
it's phases. score of congressmen
have shouted the wares of three par
ties. from railway train rear plat
FERNS, from automobiles. in public
squares town halls. school houses and
churches
And in the last days the distin-
guished secretary of state himself
relinquished his grasp upon $500 a
night and made "whirlwind tour" of
the Third district in the interests of
Mr. Pattangall Also there came
the biggest Democrat in the country"
according to ex-Congl essman Sam
Could the Speaker Of the National
House. He did NOT praise Patt. but
he set forth the crying need Of the
administration (Which ought to have
been his) for endorsement of the free
trade policy by the first district to
hold an election since ii was known
what the Senate would do.
Additionally. but little less efful-
gent. the socialistic secretary of com
neree, Mr. William Cox Redfieli
came to add his testimony as to the
need of endorsement of the Demo-
cratic traiff for foreign revenue only.
q After, and in spite Of all this des-
peration the old Third the district
of Blaine, Milliken and Burleigh, shows
its disapproval of placing America on
an industrial and living level with the
Chinese, Japs. Patagoaians and Hot
tentots.
The rally of Republicans of this dis
trict has indicated the ~countrywid9
confidence that principle would win
over spretense in the end. but the
vindication has come sooner and with
greater forcefuiness than generally ex-
pected From a vote OF one fifth that
cast by three parties last November.
the Republican strength jumped to d
plurality in ten months.
Since last November the Progressive
vote has dropped from 1926 to the
present small and Illuminating figure.
II may seem TO some of our readers
that we are unfair to refer to the
Roosevelt vote as the Progressive"
vote. but not once in the campaign
has a Progressive leader or organ re-
ferred to it otherwise. They have in
variably spoken of the Progressive
Progressive vote of municipal cleo
lions since
Progressive orators and organ have
sneered because Senators Cummins
and Borah did not come to the aid oil
have not heard them referring to the
fact that Col Roosevelt preferred te
look after his own amusement to mix
ing up in the fight. And this In
spite of the prayers on its Blended
best editorial typewriter of the Lew.
iston Journal. Teddy heard the cal
of the Amazon rather than of tbs
Kennebec.
Undoubtedly the display of Demo
cratic and Progressive shooting star
in the last hours of the campaign ha'
large effect. Many Democrats VIII
had decided to vote against Pattan
gall or not at all, were caught by tn
appeal to stand by the administra
ten 1t was a bitter morsel to swal
low but many of them did it out o
mistaken party loyalty.
S Many Progressives also were held
in the last hours, by the quiet wore
passed around that Peters and Pat
tangall were "of the same caliber O
the Republicans would have made tn
issue on the candidates instead of tn
tariff"
But the night has oeen a good one
aggressive yet remarkably clean am
free from personalities only the Bu'
Moose organ STOPPING to disgustin
abuse of the Republican candidate. il
Its 1dsualsstyie of hyphenated yokin
up With the straw devils conceived b
its sdisQEdsred gray matter.
Mr.. Peters has made a magnificen
campaign and he has the satisfactio
of feeling that the better element G
ali parties has been largely represent
ed In his support-Republican Pro
gressives, Democrats and Prohibi
tionists have announced themselve
as proud to stand with him for
maximum of sane progressive law
and minimum of hypocritical biuste
and false promises.
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