Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
Democracy. PLAIN Purpose,

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one II the SlaaaspatsefS 10 not wAai
/ rattangaO 10 90 to CONGRESS teeN haNs
ontN 20 east their votes fof the ctean
| Progressive candidate Who Viii be pfo-
| sSNtcVi for their s0frasvS election daS,
| The latch strins j. out and the eNcesf
| that the Gurleige PARTY holds the money
holding back Lewiston Journal,
In spite Of Dingiey's absence the l..
]. keeps np it's hypocritteal pretense
That the Roosevelt vote VAS the Pro-
Icressive vote. Keeps i, mp in spite At
the fact that in little city where
lives one of the ahles,, most loNal and
most popular Pnogressises in the
State. and where this able. loyal asiu
popular Progressive was the sprins
candidate for office. the Progressive
vote dropped more than aea between
November and March-fnam So for
Roosevelt, te Sas for Thompson, We
know of even more striking Iigures-
where a strong Progressive candidate
was not in evidence,
But Just now II is not Sc much the
party laht1 tfAtl ShNetd
practical men Of both factions, as II
is the naming of a man who stands
fer the great national principle of pra,
lection and the great State principle
of preserving Names interests. who
holds the confidence and respect OF the
mass OF both factions. Outside of
bakers dozen on each side whose
selfish purposes will not allow them 10
a eree to ANYTHING that savors of unity
and common interests, there are no M
ferences between the new factions oil
the old Republican party. Those who
cling to the old label tas Dinstes
phrases IT'D have advanced as fast and
as far as those who are being kept
away by a few self-appointed misiead-
ers. Each faction is acquainted Win
The competent men of unaaestionea
integrity in the other. The man OF
organ who or which attempts TO Keep
them apart. has purpose and sell
fish one, 10 serve. We tih H""Ni'''
IL in the Portland Argus, the Water.
Vile Sentinel the Biddeford Record,
and the Lewiston Journal when Ding
lev is on deck. but that The sophistry
should be maintained during the
squirrel Island season is disappoint-
ing.
II is easy TO understand why sore
heads and notoriety seekers, or office |
nupgerers of either faction should be
willing to throw principles for when |
N stand. to the wind, and resort To
INCH sneers for former associates as
holders of the Burleigh party money
,aes.n but honest men of both factions
viii resent the inference.
AS convincing evidence OF the com
non purposeeof the above quoted ana
,ther9 Democratic organs of the state,
ct us quote few of the passing days
omments:
The q O. p. organs of the State are
ndinp a great deal of fault with Tue
,ull Moosers of the I'D DISTRICT anu az
using them OF a lack of fair play anu
desire 10 do all kinds of mischiei III
utt,ng a Congressional candidate IN the
cid of their own party, instead Oh
ousing the Standpatter's candidate VINO
;ill likely be Hannibal L. Hamlin OIL
ellsworth. nos |
But il really looks as if the boot was
n the other leg and that the Bull Moo s,,
RS are the ones who should ma iaui,
With the old-lne Republicans Tor put |
ing a candidate in the field to succeed
forrest Observation-Disclosures Record.
The state of Maine has slipped from
lnder Republican control; or rather II
las thrown off the Republican YOKE anu
he people have. no mind TO penu 'ne nd
aecks TO it again. The once proud anu
dominant Republican party of Maine mas
become thing of shreds and patches.
The last general election left 1t hopeless
" in the rear, ptiful minority OF "a,
100 1t was in the ..also ran class, ana
that is where the party Is TO-DAY. us on
~ hope is to bamboozle the Progressives
Into pulling Republican ehestnats o,o gu.
one. The Progressives performed that
task for them once. and got their hngers
burnt. Judging by the attitude of their
State organ, they are not likely TO repeat
The xperience.-Portland Argus.
The attitude of our Republican friends
suggests an attempt by the tail to Was
the dog. In the election last November
the Republican vote in the third con-
greSSl0ndl district was tljo. N1 the SdIit
occasion the Progressives threw vote
of 1925. About two Progressive ballots
We're thrown for one Republican ballot.
And after that showing, the Republican
leaders and their organs have urged the
party to abandon its organi-
zation in the third district and turn It's
strength to the Republican candidate for
Congress.
For the Progressives to do that would |
be to admit that they had been so soon
done for 1t was pertinent to wonder what
they had been begun for. For party |
which cast 1900 votes in this district to !,
withdraw from the political arena at the 7
request of party which east 1000 Votes /
would be a humiiating performance
Wateryille Sentinel
We hope our readers will mark the |
sameness between the logic" and the |
desires of the Pattangall organ |
QUOTED last) and the McGillicuddy or
gan quoted firsD.
When Coal Is Gone.