The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-09-12
SIGNIFICIENT ELECTION.

The first election of national I'M
portance since the democrats were
swept into power by the November
landslide of year ago was held in
the third congressional district of
Maine, and John A. Peters, the re-
publican candidate, was elected by a
est competitor, William A Pattangall,
democrat. The bull moose candidate
was poor third in the race, receiv-
ing less than half the vote given to
Peters. The significance of this cleo
ton lies in the fact that it was fought
out on purely national issues and that
the several candidates were supported
in the campaign by speakers of ma
ton wide prominence, even the sec
rotary of state, W. J. Bryan, stumped
the district for Pattangall. The result
of the election. consequently is di-
| rect Reputation of the democratic
| tariff for revenue policy. The admin
| istration at Washington was deeply
| concerned in the outcome of the con-
test as rejecting the attitude of the
people. and the result threw deep
gloom into the leaders of democracy
| throughout the country.
Experience has taught that the tar
III is a dangerous political plaything.
Revision by partizan methods can
never give satisfaction because it is
bound to be not only unscientific, but
unjust and arbitrary. President Taft
suggested the only right and proper
method of dealing with this big prob
lem, and that by means OF non-parti-
Zan tariff board that would remove the
entire subject from partizan politics.
Doubtless. the democratic leaders, who
so gayly asphixiated the tariff board
that they might have an opportunity
to play politics with the tariff, now
wish with all their hearts that they
had acted with more discretion in that
regard and had followed wise advice
even though it came from an opposi-
ton leader.
So far as the third term party is
concerned. the vote in the Maine dist
riot shows that it is not even factor
worth considering Whereas Roose-
Welt received 1926 votes in this dist
riot last November, and Taft but T.
159 votes. Lawrence, the third term
candidate for congress, was able to
muster but CAST votes last Monday
while the successful republican candi-
date received 1906 votes. The repub-
lican party, which was buried with
such pomp and ceremony by the third
termers following the election last
lyear. proves to be mighty live corpse
land the only real sign of decay appears
in the vote east by the cheerful mourn.
ers of less than year since.
In the main, as we'll as in Maine
the American people are level headed
and sane when they have been giver
time TO consider. and while the ma
iortiy or a large per cent, may be
swept off their feet by spectacular
methods. when they have been giver
time to reflect they will not continue
in wrong course. For this reason
a party built upon the personality o.
an individual and brought into being
to advance the personal ambitions Of
that individual can not long survive
in this country. RoOseyeltism and tbs
third term movement reached its higt
tide last November, and now that tbs
American people have had time 10 re
fleet and TO consider. that artificial!
propagated and inspired party or
ganization will rapidly dissolve and
eyaporate. taking its proper place witt
greenbackism, populism. Nonothing
ism, and the several other similar
movements in American political hist
DRY.