Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-07
Republican Nomination
JOHN A. PETERS.
r a1s OF ELLSWORTH,
Republican Candidate for Congress
from Third Maine District.
A Disguised Progressive"

eral Somerset county towns, last No
yember, almost the entire Republican
vote was thrown for Roosevelt. Har-
mony was one of these. It was the
result in part of great admiration in
this part of Maine for former Presi-
dent Roosevelt and in part because
of disguest at the Taft reciprocity in
sistence. 1t is no violation of con-
ffdenees to say that the sentiment
was anti-Taft and pro- Roosevelt,
and that it went no farther than that.
These men were progressives but
not Bull Moosers." They believed
that more progress could be ae-
complished by the old party under
whose banner they had fought since
their first vote, than under any other
If their old party leaders had gone
wrong, it was the duty of the voters
to discipline them and assume charge
of the old party-even as Taft was
disciplined.
One of these clear headed, plain
cred himself a Republican as he al
ways had been. and that he reserv III
the right to vote for the best man
named by the voters of any party or
faction which stands for protection
and other of the principles in which
he believes. But let him express his
own views as he has within the
week:
Il am going to say to you that
when l voted for Roosevelt last fall
/ was pretty well weaned from the
old party, and I should have re-
manned away from the Republicans, |
fear. If the so-called Progressive
leaders had been fair and honest.
I resented deeply tho constant in
situation and assumption that be.
cause | had joined new party ! was
better than my old neighbor or my
relative who did not think the same
az I.
again | was displeased because of
the nasty way in which certain Pro-
gressive' leaders claim a wide differ
ence between the principles of the two
factions. | have stumped any and
all Bull Moosers / have met in the
last four months to point out, in any
particular where the difference lies
They have failed to mention a single
thing that the Republican party has
not and does not stand for.
"A certain gentleman from Port
land, whom l met and challenged at
Pittsfield, triumphantIy told me that
the Bull Moosers stand for repeal Of
reciprocity l retorted: Great God,
man, isn't that the very reason why
10000 Republican voters in this dis
trict last fall rebuked their party
leader? Do you think that because
they let a misIed national leader feel
their dispIeasure, they have got to go
off at tangent of pretense, now
they have shown that they will not
stand for monkey shipes?'
Il think MIR. Lawrence is an able
and honest business man. and / might
have remained classed as Bull
Mooser and voted for him, but for
what / call down right dishonesty,
oft-repeated persistent and purpose
full by his promoters, men pretending
to stand for things so great and good
and God-like that ordinary men can
not hope to attain them. refer to
the shallow and bald faIsehood that
the November vote was the PRO
gressive' vote. And not one Of these
Bull Moose leaders or organs has the
common honesty to base their chances
OF success upon the very latest Bull
Moose vote in the spring elections"
If that isn't dishonest and inten-
tional attempt TO deceive, then / am
no judge Of appearances.
THAT spectacle of the mcanest
kind of political trickery by men and
newspaper tools which stand thank
ing God that they are not like other
men, completely sickened me. ! said
to neighbor, who had voted as | did
last fail that / was done with a new
party that had started off dirtier and
more rotten than either of the OIL
parties which il sought to displaee.
He agreed with me, and others have
joined us without any argument.
I'VE shall vote for Peters, first be-
cause we have been misrepresented
and siandered before our neighbors
and friends, by self constituted lead
ers Of an unorsanized and irresponsi- :
bic party and we would rebuke such
methods a. we rebuked Taft; and
second. we recognizes in MIR. Peters
and the Republican organization the