Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-16
The Winnings of Loss.

endorsement of good government, and
the Lord provided a day for large
vote.
Sixty thousand voters cast their
ballots for you know what to expect,
Seventy five thousand voters are
registered as anti Democratic.
Governor elect Curtis had a lead of
5000 votes in the cities of Maine. Ban
gor. Lewiston and Portland elected a
Democratic Governor.
The softest manner in which we
can treat the situation is to give plain,
unbiased facts, About 1880 Pro-
gressives made possible the election of
a Democratic Governor and House of
Representatives in Maine. We be-
lieve that 1900 OF this number were
misIed into the conviction that they
could elect their State, Congressional
and County candidates over Republic
cans and Democrats.
1t seems quite probable that today
the most deeply disappointed men in
Maine are the rank and file of the
Progressive party, From no source
which We can perceive, is there a ray
of satisfaction for the men of the
ranks of the Progressive party. If
they voted solely to .'rebuke" their
former brothers for real or imaginary
shortcomings, they have more sue
voted on principle" alone, then they
have succeeded in esta blishing the ex-
act opposite of that for which their
party is in existence; and If there are
any leaders of the Third party, who
rejoice in the results of their labors
throughout a hard fought campaign,
under the banners and upon the
claims which they make for good gov
eminent and moral uplift, then they
are unworthy of even SO large fol-
lowing as was shown in Mondays fig
ures.
On the other hand, Republicans of
the State find fully as much cause for
qualification as comes to the men of
Democracy. In the first place, in a
large outpouring of the voters of the
State, the people have given their ex-
act voting measure in complicated
political situation. The only other
means by which the forces of the
three parties could be estimated with
any degree of certainty, was given in
the Third district special election of
1913 In Mondays balloting, in that
same district, the Republican party
made important and significant gain,
and not even the Progressive organ it.
self can claim that a Gould and Han
son detection accounts fer the decisive
victory of Hon. John A. Peters.
Throughout the State the Republic
can GAIN over the Presidential vote
of 1912 shows a remarkable measure
of 140 per cent. The Democratic gain
is IS to Is per cent. while the Pro
gressive LOSS is more than co per
cent. Such a decisive demonstration
of the futility of Progressive hope
must end forever the amazing claims
made by Progressive leaders and
newspapers, up to the hour of election
in both the Third district campaign of
1913. and in the State campaign just
closed. On every stump. in every
communication and statement, and
sive organs. have appeared the figures
of the Roosevelt vote of 1912 as
basis of computation for Progressive
claims, With three and a half times
as many Republicans in the State to-
day, as there are Progressives, il
hardly seems probable that any type
of misIeader can again claim that
Progressive candidates must be de-
pended upon to defeat the common
enemy, Democracy.
Again, the Republicans of Maine de-
rive satisfaction from the fact that
the national Democracy. with it's free
trade tendencies. and its disposition to
favor foreign prosperity as against
that Of America, can sup small com
fort from the returns of Names Sep
TENDER balloting. Three Republican
representatives. have been returned to
Congress in spite of the 1900 former
Republicans who voted Independently
and thus reduced the chances of an
overwhelming rebuke Of the national
administration.
And in addition TO these, is the
splendid showing in central Maine
which redeems Kennebec county, and
gives additional proof of stalwart Re
publicanism throughout the Third dis
trict. In northern Maine Guernsey
goes back to Congress with a plural
ity of approximately $500, in spite of
the Bangor plan and the two to one
Demorumocracy vote in the city of
fau0or And In he FIRST dfsryioy ~,