Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06

ceived a great vote for President, the
second both in popular and electoral vote.
This was simply vote for him personally
and not founded upon any great princi-
pies.
Let us look into the situation and see
what has happened since to indicate that
l am right and the American people have
treated it as such. AS expressed in the
elections last fall, they indicate a tre-
mendous falling off of the Progressive
vote compared with that cast for Col.
Roosevelt in practically every localty
where there has been a recent election
with the possible exception OF Massachu-
setts; but even in that State, aside from
the gubernatorial contest, there was a
decided slump. On the other hand. the
Republican strength has correspondingly
increased over the Taft vote of 1912. 1t
is true, however, that while the Progres-
siVe vote has dwindled in many instances
it has been sufficient to accomplish the
defeat of Republicans and elect Demo-
Gratis.
Mr.. Calder reviewed at length the re-
cent elections in New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Califor-
mia. Iowa and New York, from which he
deduced irrefutable evidence Of the de-
cline of the Progressive party. Regard
ing the present situation in Congress he
said:
During this session the Republicans and
Progressives have in nearly every In
stance acted together. Practically all of
us opposed the Underwood tariff bill,
which has proven so disastrous 10 @ me
business interests of the country. The
Progressives at Washington are. In the
main, our kind of people, They talk the
same language and think the same Things.
I wonder have the people in this audi-
ence stopped to consider just the condi,
ton of the business of the country and
the complete resumption that would come
| about if the morning after the next
\ - t,rt,. Tod a o.
publican party had gained control of the
House of Representatives. ] presume
you have read the report OF the bureau
! of charities of the City of New New YORK
which indicates that nearly 100000 men
were walking the streets of New YORK
unemployed. most of them heads OF FAM
lilies and that nearly 1,0O0,OOo men, women
and children depended on these IDLE
wonder how many of you nave read tne
reports for December, 1872 OF the I'M
ports anS exports of this country as
compared with those of 1913
This shows a shift in the balance of trade
under the Underwood law for the month
of December alone of over S46,Oo0,Vco. ana
if this continues during the year ~
would mean a loss of trade 10 the people
of this country of $685., 100000
MIR. Colby in his remarks has referred
to the southern representation in the Re-
publican national convention Of 1912, and
severely condemns the action of the Re-
the seating of these delegates. He also
finds fault with the recent action of the
national committee when it sought to re-
duce this representation, and he states
that it has only been reduced by one
third. Now. the facts are that at the re-
cent meeting of the Republican national
committee in Washington a plan was
adopted which reduces the representation
from the Southern states. where there Is
a very small Republican vote cast, al
most one-half what II was formerly; and,
ladies and gentlemen. permit me to call
your attention to something Mr.. Colby
has not told you. At the Republican ma
tional convention in Chicago in l9oe
resolution was offered by Mr.. Burke OF
Pennsylvania providing for the represen-
tation in the Republican national con-
vention to be held in 1912. The recolu-
ton in effect reduced the representa-
ton from the Southern states more
than one-half. A careful canvass was
made the convention, and 1t seemed
on the evening before the vote was to be
taken that enough pledges had been OBJ
tanned to pass itand forever after end the
scandal arising from this outrageous sys-
tenn. Next morning, however word
reached the convention from the White
| House and orders were delivered thai
| President Roosevelt did not wish to have
| this representation from the Southern
| States disturbed fight was made or
| the floor of the convention, which lasted
| all morning. and had 1t not been for a
| break of the delegates from California
the motion of Mr.. Burke would have pre-.
| vailed and the story Of the convention o.
| 1917 might shave been different. This II