Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-28

of any such promise. He certainly has
the enthusiastic support of those who
were driven from business by Sheriff
stevens. And this much you can take.
for keeps. Stevens has done just what
his oath of office calls for. He has
known no party and no favorite. This,
Is practical test of whether the peo-
pie Will support that kind of an Of
fetal.
Lawrence Can Win: Peters Can't"
read in report of Mr.. Gardner's
speech here that he advised Republic
cans to vote the Progressive ticket
because the fight was between theme T.
and the Democrats. 1t is a practical
argument. They used it last year in
the Third District, and got votes by it,S
because some people were made to be-
lieve 1t. The anti-Democratic forces,
blieving substantially alik, should'
unite to defeat their common oppo-
nent. If the Progressives were in fact
the stronger party, with hope of pre-
Valling In the State and nation thera |
would be logic in it,
'Th1s is fair challenge Lit us meetY
1t frankly. 1t Is a party of protest. It
had no other issue distinct from tho |
Republican party when 1t started. IA
would not have started but for the
desire to protest against an act. mott
a policy. Under great leadership its
protest was success. 1t was accom-.
piished. And since then 1t had RAPIDLY.
declined in strength. You know the
result In the Third District last fall.
when they said Lawrence could win,
Peters couldn't. Thirteen thousand
Roosevelt votes became $500, and the
republican Wen from 1000 to fifteen.I
and half. Maryland Progressives
cropped in year from 57,7S9 to 1896:
michigan from 214,000 to $4,000: Newyj
Jersey from 1850 to 41,O00; New Yorlc
from $4,000 to 1850. In two wears the
progressive vote in the End Iowa dis.
trict fell from 1862 to 371S; in the 18th
massachusetts, from 90O1 to 1892. in
the fh New Jersey from 11,701 to 6ls.
might go on enumerating such i'm
stances, every one in the same direc-
ton. massachusetts,, under Birds lead.
ershlp, Kept up best for time, but III
Is public knowledge that Col. Roose.
welt was disguised with his reeeptiou
IN Boston two weeks ago.
10 mention these things ONLY td.l
snow the uniform trend. They have M
ioea themselves of winning The most
those leaders who have pinned thein
iaith 10 the new party expect is RI
continue TO defeat the Republican mar.
" IN the hope that something to their
aaFahtage may happen in the future.
personally they may have sufficient
reason Tor 1t. 1 do not question theirsl
motives. But 1t is little comfort for
those OF the rank and file who believe
IN the principles we both ndvocatat
ana want to see those prineinles nra.
vail They will not prevail bv votino4
ior those who do not expect to win
why do l say they don't exnant q.
win? First, because the handwrit;no :.
on the wall must be as plain IN thens
as 10 US. Second, because thew Gov ca
themselves. Listen to this declares inr,
reprinted from another paner Let
march by the Lewiston Journal win.
out comment or denial:
NO claim is made at the hoo
or the national and congressional oo,,,.
mitteees that the Progressive matt. -
sweep the Republicans out ne a,,y...
=. any state IN the Union next fall. They
10 49, expect 10 be even the second par-5
y III pcfnt OF numbers in the next Con.
sress' nut they predict that there will h.
d sreater Democratic majority in the
next house of Representatives than in
the present one, an increase In the nnrn-
Der or Progressives and a marked dint1
hutton OF the Republican representation
Inc Progressives proclai man tpton
tion OF trimming the Republican can.
didates to the immediate ADVANTAGE "a
the Democrats"
Who Are the Standpatters?
People are warned against voting for
our candidates because we are areac.
t'onarles' and tories" and '.standnatx
ters'' and under the control of ths
BOSSES Some of them have parallel rae.
oros. The Hon. Harold M. sewau and
MIR. Gardner were in the Legislature TOD
gether. Sewall voted for woman sur
rage, Gardner against 1t. Sewau votad
ior the initiative and referendum. Gard.
her against it. Sewan voted for the alecx
Ion vi United States senators by the
pe'pie, Gardner In the Senate allowed N
10 De Killed without division. SawaIt
voted to abolish fees, Gardner In ,,a
senate allowed it to be killed without a
division. Mr.. Gardner in a snaacb a.
dcuon by saying he was then a Repub-
ilean and acted under the dictates of tba
Iarty leaders. 1t is much like the in
ctdent Pattangall used to relate in tell
ing why he left the Republicans. AS he
told 1t. he got $13 from the State that he
WASH entitled to. When he became old
enough to appreciate that it was wrong
ne became Democrat He had a keen
sense or the eternal fitness of things. He
recognized an inconsistent position and
made ii consistent.
To return to Gardner and his apologv.l
sewail was a Republican in the same
Legislature with the same leaders. Butt
he knew no bosses, and knows none toll
day. His opponent in this campaign. Mr.
Wheeler. criticises the Republicans fol-
not having passed the workmen's comI
pensation act In the last LEGISLATURE.
The only division in the House on that
bill was on the motion to Indefinitely
postpone. The majority of the Republic
cans voted against that motion and for
the bill. Wheeler voted to indefinitely
postD0pe