Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-19
Locking at Us.

consensus of opinion is that there is a
large reaction against the national
Democracy, but that the Progressives
are yet strong enough to make an IN
Bile in the country. The New York
Sun says that the Maine vote shows
confidence in Wilson and points to the
Second district contest The New
York Evening Post says that Demo
Gratis need the Progressives and by
their aid can retain control of Con-
gress, lin spite of the reaction against
Them The New York Times says
that a Democratic Congress is as
sured; that "the Progressives are still
strong enough to keep out the Repuh-
licans." The Springfield Unioli
notes The Drift Back of Progress
sives into the Republican party. 1t
finds not a gain Of comfort for Pro-
eressives in the Maine election. The
Springfield Republican says Roose-
veltism is passing; that events are too
strong for the new party, 1t says
further:
There is in the news from Maine
much to hearten those who have been
laboring to make the Republican
party in the country more responsive
to the demands of the times. This
will tend to encourage sensible and
desirable leadership, which is the
thing needed and seems in the way of
accomplishment. despite much poor
talk on the stump in Maine. In
word, the result there seems to repre-
sent very well the trend of politics
throughout the country. There is
room in this country for a strong OPP
position to the party in power, and
this can best be brought about by
nberalizing the Republican party.
"The Republicans will not go to
Roosevelt he must come to them if
he would have political salvation.
That he can again command full lead
ership IN the old party grows doubt
full for the type that Emperor william
represents is to be less popular in
this country
The Boston Transcript says:
1t is magnanimous for President Will
so nto say that the result in Maine
'heartens' him, for Mr.. Curtis the gov
ernor-elect, received 10000 more votes
than were poled for Mr.. Wilson in 1912.
The more the Maine election returns are
studied the more it becomes evident that
the Pfogressives, while incapable of
achievement, are capable of mischief
Their votes gave the State TO the De-
mocracy and their aim was to defeat
every Republican candidate for Congress.
Probably the more logical of the Pro-
gressives stopped over into the Demo-
cratic camp. Mr.. Haines may not have
been strong candidate, but in COMPARE
son with the record of other Maine
Democrats Mr.. Curtis did not make
phenomenal run. His vote with a few
small places lacking is about g. 900.
whereas in 1912, when Governor Plaisted
was defeated for reelection. the latter
polied nearly 6S,e00 votes. Maine Repub-
of comfort from the fact that the Repub-
hcan gain, as compared with the Taft
vote of 1912, was 40 per cent.
Springfield Union:
Both the Republicans and the Demo-
Gratis can find consolation In the outcome
of the Maine election, but for the Pro-
gressives there is not a grain of comfort.
The Pine Tree State was their reputed
stronghold, but they are done for there
as elsewhere.
AS for the effect on the Massachusetts
election. the result should convince even
the most ardent Progressive of the utter
futility of voting for Walker. The con-
test here is between Mccall and Walsh
and vote for Walker is merely half
vote for Walsh. If the Progressives
really want to elect the present governor
it would be much more honorable to do
so by voting for him directly But just
as thousands of Progressives in Maine
supported the Republican candidate. SO
We think will thousands of them in Mas
sachusetts resume their former political
affiliations and support Mccall The drift
back into the Republican party is pro-
eeedlns eyerywhere and there is no rea-
son TO believe that Massachusetts will
prove an exception 20 TIE rule.
New York Times, Ind't Dem:
II the rest of the country votes as did
Maine, IN this entirely normal and aver
age-man election OF hers, we may con-
clude, first, that there will be no land
slide; second, that the expected revul-
sion against the party in power will not
De strong enough to turn ii out; third,
that the Progressives are strong enough
TO prevent the Republican party from re-
turning to Office. If the Progressives had
gone back to their old party Governor
Hatnes would have been reelected.
II appears that they are strong enough
In Maine to poll nearly one-fourth as
many votes as the Republicans. If they
are eQudlly strong IN 0tner states, what
possible chance have the Republicans of
winning in November? If they are as
strong, for instance, in this State as
they are in Maine-one quarter as strong
as the Repubicans-they will poll 1900
votes, and as they polled nearly 100000 for
Judge of the Court of Appeals last year,
when no political issues were before the
people. that is moderate estimate. The
Republicans could overcome such a loss
only in landslide year. and il there is
no landslide in Maine, why should there
De anywhere else? The Republicans have
still 10 reckon with the Progressives, and
their power for harm is not gone.
New York Evening Post, Ind't:
Take II all in all. so far as the Maine
election affords ground for a forecast of
the Congressional elections of next No
yember, IL indicates that the Progressive
vote viii be small, but yet large enough
70 enable the Democrats to carry by plu-
fality vote considerable number of con-
stituencies in which, If the Republicans
and Prosressives were united they would
De victorious. Upon this circumstance
rests the prospect of the democratic par
" continuing 10 control the House by a
comfortable majority. Some reaction
against them will PROFESSIONALLY appear.
New York Sun:
Notwithstanding the return Of many
thousands OF Progressives to the regular
Republican ranks the Wilson Democrats