Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-13

the party in every election, district
and state throughout the country dur
Ing the past two years.
A Brownviile man, Wednesday
night, at a gathering of Republicans
in that town, said that he felt sure
of Republican victory in Maine this
fall as it was in the air. Two years
ago in the November elections it was
in the air that we were to lose the
Presidency; everybody felt it; every
body knew it. and it was in the air
long before the Chicago convention
met in June, 1912.
AS far back as the special congress
sional elections of 1909 in Massachu-
sets and New York that elected DEM
ocrats in place of Republicans the
country got the tip that the voters
were getting ready to test out the
| theories of the Democratic party that
low tariff would reduce the cost of
living and at the same time maintain
labor and Industrial conditions of the
country as heretofore.
In 1910 In the congressional cleo
tions throughout the country the
Democratic party was swept into
power congressionally and given an
overwhelming majority In the National
House of Representatives fereshadow-
ing the change in the Presidency that
| took place in 1912.
From these defeats the Republican
party will soon recover; It is in the
air; the reasons for a swift recovery
IN the party are easily found.
Will Not Haul Down the FLAG,
The party represents the wishes.
principles and the hopes OF great
force OF true and patriotic American
citizens who will not allow its flag
to be hauled down; it is certain to
| long continue as a potential factor
IN American politics. II Is the only
party organized and sufficiently es-
tablished to successfully meet and
overcome the Democratic party and
its disastrous tariff politics. Let
those who question this statement re-
member that the party has a political
4 organization that extends into every
/ hamlet of the land; that it is repre-
scented in the United States Senate by
Al United States Senators represent
! ing 26 great states of the Union: that
in the House of Representative il has
l2S members of Congress whose
numbers are certain to be heavily in
creased by the November elections.
and 1t is not beyond possibility that
it will be placed in control of the
lower branch of Congress. 1t has II
republican governors at the head of
that number of state governments
| All of these men in public life with
all or their supporters throughout
every state in the Union will go be-
fore the country this fall fighting the
battles of the Republican party and
supporting principles and its purposes.
both of which are broad enough to
include and carry into effect every
sound principal that is eontended for
by our Progressive friends, as in fact
"hlch their sound propositions. are in
reality republican propositions.
Inc history of the party shows that
II Is the great progressive party of
the nation. The presence in the partv
OF some individuals that other indi-
Vlduals consider Objectionable does
not affect the great body of the partv
or It's policies. Our Progressive
friends are now taking this position
IN regard to certain individuals with
IN their own ranks. In fact they now
agree with us on most things; the
tariff question. the toll question the
20 million dollar apology and as
to the general foreign policy of the
present administration. Why should
the rank and file that has hepetofore
been united in support of the princi-
pies of protective tariff remain
separate to the advantage of the COM
mon enemy. The rank and file will
not remain divided The rank and file
are getting together in support of the
| Republican party.
Democratic Prayers
II the prayers of our Democratic
friends are answered and the breach
IN the ranks of the Republican party
Is Wldened rather than closed during
the rail- campaign and the division In
the House of Representatives among
those who are opposed to democracy
is further increased all kinds of auack
political remedies will spring up and
the country will be thrown into bust
ness and political disturbance and
confusion that the years 1916 or 1920
VIII not see the end of, in the mean
time the industry of Maine will
! dwindle under the provision of low
tariff and free trade.
On the other hand the election of
Republican majority In the House
OF Representatives this fall will go
further toward restoring business
confidence than any political action
since the Republican victory In 1896
Legislative Indigestion.
The President says. that present bus
mess conditions are simply psychology
cal but the facts are that the country
is suffering from Legislative INDIGESTION
as result of Congress being held in
continuous session for Is months in
order that the President might push
through his legislative program which
included Democratic tariff measure.
currency legislation with Bryan-Mc
Adoo currency ideas, surrender of
sovereignty over the Panama Canal.
ana trust regulation laws, each of
! which laws the President has assured
the country would bring to it renewed
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