Evening journal., 1918-09-23

In the first district similar cond
zion existed. At Kittery and other port
upwards Of 5000 laborers, recently in
ported from other States, were en-
ployed in the shipbuilding plants. Her
as in the newly imported labor vol
in the second distric the Maine l8N
regarding registration particularly Il
vOred the Democrats, it being poss.b
there to register at any time up I
within week Of election, and the oui
residence required i'm the State
Maine being ninety days This wOul
seem to be a law ideally framed for tli
Democrats there in the September ele,
tion. However, Congressman Goodal
the Republican, was returned by pie
rality Of 2,2ii.
Judging by these results in Maine tn
nation at large is justified in concluo
ing that 4he labOrers employed in gov
ernment work are more Eager to ha9
their interests represented in Congress
by Republicans than they are TO hav
them represented by Democrats. Thi
is an outstanding fact of'the Maine elet
tion.
The big fact revealed there is tbs
the Democratic campaign slogan "Elec
Democrats to support the President
properly does not appeal TO intelligcr
men. Mr.. Hersey, of the fourth di!
trict, said on the lOor Of the HOus
September 10, as reported in the Cor
gressiOnal Record: Upon the part q
the Democratic party in Maine, it va
the most unfair campaign ever con
Quoted. An attempt was made 10 prelu
dice the government and TO prejudio
every member running for Congress
and every one who was running 70
office on the Republican ticket.
Every candidate, from the smalles'
most insignificant office TO the leader
on the Democratic ticket made the is
sue that a vote against the candidat
was a vote aflainst the Administrator
and in favo~ of Germany.
IN Democrats newspapers there az
peared, in various parts OF the stat
a Republican victory in the electlo
this fall would probably mean month
longer Of war, blOodshed and ter"ibl
sacrifice and agony"
The Democratic candidate for Unite
States Senator, Mr.. Nevbert, in
speech az Bath, August 2i, reports
stenOgraphically, said "D0 not by you
vote in September send any cOntidend
TO Germany. Defeat the Huns and tn
governor"
Against this unpatriotic campaign
the Republicans referred simply TO tn
war records of their members in Con
gress from Maine, and to the service
which these men and the other Bepubll
cans in Congress rendered the m2j0
war measures which were opposed ID
the Democratic leaders, Chairman Dea
OF the Military Affairs Committee
Floor Leader Kitchin, Chairman OF TN
WAYS and Means Committee, and other;
On these records they were all hand
sOmely reelected. II was evidently ap
parent TO the voters that the sures
way to win the war quickly by dccis
i've victory was to place Republican,
in both branches Of Congress.
Thus, as only national questions werl
at issue in Maine. one may regard tht
register Of the Maine opinion on The
contrasting merits OF Republican ano
Democratic Congressman as fairly in
dicative OF the general opinion OF the
whole nation.
Elsewhere, as in Maine. the same IS
sues have TO be met and fought out
Maine was asked as to which was more
compete to inaugurate policies ana
10 pass legislation that would win the
war quickly-Republican or Demo-
Gratis. Maine was asked as to which
could be more safely trusted with the
new problems Of reconstruction thai
are to face the country af'er the war
Republicans or Democrats. Maine was
asked as TO which party, judged solely
on its record in the immediate past
was more 10 be trusted in labor, in
farm, in financial and in other iegisls-
tion-Republican or Democratic.
Maine has given her answer. IL VIII
doubtless be multiplied by 4S in No
yember.
Needs Of the summer home are salts