Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-15
MAINE, AMERICAS NORTH STAR, UNDnnlED

Since the boyhood days of the oldest politician
the one phrase has survived: "As goes Maine, so
goes the Union
The first state to hold election in presi-
dental year, Maine has always been looked to as a
barometer foretelling the political weather due
early in November In presidential year the state
campaign is apt to be upon national policies.
This year in the New England state the public
discussion was almost entirely about the league OF
nations and internationalism. This was largely be-
cause congressman were TO be elected. Note the
result: The republican ticket polled fifty thousand
more votes on governor than did the party in 1916
The democratic ticket grew but 1890
All the republican candidates for congress re
ceived large pluralities.
Never in its history did the republican ticket
have plurality of 10000 the next best being
in 1896. about $4,000
The press dispatches also State that the women
voted almost soidly for the party candidates who
opposed the Wilson program as to the league COW
enant. Never before had the women voted in state
elections
The democratic candidate for governor received
but one vote for two cast for the republican. Sew
eral cities that for the democrats in 1916 gave
large pluralities this time to the republican ticket
But Maine does not stand alone as an indication
upon the paramount solemn referendum. There is
New Hampshire, where a primary election occurred
last week. The republicans demonstrated that they
had very emphatic opinions against the Wilson
covenant. Senator Moses -re-nominated over
an opponent. Moses was one of the irreconciable
senators against the covenant. He so voted in the
senate. All the other element in New Hampshire
tried to retire him. He also against woman
suffrage and was fought on that ground. But he
was sustained in the senatorial primary by
hoped for majority.
But get away from New England Turn to the
south. Georgia last week had primary as bitter
as is usual in a southern state when democrat OPP
poses any measure Wilson favors. Thomas Watson
promised to help keep this country out of any
league with foreign governments. He was made the
democratic choice for senator, defeating the Wilson
office-holding organization in Georgia and all the
push from Washington.
wisconsin also made the league issue and
spite the opposition of La Toilette and the alien in
fuences in that freak state.
Thus this month southern democratic state
senatorial primary, has slammed the international
policies which Cox promised Wilson to hack up. one
western state, republican, has done likewise. One
New England state has acted in similar manner
And in Maine the entire people have spoken with
a voice that reverberaes from the Atlantic to the
Pacific and will be echoed back sweed by glad
acclaim of the American people wherever they speak
with tones unmuzzed by party.
It all means that the settlement of our foreign
relations will be given senator's be they
or republicans, from north south. west, who
will preserve American independence by unques-
fionable agreements and the compact of Wilson
with other nations be sealed. Il