Evening star., 1932-09-22
Names Democratic Victory
Held Significant to Nai;o

Bo;h Democrats and Republicans
recognize the Importance O. the Demo
cratic Victory in TIE Maine election
Several reasons are offered for the de-
fest Of the Republican party in one @.
its stroDgholdS. chief among them the
depression ana the fight against prohl-
eitlon. There are some suggestions
that from q national standpoint II
leads 10 the conclusion that there Is
olSSa tstactlon v.th national policies
while others believe that the issues we're
purely local.
There is no doubt" according to the
Boston Transcript independent Repub-
licsni, that the psychological effect o.
the smashing Democratic victcry is
something with wtich Republicans must
reckon. II raises the question whether
o. not there IS to be expected Repub-
llcan strength in the East 10 offset the
expected support OF Roosevelt in the
West" The Transcript holds the need
Of convincing appeal to voters and
advises that such an effort is called for
If Maine is TO be in the Republican COL
urnn in November. and the election Jus;
held strongly suggests the need OF the
same effort in other States"
In seeking the reason for the Repub-
the depression by the Altoona Mirror
independent, the Dayton Daily News
independent Democraticl. the New
York Sun independent and the Hart
ford Times ,indepsndent Demo1raticl,
the last mentioned re;larSIng that the
sufferers have shown reseutfcl MOOD,
voting the Democratic ticket for devil
try" The Sioux Falls Argus Leader
independent Republican, comedies that
possibly il was due 10 the tendency in
hard times TO spank the party in ONCE, .
although it points to the fact that
there was vigorous wet and dry
fight" The Hamilton (Ohio) Evening
Journal independent Democratfc) holds
that sentiment against the eighteenth
amendment Was added TO discomfort Of
the people over the economic situation.
Maine serves as an object lessen to
the Nation and to its people" says the
Schenectady Gazette tindependent
Democratic. 1T teaches US that the
partisans, Is growing weaker; that its
failure TO grapple effectively with the
depression has caused resentment and
last but not least that Democrats need
have no fear snywnere in attacking the
present extortionate tariff and pvohlb;-
ton The Cleveland News CRepub.
lcanl declares that the shSet OF & tae
capaoly obvious and the Charleston
is. c. Evening Post (DcmoCraticl takes
the result as an indication of the parti-
san trend in the country" and as high
IL significant of the changed attitude
toward prohibition"
The effect on the two leading politi-
cal parties is emphasized by numerous
papers. The Baltimore Sun tindepend-
ent Democraticl sees it as "A terrihc
JOLT while the Jersey City Journal tin-
dependent Republicans holes that II
ought to serve as warning and re-
mind Republican leaders and workers
that unusual work is necessary, and
the Cincinnati Times-Star tRepuel:canI
advises that 1t woald be folly, IN view
Of the results in Maine, for Republicans
to look for an easy and comfortable
success In November" The Indian
aplis News tindependent Republican,
added incentive to bring the national
csunpaisn to a livelier pitch" The Lex
ington Leader (Repubfcan) thinks the
result will renew the energies Of the
Republicans for the big fight" adding
that 1t will be folly not to regard the
election in Maine as at this tinne sig
niacant Of a general trend Of thought
and feeling" The Birmingham Age
Herald (Democratic) integprets the
ovefturn as inspiring "the terror of a
Belshaxsar who has seen the fateful
writing on the wall" The Springfield
Mass Republican independently views
the Maine election as a body blow to
Republican hopes and . very s;imulat-
ing support to Democratic expectations
Of victory In the presidential election"
The Youngstown Vndicator tindepend.
ent Democrat1cl voices similar views