| Show ill Maine aille Diagnosed at Last LastA I AFTER A F examining the situation from c every angle and sitting upon the results lon long enough h to hatch an idea tho the New NewYork NewYork ew York ork World orId has hns como come to the deliberate deliberato and unbiased conclusion that the Democrats In seem to havo have b hen been n swamped with the the- effectiveness of or their own campaign Being Bein Belag Be Be- in lag ing Interpreted that expression means that the World has bas d deduced that the thc Democrats made such a vigorous camp campaign the they frightened frightened fright fright- ened the Republicans whereupon the Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans also mado made a vigorous campaign a arid and d brought out all the stay home Republican Re Rc- publican ot votes ote Many varying rca reasons ons were offered b bythe by tho the Democratic press and tho Democratic leaders to explain on Tuesday after ater the Maine Main election what they confidently predicted pre pro on th tho preceding Sunday could never occur reasons always however I pointed to the same conclusion In the perceptions perceptions per- per of ot the Democracy which Is that I Mr Wilson would be triumphantly elected i in Novem November er But tho the reason reMon advanced b by bythe I Ithe J the World Is probably the most Ingenious of J tho the lot and would never have occurred OCculTed to anybody y except pt this most most intelligent antI and I most resourceful of or Democratic newspaper newspaper- j Maino Malno would J havo wo gone gono Democratic If IC I any anyone one or of several things had occurred If I It the Democrats had not made mado suck a vigorous vigor vigor- I ous oils campaign campan the tho Republicans might have havo have gotten forgotten to go to the polls whereupon there would havo have been a decisive decisivo Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic victory I If hi Maine were not normally Republican the state might havo have gone Democratic If ir tho tho had hail not re returned so- so turned to the Republican party an and voted tho the Republican ticket Maine Maino might have havo gone Democratic Also Maine might have gone Democratic It there had been moro more Democrats Democrat than Republicans in Maine Even the most casual and superficial of or observers cannot but comprehend that the Maine taine situation Is ig pregnant with Infinite p possibilities Also Alro ho he who runs may rell read and the wayfaring man though a n fool tool can can- but bo be impressed ed by tho the fact tAct that what Maine l actually did do ilo o oas was as go o Republican because be- be cause e the tho party Is reunited prefiguring precisely pre pro what the entire nation will do do dowhen when tho the opportunity comes t And no now noVo l legislative action Is proposed to end the New Ne- York car strike Why not J Legislation is Js is a panacea for all aU ills whatever whatever what what- ever Ills legislation Itself ma may create |
