Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-06

- hA0de. Ne one should be misled by
their seuseless jargon about the amalgama-
tiou q coppsrheads and heads, about
any political organization to defeat them in
their conspiracy. IL not the vote of 1865 a
sudicient reputation Of that insult to the peo
pie Of Somerset, when there were but s90in IA
vor Of this now grand scheme and 5ol2 against
II, where many towns voted unanimously
against and but one town gave majority in
its fayore
Did that look like political organization?
Doss It not rather look like the uprising of
people against the combination whose man
tpulations show now determination to crush
that people? l notify Senators that this is the
psople's cause, and that people ask for no IA
ors~-they ask only aad claim those God
given rights, which they have never surren-
dsrsd 70 any power--ihe same rights that
ssefy Senator at this board claims for the
people Of his own country, And shall that
people be denied? viii any Senator consent
that the county seat of his county be changed
to any other town in his county without al
lowing the people to decide that question by
their votesf If so then / ask Senators, in all
sincerity, to apply that golden maxim, ''Do
unto others as We would that others should
do unto you" If there were ever a time in
the course Of human events, when that ordi-
nance should have influence and effect, 10
mans duty to his fellow man l invoke it
here. This thing cannot be CLOSED over by
admitting the wrong in the first place, and
then saying the thing is done, and rights
vested, and so let it pass, they will all quiet
down after little buster. But confident
~ aver that will not be so here, the people
feel that they have been overreached, and
cheated, that certain clique or combination
has so manipulated things, that they have
got the yoke upon US, and they mean to hold
US mp to the ring bolt-no relaxation, no
backing down on themselves as the honorable
Senator said last winter.
They even aver that majority of the peo-
pie are now in favor of submitting to the
change, and want the question to snbside-
that oil this agitation arises from few uneasy,
disafEscsed individuals who are ayerse 10
peace and quiet. Now Mr.. President, know
it 10 very easy for some people to talk thing
up and talk it down, to talk across lots, and
round the circle and use very good language,
and even express many good reasons and good
ideas, in so doing, bu, if there is any sinceri |
y in those who have brought this question to
It's present state with all its complications,
why will they, why do they so persistenly re-
ject the proposition to refer the whole ques
ton to the people, including all the rights and
advantages they have acquired? Yea, Sena-
tors, all the offers they may make to the peo
PIE OF Somerset to secure the boon they So
much covets For that is substantially all we
ask there is, there can be no disguise, no de-
ception in that, and If they are sincere in their
assertion that majority are now in favor OF
the change, they certainly ought not to reject
that proposition. They have the eloquence
and all the cunning men need in such an en-
terprise, and If they are honesrand sincere
they can have no fear of the people nor of the
result. Therefore repeat what have in sub
stance before stated, that il those so deeply
interested in this project, will build all the
county buildings and act the manly part with
the people they will secure almost the entire
sote east of Skowhegan and allay, even now,
much Of the asperity Of feeling of those who
will be much discommoded by the removal,
notwithstanding the deception or fraud with
which they started.
Now, Senators do we ask too much? Are
We unreasonable in our demands? and that
too when compliance will bring peace, denial
never. I repeat, we now have all the county
buildings AT Norridgewock we need, and all
the people can afford to build, then why COM
pei them to abandon those they had at Nor
ridgewock and build on new site elsewhere,
~ they proposed to compel US to do last win
ter, and insist upon our paying about one hall
the expense now ?-I say compel because they
will not allow the people any voice in the
matter. II such is right and just confess
Senators / have been all my days groveling
In darkness and have completely misunder-
stood the benefcence of our free institutions