Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-09

Asy Pohuca AspltAuouo 10 cnenxe my vote
in this matter.
Mf. Noble Of Leviston-I believe ths,
this 10 N honest bill. believe that its
| author 10 not only . ssalous aed Iowa
Rspubiicsc, bus. before all. an honest man
"A man Who has the courage Of HE con.
victions. Behind and bene sta that. gentle
men, believe there 10 s.sonz, im mperious,
popular demand from the people de-
waad that you NAV not gainsa,; a dsmaai
that you may deny to-day, bat. like Ban.
qno's ghost, that demand, coming in here
IA the form Of . peasion signed bs eish,
thousand. will net down uutil you have
enacted such law A. they want PiAinif
stated. l bslieve this 10 q case OF the
psopls vefsns the politician, xod you
who ate fsmiisr with the history
OF the past mast kno~ that whsa shs
tr.umphsi car Of progress soss rolling
along. guided by the p sople. the politicisse
must Al rsvs fa,l iaso line and 20 on with
il or be crushed uaier its cn~ard wheels
My friend from Caribou Gays that the
Australian ballot bill was not framed for
freeborn men He says IL was bull care
fd,ly drawn. drastic aud severe for cfimi
cAls, malefsctors and evil doers Well,
that is just the kind of bill ws want in
This country to govern the criminals, the
bsibefs. the intimidation and the hulidozers
II it is . good bill for the malefacssrs and
bribsrs OF Australia. it is . grand good
bill for the same evilly disposed classes Of
this country. isn'tit? The honest man doe.
not need the bill. but the hopsst man and
the man who sincerely loves his country,
hia State and his town AMI all the insti
tui,ns therein will have law Of thai
kiad and submit to it in good faith
il only il will prevent the briber from ex-
ercising his nefariou, trade Why,
would be willing, gentlemen, TO pass = Law
that should take away the franchise from q
man who bribsd aaethvr and h. Who was
bribed q, the same time | wSad be will
ing to take away tue right of vote from soy
man vho intimidafed another msn
would be willing to deny man the right
Of citizenship who should Get snother man
drunk aud in tina. insensible condition car
~ him to the polls and deposit his vote in
the open bs'ljt box Wouldn't il be right?
TApp!suse.1 Out West there was a cele
brKted family called the Beaver family--s
family OF scofers and dsriders of Christi
anity. An old retired clergyman hvtd
there, and they used u ridicule him and
cnnaemo him and despise him. bat one DAY
Bhl Beaver got bitten by = rstiesnske and
they brought bin in snd pat him toto hi-
bed. Immediately, ia HE grea. fright, he
ssi3, "Send for the clergyman" and they
sent fer thu oil man, and he dropped right
down on his knee. by the bedside and
said, 30 Lord. l thank thee for rattle
snakes. | thank thee that n rattlesnsse
hi' Bill Beaver. Bend down rst,issuskes
o l. ,rj. 10 bite the oil man Beaver aud all
thr other Beavers. because / firmly believe
that there is o.hirg that will ever bries
the Beaver family to repentance short Of
rstt'ssrsses. Laughter and applsuse
Gentlrmep, IL thsre were nphing short OF
osyonets, AS Senator Feye said in the Hoa.e
Of Congress-, TO stop these shameless, de
8ant, spea and notorious attacks upon the
purify Of cur ballot. then / say W. should
place n bavonet behind every bsilot in thi.
cnuntry. IL there aoy man that d&res stand
upon his ieet and deny ths, bribery and
Intimidation sni pers,nanng and ti,sus
voliag aud ballot stuff " are rife Ia this
couatry todsyf l kaow, ard I believe
every man here of good judgment and Of
Acquaintance With political affsirs in this
State, kno~s that today the political
machinery Of this S,a'e i, fast being drivcl
"'" '''o nv h"''' Va =" 'o"snr' s""
ne io"et e'emen. Az ''oin~' 1tooohs
Se,. says; me Nhoie phs'ha's oi
politics tonaY 10 10 "isan'ze ana hqshoe
,oe ~o,s' elements IA rue pa''y. ana IN or
o'' 10 90 'nA' you know rs W." 4" I 'hs.
M poiiicai mscnins'y nus pe turned over
in'o 'ne,r hahds' mhstsise they wont take
nom aod wofs' we had case Yesterday
peio'e .he cemmttie on Hgu an"rs NAV
Vas sasa.iy 10 tae po'ot. Ine GOOD cii-
zehs o! "ae'Vi'e came mere pfsting AM
oeseechinS IN p"eons tones tna' We COM
mon councu' one OF the co-ofdinste branch-
ee or me nua'ciPai governm'ot or wafer
'iiie might ne Aoohshen' Whjf bectu'e,
as ihe witnesses tesfheh, 'hey c'Yid n1t
eiec' defeot sot OF p,<n 70 NIL
.he place OF councilman common scoun-
ors's hey calico them, lnstead OF camn''n
couocbmen. sslh 70 o g OF them rs the
fsn't with your sy't IN or with your caucus
nomnauons ana he Work done ~ the
pou.! wen, be Ssii, ''ia theory
thiak You are right. 'h'nk IT we could
osve c'esn and honest men for counciinieu
hst shouih nov hnd a'y iAat' Whatever
with the sy,tsm, but today IT'S Impossible
WhyI Because the political machinery in
'he city OF WssersiilA believe is gradually
going avsv from The better Glasses OF men -
2ra1uAliy getung Into the hands or men
Who orine ana ln'iml1sie, and instead
OF applying the heroic remedy OF =
pure ballot, lnftead OF appNing the knife
st the roots OF tue tree. they oome
up here and ask US 70 abolish
CO ofdinate part OF theif government Nov
gentlemen, have had soma practical
experience Win elections In my own city,
ara dob peheve II IS worse 'han other
ci'iha N the stare. Al the last election
$1,000 iot over sh houf IN ths worst ward
20 ce'lfn, 10 our CITY, ana thst IS warh o,
sbd saw cniiog 'hAt t'n1e the pfacticai
worki'as OF the open na'io' sYetem' Let
me icture 10 you. Ihere was place
ths' hAd oeen used ~ otr'foom, a l1ns,
hs.fo" eitfy way running iot1 the room
ara mere WAS door, snothef mere, aod
here vas chance ior The voters to
haooie III mere. "eh' rs you went
IN ,hffe was great Jtmming and
1oaiiog ahn sSesrins aha 'hfnsing All the
say rom tne ftssetm' lou gh up agslns'
tne door hnu Whs' 'Io YOU seef Inc nfs'
'n'ok Sou raw ~a,a D"1F pohce eHner
s''n'pe 1ie'e Psnoh,s ."' 'o.rs VIA o'e
psh' "na weeping "sos '"e V''sIt VIM IN,
o'hsr. "hs1 mex! .on saw 'hs top OF
'ue os'it. p'@ ,aaen On anu an opening pre-
sen'eo in'o N,nea ','s 'o'',s, are, ,neh
names Ne'e cs.eo' u.P,'iNu 'hs.. psiiols'
snd YOU coa'u ho' 's" shN .hey were
poips .. npN nef seIe oeposuag mem.
oa - 'nfh' hu.Hu up os.r '"s oaiio'
om ,hAu y ,nou.ls x, s.eN'ns' No* 's
a"Y hohet' eiesp h,'"len hth 70 DiAms io'
rs, =. i','s a'l ,e,"s'u1 70 ,t'
room Iu'n ~ 'o.s VI IoT't 'sh
are e"Acsn' hYa'n' "he" 'os capnfiass -