Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-23

eoaI.ees q l1ains, NsssachSsetts and Nsv
Yak a.d Ill thess sress tasatatio.e q
Ieernipe ars in favor Of the measure. Thsy
al citixens throashou: thess twenky-ons
statee which voGs today under this lav are
poe humiIissed By L. The Republicans OF
this State Who have the god Of the party
as heart In the present and have
WORKED for it in the psst. are not
humiIsased By ii. Who are they
vho are huniliaHed By this bill:
WY, they are little eeeefie Of politicians
Who have Get themselves up agssnst the
people and have come into the State House
20 vote this bill out Of esistence. The
people Of this Stats are not humiliafed b.
An honest ballot did not intead to speak
Il any length up,n this bill. nor do l dssirs
% wear on, the patience Of the Senate By
ecing into many details. believe the SEN
timents Of tbs people are for this measure.
I know that the better element OF the
Republican party are for II. The chairman
os one State committee appeared before the
i idicisry COMMITTEE ia behalf Of this oli.
The members Of the national committee Who
has the interests Of the Republican parry
.. heart, sppsNed in behalf Of this bill.
The sstorcey general OF this State with
like interest, appeared in It's behalf
-,d the mem oers OF the jaiiciiry commit e
Who signed the bill endorsing the principles
Of the Australian ballot are in favor OF this
dill, snd 1 believe the people Of this Sta,e.
r ,pablicans and Demo ssat. alike. who
represent the integrity. honesty aad better
iosefests Of the State, are. 10 = large
msjo,ity, ia favor Of this measure-nos
only tn. people in the cit;es but the people
in the country tovne, - we heard from then
nee this vots 10 the house hope. Me.
President. that this Senate will vote for this
bill - it 10. thst it will vot 90 rarely for .
measure which the ,ople of the Stste have
ssid they want, and will vote for it -
measure which the patty to which and to
which . majority Of this Senate belongs
endorses ., well - measure which the
people endorse.
Mr.. Walton Of Somerset-I do not pro-
rose TO sxy . word 90 far Is this bill is con-
cefned, bot rome suggestions and come
charges made by the Senator from Ken
nebec. it seems to me should be answered.
I o. ,e with the msj GRITTY report of the jadiei
ary; but believe the men who signed the
minority report are just ss puri,ic AMI have
he good OF the State just ss much st
heart as the men who signed the msj ,fity
report Furthermore believe there are
los. - many politicians in Maine who are
supporting the Australian ballot to-day ~
here are who oppose il; and l am afrsid
there are = great many more, because the
politician is an astute fellow and always
&c" in out OF the rain.
EXPLANATION. The bill discussed in the
House was no. the ore frst presented by
ne father of the act, Brother Clason Of
Gardiner. requested bim-and DO not
know how many more did, and do rot
know how fs' ! had any influence with him
TO provide jl,t such bill as went int"
the House. exemptiog towns OF population
under 1000 did so for this reason l
live in rural community, aud While l be-
lieve, to q csft,in extent. I represent all
the people OF the State, yet more parIicu-
larly represent the people Of the county
that sent me here. Ia that county we live
| contiguous to the great woods OF the North.
We are fsr from the "madding crowd" DC
casionSlIy the strife Of the great world
looks in upon the wing, Of the wind upon
u,, but net often. We are c>ntsnted and
happy. We have got lots Of little towns ard
| plantations there. | did TO. believe these
| decided wha. was termed the Australian
ballot bill; but 1 pressed the gentl smsn
| from Gardner to make the bill what it rss
ss We accepted it today, and pledged my
vote for it. understand, in fact heard
, members OF the other House charge i. upon
| tina. bill thst it was worse than the oei2ioal
bill ard that was the reason why they
couli NOT vote nor would vote for it;
and il has been suggested by some of the
| speakers here todsy-those in favor
7. Of some sort of bill-thst tta'
, il not proper bill. II it i. not.
want to take my part Of the blame Of
it. tcgs.her With the gentlemen who
Ist presented the bill here. The question
If ballot bill Of rome sort is with US. 1t
hes been with US for weeks. Ii has as
s1ued such yhszss that am actual y
aabsmsd If the party l belong to- IL ali
! thot has been said about it 10 correct and
true. The Idle, has 9, ne forth in the mn
muni'y and Ia growing today, tina. men who
are rot in favor Of the Australian ballot
are men VIII, are in favor Of corruption "a.
the polls The whole Sate-in my section
as anv rste---I DO TO. know how it may be
elsewhere is to certain extent stirred up
ever this question, and well they may be
when the chairman Of the Republican Safe
| Com mittee cnmes in and AXIS u. to PASS The
Australian tsl'ot bill 10 prevent bribery,
whe, men high 10 the councils Of the
Par y--leaiers. etsnd up in the Senate
snd gay we want something to
prevent bribery and corruption,
aud ssk US to give them this Australasia
ballot to protect the people from the leaders
OF the Republican party and to protect
those leaders from themselves. When the
question cones to that. when the lea!ers
Of the Republican party are obliged, be.
csuse they cannot lay fraud, bribery and
corruption to the Democrats, for the Dem
ncrsts have no. had representation in this
| Sfe'e hardly enough 10 etand up and be
counted; when The Republicans ru. them
selres in thst position, / is tine some thing
sbouId be done. and We should ell take
hold and lift together and help pat the
question of thu ballot in thi. state in such
position that nobody can say there is soy
chance for fraud or corruption. Let m.
say. however, that l do not believe
sill these gentlemen ask me 10 believe 10
! relation TO this matter, in their zeal to carry
q certain point, in their zeal upon \ certai;,
question. We are all alike liable to go too
f.r sometimes. BIT the question before
tn Safe todev il, shall we have some sort
CT secret ballot? l have no doub. n.y.
self that this matter has gone to that extent
that it is necessary TO have something, and
row the question is: Whs. is it? I, toe
! House. the hill exempapg or making it
optional upon towns having 200G population
hss been voted down. Now we have with
MS the Australian ballot pure and simple,
If it is Necessary to calm the feelings and
to quiet the sppre Of the voters OF
this State that that ballot bill pass. / an
in favor Of IL. Fit il necessary in order
to keep the bands Of the politicians off the
| people, that ~e should pass that BILL then
am in favor Of it.