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

peopse n this natter. submit thaa sss1y
1anhxr a. IL Ssnass knovs vel - D1aAe
thns ssss employed. and tbe accasaf1en -
bnlldczisg and abuse nsds b H. seaae1R
from Perobscot against the fxiend1 q this
bin esns With rather psof Sfsoe. 1hees has
been IN ofeanixed effort against this bill
and IL has partially succeeded. might
Ia the other bfsnch, and it vas doae By
telling this thing. that and the other. and
de boiding up Of scarecrows nnfal they
sacrificed. know, some Of then, their
avn c3nyiesons. vhsa hey came up and
voeed ssains this msster. Does TIE vote
in the House. - claimed BY the ssnatof
from Penobseoe, show the senfimeas OF
dis State IA reference to this bill: No.
say that sentiment. - expressed there,
shows the sentiment Of the politicians. Is
va defeated in the House on pottcA
grounds. and M vas asserted IL vas .
political msasufs brought in by the Demo
crsts. Senstofs Via are here have received
infornasisn from their c,nstis1encies
snd from different pAr:s OF the State
tha: their sections were In favor
OF this bill. Not sithsfanding the
members Of tie Hou.e stated that Aroos-
took county vss not in favor Of this bill,
sill Senator Powers Of AIoostook Who has
advocated knows the temper OF Afoostook
county - we'll - any ma1 in IT, AND nos
only thaf. bus here 10 . resolution from the
Aroossook Grange which shows that that
body Of Of men are in fAvc. Of this system.
Was the statement in the other branch
true that the people Of Aroostook county
we're solid against this bill, aud il votes
were gotten upon that representation did
those votes represent the votes OF the
State? say, Ne. And l saY let the
argument which was used IN the House
with reference to Areoxtook apply to any
other county in the State. Since that bill
vas voted upon in the other branch OF
the Legislature this sentiment has grown
50 strong that in my Judgement many who
we're against this measure when thst vote
was tahen would now be in favor OF this
bill. Aud .hsre has been . growing sensi-
ment ia its favor throughout the State eve
siucs that vote Was taken. The press
the State has been unanimous almost -
favor of this bill. The senator fro :,
Penobscos suggests that we LET it alone for
txo years, and afford opportunity for
petitions for t. There are nearly 10000
petitioners for this bill at the present time.
doubt il ever measure was presented to
the legislature Of Name behind which stood
50 many men Is stand behind this
hill. The senstor from Penobsc,t
speaks Of the abuse to which the
opponants Of this bill have been treated.
| do not care to 60 in.o this at length. J
DO wish however to contradict by my udge-
ment that statement. do not think that
the friends of this bill have used any IN
fair means in any way, shape or manner.
On the contrary the papers which have ad-
vocated the opposition TO il have character
lied it as the kangaroo bill" asthe bill OF
crsuss." and in almost every way and by
every name they could use. That is not
here or there aud it does not sffect the bill
Or Is merits in the least. The Senator
from Penobscot puts on trial the kenneoec
Journal. wi.h to say to the Senator. We
are not trying that question here. Whist
paper may bsve sid one way or the other
ha, nothing to do with this discussion OF
The bill; and the feet that he al
hides to the Executive p apartment IS being
shipd these a. .ic.es in the paper simply
shows that Penooscot couatg is in favor OF
The bill SO far as the executive department
is concerned, for Governor Burleigh hsils
from Bangor. If that argues snythinR, il
| argues the executive department. which
represent, Bangor, is in favor Of this bill,
sn1 therefore that Bangor i. in fsvor OF it
| agree with the senator from Aroostoos
tina, the party hss been put in false light
on this question, ard desire 10 discuss II
a few moments. When this matier wai
discussed on the fl lor of the House it wa:
discussed unfsirly. 1t did rot come int
the House 40 a political measure. Ii should
net be treated as political measure. 1t IL
a measure for the people, aud one in which
The people of both parties ave intereste .
few enemies OF the bill who were anxicr =
for it, detest gave it politica turn arr
hence every Democrat in the Hons was FOL
it. They characterized it IS Democratic
measure. This has put the Republican
parry of this State in false position. BE-
cause thst party is not opposed to the
measure, but is in favor of it; few lead
ers who thnught they might lose power and
the uneasy grasp which they had OF
politics we're opposed to it, | wish t.
notice few OF the arguments presented BY
the Senator from Hancock. l sdmire hi.
able, brilIisnt speech. But l ask tbs
Senate 10 ref .ct and see il there is opt
VOID in that speech which is opposed to tas
bill il there is one word in tha. whole
speech which applies 10 this bill PARTICULAR,
| which could not be as well said OF the 5 ate
if you we're discussing it on some othel
occasion ~ With reference 10 the applics
ton of This bill which is before us. First
he says. there is no necessity for it. Why
then the demand which l have stated, snt
which has been stated before the Senate.
do not propose to discuss the necessity, bu
only one branch of it. and that perhaps ha
f,ll hy,f ho
| A-c ,stook, 81 d 'ha. Is the silent intinida
tion which is now exercised in the State o.
Maine by employers over employe. The
senator from Hancock says it is humiia
ton t, the laboring man, and he say
his prize is shocked when he think
tina! Ia mas. 60 into booth Il
vote. Il every man IN the STATE
occupied the position that the sena'or iron
Hs, cock does, il every man hsd is iGde
pendence, this remark would be inst. ant
we would not ask for this bill. How is i
With the man who has rs much soul in hin
as the senstor from Hancock, who i, j1s
| AS much Of mao, but who occupies a diff
.erert position; who is working for some
| employer? The very bread AMI butte!
which his wife and children eat depend, up
on the dol'ar and a half or two dollars 6
day which he earns, the very clothes they
xesr. and the fite 10 keep them warm upor
this employ meat; and that employer cali
him up snd saye: Here. it is TO, my inter
est Sir, that you va-e 80 ard so. and ihs
| smp,oye knows what that means. Hi
very lite is at stske-his very life,
blood, If he does not vets IS ihaf
man directs him. NjT, wfi'e ii is huni,-
| iatiBg for the senator from Hancock to vote
| 10 ocoth. how is it about the man who has
to vote as somehrdg tells him. Is it humil.
| iating TO him to bavn soma striker stand a
the polls aud watch lin as he puts his vote
| in the b.x, and to msrk his name as vo.ins
| this ticket or that ask the senator il h.
is not willing to forego little of bis in
dividusl comfort for the comfort Of thee.
| others. He ssyS the lsboring men do 20
wsrt it-that this bill argues them either a.
corrupt or towards. deny it. When hf
ssys the iaboIing men do not want this bil
he misrepresens them. and it il not thi.
bill wh'cn misrepeesents Them. They srt
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