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

est olr, tnat you FHa Sd ara 50, ana InRt
| smp'oye knows what that means. His
very lite is at stake--his very life's
| blood, if he does not vets as that
man directs him. Nc, vfie it is huni!-
| iatiBg for The senator from Hancock to vote
| 10 ocoth, how is it about the man who has
to vote as somehrdy tells him. Is it humil-
iatiag TO him to baFn soma striker stand a.
the polls aud watch lin as he puts his vote
| in the b.x, and to msrk his name as VOTING
| this ticket or that ask the senator il hi
is not wiling to forego little of bis in
diyidual comfort for the comfort Of ihese
others. He ssys the lsboring men do nof
wsrt it-that this bill argues them either ~
corrupt or towards. ! deuy it. When hf.
ssys the iabofiag men do not want this bill
he misrepressnss them. and it il not this
| bill when misrepeesents Them. They sre
neither corrupt nor iSards They are men,
the same a. he and as.ths res. Of us.
| But fortune has not smiled on all alike.
Some are worth millions, others are pau
prs. some work for dollar. two dollars
or three dollars day, and say that am
willil q to stand up here and vote for law
which will protect ali men in their right of
| franchise, and enable them to exercise it IS
they may desire. whether i; be the senator
from Hancock or the lowest wsgt -ea,ner
in Maine. believe the law will protect ali.
ard not protect q class. The senator say
| this government is gooi-:hN "by their
fruits shall ye know the tree / ssrse
with the statement, and admit ,ha. there is
| not much corruption. do not place this
| hi on that gtound. Bat. 10 i. 90 good thas
it cannot be better? IL this government
so good that il 'csnnot be improved upon.
r ~ =. h.u
which enable. every man 10 vot. bis orn
| free will, Injuries the s.ste Of Maine II
Al honest measure With enables every
man to exercise his free right going to d +,
spy harm 70 the already good governmen f;
| Of the State of Maine. As good as thi.
government il, have seen almost a revc-
| ution 10 this State. Every senator upon
this flor remembers well ihs sit1s.ion in
/ 1879 ard 1880 and the bribery and cor
snpho1 Of he arossess kind which existe
. throughout the State In this House
almost q revolution took pisce-.~o State
governments. b1th cisimi1g 20 be the
legal authority, ald the matter settled
/ Only By reference t, the courts [
bslisve his eili il one 81 the element.
.bich viii improve this State government
( The senator says he has pride In The
ppiHsSu Vi Ahch WIZ tUEtS IIDfu 0us CT tha
State. who will thirk yoa are corrupt il
you have TO have this system of voting.
Who are the men who c9me TO Bar Harbcr
and the watering places ant various se,.
lions Of our State? They are men from
Massachusetts,. New York and from other
states Of this Urion. twenty lone Of which
have this very lsv which we are sdvocas
ing here today. A mln comes from New
York to Bar Hnbcr, and votes ia New
York under this system and thinks it /, a
good system, and 90 With other .tates. Can
the senator claim thst the people Of Maize
, have more pride in their state than the
people Of Massachusetts, that old.
;ime-honorsd commonwealth? Did You
ever hear Of the pride Of Masss.
sets being wounded because OF system for
the casting o. An honest ba,lo.. Every
man hsve heard from ard talked With in
Maesachussirs have sdmiusd this system to
be vondsrfal imrrsysmsnt wi the old
| system, aud ihey all lke.s lie FAYE the
! system is tuniiiaia9. Whist ass Of
people in the S.A.e does It humilis.e. The