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


mish as well say tsas man wso - stck
shall rss employ nurse or 2hssicssn
aEless sensbcdy can assure Liz, 10 alliance
sh.s he Is AhsoIa:eis certain 70 be cured
Ga the other Laad, II there il IN ih-s secret
system Of ba.ictins . tendency 10 restrain.
binder OF diminish bribery, illumination and
dlcsa;ios ss Tie p lis then the matter of e.
eease, o! e1moers smsness AID ami all these
matters Of detail Which haze been brought
10 here are Of 20 wsishr Whatever Ard IL II
the duty Of the honest ard siaeereile .i,ia'of
by ali tie mears ia hi. p3ser, jast 50 IA:
a. lie can TO reduce those practices 70 .
minimum aod :has Is sli an intelligent peo-
pie cAa ak Of rs. There have been $500
Of The citizens OF Maine wao have asked
over ,hei, signatures that the Legislature
ense. this Law. Thoss 5000 signatures rep
recent mans thousand more Who are anx ors-
iy 30 i,ing the reaul. of til. day Dc bate
Bat perhaps / might ask, il view ct the
fact ihzt the sJsiem under eonsite.Asioa
hiss. in some form OF another. been adopted
10 more than one-.hiYa Of the states
Of the Un'on, has been sio2'ed in taree o.
fcr- OF the Se~ England states, has
received a favorable report where is
has been in active and SUCCESSFUL operation
in many other sts.ss Of the c,ustey, ard IL
ssmueh ss IL Ia true ,ha, NJ 20 the prsreit
day there has Fever been one voice either
a the press or up)n the stump or OF the
iadivdu Il vo.sr IN say safe, that has
adopted bill iise The one under conside-
alton, which has 60. been il favor OF the
system IS put into TRIAL. might well ask,
considering tie testimsny OF Z. .c9re
OF states AMI these thousilcs OF
v3.ers, what have the other side - offer
~by it shcud net be adopted: Thsy say
that over in Canada such aud such things
are said TO be true l do net know any
,hiug about Caaa5s. We are net passing
4 bill - aft Ct CAnsdt toisy. We are,
however, 10 = group Vt sister states
aud the sumo theories which they have put
iatj practice in these states and have fcuSa
10 work well there we may feel safe IL
adopting as al experiment here, AMI am |
ri. hi in saying shat The universal assent OF
the states and cities where it has been
effectively tried has been given to the
features Of this bill My friend from
Sorfiigewock said this afternoon that " hen
he came down here and talked with MEM
bars GA the floor 10 regard to the Austria
ii,o ballot sad asked .hgm if they wan!ei
to adopt ii. the reply was almost every
where Il doL's know about it. l: seems to
be IN the air. They have ie else here and
,ney seem to like it i" And so l take the
testimony Of my friend here as beiog the
expression Of the Truth. which n.b1dy can
success fully deny. have myself a large
Acquaintance in the stare Of Massachusetts,,
and will venture 10 Say that ! have net
ne. one man anywhere who has not been
heartily, c1diAlly-yes, enthusiastically in
6 81 y 90 heIl nt
bill. Applause, A bill which has
| worked 1ell there Is no longer an txperi-
ment So well do they like it in Massa-
chasets that although it lie not applicable
comp ulscriiy to the municipal elections in
towns, yet towns which are conpelit d
by ls~ to use it ia state elec-
lions are gradually, one after another,
v,iuntsriIy sdopting IL in their sprips
lections for the election of thei. municipal
ofiicers. NoT that is evidence which can
not be broken down. That the provisions o.
Ihis bill are nat only wise, but they are
practicable, fes,ible, and when put into
, operation acceptable to the people. What
other reasons are there why the Legislature
of Maine should not adop' the secret ballot
bili: OF ali the men who appeared before
| the judiciary committee and gave in their
| testimony sgsinst it. only tne declared to
us that he ever saw il in operation They
came to u and sad they were npposed tc
the secret ballot, yh,? A friend Of mice
for 25 years in politics. talking upon the
subject of bribery before the committee
ssi1 that in all his long experience
in political aff4irs he had not been
brioed. No o,e had approached him
with any unworthy influence to affect
hsvote. But because my ttsl"art friend.
my Independent. friend, my friend of edu
cation and culture and b.ck bore, Gays tina
be has not bean bribed. there is rot any
! reed for the s Ate Of Maiae TO pass sny
law looking to the purity of the ballot,
Other mea got up and buttoning their coats
about them ssid IL WAS the rroudest act of
thu r lives TO sand up aud declare - the
world their political principles am glad
for myself, and glad for ny ffieads on the
other siie, that they are proud OF their
poli.icsi principles, but we are ltgslatiDg
for all kinds and conditions Of men, and
am not righ: when say that there ore
good and honest men who are DESTROYS
Of doing right, who cannot, who
dare not. for one ressjn nr another,
give il expression? Blu! in AL ,he
bearings, among all the men VINO az
pesred, save one, not one suggested that
-here were srv politics il This bill 1t has
| oeen reserved for recent days for men to
lug in mere the question of parry politics
and to endeavor to defeat this bill by their
! unsccustomed Lenls snspling the whip,
and nesi.e in what more have to say TO
address myself to the srgumen ts v hich
have been advanced lere upon the floor o r
this House as to why Republicans should
he opposed to this bill. | em Republican
| was lever auytbics but Republican,
. and, Heaven helping me, will never l
anything hut Republican OF the old ser.
/ Applause. And I reiuse entirely, Is
stan here on this floor, to acknowledge the,
sent ment that has been tut ont that it is
/ contrary to the interests of the Republican
p.t,y as such to adopt this hill. What Is
ther. in tins bill thai men are afraid of
| The only injury that could possibly happen
10 the party rs parry would be the loss OF
prestige or the loss of votes. Do my
/ friends on the other side wish TO be under.
slooi SIS saying tia. the Republican party
| in Maine is today held toee the by the votes
| Of men who do not want to vote with the
I Republican party? Do ihey WISH to be u.
| derstood 10 say taat the supremacy Of the
Republican PARTY deps nds upon the ahi.i.,
4 of the party to msinisin itself al
! ihe polls in an open ballo: bs
whatever Influences may be exerci.ed
! upon he voters il an open b..iot :
! No, my friends, that is something that
/ has been iugged in here fer argument
! sake, add il is not true. The Republican
/ party of Maine i, too strong. it is too pure
| = IL 700 loyal 10 principle thst its existence.
! its prosperity AID its work should be ia any
! way interfered with, when every man in
all our broad S ATE can cast vote untram-
| meled rs he p,eases. But they say there are
! 60 COO Democratic in the State of MsiDe 81!
! for the Australian ballot and because there
a-e II II representatives. on the 1or cf this
| House rho ave said to be in favor OF the
/ Australit1 ballot, is it time for the ReIub,
cans to gst frightened and run because
The Democrats happe to be on that SIDE Of
the question? Why, my friends, if the
! Democratic party has for once In 80 year.
! got on to the isht .ide ri n question, they
are to be praised for it applause for b,
liave it i, the fret time. L,ughler And
80 all this talk sSou, beiag frightened By
Al Democrat members IL the ii ,use v hg
are ss:i to BE- in favor of the bul amounts
{, nothns. AN Dos to ee frig tened Gu,
( of my daty because | happen to find a
Democra: doing the right thilg Lsush-
ter and applause. Why are The Demo.
cratic party 10 favor Of this hi !? Do they
mesn to be u1derstJui az saying thsl
thereby the Republicans ui'l iose votes and
that they will gain materially at the pals
SO all this talk about being frightened BY
the Democratic party is the shee,est hin.
of nonsense. j. they are setting rs n par.
~ for political advantage, Why is ii? M.
| heeau.e thew can hete and here get a kIclc.