Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-25


he RspahEcan party in Pass have found II
Wise 10 oppose the great srsnd Of the Re.
publican press u the country and mad
f.pls because their ac:s npon the door Of
the House have been criticised BY thar
pres, rot only By very lafse proportion
Of the press Of the State of Maine, eas 81
The slnost unanimous voice Of the RsPue-
liesn pfess Throughout the length and
breath OF the county. confess that
vhsn this House atits former vote took
the position il did upon the secfes ballet
bill, Is aroused the Republican press OF
this country. and / have no Doubt - the
result of that vote some unvise and
ipiudicious ard untrue shings have been
said. But il gentle men Nod themselves
right in the pathway Of the Republican
press Of the county they must not md
fault if their actions are commented upon
and the truth 10 told. Aye, more, sir.
Further than ever any discussion has gone
withiz these walls before, within my MEM
oYy, it has been deemed expediens on the
part Of the opponents OF this measure to
attack the Governor Of the State. l AN not
here to defend him. II 10 not neesssafy. BE
sssuds in the position he holds because the
great Republican party Of the State of Marie
has placed hin there. recognizing him to
be true and loyal aad representative he
publican fApplause] and I have 10
Doubt thAs DE, standing in bis
position, has his views Of what is
wise 10. the Republican party Of the Ssste
OF Msine to do. But passing b. all these
uifiieg. minor matters, desire to come
briefly t, . consideration Of matters among
ourselves and within ourselves. Toe gen
tleman fromDover has said he vas not con-
sul.sd - to any changes made 10 the orisl-
nal Ciason bill. l desire to say Mr.. Speaker,
tina, the draft which was reported BY ths
judiciary committee, was read in full. word
fer word. at = meeting Of the committee, at
which ,ho seser. my friend from Dover was
rot present being detained on account OF
illness which We all regretted, and upon
that bill which was reported. the Committee
signed their report in favor or against
After the Senate. 70 strongly Repubu-
can, has &c. its seal upon the bill which
accompanies this report l an no longer
frightened by any talk about Democratic
measures, for the measure which comes to
US today cones from Republican hands.
comes to US from Republican hearts that
love not only their State but their party.
There IL no doubt Of the great public
but in taking . Clipping from the
Hartford Courant q, did the gsstleman
from Dover, and tryirg to place General
Havley, the proprietor and editor Of that
paper in opposition to this bill, he omitted
20 state one fact which is the hey 10 the
whole argument. What 10 the Come cticut
Net the Australian ballot bill presented to
~ I'll Is liant Vn
years ago, adopted pure and simple. BY q
very handsome vote in both branches, the
Australian ballot and the Governor of Con-
necticut vetoed it, ard there arose from the
people Of Connecticut such . mighty
voice of dissent that the Legislature in the
llih hour, as he says ia bis clippiog, got
together an untimely piece Of leaislat'on
and passed it through. aod it ia not the
Australian ballot or any part Of it, and it is
| not under that untimely, misshspen piece
of legislation that the troubles in Connecti-
cut have arisen. Something has been said
in regard 10 the position Of the 74-that
they had acted under their consciences aud
under their ostbs, and that I do not for oue
moment challenge. There were gentls-
men 10 the House who we're
opposed. as they said, to mongfei,
by brid and double system Of vo;ipg in the
State of Msioe. Gentlemen. the bill has
keen changed by the Republican Senate
to answer that demNd d, aad the optional
clause has been stricken out. Since the
debste, Mr.. Speaker ard gentlemen, the
people have been talking about this thing
and the demand for it has not come alone
from the cities and The large towns. from
the West as against the East. We see in
ibe papers that collection Of gentlemen
representing the intelligence Of Aroostoes
| county, away down east, where it is said
there is no demand for it at all, the county
grange OF Aroostook and I'D, told BY a
vote Of 100 to 3, passsd re solutions in favor
of the Clason bill. We have heard from
Dexter this morning, that maj ,rity, snd
was told, unanimously, the citizens of DIX
ter in town meeting had voted for il SIN
told that the town Of Bluehill a. its town
meeting the other day passed resolutions
almost unanimously, in favor OF it. hold
in my hand, from town in Oxford county,
| with S39 inhabitants a petition signed BY
81 Of the legal votevs Of that town. AL
but 60 are Republicans, headed by tn,
name Of a gentleman who was q member
OF this House in 1887. Accompanying
'hs petition is o letter. 1t is dated G;
Br, ants pond.
MARCH 23d, 1891.
Hon. 0. B. Cldson,
! Of upwards Of 60 Republican voters in tn +,
in less than two hours time, aud
Re- pabicans of the town Only one person
to whom the paper was presented refused
to eign. know that the Republicans in
Woodstock are solid for the ballot bill pre-
scented by you to the Legislature, and
believe the same is true of the other towns
in this vicinity, With my bes. wishes for
Jour success. remain.
Sincerely your friend,
THOMAS l. BowKER
Aud go we might 20 on, genil smen that
whenever the people in the State of Maine
have the opportunity, and the matter is
fairly presented to them, upon re Election and
that sober second thought which should
dominate us all. they are in favor Of this
bill. And row, simply reminding the msm
bsrs of this House that . vote against the
motion OF the gentleman from Gardiner,
which is to recede and concur, means a vots
not to consider this or any other bill, but
to fire the whole thing out Of the State
House with the same kind Of treatment that
IL has received heretofore. while a*ote to
rscede and concur brings the bill before us
for such action ~ We may desire to take,
lesve the floor to the debate.
Mr.. Clason Of Gudiner called 70. the
yess and nays, which were ordered.
Mr.. Ridlon of Bluehill moved that the
HOuua 10 . ~
The motion WAS lost.
The question was then upon the motion
to recede and concur with the Senate in
adoption Of the majority report Of the COM
mittee.
The fo'losing pairss we're announced /:
Messrs. Aver of Oakland (yes) and Bird
Of Rockland (no) Deering Of WATERFORD
(no) and Plummer Of Brunswick (yes) :;
Dickey of Fort Kent and Levsque of
Ffencbville Fuller Of Tremo mt and Leigh
ton Of Trescott.
YEAs-Messrs Allen of Denmark, Archibald,
Rucknam. Burgess, Callahan, CHI dbourne, Ciatk,
Clason. Co,e, Cousins. Davis. Dennen. hickey OF
Hslloweil. Cannon, Gentle1rsn. Clifford, Gli5den
Of Newcastle, Gliiden OF Vinai avep, Grav,s
Cray, Goptili, Gqshee, Ham Of Dresden, Han of
ksier. keesan. ken daIi, Lamb, Libby of Bioshsm.
Libby OF Standtsh, Iiftleneld, Marion, Martin
Maxim, Merrill, Of Eddington, Miller, Moore.
Monroe. Worse. Mullen, Nelson, Newell. Wicker
son Noble. Orcu't. Jsgoot. Payson, PenIev
x ck'r, Ross. Savage. sewall, Shaw OF Bath
straw of Portland, Smith of Portland, Smith OF
Turner. Stone. rhayer, filton. Titcomb, Totman,
nrus.ell, Vaughan, waternouse, Weeks, White,
Whitt.n.--6
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Allen of Prs saue Isle.
Bracket, Brainard. Brown, Coolidge, Crnc,er'
Cam,ninss. DestinR of S.co. Dole, Drew, Drum.
mord. Dunn. Eagerly, Fisher, Gilmore, Gould,
Gre'ls y, Hsrgraves, Hartman, Harrfogton Hsr