Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-08

1 u may nt uoHe III one nuiiuEed. suppose
for moment that the Democrats should
&c, control of the State, and netting is i'm
possible in politics when the Republicans
lose Kansas, and suppose that they
should go To work ami perpetuate them
selves in Legislative control of this State
! by such schemes as the majority of this
election committee propose to do--~'io you
| not think that the look of conscious recti-
tuie that covers the face of my friend from
| Minet would be changed to a black seowl Of
righteous Indignation. We all hoped and
| had right to expect in the beginning that
this case would be decided strictly upon its
merits without regard to politics. But when
the hearing upon this case came on and We
saw evidence admitted there, under ohiec-
ton, that had no more bear
| ing upon this case than it had
upon the question of whether the world
was round or flat, and which could have no
tendency except to drag politics into it to
give it = partisan bias, and when we saw
two Republican members of this committee,
without consulting anybody else. lay their
heads together and decide that this evidence
should be admitted, all hope of any such
result vanished, all hope departed that the
question could be considered without any
reference TO its party bias. If had par
tisan bias in this case | should say to you,
Go on. Complete the work which the
Legislature of 1891 began And in the
next campaign you would be obliged to
meet this at every turn. And you cannot
afford TO do that.
| They say tina, Mr. Beal ought TO have
applied to the supreme court. He had
right to do so, and he had a right to apply
| to the Legislature and if my friends. as
they say, would be so willing to abide by
the decision of the court, why haven't they
| submitted this question to the court: That
| proposition has been made to them and il
| is open today. should say that they were
| the ones that dill not dare that.
| Beware lest you make history that you
will one day blush To read. Beware lest
| You est. blish IL precedent that shall one
day turn to Nour destruction; and if
this committee has allowed itself
! to be led into an indefensible position, are
You so blinded by prejudice that you must
unguestiouinglv follow whiihersoeyer they
| lead, when law arpl justice, when honor and
| fair dealing, when even political cxpedi-
ency points in the opposite direction 10 Il
course so plain that wayfaring man.
| though u politician, need not err therein:
| Mr.. Powers of Iloulton said tsually
regard IT AS safe when have not investi-
gated a matter and il has been carefully in
I yestigatcd by committee to follow the re
| port of the committee. If unlertand the
! proposition here it is that we declare this
seat vacant. There is no proposition he
| fore the House to repeal that portion of the
| apportionment act and ! would ask how is
the next election to be he'll up there to fill
the vacancy by the town of Phillips or by
all the towns? VIII not the question come
! right back again:
! So far AS politics may eater into this
question, | care not Il rush We all
desire to ,lo what is right, During many
years that | served as chairman on the
committee on elections sometimes found
it necessary to report in favor of Demo-
i crat. even by minority report, and sustain
ii here. | always believed in this PROPOSE
ton. that as this House is the judge, under
the constitution, of the qualification and
election of lis own members, if we could
become convinced that the sitting member
was qualified and properly represented the
sentiments of his district, were doing no
violence to the constitution in keeping him
in his seat.
Bv an act of the preceding Legislature il
was stated distinctly that Phillips should
elect in certain years. That act remains
unrepealrd. You are callei upon to say
Tint tho, net IL u,,,.,ns,;tut;nn,, ~. n,o {,
SCENE novel and ro,s le,,;s,,t;o,, f., ,si, ,h;s
Hons, 10 J.,Iarn ,hst Observation-Disclosures
which a nrev;o,s / oc;sl,tn-a has s,;J ,,.''.
cons,itpt',nal ami r;rh, + ,h;nl, 70 ,,o ho
come sot,sfiel ,Lat an,. NJ Tho an,s of =, ,r,
p;ous I.r;.I,,n,s, ,r. ari;r,r ,,an. a..
proper way is to repeal them.
There IS a Mt I artlt, r,x;,
plilli,s ia .lac, t,r ,.or,a;,, 80 ~.
n.,nle of ph;,I;,s ,,,Jar ,,ot a,,. l,a,.,
nl.ctcd Now i ,h,,,n an,, eli ,,
uu,icr vbicl, they ro,II oIactg w
/, the ,Intv 81 ,ho ,nn.n &c
Pfillips tn assnmc ,Lo, nrev;,n.
I.c,,i sio,,re ,.ssaJ y, mn, ,ho, 49,,
st,tntionals was i, ~ J,tv az tho sa,'ra
tarv of s,,,. t,, 90 Jo,;,log +, 60
M. Is i tho INIT, AZ ,n;s IIa,sa 60 I'D
th,t npes,iop2 II, snams d, h., no,
\, the t;mc tho ,.,n,ostan, ali liz ,.;
nation n,ners from ,Io ,rLnl,, d;s,r;,, .,,
the secretary of Sta,n ;ueorr,o5 lin, ,h',, h.,
rould mt send tf,em ~ N. ,,LnIa Sli.tr;n,
ami mbIished il in the ,,,rar il H.,
vicinity. he miyht possiblv b.,, :. an,,;a1 fnr
a m,ndamus AMI settIea Tia. uncst;np Uo
did NOT and the ne,nle no, tn,,,i,a,
AMI piorted tbe sit,in,, ,,.n,h|1r
The remaining torps outside ,f
Phillips threw two hundred mr.
more Repuhlican mn ioritv. and hu,l tho s;t.
ting member had his vote tl,ronrhout tl,,
other towns. instead of comiug h.ra vii,
80 or 10 majority. he woull have CONC hero
with over 300 more majority / d.nottl ,;,t
any great Injustice has been done.
suppose Won declare no elect;on y,u
have not changed your election I,ss AMI